Images: Bertrand Benoit

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't have any "before" photos to show, but I can say that this is one of the best excecuted renovations I have seen. Everything from the original wood floors (treated with lye and white pigmented oil) and the white painted skirting covering the walls in all rooms, to the kitchen and bathroom (built in situ, designed by Pelle) with their matching tiles and carpentry works perfectly together, creating a whole that is more than a well planned concept. For some reason, probably the gray cabinets combined with the marble and brass, it reminds me of Ilse Crawford. I think she would like this place.

 

 

Babyssimo is a webshop, based in Germany, carrying a carefully selected range of baby and child products from all over the world. Many items are only available in small quantities, as they are handmade with love by small scale producers and independent designers. But it's worth a look even if you don't have kids because they also have a category for adults where you will find beautiful interior and spa products, as well as magazines and books like Kinfolk and Cereal.

 

 

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2. Tell me in the comments below which product from the Babyssimo webshop that is your personal favorite and why.

 

Although Laajisto knew what she wanted, the design process wasn't easy. The fixture required countless hours of designing, revising and editing. Hence the name Edit. Available in three different finishes and as a ceiling or wall light.

 

 

 

Photography: Line Klein

 

 

 

 

Verso means reverse in Latin, so as you can imagine, this is an anti aging series. I love how cleverly they used that in the graphic design, with the reversed numbers. The products contain Retinol 8, a newly developed substance that takes all the positive effects from traditional retinol (the most proven effective substance in anti aging skincare products), but without the drawbacks like skin irritation and not being able to use in sunlight. So this is what Verso promises to do:

• The substance stimulates the production of collagen and increases the flow of nourishment  to the skin, which leads to improved skin elasticity, a more even skin tone and a reduction of fine lines and wrinkles.

 

 

Via FvF

Photography: Brian W. Ferry

 

 

 

I don't know if you are aware of this, but here in Europe, the license for the Eames chairs is held by Vitra, and their version of the chair is made in plastic, not fiberglass like the original. While the plastic shells are more flexible and therefore a little more comfortable, there is something very charming about the fiberglass version. Every fiberglass chair is unique, as the strands in the material have their own life that creates small "imperfections", and also a lovely glossy surface. The original chairs are very hard to find in Europe, but there is a Swedish retailer called Decoscope that imports them directly from the US manufacturer.

 

 

Via Landinskan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A lot of thought seems to have been put in to these small vignettes, even if they look very relaxed, and they come off as personal and very stylish. It's just simple things, nothing extravagant, and most of them are easy to copy for your own home if you'd like. While finding a shark jaw like this might be hard, filling whisky bottles with homemade schnaps, putting them on a shelf and attaching some stamped paper tags (in this case seed sachets), or ripping stylish pics out of magazines, is very doable.

 

Photo: Mikael Axelsson

Styling: Rebecca Facey

 

 

 

What really does it for me in this space is the concrete floor and stainless steel kitchen, clashing nicely with the fin-de-siècle architecture. Also, the huge windows letting in lots of light, a great luxury for a bottom floor apartment.

Enjoy, and have a lovely weekend!

 

Via A Faded Palette with thanks

Photography: Amelia Widell + pic nr 2 by Patric Johansson

 

 

 

 

 

Photo: Karl Anderson
Styling: Annika Kampmann

 

 

I would like to turn this home into the world's smallest 3 bedroom apt, (it's only 45 sqm) so all my children have their own spaces, by putting up two walls in the bedroom. I think it's doable, even if the rooms would be tiny, or what do you say? The rest of the place needs no changes in my opinion, because the current owners have excellent taste. I just love the way they totally ignored the age of this 1940's building and put in some antique sliding doors, and then mixed it with super modern materials like concrete and steel.