Serge Van De Put is a Belgian artist whose work we saw in Paris some years ago with photographer Joanna Moorhouse. He makes adorable animal characters out of old tyres. He even gave me a book of his work, which I have lent to someone...
Heath Nash has designed this delicate lamp called Laurel for MUM´S. It is made of recycled plastic bottles and containers. Plastic can be sensitive and sustainable.Heath Nash on suunnitellut Laurel-valaisimen MUM´Sille. Materiaalina on kierrätetyt muovipullot ja -kanisterit. Yllättävää kyllä, muovistakin voi löytää herkkyyttä....
We visited Anthropologie shop in Santa Monica. The shop is like a set of a play. So much to see, so many stories, such a nice mix of lifestyle stuff. The bag made from an old bird painting was fun. I guess you can´t make...
Does a parking garage have to be grey, dull and ugly? No, not in Los Angeles.Pitääkö parkkihallin olla harmaata betonia ja ruma? Ei. Ainakaan Los Angelesissa....
Hello from the sunny California. Ace hotel in Palm Springs had an eclectic mix of styles. Modern Wild West style meets the 50´s. Great carpets.Terveisiä aurinkoisesta Californiasta. Ace-hotelli Palm Springsissä oli sisustettu rennolla sekoituksella 50-lukua ja villi länsi -meininkiä. Ihanat, värikkäät matot....
One World Interiors is a Dutch company which imports and wholesales materials and objects from India and the East. They upcycle and create furniture and decorative objects from what they find. Battered and rusty is beautiful for them. They also have a concept store called...
Have you ever lost your keys? I keep losing mine daily. At the Ambiente there was this tiny, funny garage for the keys by Corpus Delicti. Mind you, it would not help me finding things from my handbag.Hukkaatko avaimesi usein? Minulle se on arkipäivää. Ambientessa...
Back to Frankfurt this time at the Ambiente fair. Radiant modernity is the first theme...
I flicked through my old View magazines from 1994 and came accross these beautiful watercolours by artist/illustrator Mats Gustafson. He is my favourite fashion illustrator of all times. Amazing how someone can catch the essential with so few lines. His work is timeless too. The...
Design Academy Eindhoven is a melting pot with creativity. Always worth going to see their graduate exhibition in Milan. But checking their webpagesis interesting too. http://www.designacademy.nlEva Smeltekop designed a new kind of small fridge, called Refridgerator 02.She claims that not all food is suited to...