irresistible

my cousin was visiting last week and we found some amazing clothes for the babe. danish geniuses katvig won out big

the best new accessory....

Typically I'm not a techno accessory person, but these headphones are worth stepping away from my normal aversion to gadgetry as fashion. They work great with iphone (with the mic chiclet thingy) and have ones great for ipods, too. Best feature: they do not tangle....swoon.

Available from Danish design collective AIAIAI. Here's what they have to say about themselves:

The company AIAIAI was born out of Copenhagen’s nest of creativity known as the A-house. Apart from hosting a club on top of the old industrial building AIAIAI initiated a collective consisting of more than 200 young artists, musicians and designers in the years 2005-2006. We, the 4 partners of AIAIAI, started off with a vision that hasn’t changed: Together with a variety of different people, designers, musicians, artists etc. we create earphones, headsets, headphones and other kinds of consumer electronic related products that makes a genuine statement.

News from the Coast of France

Looking forward to the new film about Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky. The film stars Mads Mikkelsen & Anna Mouglalis who both look ravishing. The film was presented last week in Cannes.

Aim for White & Blue City Fancy

Photography by Brigitte Wolfgang Drejer. Represented by sisters agency in France, she has a whole category dedicated to *snow*

These selections are from her 'white' & 'city slickers' categories.

....bikes!

I learned about these clever carrier bikes by trioBike about two years ago. They are a traditional city bike that has an integrated carrier attachment (for kiddos, groceries, admirers, etc.). Not cheap but damn ingenious. 

 

This video shows how it works.

Cozy Grey

This light is from the Danish design group Muuto - meaning change in Finnish. They designed this light to be used in early evening 'to create a cozy mood.' Their leading design principle is to take a fresh, uncomplicated look on everyday items -  to illicit a response like: How clever - why didn't I think of that?

Goods available through Finnish Design Shop or via Muuto's website.

Outdoors

Starting to cruise for new outdoor seating. Normann's new camping seat is predictably terrific (albeit spendy). Also good is the HAY lounge chair at Midsommar. The nostalgic Frédéric Sofia Luxembourg chair is my favorite though with a stunning selection of colors and great height - perfect for people watching, book reading and margarita sipping. Found at Made in Design.

Wrapped

Fiber artist group Emdal colorknit is a knitted brand by the Danish textile-designer/-artist/-craftman: Signe Emdal. She uses her work to tell a story about culture and color.

Don't these patterns and color combinations look so invitational? I admire their commitment to quality and production standards. 

Here's a video of their knitting machine in action: