Join Porter Classic’s founder We love, Katsuyuki Yoshida, as 'Katsu' shares his love
for photography and his story that begins with a camera. Shot in a
documentary style the short reminisce on Yoshida’s past through timeless
photos and beautiful scenery around his wonderspace.
The beautiful
and insightful interview does not focus on Katsu's work, but his
hobbies.
Obscura is going against the grain and presenting an alternative and
sentimental glimpse into the life of a successful business man.
Katsu's video specifically focuses on his passion for photography.
The stunning compilation takes you through snippets of his life. He
narrates the video as flashes of old photographs appear. Photography is
an integral inspiration for Katsuyuki and it has allowed him to record a
visual memoir of his life.
Issue 11 of Obscura Magazine explores the life of an accessory veteran and gives a personal account of his hobbies.
For it's latest issue, Obscura features Katsuyuki Yoshida of iconic
Japanese luggage and accessories brand Porter with an insider's look at
the designer’s extensive collection of cameras. The issue also includes a
deeper look at the history of famed German optics company Leica as well
as the storied New England footwear label Alden.
OBSCURA ISSUE 11: WINTER 2012 For the full feature – KATSUYUKI YOSHIDA, “THE GINZA
COWBOY”, please pick up a copy of Obscura Issue #11 from your closest
retailer, or online at store.silly-thing.com.
Camera: Canon 5D Mk II, 50mm Leica Summilux.
// Credits:
// Executive Producer: TK Mak
// Producer: Frank Liew
// Videographer/Editor: Eddie Yeung, James Chu
// Translation: Amy Chu, Wilson Li
Welcome
~ from Our personal travel around Tokyo & Kyoto to My best playlist sound, the
Portastylistic
selects best place to cosy visit and an international playlist to fill your day (or night) with
sounds from classic pop sound to sunshine cosy sound to the World Class
syn-pop from French man . Sound today to the Inspiration Pop Band and
New Pop on the blog
career our favourite pop albums with your desk with coffee, table with
sparkling book, counter or armchair pre-New Year over 10 POP albums
hope we'll see you should keep an ear on in 2013.
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“ EVERYDAY HAS A SOUNDTRACK! ”
-the portastylistic
"ARTIST OF THE YEAR" — Richard Hawley
Richard Willis Hawley (born 17 January 1967, Sheffield, England) is an Englishguitarist, singer-songwriter and producer. After his first band Treebound Story (formed while he was still at school) broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longpigs in the 1990s. After that group broke up in 2000, he later joined the band Pulp, led by his friend Jarvis Cocker, for a short time. As a solo musician, Hawley has released seven studio albums.
"BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR"
— Standing At The Sky's Edge (2012)
—RECENT PORTAGORIES
Catch up with previous 'Our Best Of' of The Artist Of The Year Series
Artist of The Year 2011 31 December 2011 ................................................................................... Artist of The Year 2010 28 December 2010 ................................................................................... Artist of The Year 2009 27 December 2009 ................................................................................... Artist of The Year 2008 31 December 2008 ...................................................................................
10 POP OF THE TOP 2010 29 December 2010 ................................................................................... 10 POP OF THE TOP 2009 30 December 2009 ................................................................................... 10 POP OF THE TOP 2008 #1#2 31 December 2008 ...................................................................................
'...will drive you to tears ' Touching my heart about Family Story, Hawaii ...Dark humor side from Alexander Payne Aloha the truest, Mahalo to all pain
Stop living the fast life, Enjoy all around, A Miracles its Happen!
The Most Gorgeous Costumes inspiration!
Dreams never ending to believe!,
deeply into the children’s fantasy genre,
Paris set in 1931 CLASSIC ERA !.
"HOTEL OF THE YEAR" — HOTEL ANTEROOM, Kyoto
On April 28, 2011, in between Kujo and Jujo at the south side of
Kyoto Station, a 23 year-old student dormitory was renovated and
reopened as a hotel and apartment, “ HOTEL ANTEROOM KYOTO”.
The concept of the hotel is the place where art and culture that
represent the present Kyoto gather. The space unites the people around
the world visiting Kyoto and the people live in the apartment.
The hotel provides the guests with the comforts of
gathering of friends, while also functioning as an anteroom where they
can prepare themselves for a trip into Kyoto’s city center. The
apartments provide a living space in which residents can enjoy an
exciting lifestyle with like-minded individuals. It is a new style of
space without too much elaboration and is a mixture of both ordinary and
extraordinary. The guests and the residents can feel the lifestyle and
the culture of the city that are always changing.
The public space, which consists of a lounge, a library, a gallery,
and a restaurant all lining up from the entrance, gathers cultures such
as art, music, and design to be sent out. It also provides the guests
with a space to communicate with each other. Various events are planned
here, connecting things around the world with Kyoto itself, mixing them
together, and creating something new.
You will meet exciting lifestyles through the events relating to art
and music as well as the daily communication with the travelers visiting
the hotel.
3 reasons to go there:
Perfect place to stay in Kyoto. Tourists can book a room in their hotel, people from around can book an apartment.
The restaurant is a great place to hang out.
You can also expect exhibitions, events and more gatherings.
“It is up to you, the consumer, to change things. Because all it takes
for something to stop being manufactured is for people to stop buying
it.”
Mr. Christophe Loiron, “Mister Freedom”
Mister Freedom® MFSC
‘Men of the Frontier’ Collection
MISTER FREEDOM® is a retail space/design studio created by Christophe Loiron, French expatriate to California in 1990.
The concept operates at the current Hollywood, CA location since 2003.
The brick building at 7161 Beverly Boulevard is filled with a huge inventory of vintage clothing, footwear and accessories for men and women from the 1850’s to the present.
The store also offers rare textiles, vintage books as well as antique props for deco. This extensive eclectic collection of vintage items is collected around the world and updated daily with new finds.
Our customers are domestic and international individuals with discerning taste, collectors, non-mall shoppers, locals, designers, artists, wardrobe stylists… and some famous Hollywood cool cats.
Shoes Like Pottery features high-quality, beautifully textured fabric, hand-sewn by the skilled craftsmen of Kurume, Japan.
We take a look at a surprisingly affordable and stylish sneaker with a
hand-made warmth that can't be copied on an assembly line.
Visit the factory where it is made and check out the techniques used for creating the line called "Shoes Like Pottery".
Easy for walk, unlike the other high-end fashion brands, father and son, family,
friends, customers, younger craftsmen, Manufacturer's in their selected factories in Japan, making quality handmade products, still likes to keep their style classic and "human" connection arcade
with that it is spreading.
The Fuji X10 is remarkably small. However, it feels nice in your
hand. It seems larger than a Canon G series camera but thinner and more
elegant. Everything feels like it’s in the right place here, although
the Canon G series cameras are also quite good.
The top of the camera features a hot shot in the middle. To the right
of that is the function dial for the user to change shooting modes.
Plus there is a shutter release with threading for a cable release. To
the right of those are the exposure compensation dial and a function
button. On the left where the camera says Fujifilm X10 is the pop-up flash.
*Porta's BD Gift!*
The Fujifilm X10 essentially brings together the best features of many
of its rivals - a bright, reasonably versatile zoom and a high quality
glass viewfinder. Add to this its relatively large EXR sensor and
enthusiast-friendly manual control and customization options, and it's a
very compelling little camera.
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GOOD DESIGN IS GOOD GIFTS
"SPARKLING OF THE YEAR"
— JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI
The story of 85-year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious three-star Michelin Guide rating, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimage, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat at Jiro’s sushi bar. JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI is a thoughtful and elegant meditation on work, family, and the art of perfection, chronicling Jiro’s life as both an unparalleled success in the culinary world and as a loving yet complicated father.
You have to love your job,
You must fall in love with your work.
Mr. Jiro
"AS A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT WORLD-CLASS SUSHI, THIS FILM IS DEFINITIVE... I FOUND MYSELF DRAWN INTO THE MYSTERY OF THIS MAN."
-ROGER EBERT, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"MOUTHWATERING"
-Variety
"THRILLING AND BEAUTIFUL. MADDENINGLY DELICIOUS LOOKING."
-ANTHONY BOURDAIN
"5 STARS. A WORK OF ART"
-TIME OUT NEW YORK
"CAPTIVATING"
-LOS ANGELES TIMES
"DELECTABLE"
-SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Sparkling my philosophy for life of work., '... RESPECT !
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