Wabi sabi was really a reaction against opulence. It was at the height of opulence that the humble utensil was re-introduced, now understood as a beautiful object. Many tea masters lived in extreme splendour, as they were employed by powerful warlords. The first recorded tea master was the Zen monk Murata Shuko (1423-1502). It is… Continue reading Wabi sabi and opulence
Murakami Takashi at the Mori Art Museum Flowers are happy creatures. Apparently our defenses go down when we are looking at or are surrounded by flowers. I was so lucky to be able to see the opening exhibition of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, the exhibition was called “Happiness”. And that exhibition was indeed a… Continue reading Flowers make us happy!
I think we are spoilt for food in London and it is one of the things I enjoy a lot about my city of choice. We have the best cuisine in the world of everything and the markets and shops follow the needs of these. There are fresh supplies from all over the world arriving… Continue reading In Little Piece Of Biodynamic Heaven In Järna/ Sweden: Meet Saltå Kvarn
My love and fascination for wabi-sabi never faded since I learnt about it for the first time 10 years ago. And the more I observe it the more I see how important it is in our time and the future. We crave the hand made, the exclusive event and the surprising detail. We long for… Continue reading More Wabi Sabi
It isn't much time I am spending on the blog this summer. I thought I was going to have lots of time writing and I have some interesting and complex themes written down that I want to focus on over the autumn. But I am thinking about the blog and I do find some fun… Continue reading Very Chilled Label
Ørestad is a new town in Denmark, placed just outside Copenhagen. It was created in connection with the new bridge between Denmark and Sweden (opened 2000) alongside a new train route and a new station. Ørestad was hyped as the new black, and I stayed there at a friend's house over the spring and summer… Continue reading Ørestad -Concept Over Emotion
Inspiration comes from the strangest places, and I got really inspired by an article about cocktail mixers from one of the weekend papers. The article is about Angus Winchester (bartender and head of the London based consultation company Alconomics) and his seminar on the "Copenhagen Spirits and Cocktails Festival". He spoke to 40-50 cocktail mixers,… Continue reading 10 point checklist for a cool and friendly cocktail bar [the customer is king]
If you want to get noticed in the market then a great strategy is to look different to the others. But most marketing people use "what’s on the market today" as the base for ideas, and its wrong! It doesn’t serve the client and it isnt interesting or clever. Attention is a criteria in all… Continue reading Why You Should Be Different
There are many layers of trend, types of trends and of course stages of trends that must be taken into consideration when working with the subject. You need to know what role trend plays for your particular collection e.g. are you a trendsetter, a follower or are you independent of trend? My personal knowledge on… Continue reading What Is A Trend?
Once I had an office on Tottenham Court Road, it was a great place to work. It was cool to be working 'in the city' and I loved the life filled with coffee's, sandwich lunches and after work drinks. Every morning I would pick up my coffee in Costa, but I was surrounded by all… Continue reading Random Acts of Kindness
Mette the homeopath 