MONDAY MORNING #7

Good morning and good monday folks!
Mondays aren't easy and ain't nobody got time for dat, but here's a sequence of things that might help you go through this unfortunate day of the week.


The first one is an article (italian only) that I've just read, written by Annamaria Testa.
It's a short serie of advices on how to overcome procrastination and give yourself a good start with pretty much anything. You can read it here.


I immediately felt impressed looking at jfrede's "The Fiction Landscape" serie. It consist in a deep research through flea markets to find pictures and framing them in order to create non-existing landscapes.

Tilen Ti 's watercolor pieces are another great thing I've found today. I've never been to much into watercolors but these are too beautiful!

Alright, "Winter is coming" is not just a phase: it's definitely winter now and you might have took the ugly 100% wool sweaters off the shelf, haven't you?
This woman , in the name of Nicola Congdon, has been working for six months knitting sweaters to keep her chickens warm amidst the winter season’s freezing temperatures. 
Now, the 25-years-old woman is receiving special requests for hen sweaters. Rather than selling these knitted creations for her own benefit, Congdon has been donating all the proceeds to an AIDS orphanage in South Africa.

Stiankorntvedruud 's "Daily spoon" project is incredibly awesome. Stian created a spoon per day for a whole year, perfectioning his tecnique exploring its functionalities.
Click here to see the full project. 

The startup Groovebox Living launched a serie of extremely versatile "outdoor objects". Just watch the video below and prepare to order yours!

I hope I've lighten up your day a little!
Have a nice monday,

ETSY FINDS #6

It's really cold right now.
I'm sitting at my favorite cafe eating a brownie and sipping a cappuccino, trying to warm my fingertips.
Winter is here and Trieste is possibly the worst in this time of the year, because of the bora (a strong wind that blows just in this particular area).

Do you know what warms my heart like no heater can possibly do? Some good design pieces.
Here's what I've recently found on Etsy.

Art Print - Natural Living / Link

Pillow -  Handwoven Wool / Link

Fold Over Sling Bag with Genuine Leather Strap / Link

Coastal Cottages Tote Bag / Link 

Tray - Vases - Designed by Depeapa / Link

Frauklaner Icosahedron Planters (made of concrete) / Link

Campfire Stool / Link

Hope you had a great week so far.
See you next time!

MONDAY MORNING (afternoon) #6

Hello buskers!
How was your weekend?
Mine has been pretty busy and went from signing papers for an upcoming roller derby event to go enjoying a theatre show with my mum (hi, mum).

By the way, second time in a row being late for the monday morning post, I know. This morning I woke up later than usual (my biological alarm clock is set up for 8am but today rang one hour later) and I've started working on my laptop directly in bed.
That's a bad habit that I should break, but since it tends to happen just once a week I've decided to let it happen.



Speaking about habits, do you know how many objects you touch during a day (I can barely remember what I ate for lunch)?
Paola Zuccotti's project is a research through people's lives and habits and it also became a book, which we highly recommend. If you want to read through the project's history go here.

Esthera Preda's watercolor illustrations, because yes!

If you're a designer and you basically can't stand kitschy things (that's me), make sure to light up your Christmas with these graphic ornaments by Krogh Studio!

I've seen lots of animal shaped pillows around - yes, I'm talking with you, Tiger stores! - but this one is the best I've come across so far.

via Etsy 

Oh, and I've found this cool mug on Modcloth. Actually I'm a bit obsessed with mugs since I drink gallons of hot tea - also during summer, gh.

Hope you're having a nice monday!
Now it's time for roller derby training for me.
See you soon!

Saturday Suggestions: Belogradchik Rocks in Bulgaria

Good morning!

This time I would like to talk about a place where I've been some years ago. A jewel inside the surprisingly not well-known Bulgaria.

This place is called Belogradchik Rocks: one of the World's heritage sites located in the North-West of the country, close to the Danube river.

These weird-shaped rocks are the result of millions of years of sea water that used to cover the land. The compression of the salty water mixed with the sand contribute to the erosion of the rocks as they are nowadays.

Every stone has its own name and story. The most famous are: Adam and Eve, the Schoolgirl, the Bear, the Shepherd Boy, the Dervish, the First Slabstone, the Camel, the Mushrooms, the Madonna.

One of the most famous stories is that of the Madonna. The legend says that there was a nun who felt in love with a man with a white horse and got pregnant from him. When she decided to leave the nunnery the monks discovered her secret and once it happened the Madonna, the Man with the white horse and the Monks were all transformed in rocks.

As I anticipated before, I have been there some years ago and here's the picture of me (on the right) with other Erasmus friends from italy, Belgium and Netherlands. Good old times!


Have a nice Sunday :)

ETSY FINDS #5

Good evening adventurers,
where are have you been today?

I've mostly been working from home and from my favourite place in Trieste, "Mimì & Cocotte".
It feels great to work from their table: the noise of people talking makes me concentrate far better than being surrounded by silence at home.

Just one of the amazing homemade stuff you can find there, yum!

But let's start with our etsy finds of the week, shall we?

Watercolor Illustrated magnets because yes! / link

Ticket pin / link

"I'm hot for you" print / link

Travel notebook / link

2016 Wall Calendar by oelwein / link 

The original Aviator Leather Travel Mug / link 

Winter Landscape Mug Teal / Link

Have a nice evening!

MONDAY AFTERNOON #5

Yes, today has been a busy day for me. I've just came back from an amazing weekend of roller derby and I'm still recovering from all the awesomeness.

Here's a list of small findings that will possibly give you a smile (I think we all might need that in these days).

Small Happy Face Ring / link

Winter is the perfect month for DIY projects. Sitting on the couch with your fav tv show with a hot tea maybe? We do know this project we found on Poppytalk will amaze you. Ready for some yarn awesomeness?

Are you into street art as much as we are? Then stop for a second to appreciate the amazing pieces by Carne, an italian artist who actually comes from our region.

"30 Days of Cats" is a nice and well illustrated book created by the venezuelan artist Victoria Fernàndez. You can get it on her esty shop: here's the link.




#30daysofcats book from Victoria Fernández on Vimeo.



This photographic serie by the photographer Antoine Geiger gives you another perspective on how mobile devices are affecting our lives. "Sur-Fake" is a research; it is placing the screen as an object of "mass subculture", alienating the relation to our own body, and more generally to the physical world.

Are you in for another video? We found this perfectly done stop motion animation about autism and we think you can take one minute of your time and watch it because it's awesome! Read the full article and watch the "Behind the scenes" here.







I hope you had an amazing day. We'll catch up on thursday for the Etsy Picks!

Love,

Saturday Suggestions: Bled Lake in Slovenia

Good morning!
Since we live close to it today I'd like to write something about Slovenia. Have you ever heard about this little and beautiful country that hides a lot of treasuries ready to be discovered?

Located in the North-West of Slovenia, Bled is a touristic attraction no matter the period of the year.
By the way my personal opinion is that it's better to go there during Christmas holidays.

The village is distributed around the perimeter of the lake, with a little island and the Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage church just in the middle of the lake, and with its iconic castle over the hill dominating the landscape.

















As I mentioned before, I've been there two years ago with my girlfriend and I was surprised on how many activities Bled provides: there are spas, hotels with saunas and thermal baths, gyms, beer, museums, trails for hikers, little trails for families, canoying on the lake, beer, many good restaurants, and did I mentioned beer?

Last important thing I want to share with you is that from Italy the Bled village is reachable easily by direct train called "Transalpina" from Gorizia. What are you waiting for?



Have a nice weekend guys :)