Behind the scenes of our first table tennis tournament.

02/11/2023

Community, Fashion, Interviews

Goodfight

Four friends who came together like Voltron to create Goodfight

30/09/2023

Fashion, Sports

Arthur Leung of Victoria Skate

14/08/2023

Community

Doing Good with Shelter Athletics

27/03/2023

3D, AI, Diversity, Music

Who Owns AI-Generated Culture?

08/12/2022

Apparel, Design, Product

Making Tees with Derick van Wijk

19/04/2022

Filmmaking, Music

Sound and Vision — A Conversation with Film Composer Emile Mosseri

Emile Mosseri shares his experiences scoring for Minari, Kajillionaire and The Last Black Man in San Francsico.

16/03/2022

Design, Industry

Offline Matters: An Interview Series — Straight Talkin’ with Eugenia Digon

Offline Matters: An Interview Series

09/12/2021

All Stories

Selected Stories

Industry, Society

Daniel Wu

Actor, Producer and Entrepreneur

02/05/2023

Industry, Society

Eileen Sho Ji

Singer-Songwriter & Producer

01/05/2023

All Stories

Making It Up

Lifestyle, Retail

Making It Up 199

Pierogis and buy nothing

Eugene and Charis discuss Buy Nothing groups/movement and what a change in platform means for their participants. They also talk about Kevin LaBuz’s article “Grandma’s Pierogis” about how corporate culture is created and knowledge passed on.

Fashion, Society

Making It Up 198

Brunello Cucinelli slow growth and the Theranos trial

The team behind the Italian luxury fashion brand Brunello Cucinelli on growth and family business. Also, the conviction of Elizabeth Holmes, former founder and CEO of the health tech company Theranos, in a trial that ended in January.

Culture, Society, The Internet

Making It Up 197

Attention and tribalism

Eugene and Charis discuss what it means to pay close attention to anything. They also talk about the benefits of tribalism.

Culture

Making It Up 196

2021 Wrap Up

Charis and Eugene talk about key moments in culture in 2021 and reflect on significant changes that will carry forwards.

Publication, The Internet

Making It Up 195

The Story Club with George Saunders and the possibly corporate web3

All Episodes

Building

The Brand

Brands, Business

Building the Brand — Adam Studios

After a long hiatus, we’re back with another episode of Building The Brand. Most crucially, this episode is hosted by MAEKAN founders Eugene Kan

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Art, Brands, Business

Building the Brand — Our Fabric

With MAEKAN’s ongoing effort to bring a sense of tangibility to the digital experience, the team commissioned the talents of the multi-talented Jordan Sowers

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Brands, Business

Building the Brand — Everything Up to This Point

It took a while, but we’re finally here. We spent the past year and a half laying down the foundation for a publication focused

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Brands, Business

Building the Brand — 28 Days with Alek Rose

In this Building the Brand, Eugene and Charis sit down with Alek Rose, MAEKAN’s second full-time apprentice who we had the pleasure of working

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Brands, Business

Building the Brand — Community Governance

In this Building the Brand, Eugene sits down with Scott to talk about the role of community governance in a brand strategy. It’s never

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Maekan

Market

The Golden Generation ‘Zine

88-Page Printed ‘Zine

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MAEKAN x WOODCO “Wind Down” Candle

Wind down and light up this candle with notes of ocean, fresh grass, coconut, sage, sea salt and seaweed. This candle features coconut and soy wax, a clean-burning wood wick, and is hand-poured with love in Hong Kong.

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MAEKAN x WOODCO “Hard Work” Candle

If this special blend of freesia, jasmine, white musk, musk, bergamot, and Thai tulip doesn’t have you ready to destroy your to-do list… you’re a lost cause. This candle features coconut and soy wax, a clean-burning wood wick, and is hand-poured with love in Hong Kong.

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“MAEKAN Moves” Tee

We couldn’t resist including one pun in the names of our store launch products. Our sincere wish for you and yours: that you’re seeing progress in your plans and moving in the direction you want to be headed.