Papi Bagheera – The character that found me
Some things you create on purpose. Others sneak up on you slowly – through laughter, through accidents, through life happening when you weren’t paying too much attention. That’s how Bagi came to be. If you had asked me back then, in 2009, when my first child was born, I wouldn’t have said, “Oh yeah, I’m about to invent a character.” It wasn’t like that. Life was just moving, changing, and in the middle of it, friends – those kinds of friends who know you a little too well – started calling me Papi. It was half a joke, half a nudge. I was the first in our group to cross into parenthood. They treated it with humor, the way good friends do. It wasn’t serious. But somehow, it stuck. Papi. And by the way, my kids still call me Papi. Not long after that, life handed me another piece of…
You’ll Never Get It Right the First Time (And That’s the Point)
In last post, I went on a walk that sparked a whole chain of ideas.The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and I stumbled across a dome-shaped playground structure that got me thinking about my summerhouse project. I wrote about it. I let it sit. Then I did the only thing that felt natural: I opened my laptop and didn’t design the thing. No, really—I could’ve just opened CAD, spent 15 minutes sketching a dome concept, and called it a day. But where’s the fun in that? Instead, I got an idea:What if I built a dome generator?Like… an actual tool that could generate the structure for me and export the necessary data points. That way, I could play with forms, scale, and proportions on the fly. And maybe even learn something along the way. And of course—obviously—I figured I’d nail it on the first try. I mean, how…
Walking Through the Brainstorm
I started writing this post with a different structure in mind. But then, like so often, the structure decided to go for a walk.And I followed it. That’s kind of the theme here, actually—walking.Not just walking as exercise or fresh air. But walking as a way to stir things up creatively. To shake loose the stuck thoughts and let new ones sneak in.To stop overthinking—and just move. From No Plan to Movement This weekend was exactly what I needed: no rush, no big expectations, no to-do lists hanging over me. Just time.And when I have time, especially on a sunny day, I often feel a pull: go outside. Walk. Wander. Observe. It wasn’t some perfectly crafted creative ritual. I just had a thought—”I’d like to go for a walk in the city”—and followed it.The weather was perfect. Not too cold, not too hot. Just that fresh air that makes you…