by Chocolate Drop | Aug 31, 2015 | Helgas Blog, Seattle
Metal is hot. More furniture comes in gold, silver, platinum, brass or copper colors. We have already in recent years mixed gold and silver in our jewelry. Now you can do it also in your furniture and furnishings, , never fear, it’s in! You can have a coffee...
by Chocolate Drop | Apr 9, 2015 | Helgas Blog, Munich
Arriving in Munich after being on the road six and a half weeks was coming home. I arrived at night. Getting home from the airport with my monstrous luggage wasn’t quite easy. But Munich’s public transport is excellent, so I really did manage well. Next...
by Chocolate Drop | Apr 8, 2015 | Helgas Blog, Munich
In Munich I took a morning and visited a well respected and frequented furniture store in the heart of the city. There was not a single traditional piece of furniture to be seen. Or even a transitional one. It was all very – very – contemporary. Would you...
by Chocolate Drop | Mar 18, 2015 | Beirut, Helgas Blog
Landing in Beirut was very emotional for me. I had lived there for 14 years in my early adulthood and had my children there. I have always loved it there but had to leave because of the war, which then turned out to last for 15 years. Nowadays, from your seat in the...
by Chocolate Drop | Mar 1, 2015 | Dubai, Helgas Blog
Leaving India, flying over the Arabian Sea, then over the desert – it was very exciting. I took pictures out of the window, watching the desert getting sprinkled with a little green, more green, and MORE GREEN. Overflying fabulous freeways looking sparkling new...
by Chocolate Drop | Feb 9, 2015 | Helgas Blog, Seattle
I know I am two months late. But I do need to talk a little bit about color. It is confusing for everyone, could we maybe just have one Color of the Year? In the color hierarchy, the foremost color research company is The Color Marketing Group (CMG). This is an...