Team Travels. Hong Kong to Japan.

Whatever corner of the world UW finds itself in, we find friends of ours. Like in Hong Kong and Japan, where our Co-Founders David and Stephanie spent last week meeting with old and new connections. 

Our favourite parts of these trips are those hidden spots off the beaten track that local friends recommend—which this time meant great cultural spaces, some of the best vintage stores in the world, and unexpected feasts at restaurants and markets.

In between meetings and emails back to UW HQ, there was shopping (bringing some vintage home and saying hello to our stockists), a day at the M+ Museum in Hong Kong, and marvelling at both the cherry blossom and the Shinkansen train system in Japan.

There is something to be said about the value of face-to-face connection. Turning up, saying hello, showing our appreciation and having a good old brainstorm. We can’t wait to tell you about all the exciting projects we have going on—more on those soon.

Right image: David and Stephanie with Hiroyuki Yagisawa from our first stockist in Japan, Cassidy.

Left image: David outside of the original Kapok store in Hong Kong on Sun Street. Right image: Stephanie outside of M+ Museum in Hong Kong.  

David and Stephanie outside of HW Dog with owner Fumiya in Shibuya, Japan.  

Right image: David outside of Hollywood Ranch Market in Shibuya, Japan. 

Left image: David and Stephanie with An from master-piece outside of the master-piece store in Kyoto. Right image: David and Stephanie with Flower Mountain designer Keisuke Ota and sales agent Kenbo. 

David outside of Man Mo Temple in Hong Kong. 

Left image: David with Akira our Japanese agent. Right image: The A Society team. 

Left image: David and Steph in Beams Fennica. Right image: David and Stephanie with Sam Lambert and Shaka Maidoh of Art Comes First.