Rice Fields, Rice Balls, and Relationships
From a tiny rice field to one of the world’s largest cities, we follow a chef as she builds a pint-sized restaurant focused on nourishing relationships.
Media Lab
Our media lab produces in-depth stories in word, image, and film, illuminating the people and places that are leading the transition towards social and ecological wellness.
No Money Farming? It’s Enough.
In an economy which pushes and fights its way towards new, profitable solutions, one Japanese man wields a refreshingly simple way of problem solving, finding balance for himself and his family in a way that most would find counter-intuitive.
Global Pollution and Silent Motorcycles
There are silent scooters running about the Streets of Shanghai. What does it mean for global pollution?
A Farm is About More Than Just Growing Food
Kristyn Leach, resident farmer for Namu Gaji restaurant in San Francisco, explains to SocieCity her own compelling reasons for farming, and why for her, the act of natural farming is about far more than just growing nutritious food.
The Journey of Dust (먼지의 여행)
She traveled for 14 months without money, wrote a hand-drawing traveling essay book called ‘Journey of Dust,’ and then decided to work seriously in the field of painting… 3 years later we catch up with Shinhe at her first solo exhibition.
London’s $1.4 Billion Cycling Seed
London’s newly unveiled $1.4 Billion, 10-year bicycle plan will qualify as one of the world’s largest public works projects. With a yearly budget more than 100-times what New York City spent on bikes last year, will the effects trickle down to the U.S., or are we Yanks ‘just not built’ for cycling?
Art Brings Community Closer in San Jose’s Japantown
Sociecity visits one of three remaining Japantowns (Nihonmachi / 日本町) in the United States and talks with graphic artist Tamiko Rast about a public art project which has both ignited a flurry of local artistic work, and brought a community closer together.
Moving On Two Wheels in New York City
On a sunny sunday morning, near New York City’s Intrepid Museum, the Hudson Greenway is
The Green Side of Art and Design
Hoseob Yoon (윤호섭) was one of South Korea’s most productive creative minds, working to create brand images for the likes of Citibank and Pepsi. In the 1990’s, he made a radical about-face in his work and life, founding one of the world’s first “green design” programs…
From Suburbia to Eco-Utopia in San Jose?
Silicon Valley’s City Center is in the middle of one of the great innovation capitals of the modern world to be sure, but when it comes to sustainable development, the city has traditionally been a perfect example of what not to do. How does San Jose go from suburbia to eco-utopia?
Death and Life of the American Streetcar
At one point in American history, most cities had extensive privately owned and operated streetcar systems. Where did they go, and is there still a need or hope for re-building transit oriented developments in a smart, forward-thinking way?
Political Mad-Libs
Sociecity sits down for a chat with artist Pantea Karimi in Portola Valley, California to ask about her obsession with newspapers, and find out how this fits into her latest piece titled “Fill in the Blanks.”