Workshop Visit - Line

Last time we were in Denmark we visited Line in her beautiful new workshop at Frederiksberg Allé. It is a shared space, and besides her many amazing jewelry pieces, there was another thing that caught me attention: an old book-press, still running and producing limited edition books. Sadly it wasn't in motion that day, but maybe I will get lucky next time.

Anyway. It is great to see that Line has been able to build a career out of something she loves to do. Very inspiring. If you wish to see her elegant jewelry, you should visit her website or take a walk down Frederiksberg Allé.

Easter Days at Home

Easter homeliness: Work, good books, plants, sun and a great brunch.

Notebooks - Object of Desire!

I got an early Christmas present, from Wednesday – Paper Works. 3 beautiful little notebooks: one blank, one striped and one with dots. I am sure there will be something to fill it with in the upcoming year.

November Instagram Recap!

Better late than never, a little recap from Instagram. Most significant thing that happened in November was probably starting on a new job here in Berlin. Otherwise things were pretty much as usual. The fall disappeared and it became Winter.

April Instagram Recap!

One of the first things I did when getting my Iphone long time ago, was to download Instagram. I have often debated with myself whether or not to use it, but always found that it never really suited my temperament.

Though doing the past month this has changes a 180 degrees and I have finally surrendered to Instagram. It is in deed a great way of sharing with and seeing images from people all over the world. Normally I don't really like when bloggers divide their activities to too many platforms, I somehow thought that the main idea for a blog is to gather all the things in one place. Therefore I have also decided that each month I'll make a little recap of my activities the past month on Instagram so that no one needs to follow yet another thing.

As for my month of April, it started of in New York and since I came back my time has mostly evolved around my work and getting ready for my degree show. I spend a lot of time at school and in the bindery, and though it is hard I am loving every moment of it.

A Place I really Like – The Workshop!

The nicest place at my school is by far the old printing and bookbinding workshop. Here people do silk screen printing, etching, lithography and books. It is so amazing and the only workshop I feel still ooze of old fashion art school and creativity, with an atmosphere of people not afraid to get their hand dirty.

I love spending my days here, especially when the sun is shining and the light streams through the old window frames. I felt the only proper way to document this was with film. 

Bookbinding!

Since the new term started, I have been spending a lot of time in the bookbinding workshop. Not simply because I want to improve my skills, but also as it is a really meditative activity. I have spend so much time with my head barried in books and sitting in front of the screen while writing my dissertation and doing my other work, and it feels really good to start in the morning and then go home with something in the evening.

Today I used the time making two books, both binded in dark blue velvet, which is a color I really feel in love with while doing it because of the light reflecting surface. One was a little photo-book and the other a simple notebook.

My goal is to go in once a week, and I wonder what exiting thing I will come up with for next weeks session.