Francesca Lancisi

I would like to present the Italian artist who will be on show at the next ide&oda exhibition between 22-28 April in the Old Town (Gallery Nest). I met Francesca Lancisi at a wedding in Florence and she told me she was an ex-teacher turned artist. Once at home, I checked out her website and fell immediately in love. Her fine, sensual watercolors are so beautiful - happy and melancholic at the same time. She manages to capture a colour or form for every mood and emotion.

I am also amazed and impressed how she builds her online presence with an Etsy shop, blog, newsletter while organizing real exhibitions and, at the same time, being a full time mother!

See you there!

Quello che resta

Cellule

Pebbles

Paesaggi et Botanica

Neon Art

I have for a long time been dreaming of owning some neon art. It's so much fun: the light, the colours, the shapes, the statement, the words. Even my kids loved Dan Flavin at MAMCO:

(photo by Mattias Nilsson)

Source: remodelista.com via TriciaRose Rough Linen on Pinterest

from www.fffound.com

from this website.

Neon Lights by Tracey Emin

Gio&Mi at MAMCO

Pop-up

This is what my Scandinavian Art and Design Pop-Up shop in Geneva looks like. Hugboxes by Swedish Matt Nils, photography by Carl Spader and design from Sweden, Denmark and Norway. All items are available on www.ideandoda.com

Launching of Scandinavian Art and Design Event

Today starts a three week countdown to the Scandinavian Art and Design event I am organizing in Geneva. The week between 26 November and 2 December I will open a pop-up shop in the old town in Geneva selling Matt Nils' ceramics, Carl Spader's photography (Swedish Artists) & Scandinavian design objects. Today I am only posting the invite but stay tuned for more information on the artists and the objects. In the meanwhile you can like ide&oda on Facebook.

I simply just love this aquarelle by Francesca Lancisi.

Source: etsy.com via Réka on Pinterest

A house full of paintings

"Yoga of Dressing" in the living room

"Fair Play" in the bedroom

"Master and Margarita" in the stair case

I had the pleasure to have the Nora Soos paintings for a short month in my house. It was fantastic! They will leave on Saturday to go back home so, few more days to check them out here or live at my house.

My favorite flowers

Today I received a bouquet of my favorite flowers from dear husband - pink peonies (I had to google the name). They are simply beautiful. And they fit well with the painting by Nora Soos "Every day meditation"(on sale until mid June).

Nóra Soós

If you by any chance have missed the reason why my blog is so quiet lately.... come to the exhibition I am organizing for my dear friend, Nóra Soós, an amazing young artist! More info on the exhibition taking place next week (24-28 april) on ide&oda. Below are two photos of my living where one of her the colorful chess themes adorns the main wall (I am showing this even if I know the cushions and accessories are are wrong... ;))

Voyage Immobile

These amazing sculptures are made by my dearest artist friend JADE. I have known her (and her art of course) for 10 years and have admired her since. With every exhibition, with every piece she always has a new beautiful story to tell. If you want to see her art, she is having an exhibition in Evian at the Galerie29 until the 3rd of December (for more information, click on invitation above) . To discover more of her mystical world go to www.jadesculptures.fr

Today I also would like to quickly show you this amazing Finnish glass design from 1966! By Tapio Wirkkla.

All photos above from Sköna Hem

Photo from artist's own website

I promised more Swedish design...This white dream is the artist's Maria Moja Adlersson's summer house. I like her inventive paint jars installation the most.

photo by reka

photo by reka

I know most people come to admire the flower clock in Geneva, but I think this is definitely the coolest clock in town. Could I have a smaller version to take home please?

Very spontaneously I bought a similar Nordic vintage school map in December from Swedish Grandpa. Still trying to figure out how to get it to Geneva...

I'm sure you could not have missed Therese Sennerholt's graphics. My favorite is of course the chocolate one!

I stole this one from another blog, but I just could not resist the photo with the old lady! (photo originally from Sköna Hem)

Louise Bourgoise: Part of her Extreme Tension exhibition at Pompidou in January. On one side it said: The Legs Thighs Ankles Toes; On the other side: THE pelvis bones The joints. I just love this drawing... a labyrinth of our inner parts.