Little Studio.

Yesterday I got a mail from Little Studio, run by Marit Lissdaniels and Angelica Utterberg. They started their company in 2010 with mainly posters but have now also designed cusions, cutting boards, trays and other lovley items for the design consious home. Everything is produced in Sweden, which I think is great. I really like their mix of patterns and colours, it feels fresh! Check out the website.

Black is black

As a fasion designer it´s almost expected to always wear black. At the last seminar with Li Edelkoort, she was talking about wearing black as a kind of sheld. Something one wear to become invisble and protected. When it comes to interior it´s the other way around, going "all black" becomes a statement of boldness.

Via: april and may, sunday in bed, bodie and fou & mo + mo living

Grey dreams

It´s time to realize that the days are getting shorter and grey will be the general colour on our sky for the next coming months. However, I find this colour beautiful and peaceful. Layers of knits, natural linnen sheets, distressed concrete walls and weather bleached wood, they all look so nice in cool shades of grey.

Via:wabi sabi, ramdomitus, these things take time,  convoy & li edelkoort

Gender bender

I´ve been thinking a lot about femine versus masculine the last couple of days. Can you tell if a woman or a man have designed an item? Is there a different kind of mindset when it comes to design? Is there a difference between male and female bloggers? If there is a difference, are we slowly changing our minds and  will "meet in the middle"? In fashion, dressing with a "Gender bender" twist is THE thing right now. We borrow from the male wardrobe and use masculine attributes like they are our own. And according to the magazines, "metrosexual" men is no longer a trend it´s a natural way of living. What do you think? Are men and women different when designing?

Via: it´s all about paths, the impossible cool, witc, convoy & jjjjound

A colourful fall

It´s a beautiful autumn day, with winter nowhere in sight. So I´m really feeling for some bold colours a day like this. It gives me the right energy and the creativity is on top. Love this messy and creativ studio, love the J.Crew fall collection and I love painting with brights at the moment.

Via: the design files,  j crew, & colorful homes

Blog love

I read a variety of interior blogs every day. Some I visit once in a while and some I just have to read every singel day because they always keep me inspired. Swedish 'STIL inspiration', run by Pella, is one of my favorites, especially when she is showing some of her own work. For some time now she has been taking an course in interior styling at Beckmans by the Swedish stylist queen Lotta Agaton and I think Pella has a real talent for the job. I hope to see more of her styling in the future and really recommend a visit to her blog.

Photos by Pella at STIL inspiration

Art to desire

 If I hadn´t spent all my money in New York I would have been a strong candidate to buy this piece of art that I just found on 'Stadsauktion'. They have an auction for charity (Barndiabetesfonden) and this is one of the items that I would like to place a strong bid on. The photo is untitled and signed by the artist, Camilla Åkrans 2010. I love photoart, I´m in the fashion buisness and green is my favorite colour, so it´s perfect...I just lack a bit of cash.

H&M Home 2012

I just found some photos from H&H Home´s press preview threw April and May. I think some of their things look quite nice but I always expect stronger and bolder expressions since H&M fashion always go "all the way". They have chosen a safe way and I think they would gain more in experimenting a bit and try to sand out instead of blending in. What do you think? Is this something that will be interesting for next year?

Varpunen sacks

"Tetris" and "Shapes" are two items in Varpunen´s new collecions of sacks. They are made of printed PVC-laminated polyester with some very strong prints. These two are my favorites but they all look great.

Sunday kitchen

I hope you´ve all had a great weekend. Mine have been fantastic, I´ve spent most of the time in the garden making things ready for winter and on saturday night we had friends over for dinner. We spent all evening in the kitchen and sitting there I just realized how much I want to renovate the place. The problem is just that when we moved in, the kitchen was the only room that was fixed up, just not in a way that we like. So, when the rest of the house is in desperat need of some TLC, the kitchen just have to wait. But some day...

Via: hviit, emmas designblogg, donna hay, 2bmodern, vineet kaur, plastolux, canvas,  andreas kuefer & gourmet

Dirt Poster

Posters with funny or well thought of quotes is nothing new. In fact it´s not really my cup of tea. But yesterday I came across Dirt Poster by Roland Reiner Tiangco and totally fell in love with the design and sentiment. The back of the poster is covered in black dust that makes your hands extremely dirty for a reason. Rubbed across the white poster front, your hands reveal the poster’s message. I love the statement because it is true on so many levels. Anyone precious about making mess is probably not going to change the world.

Via: busy being fabulous & plenty of colour