costumes designer studio

today afternoon i had the pleasure to visit the studio of a costumes designer. she has got all kinds of mannequins, hat forms, some vintage sewing machines and treasure boxes.

sleeping beauty

i encountered this bike this morning, all covered with climbing plant, looking like it belongs to Sleeping Beauty... the second picture is a view of our tube station in the 50's: it looks totally sweet with the little shops around. now we have a shopping mall instead.

from today

today was very pastel coloured: a yellow beatle and a nice sundown.. days are getting shorter.

and browsing my pictures on my computer i found this picture of a wonderfull vintage carousel.

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week end findings [2]

here is the second part of the findings of last week end: some nice vintage luggage, a lovely pair of bedside lamps, a lemon squeezer, glass plates, sturdy padlocks.

i also moved the furniture (again) in my studio, and decided to associate this lovely book sheves with my danish chest of drawers. and last picture is a little gift for a very sweet friend.

week end findings [1]

a German ceramik kitchen wall clock, a luggage, a basket, an AK Kaiser white bisquit vase, 6 name tags holders, an umbrella stand... all soon in the shop!

süss

this is a shop in our neighbourhood named "sugafari süss" meaning "sweet", where they sell candies from all around the world. they also propose a sugar safari :)

and the second picture is my new little dove brooch made of olive tree wood.

new artist in town

a new artist has appeared in our neighbourhood. his work (or may be her) is spreading and i love it. beautiful drawings, printed, cut and glued on the walls.. but no signature. who are you?

take me to the moon

this is 'Caroline sur la lune' by Pierre Probst, a book from my childhood. i have now the pleasure to share it with my own child. this is a vintage edition i bought on ebay, the exact same as the one i had as a child. it is a great feeling to read this to my kid before going to bed: i feel like a child again!

week end findings

here are yesterday's fleemarket's finds: a hand puppet, a teak and metal coat rack, an embroidered table runner, a small tripod kidney table, a playmobil police car from 1976, two porcelain expresso cups from Mique sweden, a ceramic wall clock with kitchen timer. all vintage and all soon in the shop :)

sunday fleemarket

i went back to the fleemarket at mauerpark (a must see!). i saw a lot of awesome vintage tin toys, and also some great shoes, hats and eyewear!

mauerpark means litteraly the wall's park, and here are pictures of the remaining part of the wall, which is regularly painted by artists.

perfect match

 

here are a little wooden tray and a pottery candle holder i purchased. they match so perfectly with this bohemian crystal bowl i bought in budapest when i was a child!

and it has been a week now that i got my new camera. i'm so happy with it :)

Bösebrücke

here is a picture of the Bösebrücke memorial, on Bornholmerstrasse: it was the first breakthrough in the Berlin wall that ended up with its fall in 1989. on the picture you can see huge pictures of people going through at that time, and in the background a remain of the wall and the famous bridge Bösebrücke, that the tram and the cars can now use freely.

we had coffee at Sigismondo and look at that 'stairway to heaven' i encountered!

from today

today i was stunned by this building's entry: it is so vintage and looks so much like a gateway to a parallel world! and we had a lovely lunch.

last picture is a door and wall ceramics in the entry hall of another building.

vintage stroller

prenzlauer berg is known to be a very kids friendly area of berlin. if you want to be look like a local, you need a vintage stroller :) a great place to buy one is "dornröschen".
last picture is some cute street art.

Klekawka painting

in my studio there is a reproduction on canvas of a painting from painter Klekawka named "Jugenderinnerung Bei uns im Hof" which is a sort of gateway to the popular areas of the old Berlin. and there is a real window on a huge and majestic tree.

#lovewithoutlocks

Paris' bridges are buckling under the weight of lovers' locks - so much so that the city's mayor is being urged to ban the practice and romantic tourists are being encouraged to declare their love online instead with the hashtag #lovewithoutlocks
http://lovewithoutlocks.paris.fr/

week end findings

i've been to mauerpark this sunday and found a lovely nittsjö sweden ceramic bear and an orange kitchen timer. i hadn't been there in a long time and realized how incredibly popular and crowded it has become. however it is now in jeopardy... people are trying to save it against realty developers

there is an online petition if you want to participate :)

cool vintage truck

a friend of ours got this for her birthday! isn't this ford truck the coolest ever?

new findings

two new findings annoucing fall already! french gien porcelain cheese plates and a penny bun mushroom salt shaker.. and some moss on a roof looking so enchanting