I'm sat (stuffed) but very contented in a little, simple but comfortable hotel on Utzschneiderstraße in Munich having spent the evening in a traditional Bavarian resto eating much more potato dumplings than my tummy could have handled. You must be wondering which part of the night made it more than mundane, well, I spent it with a great crowd including one of the most charming creative extraordinaire I've ever known. He goes by the name ... Douglas Little.
Some of you may have known him for his exquisite works for the windows of Bergdorf Goodman and Van Cleef & Arpels. His style, theatrical and beyond imaginative, capture the core essence of luxury retail.
I was so honoured to have spent almost half a day around Munich with the man who has now become one of my top idols. Not only because of his fantastic works, but he is truly one of the most charming and amicable man for the talent that he exudes. As the evening crept in on us, I watched him put on the finishing touches to Jim Thompson showroom on Müllerstraße and got a brief glimpse of how a genius works!
Douglas turned our showroom into an exotic fantasy jungle, reflecting the essence of the rare and mysterious forest of the far orient and the indigenous animals of Thailand while portraying the lushness of Jim Thompson's luxury home furnishing fabrics while embodying the heritage of Thai silk which are nature to us.
So, if you're in town or passing by for an inspirational moment, I highly recommend you to come by our phantasmic jungle ... I promise you, here, you can really let your imagination run wild ...
