“The best protection any woman can have … is courage.”
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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The Pink Lookbook is all about empowerment and fighting inequality. If you have been reading my Monday Postcards, you also know about my views on racism. For the longest time, I have…
1,000,000 podcasts, 30 million episodes worldwide. Podcasts have become serious competition to the traditional radio shows. And judging from these numbers, they are still widely popular despite a trend towards more and…
Alaine and I met the “millennial way” – in a Facebook group for travel bloggers and later on in person in Singapore. I was fascinated by her diverse background as a blogger…
I first saw Klára Petra Szabó’s works at her exhibition with Austrian artist Florian Lang in June this year. I was very intrigued by the strong feminist messages of her watercolour works…
Fashion, textiles and Asia – our first thoughts are probably mass production, factories in China or Bangladesh, unhealthy and unethical working conditions fuelling our hunger for fast fashion. At Pelagona, I look…
When I first spotted Neerja Tata’s artworks in Bangkok, it felt like diving into a different world – beautiful earthy colours paired with the most intricate figures and patterns you could ever…
Austrian-born Petra Schweiger has made it her mission to make Asia plastic-straw-free. Her business Lily FLD supplies fully sustainable, biodegradable drinking straws. I met Petra when we both were invited to speak…
Digitalization has become more than just a “buzzword” in the art industry. It has transformed the work of artists, the curating of exhibitions and has disrupted the whole art market. Alexandra Schantl,…
Natalie Pringle made her move not only regionally across two continents but also industry-wise. In her interview with The Pink Lookbook, Natalie shares the reasons for this drastic career change and her…
I was single for most of my twenties – I did not want to just date anyone for the sake of dating, I wanted to only date the “right one”. Moving across…
Until the 1960s, cherry farming was a big source of income for a lot of people in Eastern Austria. However, when the government started to heavily subsidize wine production, more and more…
It had been some time since I last saw Nadine. We were sitting next to each other in Spanish class at university and later on we were classmates at the Diplomatic Academy…
It is funny how you just connect and “click” with some people. Even if you have not met them too often. It happened to me with Amelie Gross, an Austrian entrepreneur and…
The Steirischer Herbst, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has become a cornerstone festival of avant-garde art in Europe. Every autumn, the city of Graz is host to a vast…
I am always amazed how I happen to cross paths again with people I have not seen for some time. In the most recent case it actually was 13 years. During my stay…
VIENNA – In our daily life, we use personalized apps, connect with our friends on Instagram or read the news on Facebook. But how has this development impacted museums and their operations?…
SINGAPORE – I met 28-year old Melissa Lim, co-founder of BiTS, an enterprise resource planning based in Singapore, for the first time during a startup conference and we had a chat over…
When Lenore was on a quest for some unique decorating pieces for her house in Connecticut, she stumbled across a painting: an elegant woman looking right at her. Somehow, she looked familiar.…
SINGAPORE – When Priya Gupta moved from Australia to Singapore, she struggled to find quality children’s products in Singapore. Priya used to bring them from Australia to Singapore in her suitcase for her family. When…
“I believe in the power of the individual and it is my mission to make people realize they have power. I think many of us feel completely disenfranchised, believing that the world’s…
Veronika Stocker is the founder and owner of auferstanden, an upcycling design initiative based in Vienna, Austria. Veronika gave up her jet set life to dedicate herself to a social, local and sustainable…