The Golden Years — Detroit Techno's Warehouse Scene
"See you at the Packard" was what Detroit youth would say as they parted ways at the city's coffee shops, before regrouping after sunset. Op...
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MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a...
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War Machine
David Kenji Chang spoke with Brendon Babenzien, creator of the apparel brand Noah, about taking a stand, not pulling punches, and balancing...
Made To Last — The Knives of Hinoki
The brand Hinoki may be best known for the S1 Gyuto Chefs Knife, but 24-year-old founder Hamish Grace is doing a lot more than just selling...
Trusting Your Senses — Eric Lau on Music Shaping Society
Eric Lau is a London based music producer focused on making music that connects people and has a positive impact on society. He looks intent...
A Playing Field for All — New Opportunities for Creatives of Color
The creative world sees itself as progressive and liberal. The beliefs that make up this mindset are easy to understand on a theoretical lev...
Muted Music — The Private Spaces of Karachi's Underground
Imagine moving 'home' for the first time in your life. Having spent almost the entirety of her life abroad, Mahira returned to Karachi, Paki...
Joshua Kissi on True Diversity in Stock Photography — TONL's Take on Equality
Joshua Kissi's initial foray into the world of creative culture started at a unique point in time. The fashion forums were a place of digita...
Creating a Neighborhood Hotel — RYSE Makes Its Mark on Hongdae
In the face of the sharing economy, the modern idea of a hotel has largely been upended and put on the defensive. When on-demand rental plac...
The Outlier Way — Clothing Unwavering Against Compromise
The philosophy behind Outlier may not be abundantly clear but several moments spent with their product or their visuals should evoke somethi...
Spinning Wheels — Ceramics and Music with Sloane Angell
It was an off chance that MAEKAN connected with fashion designer and DJ turned ceramicist Sloane Angell. It's funny how things manage to wor...
Block Parties & Music History — Philadelphia's DJ Matthew Law
Back in Summer 2017, Elphick took a trip to North America to visit friend and fellow producer Tee (who helped to produce our Sounds of Hong...
How Long Did That Take to Paint? — The Art of Matt McCormick
Every day is a culmination of all our past experiences. Seemingly innocuous moments snowball with major life-altering events to shape how we...
Ballers for Hire — China's Underground Basketball Scene
When you hear the term "pro athlete," it's understandable you'd think almost exclusively of the superstars on TV playing before sold-out aud...
Equidistant — Ms Banks & Fotan Laiki Contrast and Compare Their Musical Worlds
As a native of Hong Kong, I'm confronted with the duplicity of being a creative in a market full of opportunity, but with little structure t...
Imperfectly Perfect — Cody Hudson for RYSE Hotel
Cody Hudson is a mutual friend that has become in many ways, the artist who's everybody's friend. It's hard not to like the soft-spoken arti...
Into the South — Connecting with The Mississippi Delta Chinese
In this story, Nate chats with NY-based photographers Emanuel Hahn and Andrew Kung . While both have a large body of experience with commerc...
YETI — ORIGINS
Earlier this year, we paid a visit to friend, long-time collaborator and neighbor Arthur Bray, better known as Yeti. A native Hong Konger th...
Observations Abroad with Joan Wong — Part I
Joan Wong worked at Penguin Random House in New York for the past five years as a book cover designer. Among her well-known work are the pap...
Bohan Phoenix — Bridging the Gap Between East and West, Hip-Hop in China
Bohan Phoenix was born in Hubei, China and moved to the United States when he was eleven. Fast forward to his first forays into producing mu...
Authenticity in Media
In our latest MAEKAN Session, we moved the show to London and discussed the topic of "Authenticity in Media." London has been an inspiration...