The Hive 2013

So, I spent the weekend in Berlin at this bloggers conference called The Hive. Since I have been to this kind of event before, my expectations weren’t really too high. I mean, I’ve been blogging for almost eight years now, so there isn’t really all tha…

Iittala opens apartment in Stockholm

If you are into Scandinavian design you are probable familiar with Finnish brand Iittala. They have been making tableware, glass and cookware since 1881, and can be found in almost all Scandinavian homes. I just got the news that they are stepping in t…

Vitra Campus, The Hive and Berlin

Sorry for not posting last week, it certainly wasn’t my intention to go MIA, but I had such an eventful week that I simply didn’t find the time to blog. I started off with a visit to the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein in southern Germany, where I held a…

Trend Alert! Lamps in off places

Have you noticed this trend of putting lamps in the “wrong” place? I’m not talking about the work or desk lamps above the kitchen worktop that we’ve been seeing for years, what I mean is people placing floor lamps on tables, ceiling lights on the wall,…