The word that made me curious

by Arnaud | Sep 18, 2026 | Culture

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The word that made me curious

A year ago, someone used the words blind spot to describe something I knew all too well:
making the same mistakes again and again without understanding why. That was what made me join Landmark.

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For the past five years, I have read just about every motivational and business book I could get my hands on. I found ideas I liked, but this was the first experience that changed something in my daily life. The difference, for me, is that Landmark is practical. I began to notice patterns while they were happening, and I had a way to respond differently.

One of my blind spots began when I was 10 or 11. I was picked on in Holland for being a little chinese girl because I just moved to Holland from Hong Kong, and I came away believing I did not belong. I carried that belief into my friendships, my family and my work. It followed me through every country I lived in. I had no idea how much it was shaping my life, or how hard it had made me on myself and the people I love.

A great deal of the learning happens through listening. Someone shares a breakdown or a breakthrough, and suddenly you recognise something in your own life. You share your experience, and someone else sees something in theirs. That is how the ideas become useful, through real conversations and the chance to practise them every day.

I wish I had known this 40 years ago. I wish this kind of learning were part of our everyday education.

This Saturday, as part of my candidature to become a Landmark introduction leader, I am leading an introduction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. I will share my experience, explain some of the basic principles and tell you how the course works. You are welcome to come, listen and decide for yourself whether it interests you.

DM me if positive transformation is important to you.

You’re Invited to Strawberry Fields

by Arnaud | Sep 18, 2026 | Events

5 min read

You’re Invited to Strawberry Fields

On 3 October, we are finally opening our new pop-up store at JAM, formerly known as The Gasket Alley,
and you are all invited.

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This one is particularly close to my heart because we didn’t just design a shop for JAM. We did the branding for JAM. And branding is never just drawing a logo.

People often only see the final result: four letters, a typeface, a colour, a sign on a wall. What they don’t see are the thousands of ideas that came before it. Over the years, we must have come up with 50,000 names and God knows how many logos. You write, draw, reject, rethink, redraw and start all over again until suddenly something feels completely right. JAM felt right.

We are incredibly proud of the identity we created, and even happier that we now get to become part of the place ourselves. We love our client, we love the location, and we have waited a very long time for this moment.

So naturally, we decided to have a little fun with JAM. We turned it into Strawberry JAM.

Our pop-up will be called Strawberry Fields, the strawberry will be our key visual, and the shop will have a strong streetwear direction. It will be a slightly different Nala universe, created especially for this location.

We soft open on 27 September, but the real celebration is on 3 October from 11 a.m. This is an open invitation to our friends, our fans, our customers and anyone who wants to come and discover Strawberry Fields.

There will, of course, be peanut butter and jam sandwiches. Because really, what else could we possibly serve?

And there is one more thing.
We have a massive surprise coming. We are collaborating with our favourite graffiti artist on something very special for Strawberry Fields, but I’m not giving that away just yet. The artwork and the story behind the collaboration will be revealed in next week’s newsletter.

For now, put it in your diary.

3 October, from 11 a.m.
Strawberry Fields at JAM PJ
Jalan 13/6
Seksyen 13, 46200 Petaling Jaya
Selangor

You’re invited. Come and have a PB&J with us.

Who on Earth Is Gerald?

by Arnaud | Sep 18, 2026 | Taste

5 min read

Who on Earth Is Gerald?

Some designs begin with a sketch. Others begin with a person. The Gerald Bag is one of our oldest bags,
and its story goes all the way back to a contractor I worked with many years ago. His name was Gerald.

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One day, Gerald turned up carrying his grandmother’s old shopping bag. It was simple, practical and completely unpretentious, but I loved it immediately. Gerald clearly had incredible taste, because that little bag stayed in my mind and eventually became the inspiration for one of our own.
And that is how the Gerald Bag got its name.

I love naming our bags, and some of our dresses, after people who have crossed my path and left something behind. People I have loved working with, people who have inspired me, or simply people I want to remember. Gerald is one of them. We worked together during the lockdown years, and although I don’t know where life has taken him today, his name is still very much part of Nala.

Now the Gerald is back. It is reversible, wonderfully uncomplicated and one of those bags you end up using far more than you expected. Throw it into your suitcase when you travel. Keep one in the car. Take it to the market, the beach, the supermarket or on a weekend away. Somehow, it fits just about everything.

I think of it as our old-fashioned answer to the Shupatto. Long before foldable shoppers became clever little objects of design, there was the humble grandmother’s shopping bag: useful, generous, reusable and made to be carried again and again. The Gerald comes from that same spirit.

A very practical bag, inspired by a very stylish contractor and his grandmother.

Launching in all stores on the 3rd of Oct.

The Dress That Feels Like a Holiday

by Arnaud | Sep 18, 2026 | Design

5 min read

The Dress That Feels Like a Holiday

There is a dress in my cupboard that I have worn for years. I reach for it when the weather is hot, pack it when I travel, and feel good the moment I put it on. That dress inspired our new Nala Muumuu Dress.

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The muʻumuʻu has a history stretching back to 19th century Hawaiʻi. In 1820, Hawaiian royalty and newly arrived seamstresses worked together on a long dress called the holokū. Hawaiian women went on to adapt these garments to suit their lives and the island climate. A simpler version became the muʻumuʻu, a Hawaiian word meaning “cut off.” Through the 20th century, its comfortable shape and expressive prints made it a much loved part of Hawaiian dress.

I love the thought behind a dress made for warm weather and real life. For our Aloha series, we took that inspiration and made something unmistakably Nala. I drew the pattern by hand: our Malaysian hibiscus, our famous kingfisher, and a pink that feels light and happy.

Many people still do not realise how much goes into our fabric. We develop and weave our own cotton satin rather than buying fabric off the rack. My drawing then goes to India, where it is printed onto the fabric we have made. The result is a cotton that is beautifully light and thin, with a softness you understand as soon as you touch it. Once you put this dress on, you may not want to take it off.

The dress has an open back, and I love wearing it without a bra. When it is this hot, sometimes you simply want to feel free. It is comfortable enough for an ordinary day and beautiful enough to take on holiday.

And, as always with Nala, it goes in the washing machine. I want our clothes to be worn often, cared for easily and kept for years. Hawaiian families have treasured muʻumuʻu across generations. I would love for this Nala dress, with its own Malaysian story, to be passed on one day too.

What’s in Your Mooncake Box?

by Arnaud | Sep 18, 2026 | Events

5 min read

What’s in Your Mooncake Box?

The lanterns are coming out again at The Campus this weekend.

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From 17 to 20 September, The Campus Ampang is celebrating One Moon, bringing together the Mid-Autumn Festival and Malaysia Day with four days of food, art, culture and, of course, lanterns.

The big celebration happens on 19 and 20 September, with lion dances, festive drums, live singing, cultural performances, lantern-making, fan painting, calligraphy, an art exhibition, a lantern walk and the Finch Market.

And at Nala, we’re bringing back our little mooncake surprise.

Our Nala Mystery Gift Boxes are still available at RM169 each, and every box is a surprise. Inside you’ll find a mystery Nala bag and a mooncake, and if you’re particularly lucky, you might discover a Nala voucher hiding inside too.

You don’t get to choose. That’s the fun of it.

So come for the lanterns, stay for the celebrations, and pick up a mystery box while you’re there.

One Moon by The Campus
17 to 20 September 2026
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Campus Ampang

Nala Mystery Gift Box: RM169
Available at Nala The Campus while stocks last.

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