The Art of Kuhaku

INTERVIEWS

Peyote's Mug

Peyote -- Interview and Gallery

Find out how Seventeen and Playboy magazines fuse in this Tokyo artist's febrile imagination. And see how he approached his sketches for Kuhaku.

ART

Canned Coffee

Robert Parker has his wine; we have little sugar-bolts in a can. With caffeine. Each sip holds a story for canned coffee connoisseur David Cady. And Craig Mod finds beauty in the trash can next to the vending machine.

Glossary / Dictionary

The artwork of Peyote and the insights of the Chin Music team bring new meaning to the Japanese language. WeĠre updating old definitions, expanding on narrow ones and generally kicking down etymological doors.



BEHIND THE SCENES

Chapter Headers

The images Craig Mod needed for the beginning of each chapter of Kuhaku were contained in an elaborate cityscape of Tokyo. Follow the designer as he hunts down each one.

Making the Cover

Our designer explains how he took an idea and turned it into a memorable cityscape on grey brill cloth.

Design Notes

Peek inside the sketchbook of our designer as he maps out the look and feel of Kuhaku & Other Accounts from Japan.