Wendy from Vermont loves old textiles, and has collected antique and vintage linen since childhood. Now she sells them via her online store The Textile Trunk. If you - like me - share her passion, check out her current listings over at eBay.
Vintage Linen makes timeless beauty
Summer furniture - snyggare än konstrotting
A selection of summer furniture from Vincent Sheppard. Not made of fake, plastic rattan, but of paper-wrapped steel (see mid pic). Love these classic chairs:
Som många av er vet, är jag lagom förtjust i de nu så populära konstrottingmöblerna för utomhusbruk. Kanske mest för att de flesta ser så löjligt klumpiga ut, trots en strävan att vara "tjusiga".
Men dessa från Vincent Sheppard, är inte alls dumma. Inte tillverkade av plastig konstrotting utan av pappersklädd stål (se mittbilden).
Nätta och eleganta, med klara referenser till förra sekelskiftets korgmöbler.
Stolarna på bilden nedan, är "på gränsen" i min smak. Lite för fyrkantiga. Men eftersom "rottingen" inte går hela vägen ner till golvet, bli stolarna inte så klumpiga som många konstrottingkusiner på marknaden. Den ljusa färgen lättar också upp, och gör stolarna betydligt elegantare.
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Wabi Sabi Fashion
Thai designer Saran Yen is experimenting with natural dyed cotton for his Wabi Sabi garment project. He's taken his inspiration from Leonard Koren's book Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers.
At his website, he writes about these stunning garments, intended for the Japanese market: the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, asperity, simplicity, modesty, intimacy, and the suggestion of natural processes. As a result, the fabric is dyed with natural components such as yeast, coffee etc.
Hand stitched details, holes and wrinkles is used to create a new perception of beauty - his interpretation of imperfection in fashion design. I love it. Do you?
Mer om Saran Yens spännande designprojekt hittar du här
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Some great Wabi Sabi accents
Do you feel your Wabi Sabi rooms are - well, lacking something? Why not try a bold, classic design to liven things up a bit? Here are a selection of classic and new Marimekko textiles for your walls or windows.
Any preferences? I love them all. For different reasons. Maybe the bold "shoe-print" pattern at top right, is my favorite at the moment. Or....
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A Cave with a View in Majorca
A few pictures from last weekend's T Magazine: Alexandre de Batak's very minimal summer retreat in a small costal village in Majorca.
De Betak wanted the place to be ecologically sensitive and in tune with the local culture, yet twisted in his own way. Built with indigenous materials by local artisans, there’s hardly a right angle in the place — evoking the spirit of spanish architect Antonio Gaudí, and.... Barbapapa! Read the full article here.
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Paint it - or let it be?
I have an old chest of drawers from late 19C. Brown-ish. From my granny. It's see better days. So, should I give it a fresh coat of paint? Or leave it Wabi Sabi style?
One thing I do know - I will NOT follow the crowd and paint it black. Or white. Like most people seem to do these days. Maybe this pale blue (with lots of black in it, to tone down the blue shade to almost grey) would be the thing? Hmmm. Decisions, decisions...
One thing I do know - I will NOT follow the crowd and paint it black. Or white. Like most people seem to do these days. Maybe this pale blue (with lots of black in it, to tone down the blue shade to almost grey) would be the thing? Hmmm. Decisions, decisions...
Check out my other blog Creative Living here.
For the modern tea ceremony
I confess - I already have too many tea pots. And here is another I'd love to add to my collection. Maybe not quite right for the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, but very useful for a quick fix: simply drag the silicone string to stop the tea from brewing. Clever.
This new glass tea kettle is designed by Norm for Danish Menu - another example of great, affordable Scandinavian design.
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Give away - vinn en häftig kudde!
Nu har bloggen Me & Alice utlottning av en jättevacker kudde av by Nord och nätbutiken Blacknwhite (vinstvärde: ca 720 kr). Utlottningen pågår fram till 1 maj, och den lyckliga vinnaren meddelas på bloggen Me and Alice följande dag - den 2 maj.
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