Over the years I've become picky about what I buy when thrifting. It's used to be that I picked up most things and just stored them or sold them for a small profit. These days I only buy things that I really want and find interesting, or things I can flip for five times the … Continue reading Things left behind
Author: Jonas
Digital developer and a modern design connoisseur. I love my family, reading and chairs. In that order.
Great Obscure Soundtracks On Spotify
Soundtracks have a special place in my heart and especially obscure ones. I've been scouring Spotify for a few months for rare themes and below is my growing playlist with close to 300 hand picked tracks. Spotify has really not made it easy to find new interesting music and I both searched and used the … Continue reading Great Obscure Soundtracks On Spotify
Ilmari Tapiovaara liked posing with his chairs
The Finnish designer Ilmari Tapiovaara is famous for his well made chairs and boy did he like posing with them. The other day I came across yet another one in the digital archives of our national newspaper and this is the third one I've found. Do you know of any others? If so, please comment … Continue reading Ilmari Tapiovaara liked posing with his chairs
Be the change you want to see
I've never been patriotic and I can't say that I ever really felt my country to be my own. I grew up with different kinds of people, with various cultural backgrounds, using a different language compared to others around me. Still I always felt that I was accepted. The last couple of years there has … Continue reading Be the change you want to see
10 flea market tips you didn’t know about and how they taught me business
A show of hands. Who loves treasure hunts? Who loves good deals? Most people know about the obvious flea market rules such as bring cash, come early and do your research. These are things that will raise the odds of you finding something, but they're not guarantees. The game has changed over the past ten … Continue reading 10 flea market tips you didn’t know about and how they taught me business
The value of an image
"Images have no value" Those are my words that sparked a heated discussion between my colleagues and I in a LA hotel lobby at 11pm a month ago. I said it to provoke the others to prove me wrong. In a world where digital content is sharable and free for the taking, with minor risk … Continue reading The value of an image
Anna ♥ Jonas – a timeline
Oh Anna, what a sad puppy I would be without you. A year has past since we married and what a grand year it has been. In my speech to you on our wedding day, I named three things that I value most in you - that you make me believe, that you broaden my … Continue reading Anna ♥ Jonas – a timeline
A short story of how we bought our apartment
I and my wife bought our first home together in Helsinki last year in August. I had previously been part of buying two other apartments but it was in my hometown of Vaasa where the situation is quite different from the overheated market of Helsinki. We had planned to move for close to a year … Continue reading A short story of how we bought our apartment
The American roadtrip – Do It Yourself
Some people have been asking us about how we planned our 2009 cross America roadtrip and what to think about when driving from coast to coast, so here´s a few tips from us based on our experience. We got the idea for our roadtrip when planning a vacation to the US. Neither of us had … Continue reading The American roadtrip – Do It Yourself
The ten most controversial speeches
Most often when we think about public speeches by well known historical figures, we think about inspiring awe inducing masterpieces that make us see things in another light. All good and well there, but it is so much more fun when people step out of line and tell it like it is. My favorites below … Continue reading The ten most controversial speeches
Forthzine - Jonas Forth 