Secret Hideouts For Grown-Ups, A Japanese Book Exploration, Yuki Kageyama

When hideouts for grown-ups are mentioned, what comes to mind first is crime witness, spies and victims of violence to name a few.

With 'Secret Hideouts for Grown-Ups' (DU Books), Yuki Kageyama looks at these hideouts through a different lense.

Secret hideouts

Here's how the book came to be according to this excerpt from Yuki Kageyama's interview with PingMag (April 18, 2014)

"I started to think that the concept of a “secret hideout” was interesting when I used to work for a publishing company and was involved in putting together a book on how outdoor festivals are made. I thought it was interesting to create a book explaining the know-how of a socially undefined job or way of living. I also edited a book by Takahiro Nogata about how to build a secret hideout and so then I had the idea of making my own book about secret hideouts for grown-ups. And yes, the 2011 northeast Japan disaster was a big turning point for secret hideouts. Due to the kind of times we are living in surely more and more people are now creating their own spaces where they can be satisfied."

Illustrations for the book are by Yoshifumi Takeda...

Grown-ups playing games for Tokyo Thursdays # 298

Previously: Shoeboxes beat Container Store, Decluttering Japanese Way by Marie Kondo

Previous Post

Grated Horseradish and Ikura Topping, Boquerones Toasts from 'A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus!'

Nov 12
After La Cale style Mussels in Cider from A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus, Menus and Stories (Sasquatch Books, September 2014) by Renee Erickson, here's what could become your top hit for 2014 holiday parties. Boquerones Toasts Butter, fresh horseradish, ikura Prep Time: 15 Minutes // Total Time: 15 Minutes, plus time to make toasts // Makes 24 While most American or Italian flat-packed anchovies are simply cooked and packed in oil, boquerones, Spanish...
Next Post

30 Minutes Cake Recipe For Special Occasion You Just Remembered, Pan Cake from 'Twelve Recipes'

Nov 14
Just when you need it, here's a 30 minute cake recipe by Cal Peternell, a chef of Chez Panisse in Twelve Recipes (William Morrow, October 2014)... ...For that special occasion you just remembered as you walked through the door. PAN CAKE Maybe you forgot his or her birthday, or maybe you didn’t forget, maybe you never even knew, but jeez, it’s today, really? This cake won’t work for a kid’s birthday—that calls for more ....

Comments