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After a delightful trip to Italy I'm back in NYC. Tokyo rocked. In May I graduated from ITP! The best part of May was Chiaki joining me in New York for three weeks. Amidst that I graduated from NYU's ITP program, Chiaki and I celebrated our anniversary and my birthday passed. After we all graduated from ITP, the house parties and summer BBQ's began. Alex and I also held our first party... what a wonderful May! Spring, turning into summer. My last few months at ITP. My last few days living in Brooklyn. A few life in the East Village. Showing Dream Jammies at CHI '09 in Boston... Toto, a friend of mine in Tokyo, saw a Brooklyn stem etched with an AK47 in a magazine. "Alex! Get me one!", he asks. Turns out that it isn't a regular Brooklyn Machine Works product, but the extremely kind Joe offered to make an exception. Finally, two months later, I made my way out to pick it up. Needless to say, they have an awesome shop. An art work made specifically for the Park Armory. Ernesto explains it as an attempt to explore a second-skin of architecture. Kids absolutely love it. The Armory is an amazing space, and Ernesto's work is equally as impressive. Hurray for Brighton Beach, Coney Island and all the craziness it is. It was lovely to see Konst and enjoy a wonderful dinner at Gina's. Lancaster County has the densest population of Amish folk in the US. Did you know the Amish call anyone who isn't Amish an Englishmen? Strasburg is a beautiful place, and it is great fun to watch the horse and buggy's pass by. There are also amazing antique stores... quite a dangerous for Chiaki and I. Another ICFF has come and gone. This year Puff and Flock came to grace the floor with their wares. I headed out early to lend a helping hand setting up. It was fun to meet the entire team! Once upon a time Ithai's arm was bothering him so much he couldn't work on his puppets. Being the last month of school he had no choice but to ask for the aid of others. Enter Alex... The making of Sophie's Pet. It was a delight to work with Diana and Karri! See this page for more details. The making of S Ring. See this page for more details. Marie graduated in fashion from Pratt, and I help her with her final project. She created an alien world, where humans turn slowly into aliens. The final performance was accompanied by dance and music. Kate, Rob and I headed to Massachusetts for the Greylock Arts Wearable Expressions opening. Both Kate and I were displaying work. After the opening we stayed with Marianne and the next day headed to Mass MOCA. For the spring session Dream Jammies and Touched by Strangers were on display. I headed to Rome to attend Smart Fabrics. It was a delightful conference. Before heading back to the US I visited the lovely Irma, thanks to Sergio's introduction. After a delightful year and a half with Konst in Brooklyn I decided it was time to move to Manhattan. It was my last semester at ITP and I thought it best to be within walking distance to ITP. Living in Manhattan is the difference between day and night. The city is so small and alive - in ways I never noticed before. Thanks Marios, Alex, Jaeyoon and Ithai for helping me move!
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