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Alexander Moliner

Alexander Moliner has chosen some paths through life that has made him into what he is today. His path mainly consists of music and philosophy. We met Alexander in his home town Palafrugell to get to know him a little bit better. Our meeting left us hoping to meet him again soon.

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Question: Who is Alexander Moliner, Describe yourself in few words.

Answer: I really don't know yet. This question is something I am trying to find out as life goes on and I learn from this.

Q: Tell me about your town/area and What is good about it

A: I live in a coastal town north of Barcelona called Palafrugell. It´s a beautiful touristic area especially in the summer. Great place to feed my curiousness regarding places and people as we meet them coming from over the world.

Q: What is the first thing you think of in the morning.

A: I´d like to say "learn" to myself when I wake up. I'm a curious guy and one of the reasons I wake up in the morning is to learn mora about the work around us. Also, I would like to start the day by asking; "what can this day bring".

Q: Tell me your favorite place in the world

A: My favorite place in the world is Calella, a small village on by the sea. I practically learned to play the guitar on the beach there and it has a special place in my heart.

Q: Give me a name of one of the people that you look up to in this world, your inspiration.

A: For my music, the main inspiration comes from the Cuban singer/songwriter Silvio Rodriguez. Rodriguez has moved me both musically and intellectually with his intellectual and political lyrics. I find the thougths of Mahatma Gandhi meaningful and worth mentioning when this question arises.

Q: What can you not live without. Do you have a list of things that you cannot live without?

A: When I was younger, I chose to live on the streets as a personal life project. To get the experience and knowledge that we who have a comfortable life lack. During that period I found that after all we don't need too many things in life to be happy. If I had to choose, I would have to choose two things. My guitar and my books. They go hand in hand when it comes to importance in my life.

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Q: What is your goal in life?

A: My goal is to live off of my music. Right now, I might say that I am investigating the possibilities of writing music as well as performing. I am receiving great help from the literature and life itself. We´ll see how it all ends up. I'm anyway enjoying it all now.

Q: Do you have a favorite Cocktail?

A: The old Fashioned is my favourite.

Q: If you could pass on some of your knowledge to the generations coming, what would that be?

A: Step out of your comfort zone and don't be afraid to try anything whatever it is. The reward of doing something that you don't know from before gives you experiences that will build your life to what it becomes.

You can hear more from Alexander in our interview with him when viewing the film below.

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Moontserrat Abril

When we asked Montse as she is called about an interview, she was thrilled to receive us to her house in the beautiful countryside of Catalonia. The same house she and her husband has renovated this last year into a charming and beautiful home. We were surprised to learn that besides the full renovation of their house, she has also taken on different commissions for her painting, started a small business where she and her boyfriend design and produce small stuffed animal figures for sail through a website they have launched. (<a href="http://paquitos.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paquitos.es</a>)

We spent a day with Montse and got to know about her values and work. We love meeting people who can show us that there are other ways to earn a living, following their heart and passion. Heres your chance to meet her as well:

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Question: Who is Moontserrat Abril? Describe yourself in few words.

Answer: I'm Montse who is currently dedicated to painting, but also interested in other creative trades. I produce paintings, murals, commissioned portraits, but also the stuffed animal figures, i renovate and do some interior designs for clients as well. Along with refurbishing our house of course.

Q: Tell us about your town/area and what is good about it?

A: I live in Ermedàs surrounded by nature. I have found that living here after ten years in Barcelona brings out the best of my creative side.

Q: What is the first thing you think of in the morning.

Waking up in this time of my life now, I never actually have a single thought. This because my life brings numerous tasks every day. From teaching kids about art and paintings, to planning the decorations of a restaurant.

Q: Tell me your favorite place in the world?

A: Undoubtably Cadaqués up until now... But ask me today, and it would be our house here with the animals, nature and harmony that surrounds it. Its just so simple and real.

Q: Give me a name of one of the people that you look up to in this world, your inspiration?

A: My inspiration comes from the harmony within myself. But in order to achieve harmony, I find this in my surroundings, in people who follow their own beliefs and inspiration. Through nature and different places.

Q: What can you not live without? Do you have a list of things that you cannot live without?

A: Right now, the simple answer to this is my horse April. One reason for me to stay here in the first place. I got her as a gift and it just made me realize that this was the place to live and be.

Q: What is your goal in life?

A: First of all, I don't aspire to obtain things and wealth. I like my life being simple and uncomplicated. I think life should be lived and enjoyed as much as possible through the coherence of what I am and what I do.

Q: Do you have a favorite cocktail?

A: I dont have a preferanse when it comes to cocktails. I like soft and dry cocktails without them being too strong or too sweet.

Q: If you could pass on some of your knowledge to the generations coming, what would that be?

A: Dont overestimate your problems. It just isn't worth worrying about the obstacles we meet in life. They seem to resolve themselves in one way or the other.

Quenched: Thanks to Montse, here's the film we made from our day together with further comments from her interview.

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“<em>I have always tried to explain and express myself through images and visuals. Since I was young, I have been visualizing different things in my own head and always tried to explain to myself how I could put everything I encounter down on a canvas. Sometimes, the images stay inside my head for a long time, until I get the chance to do something about them, like with these images of visually mixed cocktails I have worked on now</em>”
These words are spoken by Kai Myhre, the founder of the initial idea that led to the Quenched company and its products seen now.

The images of the deconstructed cocktails have since long, been an ongoing project in his mind where figuring out how to take the pictures has been a hobby to recon. “<em>Some very dirty and wet trials have been conducted in my kitchen</em>”, Kai says when talking about the project. His final tools came from getting some water balloons from his kids and setting up a set in the studio and teaming up with tech-wiz photographer Dag Dalvang and shooting for two straight days. “<em>It's always great to work with Dag, he's the tech wizard I never will be and loves details more than I do.</em>” Says Kai.

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The imagery of the different classic cocktails were firstly meant to be offered for sale as posters and through the quenched.com platform. Whether or not a campaign, sales of prints, or something else, the images will be posted as Quenched strives to launch its products in different cities and countries. In other words, there are more deconstructed cocktails to come.

The visual thinking of Kai Myhre is represented by the build-up of the <a href="https://www.cocktailclub.com/cocktails/">software</a> where every step of the recipes is visually explained through the use of video, graphics, sound, and text. The idea behind is to make every great tasting cocktail available to be made at home by home bartenders. The theory that people learn more efficiently through visual learning stands strong with Kai.


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<strong>Negroni</strong>; Kai Myhre has used a classic Negroni recipe to visualize the ingredients. Dag Dalvang stitched the image together beautifully.  <strong>A classic Daiquiri</strong>; Kai Myhre used the ingredients he learned from Shannon Mustipher and it has also become his favorite drink when using his own Q-Kit

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