Koji
a creative journey inspired by the moon
Koji is a bilingual publication exploring our relationship with time, food and nature through the lens of contemporary art, design, craftsmanship and lifestyles.
Issue three
is sold out
and currently
available for
pre-order.
Concept of Koji
As an abstract concept, Koji interprets our purpose of launching this title. We hope that the magazine and the creative process it involves would become a seed that carries stories and meanings through our journey of discovering time, food, nature and aesthetic fusion of everyday living, to inspire and connect, just like koji plays its magic in fermented food.
Creative inspiration
The moon is our muse of inspiration.
Compared to our sensitivity to the sun and the daylight, the moon and the moonlight are like those that are easily overlooked: our inner voices, communication in silence, spaces of solitude, the depth of the night and the changes in our bodies and minds that flow with it. The moon inspires us to start paying attention to such alternative clue that time offers us, to connect with nature, connect ourselves and to share what we see and think along the whole journey.
Moon phases
Each issue of Koji comes with eight chapters/columns, a number inspired by the moon phases. With a particular point of view, each chapter includes one or multiple stories in a form of interview, essay or illustration.It also represents a step-by-step creative process, a personal journey of the creator that will unfold again in your reading experience. Hope you find the charm of the stories in your own way and through your art of fermentation over time.
Read offline
A small batch of Koji is available at the studio for direct purchase and on a first-come-first-served-basis. Visit shop to get your copy or contact me for additional assistance or a stockist offer.
Email: hello@theirohastudio.com
IG: @lylayaki
About the project
Koji is an experimental publication project initiated by iroha studio as part of its content design practice.
The original intention is to explore a sustainable and long-term narrative print media form that goes along well with our fast-paced contemporary lifestyles.
Koji focuses on the origin of creativity and art from a daily life perspective and takes the portrayal of the inner stories of characters and the essence of creation as the core of content.
ISSN 2758 7967
Published in Minato-ku,
Tokyo by Onishi Jun
Created & printed in
Shanghai
Koji runs on limited prints
and are available on selective shelves only.
