Karin's Style Blog

Here’s a moment of peace from my office wall this morning. It’s Tord Boontje’s garland making a beautiful shadow.
Apart from that, my days are pretty much jam-packed full of preparations for the opening of manos next week and the usual day to day running of the workshop. When looking out over my greenhouse this afternoon, I must say that it didn’t look like it will be an inspirational and beautiful shop in a weeks time… Whenever I feel I’ve taken on a bit much, I say to myself that it’s good to challenge yourself and this is a little seed of something that will grow and evolve with every day and it doesn’t have to be perfect!

I sent quite a lot of work to Le Bon Marché in Paris earlier this month and the other day I got their inspirations catalogue in the mail. My bowl is on page 26! I love seeing how others choose to display and “style” my work as it says something about how they interpret it. There were lots of inspirational pages in the catalogue, I’ve added some here (they’re towards the end of the set).

And a link…to 49 sensational skirts by Alison Willoughby, due to launch in the UK on April 24th. That girl certainly knows how to make wearable works of art!

The colour of the ranunkel above is so beautiful. I’ve added some more Stem vases and lots of little pots with chickens on them to my etsy shop.

My grandmother used to save everything under the device that it might come in handy some day. I’ve inherited some of that mentality, and so I’ve found some lovely papers in my archives. I’m using them for wrapping and they make the little parcels really special.

I’ve saved this but where did I get it from? Who’s the illustrator??
Update: It is Sukie, they have this pattern as a handkerchief for instance! Thank you Margit!

Mr D and I went to a west coast wedding over the weekend in a beautiful windswept little town called Fiskebäckskil.

A small preview of some Easter related etsy odds that will be up on Wednesday (probably late as I’m so busy getting everything ready for manos launch in…two weeks time!!), until then here are some links I’ve enjoyed of late.

Photography by Masumi Kawamura.

Recent ceramics work by Gitte Jungersen, via Bibbi’s blog.

Gesundheit clothing, where did I get this from? I don’t remember I’m afraid, but it’s a lovely link. UPDATE: and the link has a lovely blog (thank you!).

Today was spring in the air, beautiful and crisp green, I think I might have got a sun-tan from working in my workshop greenhouse. Yesterday was beautiful but in another way - cold and a layer of frost covered everything, here’s the rosebud bush.

I’m in this months issue of swedish interior and design magazine Residence. I really like the picture!

I’m off to upload some more etsy odds now, I hope there’s something there for you!

Just one link - preloved, Canadian recycled fashion. Thank you Loyal Loot girls!

Here’s some things I’ve seen at the furniture fair. It’s just a wee selection as I haven’t had much time to walk around.

The mirror above is by Anna Hellgren. I saw it in the HDK stand in Greenhouse.

Several more products in the HDK stand caught my eye. The theme was “Made by Memories” and I liked this mirror by Colm Keller and the lamp by Sandra Johansson.

Lots of people have found their way to the designboom mart, despite our slightly off location… It’s warm and no air but it’s great anyway - meeting all the other designers, meeting press and buyers and blog readers I’m sorry I haven’t been able to be there every day - some of you got to meet my wonderful assistant Liisa instead.

The rest of my view of the fair can be seen on flickr.

Andy Warhol - opening today at the Modern Museum here in Stockholm. I’ll have to visit it again as it is so much to see.

I just have to introduce you to Mr Black and Mme Ochre - these fantastic individuals will be walking around on my ceramics as part of mine and Camilla’s collaboration!

This week I’m taking part in the designboom mart at the Stockholm Furniture fair. It’s my second mart - the first one was almost three years ago at the ICFF. It’ll be fun and very different doing it again in my familiar environment.

To my deligth I see that Loyal Loot from Canada will also be there, selling their log bowls which I’ve admired from afar for some time now.

‘Things we do for love’ is opening at Platina (my favourite Stockholm jewellery gallery) on February 7th. The artists has been asked to share an experience or show something that they think that the spectator will feel an urge to tell their loved one. The piece above is called ‘Forbidden fruit’ and it’s by Aud Charlotte Ho Sook Sinding.

There’ll be no etsy odds on Wednesday. Instead there’ll be a new and double batch the following week and a report from the furniture fair and the mart this week!