Pursuit of optimism.

July is a special month for the creative industry. Impressive collections of hard work and new visionaries from freshly graduate designer were displayed in New designer show 2011, London. Talking and observing to one of the designers in 'One Year on' section allowed me to consider the best way to display your portfolio and sell able sample to gain new client and costumer for future work opportunity.

Today a little packet from Laura Olivia arrived. Her garish, and brightly coloured trademark is a joy to look at. I was kindly offered to select whichever pattern that I like directly on her lovely stands to go with my lavender pouch. Placing the lovely scented objects in my room reminded me on a lovely book that I picked up from the local library last year, Home is where the heart is by Ilse Crawford. It taught me a great deal on appreciating the space that we live. She explores the philosophy of putting the human element back into our homes, rather than just focusing on the aesthetics.

I thought I would share you one my favourite paragraph in the book on handmade.

We need the handmade to balance the mind-numbingly similar machine-made things around us, things that can only ever express the efficiency and speed with which they were produced. Craft makes our homes more human. We sense the time, care and skill that went into the making. Like life in its slow accumulation of experience, a crafted piece is an expression of the daily moods of the maker during its creation. It speaks of the concentration and love with which the object was made. It can be sensual, intricate, full of sentiment - and imperfect. It carries the imprint of the hands that made it.

Lv T.