I spent years in tech — successful on paper, running on empty in real life. A month in France changed everything. Not the sights, but the way people lived: coffee poured like a ritual, long meals made with love, joy found in the ordinary.

I came back to the same life, but I came back different. Because joy doesn't live in the big moments. It lives in the 7am cup that makes you smile before the chaos starts.

This shop is for people who don't want to escape their lives — they want to actually live them. One beautiful, handmade piece at a time.

P.S. Akka is my cat. I adore her, and naming my first shop after her felt right.