I am so excited to share some of our highlights from our BK Inspirational Investment trip.
Our very first stop was at The Superior Labor headquarter in the mountain of Okayama. It has been a year since Frido and I visited them last time and I LOVE that everything was still timeless this time around just as I remembered.
I am so thankful that Kawai-san, the owner of TSL, and Yanai-san who closely works with us on our collaboration projects shared pretty much an entire day with us. Our conversation spanned from our upcoming collaboration product launch, our passion for analogue as well as Kawai-san's favorite Korean foods (Eunice was so impressed by his Korean food knowledge). I always really enjoy listening to Kawai-san's authentic perspective in life, his vision for TSL, as well as his unique experience from the past.
Eunice and I got to see a glimpse of their most updated product samples and took a lot of notes about which items we might carry at BK in the near future. One of my highlights was to see the final sample of the BKxTSL original Jibun Techo cover (!!!). The idea of creating an original planner cover has been on my mind for a while and I am so glad that we can share this with the Jibun Techo enthusiasts around the world... since the well-made cover for Jibun Techo is scarce on the market. If you are interested in getting timely updates reg. this item, please send us an email.
I also LOVED spending a good chunk of time discussing our love for analogue. I got to take a peek into how he organizes his calendar, which tool the TSL team uses to manage their production schedule and listen to Kawai-san's thoughts on film photography. If you are interested in film photography, check out their photo club on IG. I become their member #41 so it looks like I will be shooting some film photography:)
I think a good relationship (whether it is romantic, personal, or business) inspires and continue to inspire. I feel incredibly lucky to have had a chance to get to know them more and to be able to say that I continue to be so inspired by them.
We left our day by saying "see you soon in Los Angeles or Okayama" so I have a good feeling that this won't be the last chance to have more conversation with them.
Thank you Kawai-san and TSL family and team. We will see you soon:)
