The Basket : Backpacks

I'm preparing for a holiday to Montenegro and Albania (Oh Holiday) and am looking for a companion..

in this order: visvim - topo designs - YKRA - Epperson Mountaineering - kokosina - Khoi Le - Ada Blackjack

Time off : Berlin

I took some time off and it became two months, some days of it I spent in Berlin. It was great again (or should I say supergeil)!

When in Berlin:
* have breakfast at Im nu, Gorky Park or Beakers. These three are very good options, but the possibilities are endless and practically every corner has a breakfast spot.
* Do you read me? magazines on top!
* Boros collection a contemporary art collection inside a bunker put together by Christian Boros. Book in time for a guided tour and prepare mentally with this report on Freunde von Freunden of the owners' loft.
* Lavanderia Vecchia a little bit of Italy hidden in the neighborhood Neukölln
* Tempelhof & Prinzessinnengarten to take a rest

Report : Kinfolk Dinner Antwerp

The past few weeks were very busy but on Saturday everything fell into place.

Kinfolk / L'Esprit de la Mer / Antwerp co-hosted with Joy of Little Things

Thanks to : SMARTMAT / Fairwine / Red Fish Factory / Broer Bretel / Ordal / Nightingale

© all photos by Melissa Milis

(this is me)

Design Joy : Toys

These days a design brand has to have a kids collection and of course it includes toys. I think toys are for all ages, especially these ones, they bring joy and fun to your space and life.

Some of the following things I saw in Milan and I filled it up with items I came across during my endless strolls of online window shopping.

Blocks in Milan

Archetoys & CarTools block set by Floris Hovers for Magis

Different vehicle types handcrafted and produced by remains of Magis products and a wooden block set based on car forms to build your own.

Vitra owns Alexander Girard's inheritance, great news, now we can enjoy these fun designs again!

BAWA, a multifunctional design, table-storage-toy-in-one

Shapemaker by Miller Goodman, wooden blocks for 'drawing' and building

Iconic Toys

16 Animali by Enzo Mari, each year a limited edition of 200-300 boxes of pure fun is edited by Danese Milano (oooooh yes I want this)

And the expression of the wooden animals by Kay Bojesen is just fantastic, edited by Rosendahl

More Animals

Handmade birds by a fair trade network of knitters in Bolivia, Various Projects by Elisabeth Beer & Brian Janusiak is also the duo behind this concept in New York: Project No.8

The beautiful wooden figurines by Ostheimer (horrible website, but great product :)!)

And more : Wooden Wonderland by Hay / Helsinki Made of Wood by Kokoro&Moi for Helsinki WDC 2012