Meet the Artists

By day, we make things. Boxmaker Studio is a full-service creative shop specializing in commercial photography, advertising, and design — a working studio where ideas become campaigns, brands find their voice, and visual stories get told with intention and craft. When the last light fades and the workday quiets, the studio transforms into something altogether different. The Monk: Listening Lounge opens its doors to members only — a rare kind of room rooted in the Japanese tradition of the Jazz Kissa, where music isn't background, it's the entire point. In post-war Japan, these intimate listening bars became sacred spaces for deep, devoted attention to recorded sound — a culture The Monk carries forward. Here, the ritual is simple: settle in, pour something worth savoring, and listen. Really listen. Conversation is welcome, but it arrives late to the party — hushed, unhurried, and never at the expense of the record playing. One address. Two very different ways of being present in it.