Visual Diary

We spent this past November working on new collections and collaborations at our studio in Jingdezhen, known as the porcelain city of China. Our time there is mainly filled busying around, designing, making and getting dirty with clay. But being in Jingdezhen is also a time to be social, to sit down at the dinner table and chat with talented ceramic designers and artists from all four corners of the globe.

Our first Sunday was spent brunching at August and Guy’s home and studio. Former bankers, the pair setup shop in Jingdezhen to launch their brand called Spherebol. Their Jingdezhen design house is partly where they produce their gorgeous hand painted tableware and also their home. This make the place very special, filled with their own wares, prototypes and works in progress.

It is tradition for them to host Sunday brunches filled with laughter, wonderful guests, ceramic and tables laden with food. The studio is transformed into a busy kitchen where each guest prepares their contribution to what became a lavish table of food. The hosts even make their own bread.

We send our gratitude and admiration to all the talented ceramicists we met during this wonderful brunch with special thanks to August and Guy for the generosity extended to us.

This sunday we celebrated mom’s birthday with a brunch at The Pollen Room, an event curated by florist extraordinaire Emily Baylis of June In March. It was hosted by and concocted by the oh so talented Mina Park of Sook and drinks were dreamed up by Anya Montague, the gifted cocktail designer behind Travelling Bartenders.

Here is our small feature of this cozy sunday, though we wish you could have been there in person to see, smell and taste. It was truly a wonderful experience.

We absolutely loved the colourful and poetic ceiling of flowers draping over Sook’s light-filled studio. The explosion of green with hints of red, yellow and white reminded us of spring’s splendour when flowers are blooming and the air is scented with freshness.

We were greeted with a light and refereshing cocktail named the ‘Meadowsweet’ – Lillet, pear, lemon, blossom honey and bubbles – and a colourful spread of savoury bites presented on Mina’s collection of wooden boards that is to die for.

The brunch involved tasty and tasteful botanical cocktails (The Nettle a mix of Scotch, Nettle leaf and Citric Fizz was our favorite) and both deliciously looking and flavourful creations by Mina inspired by her many travels and botanicals from around the world.

We’re grateful to the incredibly talented hosts that put together this delightful gathering. Bringing people around the table to dine, commune, laugh and share an experience together is everything we relish. Mom was over the moon !