At the last Design Festa I remember Japan-based illustrator Sidney Pink tell me excitedly about an event created by Murakami and team called Geisai. Sadly I had not heard of it at the time but was instantly interested as a result of Sidney's obvious enthusiasm for the event.

Jump forward five months and Sidney Pink's enthusiasm had manifested into excitement and great Geisai success. Not only did Sidney sell all of his alluring pieces of art, some snapped up by the likes of Sohaku Yamashita, but he was interviewed by Art Collector magazine and approached by Giant Robot front man Eric Nakamura. To top of a busy but rewarding day, Sidney was ranked number 12 out of 609 artists at Geisai via audience voting and was one of only 21 artists nominated for the Geisai Jury awards.

A smoking hot day for a talented and dedicated artist. Congratulations Sidney.