I finally got the chance to experience the famous Ippudo Ramen.I’ve heard a lot about this successful ramen restaurant and that it’s open worldwide.Luckily, while I was at the Pacific Place Mall, trying to find the “I Love Ugly” x Jansport backpack, I was excited to see that Ippudo was nearby and that we’d be going there for dinner.The Ippudo brand was very modern and had some cool manga/deco-inspired pieces.

I loved the art installation and the owners really made this place a mix between modern Western and Eastern cultures.

Since I’m an art person, I tend to always check out a restaurant’s menu and I like to see how each company brands themselves. I find inspiration in branding and marketing. The Ippudo menu is really well-designed with a simple layout.

Let’s chow down! Here’s where we decided to sit.

SALMON SALAD / Freshly diced salmon served with assorted greens and wasabi dressing.

SAIKORO STEAK / Grilled rib eye steak cubes on hot plate served with asparagus, carrots, and broccoli topped with teppan sauce.

SHIROMARU MOTOAJI with Shiromaru Tamago / IPPUDO’s original tonkotsu broth served with ultra thin noodles, pork loin, bean sprouts, kikurage & spring onions. Classic Hakata-style ramen. You can even choose how hard you want your noodles!

Address: Pacific Place Lt. 5, Unit 5.37, SCBD, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, Indonesia

Phone: +62 21 57973339

Be sure to check our next blog post soon!  For more pics on Instagram, type in: #spikisjavaadventure.

After a busy day at “Brightspot Market,” we decided to try a local Japanese restaurant called, “En Dining.” The interior was very urban and modern.We ordered a lot of food!

Salmon Salad

Chicken Soboro Ramen

Tonkotsu Ramen

Sashimi Moriawase

Macha & Ogura Toast

Crispy Diced Toast

A quick thank you to all my friends who came out dinner (Miss Sunshine).

Restaurant: En Dining

Location: Senayan City

Address: Crystal Lagoon Area LG Floor, South Jakarta, Indonesia

Phone number: (021) 7278 1603

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Last year I attended the local fashion trade show called, “ Brightspot Market,” in Indonesia. The show was great and had some really nice high-end, local indy brands. This year’s event was even bigger and featured food, home goods, and clothing.

Andry Suriaputra, which is one of my favorite chefs and the owner of The Fctry Bistro & Bar, attended the event and showed off his new treats, @dopenutsid. I was able to try his amazing green tea and red bean donuts. Or should I say DOPEnuts?! They were DELICIOUS!

Check out @dopenutsid for more information. Homemade donuts available at: The Fctry Bistro & Bar @thefctryid and ask.dopenuts@gmail.com. LINE: @Dopenutsid – #dopenutsid #MessyDonutsDontCare http://brightspotmarket.com/ Edited by: Larnna Thompson

I’ve been a huge fan of  IKEA for a long time! I love the furniture designs they offer at a reasonable price.

But I loved them even more when they started incorporating an art series.

The fourth series of the IKEA Art Event continues to make art affordable for everyone while exploring the imaginative world connected to figurines.

They came up with the idea to invite a bunch of different artists that are typically familiar to most people by way of designer toys.

For this year’s limited-edition series of the IKEA Art Event, IKEA invited artists from Indonesia, and several other countries, which included our friends: Arkiv Vilmansa, Coarse, James Jarvis, Joe Ledbetter, Junko Mizuno, Ludvig Löfgren, Michael Lau, and Nathan Jurevicius to the Målerås glass factory in southern Sweden to create contemporary glass figurines.

Each design is a unique creation from each artist. The price and quality are exceptional!

Ludvig Löfgren

Coarse

Joe Ledbetter

Arkiv Vilmansa

James Jarvis

Junko Mizuno

Michael Lau

Nathan Jurevicius

I was able to pick up some of the figurines. Thank you to Jody, who came with me to film our adventure and help capture this event.

I got an extra one for my friend, Victor.

The products are fun and worth it. They can be used as home decor or added to a toy collection. Hopefully, in the future, we will see more of this type of project from IKEA.

You can check out my video on my Youtube channel.

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I truly appreciate all the hard work of @theblue.studio, @conghan_hou, and @jcordobaphotos for making the @chrrota collaboration happen. This was an idea and dream that I’ve always wanted to bring to life. Stay tuned for the complete video, coming soon!

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This year’s “Brightspot Market” was broken up into different sections — food, home decor, and apparel. I was able to check out what’s cool from some local brands. I was really impressed with the quality produced by the local brands and it was very interesting to see the trend and style growing amongst local designers.

Check out some of our local friends, such as, “Lima Watch” which is a line of designer wooden watches.

Printerous

goodguysneverwin toy co.

other booths.

This was probably the coolest item in the whole show — a SUSHI backpack!!!

Senayan was always busy, no matter what time of day it was.

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Finally I made the 2nd time in senayan city for BrightSpot market. This city is none stop busy and traffic jams.

This year Plastic Culture x The Tin Industry are team up few local artists mural booth by @mrkumkum @davidthekiller @jeffry_burhanbros and @kendytan amazing mural for their booth, is such cool event hang out with Joshua and other local friends in Brightspot market,

Thanks Joshua Artono the Co-Founder of the Plastic Culture so me spiki can be part of this event. Such amazing awesome talent friends I ever had. Want to know more Joshua follow his IG @joshuaartono.

Over all this amazing event have great food and check some cool brand from local. for sure you need check this out!

While in Indonesia, I really wanted to visit some of their local cafés. Part of Spiki’s Java Adventure 2015 was a mission to try as many different restaurants and cafés as possible. My friends, Joshua and Indra, highly recommended this local spot called, “Common Grounds Coffee and Roastery.” It did not disappoint — the coffee was amazing!

Located in: Citywalk Sudirman

Address: City Walk Sudirman Lantai Ground, Jl. KH Mas Mansyur Kav. 121, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10250, Indonesia

Phone: +62 21 25558963

Edited by: Larnna Thompson

I try to control my sneaker addiction but I just couldn’t let this great deal slip through my fingers.

I think this is a great shoe for tech wear style. It has a very futuristic look and unique design.

Y-3 Noci High (Black / White) BY2628

Edited by Larnna Thompson