This season we are doing something I have never done before. The Vase skirts are part of our Firecracker Collection for Chinese New Year, but they sit just as beautifully within Christmas. They are timeless wrap skirts, graceful in movement and full of colour. And yes, for the first time ever, I put my paintings directly onto a skirt.

A vase with flowers is technically not a pattern, but to balance the composition there are several patterns flowing around it, giving the skirt the full Nala universe you know and love.

The paintings began exactly one year ago. Each vase holds flowers with meaning. The chrysanthemum for long life and devotion, the dandelion for resilient women, the yellow saraka for joy, the heaven lotus for purity, the magnolia for quiet strength, and more still waiting in my studio. They began simply as paintings, but one year later they have found their place.

Instead of photographing the artworks, we translated them into layered illustrations so the colours could be separated, chosen and silkscreened. It means the skirt carries the soul of a painting and the precision of a print. A long process, an experiment, and something I am genuinely proud of. You will see a picture of me with the originals.

The production is very limited and each skirt carries its own quiet story. And for those who love the paintings but prefer not to wear them, we created a small number of limited edition prints, available in all our stores.

I always travel with my Nala things because they change the whole energy of a hotel room in five minutes. When I was in Singapore for our launch, I checked into the beautiful Lloyds Hotel and emptied my suitcase like it was a mission. Placemat on the desk. Table runner on the console. Toiletries bag lined up in the bathroom. Pouch on the side table. Pillowcases on the bed inserts and all.

The best part was coming back after housekeeping and finding the Nala pillows perfectly arranged on the bed. Even the cleaning ladies understood the assignment.

If you spend a lot of time on the road, this is the trick. Bring a few pieces that carry your style and you instantly take ownership of the space. It stops feeling anonymous and starts feeling like your room.

Our home collection lands in KL on the 28th. Pack a couple of pieces the next time you travel and see how fast you can flip a standard room into something with character. Even Lloyds Hotel got the full Nala treatment.

I stumbled upon Planted Journal by accident, drawn in by an extraordinary close-up of a moth. Zoomed in, its wings looked like feathers, soft and celestial, reminding me once again that the world we live in is nothing short of spectacular.

Planted Journal is both a website and an Instagram platform that explores the deep connection between humans and nature. Through poetic photography, thoughtful writing, and quiet reflections, it reminds us to slow down, observe, and return to the rhythm of the natural world. It is a space that celebrates plants, growth, and the unseen beauty that surrounds us, all created with such sincerity and purpose that you can feel the love behind every post.

Somewhere between screens and schedules, we have forgotten how much beauty surrounds us. We no longer lie in the grass, feel the sunlight on our face, breathe in the forest air, or listen to the quiet hum of a field. Here in Malaysia, we are blessed with jungles, beaches, and parks, yet most days we only see the world through the glow of a phone.

Imagine if we had more time to reconnect, a four-day work week, or even one day each month devoted to picnicking in a park, simply being part of nature again.

Until that dream becomes real, let’s take small steps. Start by visiting Planted Journal on Instagram or their website. Sign up for their newsletter. Their work is mind-blowingly beautiful, a quiet reminder of how much there still is to see, to feel, and to protect

For the second drop of Banal Deluxe, three new prints step into the spotlight. Each one takes its cue from the simplest of objects, things you might overlook in daily life but that carry so much character once you really see them.

There is the gayung, the small bucket with a handle found in almost every Malaysian household. It is still part of our lives today, whether for showering, cleaning floors or scooping water. Then there is the white pepper shaker, always present on the breakfast table with soft-boiled eggs. And finally, the soya sauce bottle, humble and essential, now transformed into something unexpectedly bold.

When enlarged on our Palladio Pants, the soya sauce print even resembles an African textile, proof that design has the power to shift perspectives. As Paul Smith once said, “inspiration is everywhere you look.” That is the truth. With an open mind, a love for design and joy in the work, patterns reveal themselves in even the most ordinary of things.

At NALA, we believe that beauty starts with intention. In a world where everything is fast and forgettable, we want to slow things down, to remind ourselves (and others) that how something is made matters just as much as what it looks like.

That’s why we still silkscreen.

It’s not just a printing method. It’s a lesson in colour, patience, and presence. When you silkscreen, you have to pay attention. Every colour is printed one at a time, with big silk screens that must be perfectly aligned by hand. There’s no shortcut. No “undo” button.

But here’s the fun part: we use transparent inks. So when yellow overlaps with blue, it creates green, not by adding another colour, but by layering two. If you look closely at the rabbit on this T-shirt, you’ll see that green is made from intention, not ink.

And that’s the point. When you understand silkscreen, you start to understand colour. When you understand colour, you begin to see the world differently.

This is our why. And this is how we make our universe beautiful, one rabbit at a time.