I made today a relaxing day before tomorrow’s press events and then the opening of Designersblock, 100% Design and Tent London on Thursday. I headed out to the local grocery store Waitrose to check out the store.

The eco bag above may not look very exciting, but it’s quite simple and practical. UK grocery stores have been promoting the use of reusable bags as part of an effort to reduce plastic bag usage. These are definitely much sturdier than the reusable bags that you see in the US at stores such as Whole Foods or Safeway.

Then there’s the packaging. How do you make a product on the shelf stand out amongst others? This freshly squeezed orange juice literally “screamed” out at me when there were hundreds of other bottles out there. The label itself was definitely bright enough and it caught my attention. It was just as simple as that.

For lunch, I ended up at The Natural Kitchen while walking up Marylebone High Street, the main shopping street in the Marylebone area, just north of Oxford Street. This is definitely a first for me in the area, and it was definitely very charming. I had a great meal at the cafe upstairs, with a Thai spiced sweet potato soup with roasted pine nuts, then a spinach and feta quiche + salad.

The evening was just quite mellow. It is now just past midnight in London, and I have a press event first thing in the morning. So stay tuned. More to come tomorrow from the events.