Financial Times | anothermountainman: ‘I'm a Buddhist, getting older, so Kyoto felt right’

Mark C O’Flaherty, Financial Times Weekend, 10 January 2026
We are pleased to share a well-crafted feature by the Financial Times, published in its House & Home section, spotlighting our artist anothermountainman’s (Stanley Wong) Zen-evoked home in Kyoto, Japan — a soothing sanctuary that he felt “right.”
 
The piece sheds light on the philosophy Wong holds dear, one that informs both his interior design and artistic practice.
 
“Fashionable” is never part of the lexicon used to describe the Kyoto neighbourhood Wong resides in, despite the influx of modern fixtures and contemporary ethos along the street.
“That (‘fashionable’) would be your terminology, not mine. It’s a quiet, cultural area,” says Wong.
 
Thank you, Financial Times, for the compelling read and report!