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Form Follows Velocity: Inside the Porsche Museum, Stuttgart – Part 2
Continuing with our tour of the Porsche Museum in Sttutgart … part 1 is here. Dominating Porscheplatz in front of the Porsche Museum is a striking kinetic sculpture that suspends several classic Porsche models high in the air on slender steel ribbons. This dramatic installation, visible from the street and museum entrance was created by…
Forms Follows Velocity: Inside the Porsche Museum, Stuttgart – Part 1
While we were living in Switzerland, we took a pilgrimage tour to Stuttgart to see where two of the most famous German-brand cars are manufactured – Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. Each brand has a museum of their own telling stories about their origin, growth and aspirations. Previously, we have covered the Mercedes-Benz Museum on the blog,…
Random Moment #33 – Slow-Burn, Moody, Midnight Musings
This playlist traces a very quiet journey from latent tension to fragile calm. The music lives in moody, late-night territory: close-miked vocals, muted pianos, soft drones, and slow tempos, with plenty of space between sounds. “When You Mess Up” by Everything But The Girl “Darkest Dreaming” by David Sylvian “What Was I Made For?” by…
Tsutaya Books in Hangzhou, China – 杭州 蔦屋書店
When the Japanese chain – Tsutaya Books 蔦屋書店 made its grand debut in China, back in 2020 in Hangzhou 杭州, it didn’t just open a storefront—it ignited a wave of premium, aesthetic-driven, “internet-famous” (网红, wanghong) bookstores across China. While visiting Hangzhou earlier this year, we made a pilgrimage to this iconic landmark. A neat row…
