One must say that an artist is kinda mainstream, when he makes and sells matchboxes on his site. Never mind that, Think they´d make a good present for my older sister, Tóra, who unfortunately smokes :o(
"Poul Pava is a Danish artist who, in a naive and spontaneous way, has specialized in painting and drawing the child in us all." Aida a Danish porcelain and cutlery maker have made a thermo cup in collaboration with Poul Pavo to sell in retail shops. Think their adorable and would be a perfect christmas present for my cousin Katrin.
My cousin Marjun and I were discussing the Danish brand House Doctors the other day. Marjun was impressed by there style and the online catalog, and after clicking through the two online catalogs I completely agree with Marjun. My favorite product are the patchwork paper plates. What is your pick?
My younger sister Billa Jenny, her friend Birita and I had a cocktail at Karriere Bar, located in the meatpacking district. It is a gorgeous space with lamps by Olafur Eliasson, who made The weather project at Tate and has med created the magnificent chandeliers at Copenhagens new Opera.
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The hard disk in my beloved computer has had a meltdown, which means that I have not been online since friday. It´s been good & awful all at the same time. I´ll be buying a portable hard disk, and see/hope/pray that Kristjan can save all of our pictures.
No internet means plenty of free time and I made two new editions to my "Ugle kid Joe" christmas present project. For more inspiration on pillow owls go to etsy.
A home without plants is the worst! Sometimes when visiting friends I´ll feel like there´s something missing, and that something is almost always plants and flowers – in other words life.
I actually prefer buying plants to buying shoes. Do you?
I never tier of the shape of the Savoy vase by Alvar Alto and thought that it would make a pretty mat - a bathmat that I´ve been in need of for a long time.
I bought the cheap NÄCKTEN in white and blew up the shape of the Savoy vase on to a newspaper and cut the shape out. I then pinned the template on to the mat wich I then cut out. Voila!
If you´r into Mid Century Modern then visiting Denmark is a very good idea. The quantity of superb objects is huge. No matter what you want you´r very likely to find it at for instance the thrifting fair Bella Center. All I really wished and wanted, when my sister Billa jenny and I went to The Bella Center, was a big Lyngby vase. There were several ones but the first one I saw was cheapest and big enough. On our way home I bought flowers to see how good they looked in my new vase... I´m so pleased.
Read more...This is brilliant.....introducing the Pictobrowser. PictoBrowser is a free and simple web application that displays Flickr images on your blog or website. Again brilliant!
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Tonight is culture night in Denmark. I havn´t decided what or if I´ll be attending any activity. Kristjan went to the Faroe Islands yesterday so I´m all alone.....pobrecita. I loved the poster from 2007, but this years poster is cool as well with him haning and the moon on his head.
Apropos Cross stitching... sometimes when I get a sweet text from Kristjan, I´ll keep it for like ever. Emboding the message is one way of making the text permanent. What a fun idea.
In the center of Copenhagen just opposite Tivoli's main entrance there is a Wonderful Copenhagen Tourist office. The office is actually wonderful and chic. You can seek information, check out your mail and get some of the better bread and cakes in town all at the same time. Great, ha?!
Nadav Kander took these pictures for The New York Post in March 2007 of my birthplace the Faroe Islands. Read the article. I love the colors of the two first pictures. The one with sheep heads is kinda barbaric, but very current. Kristjan will be off to the Faroe Islands this Thursday to join the rest of his family to slaughter some 700 sheeps. I´ve ordered him to bring back as many sheep heads with him as possible. It is one of my favorite eat.
To prepare the heads you lightly burn them to remove all wool (the burning process gives the meat a distinct flavor) than you wash the heads thoroughly and cook for 1 hour in salted water. Voila!
Next time you are feeling bored and don´t know what to.....maybe you should consider cross stitching.
Ruby Khan has stitch some of Craig Robinson Minipop cross stitch. Such a fun and simple idea.
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This is what I most like about Youtube...to find stuff that awakes great memories like the classic Italian La Linea by Osvaldo Cavandoli
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