one of the things i like taiwan is their design boutiques (or actually should name it as a team of people who passionate in design). guess it's about the market size or the culture which could afford to have many small design boutiques surviving. i like them as i could spend whole day hanging around and actually could spend quite a lot if out of control ; p
amongst these. booday (蘑菇) is definitely one of my favorites. i like de way that it's a hybrid of fashion. cafe. music. books. and it's just live. a day of simple lives. quoting from their website. "蘑菇是什麼?簡單來說,就好比一杯白開水。單純到底,但不可或缺"
de 1/f is used to promote bags. shorts. tees. accessories as well as other lifestyle products designed from their team or other artists. de 2/f is a classroom like cafe with a big blackboard which is my favorite (i'm seriously thinking to get a big one if i decided to get a flat. just draw and write random stuffs as you like in live)
tried their lunch and it's just exactly a home-made one (except it looks & tastes a bit healthier with lots of vegetables). but it's a bit expensive considering as a lunch (tho. de tea was quite good. but i forgot what it's named)
speaking of their design. personally. i quite like their bags for men. i was looking a big bag for long. however it's kinda hard to get one in hong kong either not it's just too costly or just didn't fit. this one "男子漢" (wow.. what's up...) was quite nice with a big size and washed blue color. however. de blue color was just sold out by de time i visited there. and i could buy it online as well when they got back stock due to some system problem (sucks. but might be it's just destiny which i shouldn't get a bag...)
links:
booday blog - haveaboodayshop.blogspot.com
booday online store - www.booday.com/05mogu-4.htm
wondering if it works in hong kong???
ivansoba