Evelyne Prélonge Paris | Luxury Faux Furs

I could use fur only if fake, so I'm happy to find brands like the parisian Evelyne Prélonge.
Evelyne Prélonge has worked for high fashion for 20 years before

Moodboard | 5/15

01: GANT Wool Biker Jacket in a wool blend | 02: Deluxe Camera Chain by Sarah Frances Kuhn | 03: L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream - limited ed. designed by Soledad | 04: Denim Tote Bag by Ivy Wang on Etsy

Ogon by Conmoto | Studio Vertijet + Alim Pasht-Han

The name of this star-wars matriochka is Ogon and it is a mobile fireplace. Ogon was designed by Studio Vertijet + Alim Pasht-Han and manufacturered by Conmoto. It is made with bone china - white or hand-painted with gloss platinum- and it is fueled with bioethanol.

To DO in the weekend: Tiny Trees

Tiny Trees: to have window boxes that last all the rest of winter, follow step by step this post by Erin Boyle on the Gardenista. I'm going out to look for cypress, Have a nice weekend! L+L

Libratone Fairytale Edition - with Stine Spedsbjerg

Libratone presents "Libratone Fairytale Edition", a series of Libratone Zipp speakers hand-embroidered by Danish cartoonist Stine Spedsbjerg and inspired by the story of Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen. The magical speakers will be auctioned on eBay, with proceeds going to UNICEF, the global children's charity organization and awarded to a lucky winner in a "Fairytale Edition" competition.

Stine Spedsbjerg is an award-wining Danish cartoonist whose spare style and warm drawings always elicit a smile. Her comic strip, "StineStregen" is an honest and humorous autobiographical strip about her daily experiences and challenges. In 2010 she won komiks.dk's price as "Best Web Comic".

The "Fairytale Edition" collaboration with Stine Spedsbjerg began at the Danish Chromatism exhibition, at Salone del Mobile, furniture fair in Milan earlier this year, when Spedsbjerg hand-embroidered selected scenes from Thumbelina on the speakers on display to remind us all that audio speakers are much more than just black boxes!

01) Emerging from a flower / Join the competition to win it (ends June 15, 2013)
02) A marriage-minded toad / available on ebay.com from May 26nd until June 5nd
03) Carried of by a shallow bug / available on ebay.com from May 31st - until June 10nd
04) A one-way engagement / available on ebay.com from June 5nd - until June 15nd
05) Happily ever after / available on ebay.com from May 21nd until May 31st

Online contest                                                        eBay auction

VIPP ANNUAL COLOUR 2013: RAY OF GREY

After a decade of exploring nuances from a vivacious colour palette, Vipp keeps it simple with a ‘Ray of Grey’.
The Vipp Annual Colour 2013 is a tribute to Vipp’s design philosophy of ‘form follows function’ resulting in a range of functional tools with a simple and pure aesthetic.
The Ray of Grey collection will be in stores from 1st of March 2013 as long as stock lasts.

“Good design never goes out of fashion”, Holger used to say. Time has proven him right; the Vipp bin has only been marginally improved since it saw the light of day back in 1939. Today the bin is internationally recognised as a design classic, and in November 2009 it was accepted into the architecture and design collection of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Read the history here!

Mountains inside your home

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01| 02 Kebnekaise by Little Red Stuga | 03 Mountain pillow tutorial by Mer Mag | 04 the Sisters : made for you | 05 Llaima, Chile

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Winter Garden - Kekkila Garden

Kekkilä Oy is a Finnish company - owned by Vapo Oy - specialised in growing mediums and mulches and it is an expert in fertilising. I went lost in their catalogue of hobby products for gardeners where I found the minimal design objects in the photos. I think I'd need the first three of them just now to host my plants in this cold winter!

Photo from Skonahem

Mikko Jortikka, a Master of Science in Agriculture moved to Sakkola in Carelia in 1916. There he settled at the Kekkilä Manor where he began to grow all sorts of edible plants on a large scale. To ensure that he would get an excellent harvest he grew his plants in 1 800 squares, in which he experimented on and documented the different needs for nutrients that the plants had. As a result the first multi nutrient fertilisers in Finland were developed.

Christmas - Inspiration and DIY - 6 : Christmas trees

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01 : Julep's Paper fold Christmas trees
02 : Curbly's perforated Christmas trees
03 :  Paper forest, inspiration from Canets Parisiens

04 : Remodelista's Christmas trees made from painted cardboard cutouts
05 : Paper Christmas Tree from a spoon ful of sugar designs

Moodboard 23 | Shades of Winter

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Roly House - Belgium - AABE

I love this sage jointure of a traditional building with modern techniques. And the paysage around is amazing. I'd like to spend winter time in a room like this with a cup of coffee.
The tranformation and the extension of Roly House is a project realized in Belgium  by AABE - Atelier d'Architecture Bruno Erpicum & Partners -. The house is now a bed and breakfast.

Photos by Jean-Luc Laloux

Atelier d'Architecture Bruno Erpicum & Partners

Avenue Baron Albert d'Huart 331
B-1950 Kraainem
http://www.erpicum.org
aabe@aabe.be

A new trend for rugs of next A/W 2012-13

"The simplicity of an irregular, circular outline defines the form of each design, delimiting a centre and a perimeter that will never be exact or symmetrical." After side tables, also rugs celebrate irregular shapes. Above the Aros series from Nani Marquina. Following, Gem by Normann Copenhagen and Geo Art by Nodus.

Holy night – naughty night

Sebastian Herner's Christmas tree “Holy night – naughty night” takes part in the 8th Christmas Tree Exhibition 2011 at the HfG Karlsruhe.
You can find more information on www.ohtannenbaum.org or on
Sebastian Herner's official website.

Bio Fireplaces with ethanol.

Tulip by Bio Fireplace

Tulip by Bio Fireplace



Cinema by Bio Fireplace

'Biò fireplace do not require any installation or additional utility connection for fuel supply, which makes it easier to install the fireplace. The attention to safety and the envinronment is paramount for Biò and this is why the burner is fuelled with an environmentally friendly & renewable product (Denatured Ethanol). Morover the burner as the all Biò fireplace are almost maintenance free.' Easy to place and a very modern design. In the shots above, models by Biò fireplace seen in via Tortona, Milano. In the following photo, a design by Antonio Lupi.

"Il canto del fuoco" collection by Antonio Lupi

http://www.biofireplace.it/
http://www.antoniolupi.it/

MIHO Unexpected Things

I stumbled into this beatiful decorative birdhouse in Seis am Schlern and I came to know other 'unexpected things' by Miho, like stools and trophies.
They are all made of cardboard, sold in flat packaging and easy to assemble at home. A really hygge decoration idea!
Miho Unexpected Things is produced by the Italian company Pianezza, in Azzio (VA, Italy), from 1935 in the textile design field
 
http://www.mihounexpected.it/
http://www.pianezza.it/

Cocooning design for winter

Want to give a Nordic taste to your interiors?

Junior, the Polar Bear, is a bookshelf, made from high pressure laminate coloured brushed black or glossy white. Designed by Benoit Convers for Ibride.

Out of Stock Design has made this series of stools called “Winter Arrives”.

Ibride: http://www.ibride.fr/

Out of Stock: http://outofstockdesign.com/

Eco tree - Reno De Medici

RenoDeMedici as second-ranked European recycled cartonboard producer, in coordination with its North American partner Cascades, is inventing a fully new way to live Christmas time:
the “Collection Reno” brand is a seducing range of Christmas trees made out of 100% recycled cartonboard.
The Christmas Trees of “Collection Reno” are available in five models, different colors and delivered in 6 days directly at home. Selling prices: starting from 20,00 euro
http://www.collectionreno.renodemedici.it/.