About Us

Inspired by the idea of an endless summer, by the fascinating world of cinema and by the never-fading beauty of the tangible.

For years, I have been funneling my lifelong passion for cinema, photography and storytelling on my website, the online cultural publication Classiq Journal.

And no other time of year seems to catch our imagination and adventurous spirit quite like summer.

Remember those childhood summers, Generation X? When there was so much play, but also so much time to dream away, to be in your own world? A long country road would put your own imagination in motion, the dirt path stretching ahead paved with ideas. The surroundings and the books you read would weave their stories together.

More than the sound of waves, I will always associate the sound of cicadas or the mountain peaks with summer, just as I have always done with a favourite summer film. The kind of film that can capture the suspended reality of summer, that can evoke a special childhood memory, that can make you succumb to chance and to the languid summer magic, or that is able to transport you to another time and world. It can be about a place just as much as it can about a mindset. A favourite summer film, just like a sound or song, lingers with you long after you’ve watched it and may even accompany you throughout a lifetime.

Summer is the only time of year when you can sometimes feel like the main character in your own adventure film, roaming the majestic scenery of your most without boundaries side. And watching the shimmering, huge sun dip into the sea, you get a deeper sense of tomorrow and that you can not really know what to expect from it.

shop.classiq.me – the Summerlands shop – is about the culture and feeling of summer, about a time well spent, and about everything classic: timeless style, the printed word, handmade art and artifacts, the never-fading beauty of the tangible. It gathers products that want to bring a new appreciation for artistic expression, craftsmanship and authentic beauty. They are specially curated by myself and/or created in exclusive collaborations with artists and artisans who have wholeheartedly embraced the idea of a stories shop.

I hope you will discover something that you like here.

Ada Pîrvu

Founder and author of Classiq Journal