hmm... some nice ideas for Christmas

Have you visited astubutiikkiin.fi lately? I think I have an idea of what I wish for Christmas this year...

I admire HienoStella's way of creating both delightful jewelry and innovative interior pieces from recycled bicycle parts. For some weeks I have craved for these beauties as seen at astubutiikkiin.fi:

The charming little Pohjantähti -candle holders would go great with my linen tablecloth, which rests on our kitchen table.

I already gave a loving home for a pair of beautiful HienoStella -earrings when we celebrated the AB launch event back in August. How about these then?

Christmas is tapping doors very soon, so be well, behave well and eat well. :)

extreme haste

Phew! I mean... I have been really busy with school. Our class is going to participate in the biggest international textile fair, Heimtextil , in Frankfurt next January (!).

Go check out our project blog and have a look at what it's all about. We are on Facebook too! :)

in 13 pictures

Habitare fair this year wasn't as congested as I would have expected. I saw interesting things here and there, but... I ended up being more intrigued by the pieces at the antique corner.

Johanna's new logo

Johanna Karttunen is a gifted photographer, currtently based here in Helsinki. She is a wizard on picturing space with details, and she's also one of the owners at Olo-huone vintage store. She is available for interior photoshoots - and she's very passionate about that, too. :) Here is the logo that I designed for Johanna.

color on skin

A good friend of mine has a few multicolored tattoos. Some days ago she told me about the kind of tattoos that look like they are painted with aquarelles. I felt very fascinated about that! So I searched through Pinterest and made a small collage of those watercolor tattoos that I found beautiful.

Not planning to have one, though.