Trendspotting: 2012-2013 is all natural and slow design

The future is even more about natural materials and colors produced locally. Slow design in shades of grey, carrot-orange, beet-red etc. All according to trend forcaster Li Edelkoort and Swedish stylist, Lotta Agaton. Read Lottas full trend report here.

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A Swedish Midsummer's Dream

In this months issue of Elle Interiör, Nanna Lagerman and photographer Philip Karlberg have played around and turned an Stockholm studio into a breezy summer home. Love the "carpets". 





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Contrasts - Kontraster

I am intrigued by the contrast in this art work, currently on display in Hollywood. The work is titled Property and is artist Alex Israel's comment on physical perfection... 

Via NYT 
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Raku in my garden

Yesterday I made some raku ceramics. Testing different glazes. Not all turned out as I wanted. Celadon green turned out emerald. Most yellows turned beige. Back to the drawing board. Of all the experiments, I think the white glaze turned out the best and produced the cracked pattern I so love in raku ceramics.

The 4 major steps in the raku burning process:




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Greys and blacks

Hope you all had a good weekend.

Do you find decorating with colors difficult? That the colors you fell for in the store, never turn out quite like you expected in your own home, once you painted that wall? Added that textile?

Designing with color IS difficult, and takes years to learn. The way around the problem is to go all black and white. And perhaps add shades of grey? And a touch of natural wood. Playing it safe. Like this elegant and relaxed scandinavian interior, photographed by Trine Thorsen

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A place to relax

Stairway to Heaven

I live in a one story house. There isn't much need of a stairway, so to speak. Still - I love them. Especially wrought iron ones. Old ones. Like these: 





Images: dialgurgaon.com, salvoweb.com, wroughtiron.com, stairrailing.net, pretoriaschmiede.co.za, flatrock.org.nz

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DIY med en gren, lite snören och annat smått och gott

Veckans sista quick tips med grenar och kvistar. För tillfälliga arrangemang eller mer permanenta lösningar. Det behöver inte vara mer komplicerat än så här att förnya ett rum, en balkong, ett uterum. Lycka till!

This weeks last quick fix using nature's own materials like branches in new places and combinations. Happy weekend.



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Beautiful bath

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