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....okay 7 random things
about myself because i got
tagged by janine
practice makes...it easier

i'ld much rather like to talk
about random design facts
like : did you know adolf hitler
designed the beetle ?

but that was not the question
so here are 7 things :

_ i don't bite my nails or eat out of my nose
out of pure curiosity i tried those out once
i twist my hair instead

_ curiosity is a powerful tool to discover new things
so i like to look at things
which is moving towards making things as well

_ this year i want to explore fabric dying and printing


_ there's one thing i feel very strongly against and that
is the death penalty

_ i never ask myself what the meaning or the point
of life is , some questions are to big for my head

_i can't see very well at this moment ,
i'm having trouble reading and typing
this may last for a month or so
and then my vision will slowly come back

_ in antwerp we got served some eggnog and a little bit of
whipped cream with our cafe latte , i really liked the combination

And i'm tagging :

ruth anne /about some things
ashley rose helvey
bree/applejacks
czina/constructive laziness
tessa/insei
k./halcyon days
maïze

i have a new tag in mind :
what have been the best decisions you've made
in life so far , but if you don't like it stick to the 7 random things
good luck ! And feel free to not participate

Happy weekend !

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the boys from buro vormkrijgers decided as of this year
to go their separate ways
so this garden chair can be found on david keunes' website
the sputnik table went to sander mulder







mens' scarf via mousses

+ maemuudesignworks changed into
tastsuyamaemura
really like his opening picture

++ i got tagged by janine so i'll post on that tomorrow

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i like the cover of this book , saw it laying in a shop window
next to yohji yamamoto's dream store in antwerp
here's another picture from his store







and when i went googling for it , amazon recommended
this book , like the cover as well and the content probably too
olafur eliasson

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top picture is by morita haruna
who collects metal objects
and then photographs/exhibits them

found in this gallery and more over here

felt necklace by donna wilson via by trico

just love them together and it says something
about how i view jewelry :
as beautiful little sculptures
because i never wear any jewelry


although i haven't landed yet in the new year
i do have a very good feeling about things to come


happy weekend!

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i don't know about you , but i'm still trying to land
in the new year

this picture was with me the whole time
it's a vintage piece of hand dyed fabric used as a mosquito net
via this shop

and these 3944 pictures are a pure delight

they say : go to paris

it will be a slow transition into 2008
didn't spend any time googling for things
more slow and simple tomorrow

WiShInG YoU A ....





HaPpY 2O08







WiTh LotS of LOvE

+ BeAutY ...

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after almost a year of collecting things i wanted to sum up
the things really important to me , like

: this tablecloth

: this collection

: this to snuggle up in

: japanese design in general ,
if you have the time this holiday go through the archives
of yanaka to-kichi , thanks to kelly

and last but not least there is you all ...

+ a warm thank you to readers who just wanted to say that they enjoy my blog

i'll be back on jan 1st to wish you a happy new year !

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lovely...lovely...
by aoki ryota
via this gallery

+ new blogs on my never ending blogroll
from tracy / simply olive and ruth anne / about some things

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this weekend i saw my first case of shop till you drop :

a young girl was just stepping out of the ambulance,
in front of h&m
all her shopping bags were laying on the ground
as i heard the ambulance man say : can we give you a lift to the station,
or do you have more shopping to do ?
First i thought :hmm great service , but then i realized he was being sarcastic

the lovely bags via billet

and i discovered an amazingly beautiful book
thanks to tracy and nikko

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love this print
and the colors
by marjan pejoski
who is a boy
who also made this dress

notice the koos boots
which brings me to .....
















another european/japanese collaboration,
by simone springer and yuji mizobuchi
:: rosa mosa

beautifully made !