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Ban sugar from your kitchen, but keep some in your studio…

We can say many things about sugar. First, it tastes great. Second, it’s quite a confusing subject… While we can agree that sugar isn’t exactly a health food, there’s a lot of misinformation about how it affects our diet and body functions. You’ve probably heard about how we should be eating less sugar. Apparently, [...]

What year are we really in?

Today you woke up thinking you are in 2020, right? That’s not totally true… According to Webexhibits.com, there are approximately 40 different calendars worldwide... but, the most used ones are 3: the Gregorian, the Chinese and the Islamic. Here few facts about those calendars which you may not know: The Gregorian Calendar, also known [...]

Better be tickled pink than browned off

The way different cultures see and describe the meaning of colour varies dramatically around the world. Also the way we use the colours in our language: I’m sure you had, at least once in your life, a golden opportunity that came out of the blue; or you thought that the grass is greener on the [...]

Orange is the new black

It all started at a restaurant in Geneva, back in 2004. Martin and I lived in Lausanne (Switzerland) and decided to play “tourist” and spend a  weekend in Geneva (like 40 minutes by train from Lausanne ... like living in New York and going to Queens for a weekend ...). Anyway… At that time, [...]