I’ve never been to Paris.

I’ve never been to Paris. In fact, my passport has just 3 stamps — two from Singapore, one from Uzbekistan. But who says I haven’t wandered through café-lined Parisian streets?

I have.

Through Netflix. Watching Emily in Paris, I found myself pausing to watch the everyday life details — the red and white striped awnings, the charming balconies.

Somewhere between episodes, those stripes stayed with me. And slowly, they found their way here — into something I could hold, carry, and use every day. This laptop sleeve is my version of that memory.

That’s the thing about stories, they travel for us. And sometimes, they become design. It makes me wonder… how many of our everyday objects are actually borrowed from places we’ve never been? Think about it.