A picture is a powerful tool. It’s an alias to a set of emotions, thoughts, values and sensations. For long I have been offended by the random kind of imagery you can find in hotels and surgeries — I just couldn’t say why exactly. But as I was sitting in…

Consistency I have to admire anyone who does something consistently for a long time – even if it’s just making the bed everyday. If you do something every day and no one forces you to do it, it means that you have willpower en masse. It means that you are…

In our online culture there is a lot of pressure on ratings; they are a key element for establishing trust in a service. Some communities like eBay, Amazon or Airbnb have a five star rating system, but it’s not like the one hotels use where three stars is good. …

I often catch myself playing down one thing just because I like another one. Like, I like art house films, so I think to myself that blockbusters are stupid. In our new flat we have a lot of very nice neighbors and one of them is an army guy with…

One other time of my life that I love to reminisce is my pre-diploma. In the last couple of weeks I welded four 1:1 prototypes of a cantilever type chair design. When the time came to produce the final version, I was worried if I could get it done in…

Here’s one phenomenon I’ve witnessed for a few times now: something that was ok became unbearable the second I no longer had to endure it. It seems like what we deem good or bad depends strongly on what we perceive as options for us. Just like eyes that get used…

To „be limitless“. To have limitless possibilities. To feel limitless joy. No time limit. No cost limit. Oftentimes when you watch ads for creative tools, they are all about removing boundaries. „Be creative without limitations“. I think that’s an oximoron. You cannot be creative without limitations. Without limits, there is…

There are a lot of things you can hire others for. One of the better services of modern times is curation. We have the world’s riches at our fingertips, yet we often times can’t make use of it. At every corner of the internet there is someone waiting to catch…

Something that is not essential but provides pleasure and comfort. An official definition … I find that a bit bland. By that definition a motorized TV armchair is luxury, but it’s a disgrace at best. Luxury is to enjoy the finer things in life. A luxurious atmosphere is pleasant, but…