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1. Profile Alexander Wang

   Wang takes familiar looks, sometimes regarded as trashy or kitsch, and turns them into something modern and luxurious.

2. Profile Single Speed Design

   Jinhee Park and John Hong, the husband and wife architecture team behind Single Speed Designs, makes luxurious homes out of junk.

3. Profile Sonyon

   In the world of Sonyon, you are the main character, and you populate your world with imaginary friends, purchasable in small boxes. 

4. Germany Berlin and the Big Koi

   Wiener schnitzel aside, Berlin is a hot destination. Designer Yoske Nishiumi takes Theme on an extensive tour of his adopted city.

5. United Arab Emirate Dubai in Lights

   Dubai has deserts with camels and the first seven-star hotel. Light artist James Clar tells Theme about his temporary home.

6. United Kingdom London Hotspots

   Fashion designer Disaya Prakobsantisukh exposes her favorite London hotspots.

7. Theme Paper Planes from Yuri Shimojo

   Artist and author Yuri Shimojo travels around the world and documents her trips in exquisitely authored journals.

8. Theme Lee Hyungkoo’s Animal Objectuals

   In Lee’s studio hangs a row of stained lab coats and tables are lined with chicken and rabbit bones. Mad scientist or artist? Read on.

9. Theme Undercover Under Construction

   Fashion designer Jun Takahashi reinvents his label Undercover from dark, punk-influenced to sexy and feminine.

10. Theme Unseen Forces Guide James Jean

    Accomplished illustrator and artist reminisces about the simpler days of sketching in his notebooks.

11. Theme Diary of a Food Road Trip

    Theme editor Rain Noe takes a roadtrip through the North East in search of the best cheesesteak, crabs, and soul food.

12. Top 10 Albums Top 10 Books: Natsuo Kirino

    One of Japan’s most famous authors reveals Japan’s seedy underbelly and shares her top 10 books of all time with Theme.

13. Fashion Stories Summer Fashion Collages

    Le Messie, Doo-Ri, Alexander Wang, Hong Sukwoo, and Jennifer Kim made fashion-inspired collages for Theme. 

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