Moodboard Monday #66

What's caught my eye this last few weeks.

May 11, 2026

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Hello!

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Moodboard Mondays is something I started back in my Berlin days as a way to track what was catching my attention. It’s not weekly, and it’s dictated by whatever I’m into at the time. It’s crazy to think I’ve done 65 of these.. now 66.

So, here is also to that.

Bromptons

I have a really good friend who is probably the smartest person I know. You know the type of guy he is, no social media, but somehow always tapped into what’s coming next. He’s not a trend jumper, but if he’s early, he’s early. And he rides a Brompton.

You know, those stupid little fold-up bikes that only boomers use?

He’s trying to convince me they’re cool. So I went to the website expecting nothing, and honestly, the art direction, casting and styling is good. Really good.

I’m still trying to work out if he’s ahead of the curve or just getting lost in the VC world.

It kinda feels like when I started wearing Crocs. I was very early on those MoFos in 2018, mainly for irony, but also because they were hella comfy.

There’s a bigger piece in here, so I won’t go too deep, but Brompton being cool was not on my 2026 prediction list. If, in fact, he’s onto something.

Teenage Engineering

It’s a brand that is clearly design-driven. Jose (hi Carlos) had a couple of their products, which got me onto the brand. But yesterday at Goodhood, they turned a vintage arcade machine into a learner for their newest product, the EP-133 K.O. II.

If you know me even in internet form, you know I fucking love how it looks. The deeper question, the one I spent Sunday night down a Claude and Reddit hole on, was what I would actually do with this thing? I don’t want to make actual songs. Mainly just have a different creative outlet.

I’ve never played music but enjoy it more than your average Joe. I also want a hobby that gets me away from a screen. I’m designing more for fun lately, but that’s just more screen time. So I’m wondering if this becomes the toy that gets the creative juices flowing without a laptop in front of me.

Not trying to be Dos Again… or H Dilla.
Just seems like a fun hobby. If anybody has experience here, I’m all ears.

Local Fashion

I’m enjoying the difference in how Londoners dress. It’s got me wanting a pair of leather shoes for everyday walking, and I’ve got my eye on Horatio. The brands I keep finding feel more like cobblers than shoe companies, and I’m here for it. Emphasis is on being proud of being product-first brands.

Apartment

We signed a lease. Everybody said it would be a nightmare and to be fair, one of the four flats we viewed did have a line outside. That being said, it was nothing compared to the craziness of flat hunting in Berlin. But here we are. We are very lucky to lock in a spot, so stress-free. Everybody wins, including the dog, who gets another balcony.

Now starting from scratch on how to decorate it, which means moodboards are getting a workout. Chantelle wants maximillism… I am thinking more warm, 70s California .. Ace Hotel kinda vibes. Where we end up, let’s see! But excited to deck it out.

Zines

I’m somewhat obsessed with zines lately. The DIY of it. Maybe I can make one myself, though I need to figure out the printing element, since I have five suitcases to my name and none of them has a printer.

The idea I keep coming back to is making something physical and sending it to the agencies and people I want to be in conversation with. A zine as a calling card. Watch this space.