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I’m DI, founder of SteinKunstWerk. Something slightly strange happens in the second week of August. Summer is still very much present, but shops and schedules begin behaving as if autumn will start tomorrow morning. I prefer a slower transition.
After a holiday or road trip, the first things to enter the home are usually suitcases, bags, small gifts and the question: where are we going to put all of this? Instead of immediately redesigning the room for a new season, I would choose one sunny accent. The mustard-yellow DREIECK vase does exactly that.
My event choices for 10–16 August
- 10–16 August: the second week of Cranger Kirmes.
- 12 August: the Crange family day and an evening programme at Sommer am U in Dortmund.
- 13 August: Dortmund’s Feierabend-Markt.
- 16 August: the final day of Crange, with closing fireworks at 22:30.
If you have just arrived after a long drive, do not stack the events. One day out followed by one quiet day at home is a perfectly respectable holiday plan.
Why mustard yellow?
The mustard-yellow DREIECK vase sits between summer and autumn. It looks sunny in August and warm in September, so it is not an object that works for only three weeks.
I like the combination of a clear geometric form and a colour that does not apologise for being visible. The vase is only twelve centimetres high, but size and presence are not the same thing.
Four simple ways I would style it
1. One flower or branch
A large bouquet is unnecessary. One flower from a market or one branch from the garden keeps the shape of the vase visible and stops the table becoming a flower warehouse.
2. One printed travel photo
Most of us take hundreds of photographs and print almost none. Choose one and place it beside the vase. It becomes a personal memory without needing a souvenir with the city name printed across it.
3. Pair it with quieter ceramics
The colour remains strong beside the beige KUMO cup or the earthy OCHA Mixed Clay cup, while the overall arrangement stays calm.
4. Let it move slowly into September
Replace the fresh flower with a small dried stem or grass later. The room shifts towards late summer without a complete seasonal reset.
My rule for travel memories
One object, one photo and one clear memory. The rest can remain in a box. A home does not need to become the archive of every enjoyable day.
My end-of-summer combination
A short Ruhr outing, one flower in the DREIECK vase and coffee after returning home. It has character without requiring a complete stage set.
Return to the beginning of the DI series · Read my HOPERY reset after Crange
See you soon, DI
Founder of SteinKunstWerk
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