When I first learned that police in Germany were stopping VanMoof bikes and taking them off the road if the maximum supported speed had the ability to exceed 25km/h, I found it quite ironic. After all, this was the same country where I used to go as a young man to drive 260km/h on the Autobahn and get a thumbs up from the very same police.

As part of DESIGNART 2020, VanMoof invited Japanese illustrator Mariya Suzuki to take over the Tokyo brand store. We sat down to talk about Mariya's life, creative process, choice of landscapes, and her dream city.