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Freedom! Not really, but that's at the Great Wall of China. It's a somewhat private area, since it's part of the Commune by The Great Wall complex which is about an hour or less away from Beijing, near the touristy Badaling area. Are you into the idea of architects from around Asia each designing a house that someone with a lot of money can rent? I'm sure it's packed for the Olympics. The Commune...
Freedom! Not really, but that’s at the Great Wall of China. It’s a somewhat private area, since it’s part of the Commune by The Great Wall complex which is about an hour or less away from Beijing, near the touristy Badaling area. Are you into the idea of architects from around Asia each designing a house that someone with a lot of money can rent? I’m sure it’s packed for the Olympics. The Commune is a getaway, and it’s highly developed and interesting. One thing odd is that although each of the house is meticulously made, while we toured some of the interiors, they were slightly a mess. Simple things like mopping wasn’t done ahead of time making the places look like there was a break in. But this is first world living outside of Beijing. It’s an amazing idea. Here’s a link to their site.Take a look at my flickr set. Meanwhile, here’s a couple of other shots. You can walk around sections that look like this. You can’t help but hope you’ll see something weird there, like old tools, but no, it’s been picked through 1000 times. New and old. I thought the juxtaposition was interesting. I’m not sure if they want you to shoot pics like this, but it tells the story. Otherwise, you might think you’re in Europe or walking through a spread of Dwell magazine.
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This is Derrick Kato my cousin. He works at Trader Joe's on National Blvd in West LA. He's does the drawings and art for the signs in the shop. Each shop does their own thing and he has this place on lock down. What's that thing he's holding? What's written on his hand? His clock in time? I didn't notice it until after the pics were shot. He has a little spot far in the backroom where he hides and...
This is Derrick Kato my cousin. He works at Trader Joe’s on National Blvd in West LA. He’s does the drawings and art for the signs in the shop. Each shop does their own thing and he has this place on lock down. What’s that thing he’s holding? What’s written on his hand? His clock in time? I didn’t notice it until after the pics were shot. He has a little spot far in the backroom where he hides and does his thing. I heard he bags groceries too. Derrick’s always been a quiet dude, I’ll bet he has to talk more here than anywhere else. Cutting them sausages. This is in the deli meats section obviously. Look at that angry butcher dude eyeing the cutting technique of the goofy kid. Whoa there, what’s going on in this one? Check out that baby and the arched legs. This one is funny. Dudes checking out a stewardess. Okay, I’ll admit we do that. But the cheese sign rocks. Hilarious. Imagine a pita jumping into a pool of hummus with a broccoli dude in it. Veggie font deluxe on the left, paper boy telling the world about the organic invasion. D might be right. This looks normal, a stork with some groceries delivering to a tropical island of TJ. However, there’s an octopus in the water. I’m guessing this one is his too. It was outside. It might not be, since it’s different looking. But longboarder riding in a wave with bags. Nice. No waves? Read signs. It’s a tiki man.
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