Journal

Sharing the same vision and values, we teamed up as friends — Joko in old-Japanese — and started an online journal to portray inspiring places, objects and people. An initiative that naturally led us towards the beginning of Studio Joko.

Edith Scharloo 05/06/2022 Edith Scharloo 05/06/2022

Santorini, Greece

Santorini, the balcony of the Aegean, is a small archipelago belonging to the Cyclades. Its origin story reads as an eternal interplay of man and the realm of nature; volcanic eruption shaped the geology of the islands.

Edith Scharloo 10/04/2019 Edith Scharloo 10/04/2019

Legzira Coast, Morocco

Turning our lenses to a sight of rust coloured stone arches, formations shaped by water and wind. The whimsy and wonder of Morocco’s sweeping coves leaves us in awe – a feeling that challenges our understanding of the natural world. Its forceful presence opposed to our insignificance feels strangely comforting.

Edith Scharloo 01/02/2019 Edith Scharloo 01/02/2019

Museo LagOmar, Lanzarote

César Manrique's love affair with Lanzarote has been a long and abundant one. The legacy of his work holds an eternal allure, defined by his sculptural architecture and his respect for nature. Lagomar - a true home away from home - is one of César’s finest gems. Fueled with his adoration for Lanzarote’s rugged landscape, the property is formed around the same rocks from which it was built. Embracing its natural labyrinths, caves and solidified lava against a backdrop of tropical flora.

Edith Scharloo 31/01/2019 Edith Scharloo 31/01/2019

Corfu, Greece

Greece, an almost ethereal country with its mythological history. When we visited Corfu, one of Greece's most greenest gems, we only had eyes for one element the island had to offer: the mesmerizing nature.

Edith Scharloo 01/12/2018 Edith Scharloo 01/12/2018

Fundación César Manrique, Lanzarote

Adrift in the endless navy surface of the Atlantic Ocean is Lanzarote; an island with the most extraordinary geology we've ever been able to admire. Almost as intriguing as the lunar landscape, is one of the island’s most renown figures: César Manrique (1919 – 1992). He was a painter, sculptor, architect, ecologist and monument preserver; he was a visionary artist who defined Lanzarote as it stands today.

Edith Scharloo 03/02/2018 Edith Scharloo 03/02/2018

Jardin Majorelle, Marrakech

In a city where almost all buildings are painted red, the Jardin Majorelle is a blue enlightening that is unique in its kind. Created by the French artist Jacques Majorelle, the garden looks like it is composed and colored like one of his orientalist watercolor paintings.

Edith Scharloo 30/12/2017 Edith Scharloo 30/12/2017

Marrakech, Morocco

“There are certain places on the surface of the earth that possess more magic than others, and one of those places is Marrakech" - Paul Bowles

In the middle of the 11th century Marrakech consisted only of a fortress, the Kasbah, founded by an Amazigh tribe from the Atlas mountains. Brick by brick a city carrying a mythical sort of magic arises, with red-tinted houses that reflect the light like rose quartz gems. With this one underlying design principle named red sandstone, remarkable squares, gardens and mosques were build and Marrakech became the Red City.