Salaryman Services

When you're a salaryman (Japanese white–collar worker), time is precious. You've got to look your best. Always. So, in between meetings with clients, busy business men head over to Menza where they can pay ¥500 (around $4) to have their suit pressed in ten minutes, ¥1,000 ($8) gets eye brows trimmed or shell out ¥300 ($2) to have staffers with pom–poms cheer while salarymen chug …

Heya Hifi Records: Music and Food

Have you ever wondered what Giles Peterson likes to cook for his wife after a long day traveling the globe, deejaying and being a musical tastemaker for all the world? Try Spaghetti and Sea Urchins?! Answering these questions, the dapper pair that is SUMO (aka Combo and Alf Tumble, pictured right) run the fabulous Heya Hifi Record label out of Sweden. Not only do they …

Auto Wedding Bands

Having already become a haven for unconventional jewelry designers and funky wearable arts, the shop Auto has commissioned 15 of their favorite jewelers to re–envision the commitment ring. Running the gamut from more classic diamond bands to coiled mythical serpents with diamond eyes, designers including Philip Crangi, St. Kilda, Hannah Clark, and Auto have crafted pieces for just about any soulmates–to–be. And with the evolving …