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The Glass House
As I was moving a bunch of pictures from an old harddrive to a new one the other day, I thought I might share with you some of the amazing works of architecture I've visited on study trips over the...
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Fall finds
Fall is definitely here, no matter how much I try to cling to summer... I guess we can't complain though, the last weeks have been gorgeous, real indian summer with temperatures in the 20s. This...
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Pure therapy
I just had a weekend of pure therapy. My kind of therapy is deep breaths of ocean air, wind in my hair and watching the waves roll in from the North sea. My boys and husband stayed at home for a boys...
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70s jewellery - Jorma Laine
I've been admiring jewellery from the 70s for a long time, especially the work of Guy Vidal, Robert Larin, Pentti Sarpaneva and Jorma Laine. I especially love the brutalist pieces. Turns out I have a...
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A beautiful gift
I'm short of exclamation marks when it comes to you, Pippa! Look what arrived in the mail today! She sent me this beautiful gift across the globe! Pippa has, as far as I'm concerned, revived and...
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Stavanger finds
I didn't plan to do any thrifting (and that's the truth!!) when I was in Stavanger a fortnight ago, the weekend was all about taking in the landscape (see images here) but somehow, mum and I stumbled...
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From Finland with love
I adore finnish design. Yesterday, my dream find arrived!! I've found what's been on the very top of my wishlist for a very long time on Finn (Norway's Craigslist)- the Ultima Thule caraffe. It's so...
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Manufactured landscapes
I’ve had a bit of a dry spell with the blogging lately. I could show you my newest thrifty acquisitions, but I thought I’d do something else this time and show you something that has inspired me...
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Juhls silvergallery
You probably know from previous posts that I love brutalist jewelry. I guess you all know the work of Laine, Sarpaneva, Vidal and Larin, but I thought I'd show you one of my norwegian favorites....
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Finally!!!
Finally, my vacation has started! The last couple of weeks have been murder. It's always like that before the summer vacation, everybody want their projects done and the applications for building...
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La Dolce Vita
Hi, I'm back from a lovely vacation in Bella Italia. Every time I visit I feel like I've only scratched the surface of the great amount of cultural treasures to see, there's so much beauty to behold!We...
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Pietrasanta and Carrara marble
After Cinque Terre, we drove south into Tuscany, where we stayed for a few days in the fin de siècleseaside resort of Viareggio. We stayed in a small hotel with only seven rooms, which constantly made...
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Great stuff at mum and dad's
I'm blogging from my mum and dad's in Stavanger where I'm spending the last week of my vacation. I'm using the Blogger app for the first time, and have finally found a way to change the font, it...
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The Figgjo Museum
Mum and I visited the Figgjo museum yesterday. The Figgjo factory is located a 30 minute drive from my home town Stavanger in a place by the same name, Figgjo. For some strange reason I haven't visited...
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Merry Christmas!
Work and life has been crazy busy this fall. I've completely lost my thrifting and blogging mojo, but hopefully it will return! I have been reading all your lovely blogs, but I haven't been able to...
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New Year update
Happy new Year to you all! Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my last post. I hit the publish- button the night before we left for New York and never got the chance to answer, but they...
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The High Line
On Christmas day we went for a walk on Manhattan, through Greenwich Village, Soho and the Meatpacking district. I love the color and textures of these neighborhoods, the low (for New York!) brownstone...
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Thrifts and treasures
I spent last weekend in Stavanger at my parents house, just relaxing, taking in the salty North sea air, watching the waves, photographing, having delicious prawns and doing no (yes, that's right:-)...
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Sunshine on a grey day
It was such a treat to find this sunny teaset in these grey, wet and foggy times. Egersund Unique is handpainted and the pieces therefore have an individual look. On the olivegreenish/ brown edges you...
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100!!!!! And a giveaway:-)
This is my 100th post!! I can't believe I've reached that magic number. I must admit I never thought I'd become a blogger, but as it occurred to me how many wonderful like- minded people that were out...
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