Saturday, 8 October 2011

咖啡屋 | PoCo在唱歌


星期六上午,
蕷絢 与 Albert 带着因为感冒,略微沙哑的嗓音来到了我们家 Bangsar 小店。
这是他们的第一唱,也是 poco 开店以来第一次举办的小型音乐会。
小店空间有限,我们
对这次办活动兴奋又紧张。
所幸,
看到他俩熟练地设置音效系统,我那绷僵的神经才得以大大地舒缓
参与的客人对这类活动似乎还不太熟悉,因而开头出现了小小冷场。可两人温暖的现场演奏着实的穿透了我,也渐渐感染了在场的听众,投入在他们不多但鲜明的自创词曲当中。
一直都在羡慕国外年青人对创作的认真投入,原来我们这儿,也有!

推荐给大家,有点陌生但温暖的声音 - Emily
陳蕷絢;以及在身边,平实的 Albert 刘永康

连接:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx5JbMdK-4Q


遇上勇敢(自荐)的他们,是个不一样的星期六午后呢!呵呵!

再来一客不可多得的傻劲吧~!

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

关于开店这件事


开店比想像中容易;经营比想像中难。


Saturday, 10 September 2011

poco の 杂货生活

常有这样的经验:买了喜欢的家具没两个月坏了,或是泡水后发胀。买衣服会因为颜色与设计而冲动,再因为剪裁不合适或粗造材质而后悔。这样的速食年代消费心态是纯视觉的,没人能在吃着蛋糕的同时计算糖份、添加剂或防腐剂的多寡。

然后,你开始想做一道合自己胃口的餐点,修剪过长的发尾、裤脚,要一个小书架、枕头、布袋, 发掘一首好听的独立音乐, 来一趟自己设定路线地图的旅行... 。不想让生活上的细节都假手于他人,胡乱的吃、随便的睡,赶着潮流符号,手机没电就没方向,不上网就没人关爱。

自己做更好玩!这是poco的出发点。

Zakka- 来自日语- 杂货“ざか, 意味对生活上微小事物的发现与体验,触感是关键字。 喜欢Zakka,除了怀旧,对生活的参与感是主要原因。从缅怀旧时事物的材质而开始四出捡破烂,进而自行制作家具并将之“翻旧”,认识到实木与合木的差别,知道了材质对空间的影响。同时热衷手工制作:解决技术问题同时要考虑如何协调棉、麻与皮等的质感搭配;再到掌握泡茶的时间、调整打奶泡的动作让蛋糕呈现松软嚼劲... 种种都让我们更加投入生活,触感依然是关键。

这一切的劳作旨在协调生活。协调不单指颜色还关乎材质的应用,提倡多用木、麻、铁等可循环原料,少塑化材质。 多用自然的土色系,以不刺激眼睛为根据。再来对穿着的讲究:舒适度、剪裁、色调。是学问,是态度。

一直深信对贴身事物的了解与要求造就个人生活,最实际的作法就是亲自参与,回到触感。愿共勉之 :)


Have you ever experienced: the newly bought furniture broke in few months or bought a dress without thinking twice and then regret over its unfit texture or cutting? No one will care how much sugar, additives or even preservatives they are taking in this visual-oriented fast food era.

Then, you start thinking in prepare a meal that you like, trimming your overlong hair or your trousers, discovering independent music that fit yourself or to go travel in your own plan. Living your life in your own way and pace.

It’s more great fun in DIY. That’s where poco started.

Zakka, or translated as “grocery” in Japanese, means the discovery and experience of the tiny thing in life, with “touch” being the keyword. In addition to being nostalgia, sense of participation in life is the main reason for loving Zakka. In order to commemorate the past, old material was scavenged and new furniture was created or refurbished from there. Also, learnt to understand the difference between solid wood and the effect of material toward space. Due to the passion for handmade, coordination of different texture of cotton, linen and leather was included when solving technical problems. And then the time management for tea brewing to the mixing method in foaming of the cake so that it is soft and fluffy, all these makes us get more into life, with touch still being the keyword.

To create a harmonized life, not only in the color used (by increased usage of earth color), but also the use of material, with more emphasis for recyclable material such as wood, linen, iron and less plastic-related material. It is also a knowledge or attitude in wearing, by wearing comfortably, suitable cutting and color.

We always believed that understanding and demand creates one’s life, and the most practical way to it is getting self involvement, back to that touch of the life.

Friday, 9 September 2011

poco 手作号外 #6


Griselle handmade,把来自大海的美丽介绍给大家。

别于一般的饰品,她选择了一个个外形独特的海胆作为她创作的题材。与她本人相像的气质,Griselle 的作品带着高雅的姿态来到 poco,静静的为我们的手作角落添上来自遥远海洋的独特美。

Tuesday, 16 August 2011

poco 手作号外 #5


制作袜子娃娃是有一定的难度的。创作者需要灵活的思想创意,巧妙的利用各种袜子不同的特质来呈现作品。

吉袜娃,来自那开朗女孩。

各种袜子经她的巧手而变成一个个不同风格的娃娃。带着逗趣的表情,像暖暖的太阳给于养分;让人心情也跟着开朗起来。

Friday, 8 April 2011

店铺逛逛 shop at poco

poco 杂货铺成立部落格是为了方便各位游览店里的商品。

考虑到空间及人手有限,poco 的店小二们实在无法在繁忙的用餐时间为各位逐一介绍店里的商品。在这里我们将详细的记载各个店里架上的商品,好让诸位了解其独特用心的呈现背后的满满诚意。

小小的店铺连接就在这部落格的右上角。游览愉快! ^^



Shop at poco online is now available in order to introduce items we have in poco while we are always too busy to do so. Please click on our tiny little link at the top right side of side bars in this blog. Happy shopping! ^^


Tuesday, 5 April 2011

重整记

从日本回来大概有一个半月了。这段时间都投入在重整 poco 。

匆忙迁到 Bangsar 也有一段时间了,开始对很多地方都觉得不甚满意。当初开店时,想着的是要做 ‘自己做得到的事’ ,像一场游戏般,开始了现在的生活。

也许是因为这事儿已经成为生活了,poco 也一直随着我们成长。当我们的想法有所改变时,poco 也会跟着改变。从开店时只有日式家庭简餐,到自家制甜点一样一样的研制而成;手作参与者也越来越多,想介绍的好唱片也开始堆积,而现在也少量进口喜欢的日本质朴服饰,还有许多零零散散的杂货。看着这些改变,让我们的生活与工作变得有趣,心里觉得踏实了许多。希望 poco 能一直成长,变得更加厚实。

呵呵!接下来,看看照片吧!

It has been one and a half months after we back from Japan. All this while, we put a lot of efford in rearrange poco.

After a while we re-located at this place in a hurry, we feel not satisfied with parts we have done. Our early intension to open this place is to gether things we like and make them a part of our life and work. This is why poco will always being changed, or I should say, growing, according to our mind. From only simple home cook Japanese dishes we have when we get start until we have few types of dessert now, more handmade artists have been featured, lots of nice indie music we wish to introduce, and we have imported clothes for sale too. Our life become more interesting with all these things serounding us! I wish we will be keep growing, in being more detail and depth.

小鸟铁架 + 旧木板小招牌。这种木板,可遇不可求啊!很喜欢那-裂缝!
Used wood signboard


自家制作旧木框+铁丝网。挂商品与夹名片都非常方便。
Handmade wooden frame + wire. It is convinience for display and clip name card.


漂亮的门变成屏风,把一向杂乱的柜台藏起来了!
Beautiful door as screen to hide the messy casher!

旧柜台的位置现在变成了美美的质朴衣著空间,还有个小小试衣间。
The space previously for casher is now turn into a little fitting room.

喜欢这种舒服且质感优的衣服!
Good quality garment!

原本杂乱的摆设变得更有主题性。
Better arrangement for the corner.

增加了摆放手作品的空间。
Better arrange for the handmade corner.


重要的烘培空间。
Pretty baking corner.



看看旧相片吧,呵呵!
Let's have a look at the old setting, hehe!







看完后,我们都笑得好开心!^^