The terrace of the Springhaver theater in Utrecht. 101 waves hello. 101 makes a peace sign. 101 smiles. 101 smiles calmly. 101 cheers with a fist in the air. Dom raises both hands. Dom points a thumb sideways. Dom points toward the founders. Dom waves both arms, excited. Welcome to the world of Sao Machine! I'm the Dom of Utrecht. You can call me Dom. And I'm Taipei 101. Call me 101! Sao Machine is a world where Taipei... ...meets Utrecht! What would you like to do now? Our founders are right over there. Let's go meet them! Here we gooooo!
A street in Utrecht where Dom and 101 stand near the Springhaver; a frog waiter carries a drink. The founders sitting on chairs, outlined in a checker pattern. The showroom building, outlined in a checker pattern. Locals: an alien with a flying saucer, a cat, and a friendly blob, outlined in a checker pattern. Dom and 101 standing at the end of the street, outlined in a checker pattern. Welcome to Utrecht! Click on anything with a checkered outline. Taz says: Nice kick, Alan. Alan says: Thanks Taz. If only the gas prices weren't so high, we could have gone to Taiwan for a spin.
Inside the Sao Machine showroom. A clothing rack with tees, a tote bag and stickers, outlined in a checker pattern. Zines displayed on the counter. The heat-press machine, home of the Frequently Asked Questions. A poster that says Learn Chinese. Magnus the cat, curled on a chair. Magnus thinks: Is it my food time yet?
A poster for Mandarin Lab Utrecht, with a QR code to their website.
The Springhaver terrace in Utrecht, where the founders are sitting. Jony and Annie sitting on plastic chairs. Jony and Annie sitting on plastic chairs. Jony and Annie sitting on plastic chairs. Jony and Annie sitting on plastic chairs. Jony and Annie sitting on plastic chairs. Jony and Annie sitting on plastic chairs. Salut! 你好! (Nihao!) Welcome to Sao Machine, our passion project. We lived in Taipei, now we live in Utrecht. We love both very much! So we created Sao Machine, to explore our feeling of belonging to more than one place. Everything you see, we create ourselves. The drawings, the comics... And we handprint every clothing item, which are all Fair Wear and vegan. We hope you enjoy your trip in the Sao Machine world! Feel free to ask us if you have any questions! Looking forward to being in touch! We'll respond to you ASAP. Feel free to keep exploring in the meantime! It was nice meeting you! Stay as long as you want!
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