Cool cradle...

I am trying not to buy everything new for the baby, and while searching the net for a bed/crib to renovate,  I found this cool cradle. The cradle from little green factory/Green Lullaby is made out of corrugated cardboard, and is designed to cater for the babies first few months. It is light and easy to assemble/disassemble without any tools, and therefor perfect for travelling. Worried about the safety of it? Don´t worry, it is protected by a unique non-toxic fire retardant and meets the European safety standards!

Definately on my wishlist!

http://www.green-lullaby.com

http://www.littlegreenfactory.no

Me like!

I am one of those who like to stack away things that are ugly, and fire exstinguishers are one of them. In the last place I lived, the previous owner had made a wooden box to keep it in. I was a one happy girl when she let me keep it.The fireman though, wasn´t very happy when he came on his yearly visit to see that I had my safety equipment in place. In case of a fire, the exstinguishers should be handy at all times and seconds can matter when it comes to keeping the fire from spreading.

The Swedish father and son, Göran and Lucas Dahl shared my opinion that exstinguishers are not the prettiest thing there is, and wanted to do something about it. They idea of  making safe and approved exstinguishers in trendy colors and patterns came up, and here is the result. 

Give me a bunch of white ones (a silvergrey can also do!), and I´ll gladly have one on display in every  room of the house!

More colors and patterns on:

http://brandslackaren.se

I´m in love

with this beautiful ceramic from Höganäs Keramik, designed by the Swedish design team Front, launched in 2010. I would love the teapot, in white matt or white blank (the grey I could also go for!), I can´t really decide... And of course the bowl, the coffee and tea mugs and the small plates that goes with. In 2011 they added more products to the series, and soon the new pitcher (bottom image) will be added and seen in the stores.

Images found on hoganaskeramik.sewww.hoganaskeramik.se

All I want for x-mas...

Ok, it is time to start on my Christmas wishes and here´s one out of many.

My breakfast plates have started to crack, and I desperately need new ones before I am being charged of attempt of murder (don´t want my guests to swallow big chunks of ceramics, do I?).

I´m in love with this wonderful series of ceramics from Danish Uh la la, and would be the happiest girl in the world if they were under the Christmas tree this year.

Images found on Uh la la ceramics website

All I want for Christmas...

Not too long ago I was asked by the magazine Rom 123/Klikk.no what I thought was a design classic that would never go out of date. My answer was easy; Paolo Rizzatto´s lamp 265 designed for Flos in 1973.

Being a swingarm lamp addict this is one of my absolute favourites! It goes well with all kinds of interiors, being in a workplace, a modern minimalistic home, a more industrial one and more. You see it in kitchens, living rooms, offices and halways in grey, white or black.

What the other people in the "expert panel" answered, I don´t know, but I´m excited to read about it their next issue.

Image found on Flos.com

Paper or plastic?

If I would have to choose between products made out of paper or plastic, I would definately say I´m a paper girl. Just look at these wonderful creations from Japanese Onao. Their collection SIWA, made in collaboration with industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa are just gobsmacking! The products are made from Naoron, a special paper developed by ONAO. The great thing about this amazing paper product is that it´s durable (does not tear easily) and washable! SIWA is the reversing of the characters in the word WASI (washi), which means "crinkle" in Japanese.

Images found on Onao.co.jp

Empty walls...

Still haven´t gotten around to put anything up on my walls and there´s many empty spaces to cover. As a photographer you might wonder why I don´t put any of my own images up, but there´s something about it... Don´t have The image of my own that I really like, so I guess I have to keep searching for the perfect one. I´m more in to photography and prints than paintings as artwork, so collages like this one from Base 212 is right up my alley!

Impeccable industrial!

Jeg er ganske så svak for gamle franske industrilamper. Min aller første kjøpte jeg av en fransk venn for mange år siden. Det samme ble nr.2. Nr.3 fant jeg hos en gammel skraphandler i Marrakech og nr.4  godt gjemt under et bord på et bruktmarked på Bryn.  Nr.5  i en container på vei hjem fra jobb en dag og nr. 6 på en studietur til Praha.  Nr.7 ble min etter en heftig budrunde på Lauritz.com, og nr.8 var en liten stakkar jeg reddet fra et loppemarked et sted i Oslo. Mitt aller siste kjøp (og min hittils største favoritt!) fant sted i København i vår.

Er du like glad i lamper som meg bør du sjekke ut franske Olivier sin samling av lamper satt sammen av gamle industrideler. Jeg har ikke bestilt noen enda, men tror ikke det drøyer så lenge...

One of my biggest weaknesses must be old French industrial lamps. My first one I bought from a French friend many years ago. So was the second. Nr.3 I bought from a merchant in Marrakech and nr.4 was found hidden under a table in a thriftshop. Nr.5 in a container on my way home from work one day and nr.6 on a trip to Praha. Nr.7 was mine after bidding like crazy on Lauritz.com and nr.8 was a little fella I saved from a fleamarket somewhere in Oslo. My last purchase (and my so far favourite!) I did in Copenhagen this spring.

If you love these lamps as much as I do you should check out French Olivier´s collection of lamps re-assembled from old industry components. I haven´t ordered any yet, but I don´t think it will take long before I do...

WO and WÉ collection

Lovely lamps!

Elsker disse betongpendlene fra Caravan.

En av mange julegaveønsker ;-)

Loving these concrete pendants  from Caravan.

On my christmas wishlist... :-)

Photo: Debi Treloar/Caravan

News from Nicolette

Har falt pladask for talenfulle Nicolette Brunklaus´ nye kolleksjon puter og puffer. Disse vakre (og litt dystre) tingene fra den nederlanske designeren ble presentert under Maison et Objets i Paris tidligere denne måneden. Besøk Nicolettes webside for å se flere av hennes fine ting og kanskje finne en forhandler nær deg.

I have fallen head over heels for Dutch designer Nicolette Brunklaus´new collection pillows and pouffes. These beatiful (and gloomy) objects were presented at Maison et Objets in Paris earlier this month. Visit Nicolette´s website to see more of her beautiful stuff and to find a dealer close to you.

www.brunklaus.nl

Kitchen shelves

Kjøkkenet begynner å ta form og mens gutta er nede og snekrer, sitter jeg her og finner innredning. Bra fordeling, ikke sant? Neida, jeg gjør endel på huset jeg også, men i dag trengte jeg en litt rolig morgen, og hva er ikke bedre da enn å sitte i sengen og finne inspirasjon?

Siden jeg ikke skal ha overskap på kjøkkenet vil jeg komme til å trenge en stor, fin hylle. Har mest lyst på en spesialdesignet sveiset hylle i stål (på hjul selvsagt) som går fra gulv til tak, men det tror jeg kan blir dyrt. Så da er det enten å begynne å spare eller å finne noen alternativer...

Fant disse hyllene i dag som vil passe veldig godt inn blant industrilampene og det grove kjøkkenet som skal bygges. Hmmm... Stål eller tre, stål eller tre?

The kitchen is moving forward and while the boys are downstairs hammering, I am sitting in bed searching the net for some inspiration. Great delegation of tasks, isn´t it? Well, I AM doing alot of work at the house too, but today I really needed a slow morning. And what isn´t better then, than to sit in bed and search for inspiration?

Since I am not having cupboards in the kitchen I would need a big, nice shelf. I would really like a specially made iron shelf (on wheels of course), which goes from the floor to the ceiling. I know that can be an expensive choice, so I either have to start saving or find some alternatives...

Found these shelves today which would fit right in along with my industrial lamps and the rustic kitchen. Hmmm...Iron or wood, iron or wood?

Images found in Country Living via Houzz and roadsidescholar.com

Cutting boards

Disse gamle franske skjærebrettene fant jeg i en av favoritt butikkene mine, fil de fer, sist jeg var i København. Jeg har et stort ønske om en slik fjøl på mitt fremtidige (og stadig mer nærliggende) nye kjøkken, og jeg vet den vil passe veeeldig godt inn... Jeg dro desverre hjem uten en i kofferten, men siden jeg fyller år om ikke så altfor lenge kan jeg jo sette den på ønskelisten og krysse fingrene...

When I was in Copenhagen a few months ago, I found these great old french cuttingboards in one of my favourite shops, fil de fer. A wish for a cuttingboard like one of these in my future kitchen is big , and I know it will fit in! Unfortunately I left Copenhagen without one, but since my birthday is coming up soon, I guess I could put it on my wishlist and keep my fingers crossed...

Images by Trine Thorsen & fil de fer

A new toy?

Jeg har lenge savnet mellomformatkameraet i jobben min. Jeg savner å se ned gjennom sjakten opp ned og speilvendt. Da det digitale overtok for film ble det et småformat kamera på meg, og min beste venn gjennom mange år ble stuet bort i en boks. Jeg savner det skrekkelig, men i det digitale stresset er det ikke rom og tid for film. Det finnes digitale bakstykker til mitt favorittkamera, men det er det desverre ikke budsjett til her i gården :-(

Fant dette kuule leketøyet på the otherist her om dagen. Et 35 mm film kamera forkledd som et mellomformat! Lett å bære, lett å ta med i vesken og enda lettere å like! Tror den må stå på en bursdagsønskeliste om ikke så altfor lenge...

I have for a long time missed my medium format camera in my job. I miss looking down the viewfinder upside down and mirrored. When digital replaced film I bought myself a 35 mm, and my best friend was stored away in a box. I miss it terribly, but in the digital stress, there´s no room for film. There are digital backs to buy, but that unfortunately doesn´t fit my budget :-(

Found this cool alternative on the otherist the other day. A 35 mm kamera disguised as a medium format! Small, light and easy to bring in you handbag and even easier to love! I think I have to put it on my birthday wishlist which is coming up.

Dreaming of a bathroom

Photo: Sharyn Cairns

Photo: Mikkel Vang

Image found on Google

Jeg har funnet et badekar med ørnekloer (ja, se nøye, det er ikke løveføtter). Ønsker meg tregulv og trevegger på badet, noe man selvsagt blir frarådet i dette landet. Hadde jeg hatt plass (og penger) ville det også kanskje vært en peis der. Et stort vindu hvor solen skinner inn om ettermiddagen er det også, så det er mulig jeg må ønske meg noen skodder... (det er lov å drømme!)

Det som er synd er skråtaket som gjør rommet vanskelig å innrede. Det blir med badekaret, noen hyller, en vask og kanskje et toalett. Dusje må vi fortsatt gjøre i kjelleren...

I have found an old clawfoot tub. I would like wooden walls and floors (which I am being tried talking into not having). If I had the space (and of course the money!) there would probably be a fireplace there. There´s a big window where the sun shines in the afternoon so I think I need some shutters... (one can dream!)

The challenge is the sloping ceiling which makes it hard to furnish. There´s just room for the tub, some shelves, a wash basin and maybe a toilet. Showering is to be continued in the basement...

A peaceful place to be...

Da jeg var liten var noe av det mest spennende jeg visste å sove i telt i hagen. Med sovepose, lommelykt, en god venninne, en haug Donaldblader og godteri var dette en av sommerens store høydepunkt.

Tror nok jeg ikke jeg finner det like spennende den dag i dag, men å ligge å slumre i et telt som dette under epletrærne en varm sommerdag, det hadde jeg ikke hatt noe imot!

When I was little one of the most exciting things was to camp in the garden. With a sleepingbag, torch, a good friend, a bunch of cartoon magazines and some candy that was the highlight of the summer.

I don´t think I´ll find it as exciting today, but to camp in a tent like this under the apple trees a warm summer day, I wouldn´t mind at all!

Photography by Anders Schønneman