{"id":13645,"date":"2026-06-12T21:02:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/?p=13645"},"modified":"2026-06-13T08:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T08:00:12","slug":"from-hong-kong-to-lisbon-how-a-miniature-playground-connects-us-across-time-and-distance2cookinn-where-community-feels-like-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/pt\/from-hong-kong-to-lisbon-how-a-miniature-playground-connects-us-across-time-and-distance2cookinn-where-community-feels-like-home\/","title":{"rendered":"From Hong Kong to Lisbon: How a Miniature Playground Connects Us Across Time and Distance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven years ago, long before the doors of <strong>2Cozinhar<\/strong> opened here in Lisbon, I launched a Kickstarter project to create products that tell meaningful stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was <strong>The Playground Stand<\/strong>, a multipurpose stand inspired by my own childhood memories of seeing it in a Hong Kong public housing estate. For anyone who grew up in Hong Kong, those vibrant concrete playgrounds are the colourful backdrops of leisure spaces built for community and imagination. We wanted to bring that exact sense of interactive play onto daily spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intention was to keep collecting meaningful stories around us, and inviting new design talents to create beautiful objects that people can enjoy in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe title=\"WooW Playground Stand\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A3KjYBMJdTE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The World Changes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2019, Hong Kong has undergone immense transitions. Those shifts eventually pushed my close circle of friends and backers -including myself \u2013 to scatter across the globe, packing up their lives and relocating to different parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, a thought came to me \u2013 \u201cHow is everyone doing?\u201d. So, I reached out to see where those pieces of Hong Kong memory are living today. The photos they sent back left me deeply moved. Among them, we have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One backer bought a stand when her son was just a child. Today, he is a teenager studying for his A-levels in the U.K., using that same estate-inspired structure to hold his headphone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another friend who now works from home has made the stand the anchor of his daily remote-work desk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a beautiful twist of utility, one stand has been repurposed to hold and support a long-stemmed indoor plant a friend\u2019s new home in Lisbon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Though thousands of miles apart, we somehow remain bonded by The Playstand Stand. They carry the blueprint of a shared Hong Kong memory, surviving cross-continental moves and the steady march of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-478b6e6b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"13647\" src=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-11-37-00-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-11-37-00-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-11-37-00-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-11-37-00-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-11-37-00-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-11-37-00-990x1320.jpg 990w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-11-37-00-441x588.jpg 441w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-11-37-00-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-11-37-00-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-11-37-00-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-11-37-00.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-16-27-30-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-16-27-30-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-16-27-30-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-16-27-30-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-16-27-30-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-16-27-30-990x1320.jpg 990w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-16-27-30-441x588.jpg 441w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-16-27-30-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-16-27-30-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-16-27-30-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-16-27-30.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-10-40-16-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-10-40-16-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-10-40-16-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-10-40-16-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-10-40-16-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-10-40-16-990x1320.jpg 990w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-10-40-16-441x588.jpg 441w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-10-40-16-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-10-40-16-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-10-40-16-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHOTO-2026-06-06-10-40-16.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Shaping the Values of 2Cookinn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at these photos made me realise that changes are constant. Yet, what really matter deep in our hearts remain unchanged.  The spark behind that 2019 project is, to a degree, what drives <strong>2Cozinhar<\/strong> today.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back then, the mission was to create \u201cstorytelling products\u201d that brought art and interaction to everyday life. Today, at 2Cookinn,  we believe that everyday routines \u2013 whether it is cooking, dining or working \u2013 should be treated as an art form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We curate vibrant tablewares, international designs, and local crafts because we believe the objects we surround ourselves with have the power to tell stories, bring colour to our lives, and connect us to one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"13653\" src=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4377-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4377-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4377-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4377-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4377-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4377-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4377-1-990x1320.jpg 990w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4377-1-441x588.jpg 441w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4377-1-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4377-1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4377-1-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"13659\" src=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-2-782x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-2-782x1024.png 782w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-2-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-2-768x1006.png 768w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-2-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-2-990x1297.png 990w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-2-441x578.png 441w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-2-400x524.png 400w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-2-800x1048.png 800w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-2-150x197.png 150w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-2.png 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Final 12 Pieces<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">There were <strong>12 pieces<\/strong> of the original Playground Stand left in the world, quietly tucked away in a Hong Kong storage room\u2014a physical capsule of 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Recently, a wonderful friend of mine traveled back to Hong Kong. Knowing how much these objects meant to me, she kindly packed <strong>3 of those precious pieces<\/strong> into her luggage and brought them safely to Lisbon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Those 3 physical pieces are now sitting at 2Cookinn as an exclusive, last-chance offering. They are the only ones physically accessible in Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As for the remaining 8 pieces? They are still waiting in Hong Kong, their future chapters unwritten, bound to an unknown possibility. We don\u2019t know when, how, or if they will ever cross the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If you love objects that carry history, friendship, and a global journey, we invite you to come to our shop and see them in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>The Story to be Continued\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the bottom of each Playground Stand, a little line is engraved. It says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cInspired by your stories, Storyteller: Angela Yuen\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-821x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-821x1024.png 821w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-768x958.png 768w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-990x1235.png 990w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-441x550.png 441w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-400x499.png 400w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-800x998.png 800w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos-150x187.png 150w, https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/View-recent-photos.png 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that point of my life, I could never imagine this product would be displayed in my own little shop, let alone dreaming about it being in Lisbon! I never knew the story would end up being here, and the story is to be continued\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What was your dream seven years ago? <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Where are you now?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/pt\/contact-us\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/2cookinn.com\/contact-us\/\">Share your stories and let\u2019s see what happen next !<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven years ago, long before the doors of 2Cookinn opened here in Lisbon, I launched a Kickstarter project to create products that tell meaningful stories. It was The Playground Stand, a multipurpose stand inspired by my own childhood memories of seeing it in a Hong Kong public housing estate. 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