old chinese perfume

this is one of the most common perfume that Chinese ladies
would wear onvery very special occasions.
This one is a new reproduction in powder form. My grandma's
(which I forgot to take a picture of) is in this liquid bottle and over 40 years old.
It still has half the bottle left. That just shows how much she used it.

i love the packaging.

Booday

the theme for this issue is body

looks like paul mccarthy's work, i'll have to read the chinese to confirm

body massages

these shirts are playful because it incorporates zhuyin
(a phonetic system for learning chinese) and illustrates simple phrases that children/beginners
are taught when they are first introduced to zhuyin.
I like how the only products featured in the zine, are Booday's collection of tees, wallets, chopstick holders and bags. The designs have a local flavor not merely a rip-off of US/Japanese styles like so many things in Taiwan.

Booday is also a design firm. Surprise!

I was really excited to find Booday magazine in Hua Lien.
Booday is a small independent saddle stitch magazine based in Taipei. It features a decent amount of local and international indie music, contemporary dance, photography. As for the articles, my reading comprehension is not good enough to judge their content.

chinese website (with more content and pictures), website with english

Fresh market

empty plates

family personalities

jump

currently obsessed with:
possible names for an empire
architecture in general

Jimmy Spa

Jimmy Spa
Left Turn, Right Turn.

I would say Mr. Spa is the contemporary Taiwanese counterpart to
Maurice Sendak (Where The Wild Things Are).
He has published 18 books ranging from sad clowns to cats.
His most famous story is about a blind little girl that explores
the MRT (Taiwan subway system) by herself.