Natural, elegant and eco-friendly

Beautiful new design by the Berlin based design studio ett la benn. The "kami" collection of pots, vases and home lighting is made of 100% biodegradable cellulose, an enormously solid and light material, "kami" transforms this most abundant natural raw into objects for daily use by simple air drying.

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Concrete Bath

I love the simplicity in AgapeDesign's product photos. The concrete surfaces really bring out the beauty of the design. The space in the image above is like a temple. (Others may say it looks like a prison bath!) All photos via Agapedesign.  

Agapedesign's list of designers is really impressive. Like in this case - it's Spanish born, award winning designer Patricia Urquiola, who designed these bathroom furnitures. New design with a wabi sabi feel, don't you think? 

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Summer time

Finally - summer is here. Too. I am happy. Via. Also a big thank you to the Italian blogger Madovehomessoquelfoglietto for the Liebster Blog Award!  

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Pinhole Window View

I am absolutely mesmerized by Dutch designer  Monique Habraken's 

graduation project Pinhole Window View, 2010. 

This is how she describe this work on her webpage:

Pinhole Window View expands the pinhole principle 

to encompass an entire room and its contents, 

with a tiny hole in the window forming the only light source. 

Light-sensitive emulsion was painted 

onto a piece of natural fibre textile at the back 

as well as some furniture and then ‘developed’ 

in the same way as a regular photograph. 

Captured in the emulsion are ghostly cityscapes 

and stark silhouettes of tables and chairs in an interplay 

between the interior and exterior surroundings. 

Stunning!!

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'Til the end of the day

Til the End of Days by Javier de la Torre, via 500px

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Bedroom and Bath in one

While getting my daily dose of Pinterest, I found a pin from Cez 

of an interesting image of a Norwegian woman's new house in Italy. 

After some much needed renovations, 

this is what the combined bedroom and bath looks like now. 

I love the clever storage/sink/miror wall dividing the rooms. 

Simple and good looking! Mixing old and new materials. I like. 

More images from Hanne's home over at Ikea's website 

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Great rugs for your floor. Mattor som rena konstverk!

Ahhh, this is one of those occations when I wish I was a rich girl! Don't you just love these rugs from Nanimarquina? Hand knotted of natural wool, silk and mohair. Beautifully photographed in Spain.

This awesome rug collection is called Chillida, decorated with a selection of Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida's work (1924-2002). All images from Nanimarquina. 

Ibland önskar jag att jag var rik som ett troll. Som nu. Jag vill ha en mjuk, gräddvit handtuftad matta från Nanimarquina, med dekor baserad på skisser av den baskisk-spansak skulptören Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002). Fler bilder: Nanimarquina 

Eduardo Chillida. Figura Humana 1948

Eduardo Chillida. Dibujo Tinta 1957

Eduardo Chillida. Collage 1966

Here is a video of how the Chillida rugs are made:

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Transparancy

As skies are grey and raindrops fall on my window, 

I head over to mixed media artist Ann Symes online collection of images. 

Here are a few that fits my mood today. 

Less wet where you are, I hope? 

WABI SABI Lisbeth Williams @ Williams Design
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Plain Space

Don't you just love this serene space from Brit architect John Pawson's

book Plain Space (Phaidon) 2011? I do. I love the 

... beautiful photograph, 

the subtle shades,  

the stunning light. 

Just perfect.

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