Almost Perfect Tokyo Podcast

Johnny Nghiem, a Berlin-based photographer and video director shares his ideas about art, cooking and creatives' lives. Johnny's website Johnny's residency fellow, Anja Giese's website The infamous and beloved Ameyoko area

Wyatt Clough, a filmmaker from Canada did a research residency at Almost Perfect to make a documentary about artists in the city. He shares Japan border entry tips(as of November 2022) and his experiences in Tokyo. Q. "What makes an artist an artist?" Wyatt Clough userul link: My SOS

Diane Wang, a paper artist from San Francisco, US, had 3 weeks in Tokyo to wonder around the paper shops and experiment with her craft. You can listen to her views about handling tech job at the same time with her analog art, her favorite paper shops, and some gluten free tips in Tokyo. Useful links: Her favorite paper shops Ozu Washi Matsuya (website in JP) Itoya Sekaido (website in JP) Takeo Matthew Forsythe Imperial Palace Garden Gluten free ramen restaurant Sora No Iro

Catherine Pearson is a Swiss illustrator who spent a month in Tokyo to create her show "Happy Hell", working together with some local artisans. She shares her experience and learnings for her creative career. Catherine's website People/places that we mention in the episode: Fakalo Pizza Gallery (We call him "Napo-san" or "Pizza guy") Grace Lee (Tokyo-based illustrator) Patio Workshop (Woodwork. We call him Paco) Katayanagi Embroidery (Enbroidery place near Almost Perfect) ATELIER MATSUDAIRA (Gallery-quality printer)

Alexandria Hall is an illustrator and muralist from Tennessee, US. She spent a month away from her busy usual life in the summer of 2022 to create without pressure and expectation.  Alexandria's website Paper tape brand MT Lab

Iris van den Akker, an illustrator and 2D animator from the Netherlands, spent 3 weeks at Almost Perfect residency in Tokyo in the summer of 2022. She shares her creative experience and a tip to make friends in a new city. Iris's website MOD in Ginza (article on TimeOut) MUJI Hotel in Ginza This is us: Almost Perfect 

We interview Sandra Golay and Alex Armand from Get It Studio, a creative duo from Switzerland. They came to Almost Perfect in the summer of 2022 to do a project about Nakagin Capsule Tower, a symbolic building of metabolism architecture movement.  Here they share the difference between client projects and personal projects, and a process to trust yourselves in creative career. LINKS Get It Studio website and Instagram Nakagin Capsule Tower (Wikipedia) Showcase Tokyo (Tokyo-based architectural tour guides) Get It Studio PechaKucha presentation in Tokyo on Jun 13, 2022

Martyna Alexander is a painter from US, decided to spend 3 weeks at Almost Perfect creative residency in Tokyo to explore the city and her creativity. She shares her path, passion for sustainability and how to work in a community. LINKS Martyna's website and Instagram "Go Lightly: How to travel without hurting the planet" by Nina Karnikowski  Our friend Paco's woodwork workshop Patio Workshop