Ciabatta

He made them, baked them, I eat them. I love my baker husband!

I end up making some Tuna Cream pasta with Garlic Ciabatta toast. Yummms! Have a great dinner, everyone. 

Wheat?

It's not new, but he wanted some changes & proof to himself that he is able do it. This was done way back in 2012. Wheat croissant & fruit danishes. Well done, my baker husband.

Dips & Bites.

A habit that I never understand. My baker husband has been doing this since I've met him. He will dip any bread his eating in his coffee. And he makes it look so yummy that I tried once and - nope! I didn't like it. Who eats soggy breads?! LOL! 

Total opposite in taste and I guess, that's why his the baker and I'm the designer. 

Nankeen Cloth, Anyone...?

Was browsing through as usual when I came across this website. Afar.

Click on it.

Click. Afar (Collected by Kate Space New York) : Shanghai

Bam! Your guide to all interior, decoration & design in Shanghai.

First stop that got me attracted was this...

Photo source from LuRu website itself. Sorry if we use it without permission

Printed fabric pillows on a stone wall background?! Ever since we stayed here in Shanghai, I've been cray cray with this Chinese printed fabrics. Like the old meeting the new. So much characters & so eye-catching.

" Nankeen, also called Nankeen cloth, is a kind of pale yellowish cloth, originally made at Nanjing from a yellow variety of cotton, but subsequently manufactured from ordinary cotton which is then dyed. Also in the plural a piece or variety of this cloth.[1] The term blue nankeen describes hand-printed fabric of artistic refinement and primitive simplicity, which originated on the Silk Road over three thousand years ago.

Hand-carved stencils, originally made from wood but now from heavy paper, are prepared and a mix of soya bean flour and slaked lime is applied through the openings of the stencil onto the 100% cotton fabric. When dry, the fabric is then dipped numerous times into the large tubs containing the indigo dye. After the desired colour is achieved and the fabric has dried, the paste is scraped off, revealing the white patterns on the blue cloth. The fabric is then washed, dried, and ironed before fabrication."

- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Check out their website LuRu Home. I think these two smart & gorgeous ladies, who are the owners of this business, made this classic, traditional & artistic fabric making-method into a whole lot of modernism in it. WE LOVE IT! Below are pictures taken from their Instagram : LuRuHome

Brown & Rustic.

 Gorgeous, yes? Well I sure think it is. Latest made & bake [&] photo taken by my baker husband. 

Plain ol' Sourdough.

French Baguette, 100% levain & T55 flour.

Dark Rye Bread, 80% rye flour & 100% levain.

L-R : Cereal [mixed seeds & oats] Loaf, Rye Loaf & Campalliou Sourdough, 100% levain

Chocolate Croissant, beautiful layers made by 100% levain. 

Sundried Foccacia bread. Onions & rosemary are added to give some flavors.

Braided Cranberry Raisins Chocochip with Mixed Seeds loaf.  

I don't really have all the recipe above. But if anyone is interested, I'll try to write down the recipes and method of making them. I mean, like I mentioned in all my post on bread, I am no master in this topic, as the master of baking is snoring right now as I write this. Hahahahahah! He works like 14 hours straight everyday, and comes home after work to have his meal and bam! goodnight.

But... I will still keep trying. Till then, enjoy them photos and hope to see you guys again. Happy browsing! Feel free to leave any comments or inquiries. Maybe this will make the baker start blogging and giving them answers. LOL!

Let There Be Light!

Oh, lookie-lookie them pretty tastefully-designed rays of light! Of course, to start of, I have to to put my most favorite first, Tom Dixon! Say whaaa-tttt...!! Heheheheheh! :)

Cell Pendant Light, Tom Dixon.

Curly Lamps by Russian Designer, Dima Loginoff.

Brecce Collection by Marco Stefanelli

Brecce Collection by Marco Stefanelli

Bright Beads Pendant by Marz Design

Bright Beads Pendant by Marz Design

Desk Primitive, Dave Keune.

Desk Primitive, Dave Keune.

Latitude by Flynn Talbot.

Latitude by Flynn Talbot.

Lee Broom Pendant Lights.

Bake Me A Cake by Morten & Jonas for Northern Light.

Lampo6, Nathalie Dewez.

Lampo6, Nathalie Dewez.

Rose Li Collection by Albi Aqua Creations.

Rose Li Collection by Albi Aqua Creations.

Slope Pendant Lights by Skrivo for Miniforms.

Spiral Staircase Lite by PSLAB.

Flag for Cattelan Italia by Emanuele Zenere.

And Pendant by Bentu Design.

Jar RGB by Arik Levy for Lasvit.

Credit photos to:-

1. Contemporist

2. Dezeen

3. Trendir

4. Design Aloud

Technically Intelligent Home.

Another inspiring small home, green home. I think it's time that we make full use of the flat roof and plant some greens for an innovative and creative ways to not only save the planet, but save some money on constructing them roof or a slab for them flat roof. And it's a cooling method too, to plant plants on on the roof.

I love how he did his staircase as its see-through and visible to let the sun light enters brightly in the room. It definitely made the whole place lighted up. And he wanted to have the window big so that the heat from the sun can enter to warm the interior when in the cold weather. While when it's summer, as heat and hot air travels up, he only need to open up the window and whoosh! goes the hot air.

Anyways, enjoy it and have a design-full day ahead! :)

Smart Small - Space Renovation

Oh! I miss designing! Such simple, minimalist design yet with such style. Very mod! hehehehehe! Love the white, grey & yellow theme. 

Enjoy!

Moving with the Dough.

I told my partner, in future, if we couldn't find for ourself, a shop lot to open our bread & bakery business (if we are short in money, that it), we used our legs to sell them if we have too! I imagine the idea of bakery on wheels. Move+able bakery shop! Even back in 1960, the idea of fresh baked bread concept was in the adverts. Guess my ideas ain't new afterall. 

Well the only moving thing that's the closest to my crazy idea is (in my country, that is) the "roti man". Yes, the guy who sells all sorts of bread & junks too. Heheheheh! Every evening, you will hear the "roti man" on his motorcycle, uses his horn to indicate that his near. We would run like mad (first shouting, "Uncle roti man! Tunggu!!") looking for our mom to ask for some money. And still shouting "Tunggu! Roti man, tunggu!!" LOL! But I just realized, its been a long time since I saw a roti man near my home. It seems like it is slowly vanishing as the years go past quickly. Has the technology made kids or adults stop playing or do any outdoor activity?

Boo-hoo techno.

Anyways, moving on. I saw a photo from Trendhunter and was inspired by it. It's Del  Popolo, San Francisco's famous traditional pizzeria foodtruck.

Snippets from the website:-

"...Del Popolo is housed in a twenty-foot transatlantic shipping container that's been re-purposed and modified into a kitchen. A wall of glass doors exposes the interior, including the traditional Italian-made wood-fired oven..."

How smart is that! My partner's been talking about if only he could baked his dough in a clay oven, and voila! I found the perfect inspiration for my crazy mobile idea with his "I-think-its-not-possible-to-have-a-clay-oven-in-your-crazy-mobile-bakery". And when I showed him the photos, he was like,

"Cool."

And my thoughts - Men.

I kept doing more research, Google-ing, "movable bakery, bakery truck, bread van, bread mobile" but nah, nothing came closed to what I have in mind. What I got was, I think, mostly are delivery bread van/truck/vehicle/bike. 

My only options was, I've got to take the concept of mobile food truck and juxtaposed it to my crazy mobile bakery shop. These are some of my favorites. 

If you're wondering how is my hometown's food vendor or food truck looks like? Well, it ain't that grand or tastefully designed, but it sure damn well sells good food! Maybe cause it's not really our culture to "pimp" our trucks or carts or vendors, or maybe we ain't that creative enough, therefore, that is why I will, one fine day, be the, "among the few", to start this concept. Hehehehehe..! Wow! What a dream huh? 

See, pretty boring, yes. The same van type, white and boring. Hehehehe. One day, a bakery shop on wheels will be near your street. And it will be awesome! LOL!!