Jean Snow [.net]

Month: July 2003

  • do Art.

    —

    Found a website for the design shop I visited in the Insadong area of Seoul this past weekend.

  • Ken Park

    —

    Today I was able to get my hands on a copy of the latest Larry Clark film, KEN PARK, which is being banned all over the world. It’s not banned in France though, and you can watch this trailer to give you an idea of the type of film it is (although I think that…

  • Matsu no Ha

    —

    Yuko’s mother sent a bottle of wine from Kobe to give to one of Yuko’s professors, and on it was a note that was beautifully written by her (her mother teaches calligraphy on her spare time) that said “Matsu no Ha (tree’s leaf).” Yuko had no idea what it meant, and then when she gave…

  • Pics from the 1IMC

    —

    Pete Barr-Watson was also in attendance and kept updates of the happenings on his blog, and also included lots of pics from the event. I guess I was “virtually” there, as you can see in the picture showing the 24 event’s web page.

  • Pay Phone

    —

    One of the things I always look at when I visit a country are the phone booths. They don’t top the retro-futuristic oval-shaped ones in Beijing, but still, not bad.

  • Emergency

    —

    This emergency kit was on the outside balcony. It, as well as our room, looked fairly old. The hotel was fine, but for a 4-star hotel I was a bit disapointed. We had much better accomodations on our trip to Hong Kong, and I was expecting better in Seoul. It just felt like the place…

  • Roofs

    —

    Another view from my hotel balcony, this time straight down.

  • mmmg

    —

    The section of the city I probably enjoyed the most was called Insadong. Filled with galleries and groovy little cafes and restaurants, it was a nice area to walk in (lots of souvenir shops too, but still). It’s here that I found the great design store Do Art, and where I picked up the above…