I took a small break from writing in the past few weeks, but not without a good reason: I was away on a business trip to southern Asia.
The places where I’ve been and the beautiful things I’ve seen are enough to fill a whole blog, but instead I chose to share a different kind of experience with you – a flying experience.
Usually, when you think about flying in an airplane you imagine cramped seats, cranky flight attendants and food that tastes like cardboard.
During this trip, I had the pleasure of flying with Thai Airways, which was easily crowned my favorite airline, much because of the comfy seats and the generous hospitality, but mostly thanks to the company’s attention to design. At “Thai”, it receives a whole different,  less conservative interpretation than we are used to at other airlines.
Thai airways

 

It looks like this:
When you enter the aircraft you will be greeted by lovely flight attendants, dressed in impressive traditional clothing in the company’s colors- purple and fuchsia pink. Each one of them has an orchid tucked on her dress. The interior is also entirely designed in pink and purple- not a routine choice for an airline, but definitely one that makes you sense the vacation even before it started. The food (which is not less superb) will be served in beautiful dishes in the colors- you guessed it right- pink and purple and on your tray you will also find an orchid. On top of that, the headphones you received in a nice fabric case are a gift to take home.
In the spirit of my trip and the exciting flight, here are some items which combine orchids:
Sunglasses Case by Genie’s Crafts
Orchid Zipper Pouch by Jpat Purses
 Being one for my favorite flowers, I like to incorporate the orchid motif in many of my designs.