Nice to meet you! My name is Niky Roehreke.

This is the beginning of my first blog.

I'm currently doing my laundry at a laundromat in New York.

While having a washing machine at home is common in Japan, there are still very few apartments in New York that have washing machines.
So I have to go to the laundromat.

It can be a real hassle when I'm busy at work, but while I'm waiting, I write in my diary, I take a break when I'm stuck on a project, I enjoy the time I spend waiting when I bump into a friend, and when I see all the different people doing their laundry around me, I get lost in my imagination and feel a little sick when I realize I'm using the same washing machine as them. In New York, my eyes, hands, heart, and brain are always constantly in motion, no matter what the situation.

The laundromat is just a small part of it, but I hope to continue posting about the various events, people I meet, and works I create from my life in New York, so I hope you'll enjoy it!


【Profile】
Artist / Illustrator
Born in Tokyo, to a German father and a Japanese mother. Currently based in Brooklyn/New York.
After graduating from the Graphic Arts Department at Central Saint Martins in London in 2008, he began working as a freelance illustrator. In 2011, he moved to New York. His main work includes Soen, NYLON, TOKION, Jalouse, commons&sense magazines, Towa Tei's profile, Shinichi Osawa's music video, scarf designs for JOHN LAWRENCE SULLIVAN, as well as Converse, Insight, Urban Outfitters, and more.
Niky's hand-drawn illustrations and collages are based on people and objects encountered in everyday life, with no drafts and an emphasis on the natural creation of the finished piece. His use of hands as a motif is particularly striking. He uploads one illustration to his website every day. Instagram name: nikyroehreke