Victoria Whang: MUJI was originally founded in Japan in 1980. In Japanese, it translates to “Mujirushi Ryohin” meaning “no-brand quality goods.” Its three values align with what most (if not all) designers today preach with the utmost respect: minimalism. MUJI is zo hard de max. Vooral de winkels die we in Japan bezochten waren geweldig. […]

Van Schneider: Essentially, by designing & fixing our environment we simply change the way we react to it. By looking at an abandoned house with lots of broken windows, I wouldn’t feel too bad to smash another window with a stone just for fun. Even though, I don’t have any bad intentions or see myself […]

Damn Delicious: Now if you’ve never had smashed potatoes before, you are in for quite a treat. It’s pretty much the best kind of potato side dish you could ever have – fluffy on the inside yet incredibly crisp on the outside.

Raptitude: When you start going by whose tweets you like reading, as opposed to who you like for other reasons, you will probably end up following way fewer people.

The New York Times: When faced with a task that makes us feel anxious or insecure, the amygdala — the “threat detector” part of the brain — perceives that task as a genuine threat, in this case to our self-esteem or well-being. Even if we intellectually recognize that putting off the task will create more […]

Héérlijk! This makes it the ideal dinner party trick, sitting perfectly in the center of a Venn diagram where “looks impressive” and “not a ton of work” overlap.