Islands In The Sun

There's something magic about islands. There they are, when in view, almost perceptibly in reach, but you can never get there without distinct purpose and means.

TravelLisa Wynne23 January 2017travel, islands, island life, Ireland, Dublin, Sweden, Gothenburg, Goteborg, island, ferry, explore, water, seas, coast, adventureComment

The snow is on the mountains.

With the dependable snows of Yamagata, snowboarding has become the heart of winter for me, the fulcrum about which all other activities turn when the mercury is low.

TravelLisa Wynne17 January 2017snowboarding, snow, mountains, Hakuba, Niseko, Hokkaido, Yamagata, Zao, Zao Onsen, skiing, winter sports, sports, winter, coldComment

Follow the Spiders

Obscure Harry Potter references aside, what can we learn from spiders?

TextilesLisa Wynne16 December 2016materialsComment

100% for the Planet

Last Friday, shoppers drank deeply from the cup of consumerism in a retail phenomenon known as Black Friday...

Lisa Wynne2 December 2016Patagonia, consumerism, Black Friday, environment, EarthComment

Sea & Summit: Yuza and Mount Chōkai

The place I live is called Yamagata. In Japanese, this literally means "mountain-shaped". In a couple of years here, I have fallen under the spell of these most-unchanging facets of nature, and they have certainly changed me.

TravelLisa Wynne28 November 2016Mount Chokai, hiking, mountains, climbing, Yamagata, Yuza, Shonai, Tohoku, summer, walking, adventure, camping, August, 2016Comment

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

I am a designer and wearer of mainly black clothing, currently living and loving the life in the mountainscape of Yamagata, Japan.

MemoirLisa Wynne25 November 2016personal, design, fashion, dreams, aspirations, growing up, creativityComment

Writing by Lisa Wynne