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On August 13 (Sat), the "SALT AND PEPPER" pop-up store started at the "BEAMS T HARAJUKU" store. Various artists will be selected for the pop-up store, which will feature T-shirts specially produced for the pop-up, books and zines carefully selected by "Salt and Pepper," and even artwork on display and for sale. BEAMS T, which usually holds the pop-up for one week, has set an unusually long period of time, until August 29 (Sun.), and it seems that a lot of effort has been put into the creation of the space. We visited the set-up site to talk with Kohei Ohkita, designer of "VINL ARCHIVE" and designer of "Salt and Pepper," and Takashi Sato, buyer of "BEAMS T." We also had a chance to meet the designer of "Salt and Pepper," Kohei Ohkita, who is also a designer at "VINL ARCHIVE," and Takafumi Sato, a buyer at "BEAMS T.

Photo_Yuji Sato
Text_Ryo Tajima (DMRT)
Edit_Shuhei Wakiyama

Salt and Pepper Pop-up Shop

Dates: Friday, August 13 - Sunday, August 29

Location: BEAMS T Harajuku

Address: 1F, 3-25-15 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Participating artist: Alan Gregory (Arran Gregory), Jiro Konami (Jiro Konami(Japanese), Koji Yamaguchi (Koji Yamaguchi(in Japanese), Stephan Marx (Stefan Marx(Japanese only), Diaspora skateboarding (Diaspora Skateboards(in Japanese), Tangerine (Tangerine(Japanese), Shoko Otake (Shoko Otake(Japanese only), Sinotakeda (Shino Takeda)

PROFILE

Kouhei Ohkita

Owner of SALT AND PEPPER

Born in Tokyo in 1976. After working in sales, planning, and store direction at select stores, he launched his own brand, "VINL ARCHIVE," in 2009, and in 2018 opened "SALT AND PEPPER," a gallery and concept store in Ebisu-Nishi, which is familiar to HOUYHNHNM's blog. （He has also been a designer for Reebok eightyone since 2020.
Instagram: @saltandpepper223

PROFILE

Takashi Sato

BEAMS T Buyer

Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1987. After joining "BEAMS" as a new graduate, he worked as a store staff before becoming a buyer for "BEAMS T" in 2017. Since then, he has collaborated with skate brands and HIPHOP artists, and has been in charge of planning and producing exhibitions for up-and-coming artists and writers, etc. He also has a deep knowledge of street fashion of the 90s.
Instagram: @beams_t