January 14, 2011

Vote for red dress modification

I was given this Gai Mattiolo dress yesterday. And it's already a lovely dress but I think it needs some alterations. The only problem is I can't decide what do do! Help!!
At the very bottom of the blog you can vote for the different options! Please also comment if you have any further ideas!




January 13, 2011

Luxury vs. Budget I

When you start learning about design you can start to see the difference between a design piece and it's copy. It's not always easy though and at other times very obvious but one decides it's not important. The main reason one chooses the copy generally is the price. It's simply a choice.
I recently bought the coat hanger from Tiger for just 4 euros. I couldn't resist simply because I had seen the Charles Eames version live for the first time earlier that day and saw that it cost 250 euros. After having bought the Tiger coat hanger I went into Lagerhaus and saw that they also have a copy, (that I thought looked much worse than the Tiger one) for 14 euro. So I was very happy with my 4 euro budget coat hanger.

When it comes to the Moooi lamp, well it's a gem! It is truely beautiful. BUT I decided to make my own! I bought 400m (yes you need all of it) of plastic string used for wrapping presents, a yoga ball (that can obviously be cleaned and re-used) and paper machè glue. It took about 2 days all in all once I had everything I needed. A few hours to wind the string and a day for it to dry. Anyway, I'll do a detailed blog entry about that later on!

January 10, 2011

Andrea Brugi _ Designer

These are the photos of the work and studio of Italian wood-work artist Andrea Brugi. He does work whos shapes are inspirerd directly from nature and the piece of wood he is working with. He is most known for his cutting boards.
But more than his work I was mainly impressed by the photos of his studio. A great rustic feel which puts you in a nice mood.
If you want to see more of his stuff check out his homepage:
Andrea Brugi.




















January 8, 2011

Botanical Macro...

Daphodile in my windowsill.
Wheat field, spring, Italy.
Wheat field, spring, Italy.
Wheat field, spring, Italy.
Wild asparagus.
Chili in Venice.
Chili on my terrace, Italy.
Colourful chili on my terrace, Italy.
Pine, September, Pescomaggiore, Italy.
Red berries, September, Pescomaggiore, Italy.
Natural ocre used for painting straw bale houses, Pescomaggiore, Italy.
Dad's orchid, Italy.
Making elderberry juice, spring, Italy.