I spent Christmas time in Lodz, Poland. It is my home town. It's the third biggest city in Poland. It used to be a textile industry centre, a bit like Manchester in the UK, but now most of the factories are closed. I call Lodz a city of factories and palaces. The palaces used to belong to the owners of the factories and some of them are beautifully preserved and open to the public.
Most of the factories however stood empty for a long time and few of them were in a very bad shape. Until recently, when things started to change. Now Lodz is getting to be a very exciting place to be. More and more factories are being restored. Some became loft style apartments, some offices and some shopping centres.
'OFF Piotrkowska' became the hub of design studios and creative businesses. One of them is Mebloteka Yellow - a gallery, a cafe and a shop selling handmade products with a vintage feel, mostly fashion and homewares.
A friend of mine told me about this place, and as soon as it opened after Christmas, I was there.
The atmosphere of Yellow is amazing. You can feel the creativity buzzing. It is a meeting place for local creatives and more and more people are now discovering it. You can learn more about it here.
OFF Piotrkowska was one of the venues for annual Design Festival in Lodz.
If you come to Lodz, put it on your list of places to visit. I really recommend it.
Looks great! Couldn´t you sell your things there? I think they would do very well!
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Yes I agree, my cushions and lamps would look great there. Maybe, in the future, you never know...
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