Fernweh [ˈfɛʁnˌveː] is one of these brilliant German words that puts so much into just few letters. It is the yen to see distant places, like “wanderlust” but much more intense. As you know I love travelling and I love inspiration. And of course also the combination of gathering inspiration to travel makes me spent hours […]
When it comes to coffee, there is a huge third wave and artisan movement going on in Japan. It’s basically their tradition to do everything until they reach “perfection”. There is no such thing as perfection but learning 7 years to make rice for sushi is beyond perfectionism. Well, one of these Japanese coffe examples […]
2012 had some surprises for me. I got a job offer. Well, the job offer came already in 2011 but since January 15th I am part of the Product Design team of Deutsche Telekom. And I am doing what I can do best: communicate & network. Sharing the passion for things, bring people together and […]
Photo under copyright by Toykio A few weekends ago, I was back in my hometown Düsseldorf. On top of my to-do list was “drink a flat white at Toykio“. Why? A funny witty anecdote: When I was at the CoCities Conference in Berlin, I constantly looked through instagram and searched for pictures with the hashtag […]
When you look at the picture above, what do you see? An old meat grinder lying on an old used kitchen table. These two things have a long history. I can tell you something about the younger history of both. The meat grinder is my grandparents’ one. They used it for decades. Since I can […]
I have to share this motion video about Japan and its people by Kenichi Tanaka. It is amazing. I love infographics and this motion video is a great example how you can put a lot of information into small visual portions. “This is my final thesis project. I created info-graphic, motion piece. My objective is […]