arun.is

A love letter to the Leica CL

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

I fell in love with a camera Leica discontinued. Four years later, it's still in my bag — and nothing has come close to replacing it.

Ai-enhanced writing process

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

My process of using AI to enhance my writing without giving up control.

Yunnan II · Kunming

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Kunming was the best first impression of Yunnan with its mild weather, delicious food, and rich history.

Naoto Fukasawa’s without thought catalogs

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A look at the without thought workshop catalogs by Naoto Fukasawa and how observation is so important to design.

Yunnan I · Homebase, Shanghai

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Shanghai is my home base in China — and this time, I finally figured out why. A few days, a handful of places, and a tension I didn't expect to find running through all of them.

On running: principles and gear

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A pre-dawn run through Lijiang's old town, and the gear, principles, and philosophy behind how I train.

Introducing arun.is 3.0

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How I turned four years of incremental improvements into something focused and coherent.

Kanazawa IV · An interlude in Tokyo

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

After a week in Kanazawa, we returned to Tokyo, the city in Japan I know best.

Kanazawa III · The old

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How the actions of the ruling clan in Kanazawa centuries ago lead to it surviving WWII.

Kanazawa II · The new

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Why did a mid-sized city on the Sea of Japan become a place where contemporary culture flourishes alongside five centuries of tradition?