Saturday 23 February 2013
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Way into the darkness where the sun is shining yellow
The sun creating lightbrown freckles on my nose. Bare feet covered in sand. A light breeze catching my hair. Sound of mesmerizing clapping. Spinning around so fast you almost lose your breath. Dancing like no one's watching. Crazy, passionate love. Living in the moment.
Wednesday 13 February 2013
Love: Make Up by Kosta Boda
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| www.lipglossbitch.se |
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| jonaslindstrom.se |
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| amandafalk.se |
I'm in love with these kitchy glass items from the Swedish brand Kosta Boda, one of the world’s leading brands of glassware and art glass. It was founded already in 1742 and has collaborated with many talented designers over the years. One of them is Stockholm born Åsa Jungnelius. Her Make Up collection includes glassware in the shape of lipsticks, nail polish bottles and lips. I know some people think they're tacky and tasteless but to me, that's kind of the point. Okay, not the tasteless part but they are indeed charmingly tacky, and within that lies their appeal. They're girly and over-the-top and that's why I love them.
They are a bit pricey though so I think I have to chose just one that gets to move into my apartment with me. I'm a lippstick girl so I think I've found a winner with the pink lipstick.
"My first aim is to create glass that tells a story. Then I use aesthetics as a way of depicting the objective world in my own subjective manner. Often, I use stereotypical artefacts as a model or reference in order to highlight or destroy the myth and its significance. As for glass itself, I love its glitter and shiny, hard surfaces, especially as a contrast to other materials."
Åsa Jungnelius
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| royaldesign.se |
Monday 11 February 2013
Sunday 10 February 2013
Ads of the 20th century
I had a lovely lunch date with a friend of mine a while back. Sadly, she's now abroad on exchange. She has a blog too, so if you know swedish or just want to see some cute pics from Utrecht and the Netherlands, check out her blog.
Anyways, we strolled around in Helsinki and ended up at H&M of course, who doesn't love that shop? We saw this book lying on a shelf and both grabbed a copy at the same time, true fashion gals at heart ;) Our reaction? "I need this!!" I bought mine on the spot and went home and admired all the pretty pictures the rest of the night. The book features ads from the 20th century and inspirational quotes, like the one from Audrey Hepburn in the picture I snapped for you guys. It was only 15 euros, so if you're a fashion girl like me, head to your nearest H&M shop for your own copy! My plan is to tear out the prettiest ads, frame them and hang them on the walls of my apartement that I'm moving into quite soon.
Coffee chill
So sorry I've been a bit absent here on the blog, been incredibly busy with work the past few weeks. When I get home I literally fall asleep the minute my head touches the pillow even though my intention is not to fall asleep at 6 o'clock! :D (although a quick little nap never hurt anyone right?) I try not to sleep during the evening or day because I feel weird and all woosey if I do.
Anyways, that's not what I wanted to tell you guys! I wanted to share some pics from a lovely coffee date I had with a friend a couple of weeks back now. We were walking around Helsinki, trying to find a nice place to have a coffee and ended up going to this cute coffee shop in a theatre called "Svenska Teatern" (The Swedish theatre). It's really cosy! The only downside is that it's quite expensive! But well worth it, at least this one time. On our way to the bus we walked past Stockmann, a big department store in the heart of Helsinki, and had to stop to admire the window displays. So whimsical and cute!
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