Skill Cards

No. 9 - How To Make A Real Photo Album

No. 9 - How To Make A Real Photo Album

Keeping your snapshots in the Cloud is a great idea if you’re a technology guru. For the rest of us, storing photos only in the cloud is a fast track to losing themand forgetting memories. We recommend using the Cloud as the staging area before you make “real photo prints” and in turn, a “real photoalbum”.

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No. 10 - How and Why to Use a Japanese Lighter

No. 10 - How and Why to Use a Japanese Lighter

Basic Tools Far beyond its traditional association with cigarettes, a Japanese lighter becomes a poetic tool for creating ethereal atmospheres.  With its delicate flame, it breathes life into the wicks of candles, infusing spaces with a soft, warm glow that transforms ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences.   Important Accessories  Beyond its artistic allure, a Japanese lighter serves as a practical companion with multi-faceted utility for a variety of situations like igniting a campfire or burning a letter you should never send.  It epitomizes the essence of minimalist aesthetics. As an accessory, it effortlessly enhances one's personal style, adding a touch...

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No. 11 - How to Slice an Apple

No. 11 - How to Slice an Apple

Basic Tools While you only need an apple and a pocket knife (maybe the most iconic tool of all tools), we have dedicated a whole skill card to this beautiful topic. Because we do believe that the most simple things have the biggest impact to remind us of how complicated and overloaded our mindsets have become.  Important Accessories Next to your delicious apple and a sharp knife, you also need some time and a good silent place to sit down and relax. Because slicing an apple is much more than slicing an apple. It can – no, it has to...

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No. 12 - Capture a Brainstorm

No. 12 - Capture a Brainstorm

BASIC TOOLSAs the best brainstorms do have the tendency to hit you totally unprepared, the most important strategy is very simple: just pretend to be unprepared, but always carry a small notebook and pen with you in the exact same pocket of your favorite bag.   IMPORTANT ACCESSORIESWith the smart choice of accessories, you cannot only catch and capture each and every genius brainstorm, but you can also increase the appearance of brilliant ideas. On the very top of our best brainstorm trigger list are regular “journeys” through your own photo albums, as your adventures of the past are simply...

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