Go to: Tallinn

Our little shopping trip to Tallinn wasn't so successful for the shopping part (but I did find a winter coat, great navajo-style scarf and a training pants). The weather was great, I saw many beautiful old and modern buildings (they really know how to mix modern and old together), we had great food (but not really Estonian food). I remembered how easily I get sea-sick and I also remembered that I do not enjoy cold hotels (although I enjoyed the Le Corbusier-feeling of the rooms), other Finns on the board and countries abroad where you here your own language. I think it's also a great sign of adulthood if you buy more food and wine from your trip to take home rather than other souveniers (Marks & Spencer, I love you). Plus: I got myself a little luxury in the form of perfume by Chloé and coconut body butter from Body Shop.

Off to Estonia

Few days much needed shopping break to Estonia. I'll be back here on Monday.

Justice: Civilization

One cool music video.

The patient gardener

This tree stucture project is a result of a workshop conducted by Visiondivision and designed by the students from the Politecnico di Milano. The cherry trees grown this way should take about 80 years to have their final form. But it will look magical!

Found via Designboom

Dark matter

Dark matter is a strange thing. Something scary, something interesting. Like Björk's Dark matter. (How cool would be textile print like that, dress made of it. I would want that.)

Black & white home

This gorgeous home is to die for. I love the floor, I love the black & white theme (although for myself I would add a few spot colors), I love the kitchen, the sofa, the light, the industrial feeling. One can only dream.

From Elle Decoration

Weekend findings

The most relaxing chillout weekend. After deciding that I wouldn't go to Lost in Music (no one wanted to come along and alone it wouldn't be so much fun) I let myself do all the chillout things that I like: going to flea markets (found cool things like huge bag inspired by my ekolovesanimal post, vintage leather belt, leather tassel and a top), got some take-away food so that I wouldn't have to make food myself, finding new great music (like Real Estate's Younger that yesterday) and watching good movies like Cry baby and Away we go.

Real Estate - "Younger Than Yesterday" from Elise Oh on Vimeo.

Going to TR1

There's that strange door going nowhere (or actually down about 5 metres).

Slumbers

These sacks by textile designer Aleksandra Gaca are so funny and good-looking at the same time!

Found via Riazzoli (my new favorite blog at the moment)

The Geometry of Pasta

I love pasta. Well, who doesn't? And now there is this coolest pasta book ever made: The Geometry of Pasta. The book is so beautiful with its black & white simple pictures and great layout. And the website is that too.

Plexus

Gabriel Dawe makes these amazing wool string installations and art pieces. (I seem to be blogging a lot about art made of nets or strings.) But I'm in awe again.

Found via Mocoloco

Brunch at Talo

Weekend at Helsinki, lots of friends, new apartments, new hairstyle and lots of good food. But I have to admit that when it comes to making me very very happy, do it with brunch (Sunday brunch at Talo was AMAZING!!!!). I'm easy.

Thanks for Bambi for the photos and the best company.

Eko loves animal

In a few minutes I'm heading off to Helsinki to visit friends and to have an amazing new haircut at my favorite hairdresser's. And while packing all things I remembered these gorgeous upcycled leather bags by ekolovesanimal. That bag would be just perfect for my little weekend trips.

Nets in the air

Janet Echelman's net sculptures are one of the most beautiful sculptures that I have ever seen.

Found via Honestly WTF

Rugs

These rugs are waiting for me at Kotka. My mom made these and I cannot wait to see them.

Eden

If this doesn't look like a paradise then what does? I can almost here the waterfalls and birds singing. I think I have to visit Plitvice lakes in Croatia some day.

Easy-to-move bookshelves

Few years ago I lived in a tiny flat. I needed a bookshelf to maximize the space so I ended up building it myself with painted old fruit boxes. I loved the shelf. Now I have a real wooden bookshelf which is steady and sturdy but I quite miss the build-yourself feeling. Maybe next time I'll build a shelf made of splinter baskets like Deko-magazine suggests.

Can't get enough of the autumn colours

It's all over the place: the autumn. This is the most beautiful time until all the leaves have falled and then it's just grey, grey and black until next May. That is depressing so now I have to get all the kicks from this colour burst before the long darkness. That's why I match my nail polish to the colours.