Queen Mary

The queen of hip hop soul, and the most honest heartfelt vocalist I know of, Mary J Blige, has made her new album available on her Myspace page. The album Stronger withEach Tear hit the stores December 21st. I'm most definetly a BIG fan, and this sounds SO good. YAY!!!
Photo: Annie Leibovitz (1999)

Soul birds

I immediately fell in love with these beauties.Sanna Annukka have designed two wonderful wooden sculptures, "soul birds". (Sanna is probably most known for her oh-so-fabulous-prints.) Birds available for preorder here.(via style-files)

Dear Santa..

...please give me an Olympus PEN for christmas..

pretty books

                                                                                            Leon

                                                                        Wary Meyers Tossed and Found

                                                                                FamilyLifeStyle: Home

                                                                     Charley Harper : An Illustrated Life

Paris

        

        

Pretty stores in the wonderful city of lights. repetto, bisazza, merci and ladurée. I want to go back!

sculptural home accessories

Love these terrariums and hourglasses by Roost, beautiful shape and materials. Perfect for adding some soul to the city apartment. available here

Luminodot

I read about this fabulous gadget on Janas blog, and now  it's on my wish list. The Luminodot is a frame with punctuated holes for small led light bulbs. Feel free to create your own personal  artwork, no skills needed!! it reminds me of cross stitches, nabbi beads and the old computergames (I'm talking the 80s here..) How fun and beautiful and with endless possibilities!!

underwater love

Hope you all have a easy breezy day. Adorable underwater photos by Bruce Mozert.

swoon!

South African design studio Casamento are reupholstering and redesigning old furniture, making them the furniture of my dreams!! You really have to check out every piece they've designed, at their website. Treasures upon treasures! Swoooooon!
Top photos from notcot, bottom photo Casamento.

Alex Monroe

I absolutely adore Alex Monroe's jewellery. It's so romantic yet funky fresh. I want I want I want!

Mmmmm..

Beautiful hand-blown glassjars from Elizabeth Lyons. via AISL.

Mina Perhonen

What's not to love about Mina Perhonen?

The young and beautiful

Currently loving The xx .

Pretty staircases

The house of Nick Hoffman. Photos: Fred R. Conrad for NYTimes.

Hay Oslo

Finally, our very own Hay store!
Hay Oslo opened last thursday, and it's the prettiest store in town. These Danes now their business. The store is designed mainly around my big love: the woody shelf, and filled with big and small treasures.
Hegdehaugsveien 27.
(On another note: Sigh! The best auction house for used furniture, Lauritz Oslo, had to close it doors..)

j'adore

Just wanted to post a pretty kitchen from MarieClaireMaison. Me Like!

Living colours

Bathroom inspiration for the more flamboyant.

From the top, photos: living etc, last photo: MarieClaireMaison

Natural light

Bathroom inspiration, natural light and shades.

Top two photos: Residence, next two: living etc , last photo: Marieclairemaison

Lego + architecture

Why not combine your childhood nostalgia with your present passion. Sip your pastis while you build some of the architectural masterpieces of the world, in Lego! Available here.

Donna Karan's place

Donna Karan's Manhattan apartment. Very peaceful and pretty.

Photos: Richard Powers

Mari Boine

Words cannot describe how much I love this Norwegian artist. The new album from the sami superwoman Mari Boine will most definitely be my autumn favourite.

Blue hue

The Danish Chef Claus Meyer's beautiful blue and brown Kitchen. Love the linoleum tile flooring. From BoBedre.

Douglas Coupland

The author Douglas Coupland's home looks like one big art installation. Plus he apparently loves Eames as much as I do. This home makes me jealous!

Photos:M. Tessler/NY Times

Richard Powers

A bundle of interior clippings from the oh-so-fabulous photographer Richard Powers. (see also the previous Autoban-post)

Autoban

The Turkish design firm Autoban is definitely one of my favourites. I love their use of wood and natural colours. The lamp in the middle is called Big, and the bottom picture is of their latest design a lounge chair called Nest. 

Top photo by Richard Powers , an Autoban-designed apartment. Perfect in every way.