About the International Edition of Paper Sky:
The International Edition, is the online English extension of Japanese travel-focused publication Paper Sky looking at the People behind the Places. Similar to the way an ethnobotanist would look at plants, we are ethnotravelers interested in the relationship between People and Place. With an international group of contributors, the Japan-perspective and relation to Japan is at the center of our mission. With Papersky clubs, you can join, get involved and live the story.
About Papersky Magazine:
In the Spring of 2002, Knee High Media, Japan began working on Paper Sky magazine. Since then Paper Sky has steadily amassed a sophisticated, well-informed and progressive readership drawn to the magazine’s distinctive celebration of a life of travel. Paper Sky is a record of the spirit of the places or Sky’s it passes beneath as passing through the pages of the magazine is a journey in itself. Paper Sky is a door to the world and each issue features unique stories and stunning photography which offers readers the sensation of travel, inspires them to actually make a trip and shows them a different way of doing it.
Knee High Media
有限会社ニーハイメディアジャパン
Knee High Media was founded in 1996 by Lucas Badtke-Berkow. The company has been the brain and creative mechanism behind some of Japan’s most innovative and influential magazines: culture magazine TOKION (1996), kids magazine MAMMOTH (2000), travel magazine PAPER SKY (2002), free paper METRO MIN (2002) and botanical magazine PLANTED (2006). Besides creating unique magazines Knee High Creative also edits and produces websites, shops, clothing, events, advertising and branding.
1-23-3 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0011, JAPAN
www.khmj.com
TEL 03-5469-9318
FAX 03-5469-5656
Lucas Badtke-Berkow
Creative Director-Producer
Lucas has been creating media in Japan for the world since the founding of his company Knee High Media in 1996. The company’s first project was TOKION magazine which Lucas founded and edited until he sold the name in 2002. Lucas is presently the Editor in Chief of travel magazine, “PAPER SKY” (www.paper-sky.com) and also publishes the kids magazine, “MAMMOTH” (www.mammothkids.com). In the past he served as Editor in Chief of “METRO MIN.” magazine and was the Creative & Editorial Director for “PLANTED” magazine. Besides publishing and editorial Lucas’ also produces a kids clothing brand, SHIPS MAMMOTH, as well as a yearly camp & music festival for parents and kids called MAMMOTH POW-WOW.
WEB STAFF:
Web Director
David Macklem
David has been a freelance art director and web designer in the Tokyo area since 2004. Along with heading up the Knee High Media web team, his other clients include artists at For Life Records and Universal Music, and departments of the Nippon Medical School.
Japanese Edition Managing Editor
Team YUMYUM
Manabu Yamamoto and Erina Yamamoto
This husband wife unit make up Team Yum-Yum. They’ve been the driving editorial force behind the Japanese Language version of Papersky for the past 5 years. Be sure to check out their personal homepage as well. www.tyy.co.jp
International Edition Managing Editor
Vicente Gutierrez
Vicente Gutierrez is the Managing Editor for the International Edition. He currently divides his time between Tokyo and Berlin while producing an array of projects in creative media. Email.
Design
Cameron McKean
Cameron is a writer and intermittent designer from New Zealand, now living in Shinjuku, Tokyo. He works with a range of on and offline publications in Japan, Australasia, New York and London and also runs the Working Towards blog.
