Ballet Poetry in Black and White

I wouldn't mind having this photograph - by New York photographer Dane Shitagi - on my wall. 
Photo by Dane Shitagi
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Concrete Bathroom - Badrumsinspiration i betong

Planerar du att förnya ditt badrum, kanske detta kan inspirera? Råa betongväggar, bänkar längs med duschväggarna och småsten på golvet. Tappa inte tvålen, bara.... 
I have the worst bathroom. Ever. If I have anything to do with it, my next one will be like this: raw, grey concrete walls and seats all around plus pebbels on the floor. You better not slip and fall in this shower ;-)

Trendspotting: Elle goes Green

Swedish Elle Interiör is my favorite (Swedish) interior mag. Love the international outlook. The other day the September issue landed in my mailbox. Jumped at the cover: that moss colored sofa. All those pics of greenery. Inspiring and looking great! The article inside wasn't half bad either. Just love these pics by Swedish photograpeher Idha Lindhag, which I borrowed from her site. 




Above: Love the two Morris wallpapers in this pic. Can we look forward to a William Morris revival in Sweden now? (When I ask my interior design students if they know of Williams Morris and his work, they all shake their heads... Maybe no more? ;-))
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Nature - with a silver lining


Tuesday. The day of the week when I dig my hands deep into clay. 
Just experimenting at the moment. We'll see what comes out of it.... 
Nothing like British silversmith Alex Ramsey's stunning work, I am sure. 
I find his items absolutely stunning! 
Especially love the way he mixes materials - silver, glass, wood, sea shells etc.  




 What can I say? I am inspired. 


På tapeten. Natural and vintage on your walls

Bringing nature indoors via a wallpaper may be just the thing. Here are some examples from the Swedish shop Your Wallpaper.  
 The first two are by designer Mrs Murphy

 These beauties are by photographer Jonny von Wallström

Below: an old photograph turned wallpaper, by Alain Couillaud


And last, but not least: wallpaper design by talented Lisa Bengtsson. Not new, but still a favorite of mine. 
All images from Your Wallpaper
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Shopping Japanese style

Sometimes I wish I could read Japanese. Like today, while visiting the japanese webshop (with the french name) Orne de Feuilles. So many beautiful items. Beautifully photographed. Don't you just want to have it all? 
First some examples of lamps and lanterns made of rope, iron or wood: 





Beautiful storage. Old and new.



Below: a vase made of fabric!

And other elegant details for your home. 

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Pure, elegant WABI SABI arrangements

Sorry for the silence this week. I've been real busy preparing for a course on interior design, styling and homestaging, that I'm hosting this weekend. Nothing out of the ordinary, really, since I'm giving them several times a year. But this time I wanted to make some update, and for some reason, updates always tend to take longer than planned. Oh well... See you all next week. To tie you over - here are some beautiful images from from utsuwa-ku






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Trendspotting: walls. Trendiga väggar

Funderar du på att måla eller tapetsera om i höst? 
Kolla då bilderna nedan. 
Trendigare än så här hösten 2011 kan det knappast bli. 
Vad väljer du? 
Målad, uppspänd duk 
eller betongmönstrad fototapet från Norge? 

Wall treatments for trendsetters, fall 2011. What's your pick?  

Top pic via. Below: Wallpaper  

Inspiring Wabi Sabi Ceramics

Finally! Tonight I'll be back in the ceramic studio. I am not doing raku this time, but will try more traditional techniques. For inspiration, I had a look at some of Cheryl Wolff's ceramics. I just love the simple elegance of her work.  

Love her bird feeders and bird houses:


Cheryl Wolff lives and work in Northern California, and you'll find more her work over at her Etsy shop here.
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