A journalist of the Stuttgarter Zeitung was at the Totems office last week. They wanted to document how the Totems staff designs their cooking sessions. If you keep an eye on what we post in this blog, you already found out that every Tuesday and every Thursday one of us cooks for everyone in the studio. This attitude had such an impact that even the press wanted to write about it. If you want to become a new client we kindly invite you to join us. But please announce that you are willing to taste our food variations (click to enlarge).

Dunja has a son! This little ‘poepie’ is called Nikai, born the 21st, and everything went really well!
Congratulations Dunja!

When Melle was taking snapshots with his phone on schiphol of the exhibits, someone found it neccesary to make a sliding on the “magic of flying” exhibit. Apparently she was drunk, and thought she was an airplane. (there were clouds projected on it)
Off course because of the very good construction, the exhibit survived.

This years ADAM & EVA award ceremony was – let’s put it that way: “interesting”! Like every year! But it makes me mad, if everyone grumps about the event structure, the location, the jury’s decisions, the show acts, etc. If this annual event is such a disaster, why the hell is everyone coming back, every year? The reason why is simple: It is the only chance meeting colleagues, friends, students and other partners! This event is actually a social platform. Nothing more, nothing less. That’s why I come – and believe me: it is the only reason! Unfortunately!

Interesting: talking to students who attended the award ceremony for the first time were shocked about how the branch celebrates itself. Where is the glamour? Where did the surprises go? Why is everything so compatible? We had very good chats with great inspiration and motivation. That’s why I feel called on to ask the chairmen of the FAMAB: Why don’t you increase the work with students? They would freshen up your old fashioned show. They would make an award ceremony more entertaining. Wouldn’t it be a great move to let the students go and still be supervised by an experienced agency? Dear chairmen: get real, your event needs an update! You must be willing for a change. Escape the ordinary. Seek help!

Simone of Totems Amsterdam had the chance to go to Hong Kong for a project for Herman Miller. She had to build up a stand there in the exhibitioncenter for the Leaflight. Some inspiring pictures of her and the advice to go there once, since it is really an amazing and inspirational city!

After a six years Totems experience, Carola decided to look for new adventures. “This is a chance you get only once in your life!” she said without mentioning what exactly she’s gonna do in the future and left many questionmarks popping up in our heads… Anyway, because she can’t tell us where she’s goin’ and what she’s gonna do, we simply predict something (see picture). Carola, it was a huge pleasure to work with you. We’ll miss your unlimited talent and neverending inspirations. You gonna leave a giant gap here, but we all wish you the very best in your future. PROSECCO FÜR ALLE!!!

Florian hold a very amusing keynote about his new life in Bejing, China. He showed us very cool impressions of the Chinese way of living and explained his adventures in this, for us European, different world. He gets tons of new impressions and ideas. It is always great to explore the new!

What a great idea. “Let the balloons go!” These homeless balloons announced and promoted the MediaNight of Stuttgart. A communication platform for designers and other ad freaks. The clue of this so called ghost promotion: it was definetly not planned that the balloons just went their own way. But it was a great pic and a surreal moment!

What has this picture to do with INSPIRATION? Nothing. But we wanted to share this snapshot. Taken in Down Under.