would you like to change places with me?
28 Febsee you there [new blog and new design]
this time about touching Jean Paul Gaultier – meet me at Roiche Bobois xoxo Jean Paul and extraordinary lamps (for instance morbid lamp for Tokio Hotel worshipers ) Dixitque Deus fiat lux et facta est lux.
Vogue
21 FebIt was at the tip of my tongue; I knew that Madonna ripped this one off royally in the video “Vogue”, I remembered the story behind the photo…but what was the name of the photographer?!what was that?! I was browsing Uncle Google for an hour or so..to no avail! And suddenly, after a cup of Moroccan tea (tea can do that, right?) – I have discovered. And I am enlightened!
Ladies and gentlemen, this is one of the great iconic photos of the Twentieth-Century; Mainbocher Corset with its erotically charged mystery, captured by Horst in Vogue’s Paris studio in August 11th, 1939.
” It was created by emotion…. It was the last photo I took in Paris before the war. I left the studio at 4.00 a.m., went back to the house, picked up my bags and caught the 7.00 a.m. train to Le Havre to board the Normandie…. The photograph is peculiar — for me. While I was taking it, I was thinking of all that I was leaving behind(…)”
Horst
You can buy your own copy of Mainbocher Corset here Ralph Lauren or here Mainbocher Corset
I am going to get mine soon.
cow me a river
16 Feb
For a few weeks I have been dreaming of a cow on the floor. Yes, exactly! I am not a fan of carpets, but for this one I can make an exception. It was proverbial love at first sight [thank you IKEA] – I saw it and I knew we just have to be together!
I was searching for a rug which would add color and a twist to our bleak, neutral living area (in contrary to our Bedouin tent style bedroom. Bedouin who also do appreciate Parisian style and crystal chandeliers) Anyway – cow suits me well! I sing along with Justin T. – cow me a river. OK, OK – CRY me a river, I know that!
PS. for any eco-warriors out there; it is also worth noting that they last much longer than any of those lesser synthetic rugs, they don’t create as much pollution when producing them, there are no petrochemicals used either. These cowhide rugs thankfully don’t contain any dyes or bleaches too! And here’s the deal – cowhides are not like mink or ermine, or baby seal fur, or ivory tusks. Cows are not killed or hunted to the brink of extinction for their hides. They are raised and slaughtered for their innards not the hides.
I saw red (V-day)
13 FebViolets are blue,
roses are red,
get your clothes off baby and get into bed.
I am no-nonsense, non-demonstrative, I’m-too-cool-for-corny-cards-and-candy kind of a person, and I know that Valentine’s Day IS about marketing, but nevertheless we are going to celebrate it..
Happy V-day to all of you!
Egg Chair by Jacobsen and – look what I stumbled upon – Ooh la la cushion! Hand-made by designer Alexandra Ferguson .
The felt that she use is made from 100 percent post consumer recycled water bottles. So, you drink water, throw the empty bottle in the recycling bin. Then they are melted down and turned into this beautiful, high quality soft felt that she then uses to make pillows.
Do I have to mention, that this pillow is already on my wish-list? I don’t think so…
Anyway, I am going to write about Alexandra and her adorable cushions anytime soon.
And what’s for dessert? I think these sexy cupcakes will do the trick!
Chanel pass the plate, please!
8 FebWASARA elevates disposable tableware to a whole new level.
Offering the best in Japanese design, with an elegant texture and sturdy quality that are unparalleled in the category. These dishes delighted us with its simplicity and subtle line.They look like delicate porcelain beads…
…only then we discover what is most important- that they are made of paper!
Beautiful is not just a form of adornment and ergonomics – after all, this crockery is intended for garden parties, so they fit comfortably in the hand . And the material – a mixture of cane and bamboo – it is environmentally friendly. With such tableware, garden party may take a completely different word!
And if if want to impress your guests even more… these stylish cupcakes will do the trick! [these Fashion Cupcakes prop-styled by Lisa Edsalv and shot by Swede photographer Therese Aldgard]
oohlaalaa 
