It is officially the first day of the summer and nobody can concentrate on work properly (at least I can’t). So, today’s journey is all about dreaming through Gao Xingjian‘s paintings. Gao Xingjian has won a Nobel prize in literature in 2000 and although he is the only Chinese born writer who have won a…
I have already argued here how can black details create a tasteful contrast and lift your space to a higher level. A great example is this newly renovated apartment of 64 sq.m. in Goteborg, styled by Gredeco and on sales by Stadshem. The building was a factory from 1926 with high ceilings of just over…
I woke up this morning having this picture in mind. Although it was taken some years ago in Iceland it reflects totally my mood today. Kind of cloudy, wavy black hope…
In a small village of Northern Italy, on Hormannweg, the architect Daniel Ellecosta designed a house with respect and care to its built surrounds. The structure and the materials are simple- clad in a light grey plaster for the exterior, a roof on the top and wooden window frames- which immediately create a calming effect…
It is Saturday -finally! Today the link for art is a project of Mark Power that I first saw it through Magnum Photos site. The shipping forecast project of Mark Power began almost three decades ago and it is based on the forecast (of British institution) that broadcasts four times a day on BBC Radio 4. It splits the waters of…
Designing an elegant kitchen can be a really difficult job, because function takes charge. I cannot talk about kitchen solution in general, as you can understand, because different spaces and different clients demand unique approaches. However, I have always believed that linear kitchens aesthetically have the lead. Sometimes it is not about taking advantage of…
Summer is around the corner and the weather helps a lot to think about relaxed summer evenings. All I can think about is those summer day naps when I see the Safari day bed from Danish architect Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen designed in 1962. Incredible hats and bags for the summer by Blanc …
In Berlin, two architects, that are a pair in life also, Mar Vicens Fuster from Spain and Ask Anker Aistrup from Denmark, have renovated a dilapidated 180 sq.m. supermarket to a quiet, almost sacred home. Quiet in a sense that the colours and the materials the architects have chosen for their home create a feeling of…
It doesn’t come as a shock, to all those people who really know me, that I am posting photographers in weekend’s art link. I have a thing about photography and especially black and white. So, today I have chosen show you a small sample of the work of André Kertész, a Hungarian born photographer that is…
When it comes to furniture, I have a tendency to fall in love with beautifully elegant, minimalist design pieces that inevitably carry high price tags. I know… However, as expensive as those four chairs, I have chosen to show you, may be, are both contemporary and elegant. And in my opinion have all the necessary…