Madeleine Wideland

I was just sitting on the couch , feeling a little tired and with a stubborn cold, when suddenly a colourway appeared in my mind. This is often the case and since my brain is a creative chaos, I need to get things on paper really fast to remember them the next day (or hour!).  The colourway that popped into my mind this time was a combination of lavender/lilac, orange, and crème. I don’t think I’ve created something with this particular colourway before, but at least I want to have some ideas...

When life slows us down, we start to see what’s actually sustainable — and what isn’t. We notice what truly matters, which rhythms feel right, and what we can gently release.

This is an old post, written in late 2021, but the content is still valid, so keep on reading! How I changed my life completely in less than a year ..including quitting my dayjob, starting a business and moving house. Exactly one year ago I sat by my desk in the office and my boss told me and the other two women in our team that the pandemic was spreading quickly and that we needed to work from home for a while. So, with very little preparations - we packed our laptops and said See you soon,...