THE CREATORS!

The painters, sculptors, actors, writers, architects, designers… For Martina, creators give us the most beautiful and strongest emotions. With the expression of their creative power, they help us understand our humanity, the world in the past, the world today and the one that will emerge perhaps tomorrow. They feed our dreams and imagination endlessly.

BOOKS!

Paperbacks, art books, collected works or encyclopaedia, fiction, essays, magazines, books on management or on creativity... She is surrounded by books that she shares with Mark and with her friends. She is convinced that we can find inspiration everywhere, but books have a special power in stimulating our creativity!

TRIPS!

Probably the best way for getting out of a routine and to stimulate the imagination. And to have unexpected and wonderful encounters. For here, travelling is the quest for the unknown.

GARDENING!

Martina has a passion for plants, flowers and fine herbs. She loves imagining how she is going to develop them and get them to yield their best. We are amazed at the number of ideas and interesting thoughts that go through our minds when we garden a few minutes every day, even on a balcony!

TRENDS!

If she were not a consultant and keynote speaker on creativity at Yellow Ideas, Martina would probably have been a trend-spotter: hunting for new trends, observing the world changing. Seeing things emerge, appear and become installed or sometimes disappear, fascinates her!

SPICES!

They are part of her daily life. Not a day without choosing a particular pepper, without green cardamom or without ginger. She organizes conferences with tastings, called “The World of Spices”. She runs the site  www.academiedespoivres.com since its creation in 2003 and is a founding member of the Ginger Club.