The winner is ... TASTE by Rikke Hagen

SO excited! The cups from the brand new collection "TASTE" designed by Rikke Hagen for designerSHIP  is the WINNER of, "the most distinctive new design product" at Formland trade show  in Denmark  spring 2012.  More good news! The entire TASTE collection is available in my shop now!

Vibrant design

I am all for the moody grey colour palettes, but also enjoy a splash of colour now and then to keep a room fresh and vibrant. Ingvi and Tinna, the Icelandic design duo behind  Dóttir og Sonur are amazing at doing just that! And enjoy and have fun experimenting with product design and colour. The origami poster and the “Lightlace” are amongst my favourites, each creating interest without taking over a space...

The best is yet to come ...

I'm an optimist and I truly believe that ...

Get the day off to a good start with  a comforting mug of hot chocolate and start  making it happen         ♡

 Ingredients
1 vanilla pod, split and seeds scraped out
1 cinnamon stick
1 liter of milk
150g  plain chocolate, chopped into small pieces
sugar, to taste
freshly grated nutmeg, for dusting

This is how it is done
Heat the vanilla pod and seeds, cinnamon stick and milk in a saucepan until boiling.
Take the pan of the heat and add the chocolate pieces,  keep stirring until the chocolate melts.
Whisk the hot chocolate vigorously until frothy on top and add sugar, to taste. Serve with a dusting of cocoa.

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Image via House doctor

A beautifully designed restaurant

On a recent trip to Denmark I decided to visit Aarhus.  It had been a few years and I was very keen to check out some new shops as well as soak up the atmosphere in this beautiful old city.  I first came across what I thought was a shop, but turned out to be the restaurant "Kähler Spisesalon".  In order to give diners the true Kähler experience the restaurant has been kitted out with their own beautiful ceramics! Which does explains why I initially mistook it for a flagship shop!  Kähler was established in 1839 and today collaborates with artists such as Louise Campbell and Stilleben  who designs parts of their collections.

Celebrating Therese Sennerholt

Anyone who follows my blog will know that I've got a massive soft spot for Therese Sennerholt and her amazing post cards.  Check out these new celebration cards - don't you just love them?

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and what about these less festive but poignant cards...

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