The poet Ryunosuke Satoro said, “Individually, we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.”

This philosophy is the inspiration for 53rd issue… an exploration, celebration, commentary on the joys of collaborating. People collaborate on many levels. It occurs in nature, technology, science, art, music and politics. For this issue of Arkitip, Alex Calderwood and John C Jay asked artists, technologists, writers and friends to show  a recent collaboration or to create something new.

In this creative expression, the edition is no longer only a singular voice. Technology and the culture’s admiration of collaboration has given Arkitip the opportunity to exchange ideas across time zones, lifestyles and disciplines. The art of collaboration has been renewed by a new generation raised on digital media and global connections. Collaborative ideas have never been so prolific or powerful thanks to a newly technologically empowered individual. Alex Calderwood and John C Jay join forces to create an edition of Arkitip born from a provocative dialogue between unique individuals from their own personal network of creatives. Creative work for this issue originated from New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, San Francisco, Shanghai, Seattle, Paris, Miami, Cape Town and Portland.

Words by the Editors and Creative Directors, Alex Calderwood & John C Jay:

Tokyo in the 90s was in what seemed to be an eternal funk. As usual, it was the young people that offered hope and creative juice to society, thus a highly entrepreneurial subculture began to discover it own influence. These new creators and designers were born from a tight group of friends, so although they were perhaps competitors, they often joined forces to create new products and identities for the young. Only in Tokyo does consumerism have such spiritual power. Thus the emergence of double brands, where products were able to take on dual characteristics and unique personalities. Soon the “X” in Japan’s subculture became a symbol of personal collaboration. A good collaboration starts with an inspired idea, a desire for unexpected results and mutual respect or pure love of another’s work. A great collaboration occurs at that nexus of unforeseen possibilities and positive friction. Grace, openness and honesty can achieve extra-ordinary results. The most satisfying experiences in our careers, as a Cultural Engineer and a Creative Director, have been these moments.

Featuring the work of:

Gus Van Sant x Paige Powell
John Maeda x Becky Bermont
Akio Iida
Aaron Koblin x Takashi Kawashima
Apolis Activism x Filson x Invisible Children
Bruce Wolf x Ying
Coleman x Goldkrand
Howie Pyro x Z-Trip
Jeremy Pelley x Fritz Mesenbrink x Mathew Foster
Lisa Chacón x Jared Lovejoy x Jason Harler
Matt Black x Alex Asher Daniel
Roman Alonso x Carlos Morera
Shawn Wolfe x Houston
Dong Wei x Huang Wei Don
Ambra Medda x Silvia Fendi
Yves Béhar x Ethan Imboden
Tom Sachs x Camilla Deterre

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