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).

Glass

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You have to be very brave to live in a glass house...  And you have to be very lazy to enjoy nature from the comfort of your couch :-)

The Exhibition

Setting up the first day

The artist Nòra Soòs and me

Partner in crime: Noëlle Jordi (Bahina Jewels)

Wine tasting (photo by Fab)

I thought I had to document the great success of the Art and Jewelry exhibition last week (24-28 April). We had lots of fun, met some amazing people and shared and sold some fabulous art and jewelry. You can still look and buy the paintings on the ide&oda website and the jewelry on Bahina's website. 

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... ;))

House by the river

A friend recommended a book called New Natural Home by Dominic Bradbury. It's full of amazing houses that are "thoughtfully design and sensitively built",  has a low energy use, are "long-lasting" and with a respect for the landscape and the environment. This house in the UK by architect John Pardey is rather spectacular... including the flooding.

Swedish design at its best

Storage Units: Hillside Arflex

Råman House, Sweden

No 5. House, Sweden 

Råman House, Sweden

No 5. House, Sweden

Nobis Hotel, Stockholm

Nobis Hotel, Stockholm

I have been admiring Claesson Koivisto Rune, a Swedish multi-disciplinary architecture and design firm for a long time. This is just a small selection.... visit their website for more: www.ckr.se.

Oh my deer, when will you be satisfied? It's Ok. Je ne regrette rien.

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My lamps from Lyon and other things

Here are some images of our living room... I got the lamps in Lyon (at Marché de la Mode Vintage) and they were red... The bottom drawing "The star catcher" is by Rodrigo Pareja  and the funny men boxes are by Yllekalsong.

My kids' wardrobe

I also wanted to share with you the curtains I have finally finished. They sit on my kids respective wardrobe parts. I printed them through the UK company The Fabric Press. The photos are taken by my dear friend Yllekalsong. I know that more styling and cleaning up of the room could have been done to show off the interior, but... next time.

Floorboards

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Floorboards at its best.... 

Barcelona

Lampshades made from recycled cardboard.

No, this blog has not come to an end. It has just been on holiday. Lots have happened this past month, but here I am sharing with you one of my trips: to Barcelona. You cannot go to Barcelona without 1.) noticing Gaudi and his organic world, 2.) noticing all the cool design and art everywhere, and 3.) without eating too much.

Above is a dream gallery selling lots of different affordable art - something for every taste.

A free Christmas and New Year gift - from Francesca Lancisi

Click here to download English version of this calendar.

I met Francesca Lancisi at a wedding last summer. She told me about her career change from teaching Italian to becoming an artist (beside being a full time mother). Since then, I have followed her on her website and facebook and she has amazed me since. Her drawings are so peaceful and beautiful and her aquarelle collages are so harmonious and fun. She is also doing such a creative job in using the internet to promote her work. For example, she is offering a free downloadable calendar for everybody - to print and give as a gift! I am now offering it to you! Enjoy!