People I want to be #9,726,248: Hanna and Sofia of Byggstudio.

Discovered through Brian's post on pot plants.

Cape Cruisers from Ashleigh Marie Parker on Vimeo.

When I was in Melbourne last year I fell in love with these cycling capes by The Vallentine Project. I made a note to look up the maker when I got home, but could never find any sort of website. Last week I stumbled on this video, but still no website! In one way it's nice that they are real-life-only and are not proliferated across the internet; but on the other hand, without an online contact point I seem to have no chance of ever enjoying them in real life.

Ines' photos of Denmark are so beautiful, it breaks my heart. Her flickr is well worth a look, if you have a moment.

Freunde von Freunden. Let's just all take a moment to reflect on how totally amazing it would be to live in a third floor apartment with large windows that let the sun stream in onto the mismatched pot plants, parquetry floors and white walls that are perfect for casually leaning artwork against. Oh yeah, and all that, but in Berlin.
A notable mention goes to For Me, For You. Man, that girl never gets it wrong.

Efterklang. They do silly things like wear funny hats and play with the Danish National Chamber Orchestra. (I'll never forgive myself that I was in town when they did this, and didn't see it). I love their music to pieces, but had never seen this video until today. It's an emotional one for me to watch - it was filmed here. Such a long, long time ago.


Essimar. Lovely things with my favourite medium of all time: paper.

Copenhagen Streetstyle (Copenhagen in general - but we already knew that)
Cables by Steering By Stars
Good things like cream cheese and cinnamon and ohmygoodness I need to bake these

Bizarre Love Triangle (but not the 'extended dance remix' or the official video version).

Bows (but not too girly).

Banana Bread (no buts!)

It's been a while, hey?

I've wanted to come back. But the longer you leave things sometimes, the harder they are to start up again. I know I'm sporadic with this. But that's just the way things are. I think I accept that now.

Here begins a collection of lots of things I've seen and heard and love to pieces, beginning with 'a'. It's not comprehensive. It's just what comes to mind right now.

Amy Borrell (a long term love!)

...and fittingly, All The Mountains
The most beautiful pictures of Austria by bawkbawkbawk
All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone by Explosions In The Sky
Anna Karina. I have a friend who looks just like her!

People I want to be #652: Owen Gildersleeve.

(Via Pillar Box Post)

Mia Nolting keeps me amused for hours. What with her questionnaires, free stuff and art school money making scheme - which totally sounds like something we'd do at Format.

Now she's selling envelopes of 'stuff' and I am totally buying one. She also makes really nice pictures. With nice hand drawn type. Did I mention how witty and whimsical she is? Yeah. I kinda want to be her. (Just like I want to be Hattie Newman. Perhaps I should write an entire blog post about people I 'want to be'.)

I can't wait to see what I get in my envelope.

Oh boy, I think I have found the best tumblr in the entire world. And OH-MY-FREAKING-GOD, they link through to the foundry page. Genius. (Although slightly delayed for those of us in the 'future'!)

Oh! Danica found this little gem via Nearness of Distance. Nadja à Paris, 1964. Perfect for both the francophile and the ex-exchange student trying to put a finger on that niggling feeling of restlessness. Check and check.

I discovered a world without problems, a simpler world, more typically French. It really helped me let go of the superficial things in my life…

...I don’t intend to stay of course, but I hope I never lose touch with Paris. My stay here will leave its mark on me. That’s not surprising, because this just might be the most important period in ones life, when one shakes off past influences and one’s true personality is formed.

Her wonderful hair also makes me feel better about my awkward little crop! Apologies for the average screenshot... parts one and two.

Hello Hattie Newman, I would very much like to be you. Even your 'about me' is amazing.

også...

Some of my photos were put up on Random Got Beautiful. It's a lovely site and it's not difficult to submit. You should submit too! Mmm, colour. See also: white, pink, orange.

hair + camera + etc.

Well, I finally solved my long/short hair dilemma. I went asymmetrical. I'm still lusting after high buns, but I do quite like the boy-short aspect! I've never had it this short before. It's not quite as amazing and unruly as this lovely lady's, but hopefully as it grows out it will get there. My hair is ridiculously thick, so here's hoping!

Apparently pneumonia is the hot new illness to have (Nicole Richie, Fifi Box, I'm looking at you*). But let's get it on the record: I had it first. Including a four-day hospital visit. Which kind of gives me an excuse for not posting in a while. Sadly, I was too ill for my 'HOORAY, UNI IS OVER' trip to Melbourne with the Uni-girls... but in the meantime (and with the money I 'saved'), I think I have finally decided on a new camera:


The Pentax K-x.

It's a fairly recent release, but if anyone has happened to use it or has any other advice for a entry-level DSLR please do share. Maybe you've had a bad experience with a Pentax. Maybe you've bought a different camera and have found it's the love of your life. I'm in desperate need of a new camera though... I feel totally uninspired to take pictures, or write, or do anything at the moment. Now I have too much time on my hands, and very little to do. Oh dear.

(*I feel like any semblance of street cred that I had just vanished, but I guess that's what being laid-up in front of daytime TV for two weeks does to you.)

peek-a-boo.

I'm still here... just hiding.

I'm not really that busy, although there is plenty on my plate... something new that I'm doing is FiveThousand. It's launching properly next week. I'm so insanely excited about it, I've loved ThreeThousand etc since forever. It's pretty much my dream gig. Hooray.

I finish my degree in a couple of weeks. It's a relief to be able to put Journalism behind me, but I'm not quite sure if the big bad world is ready for me yet. (Truly!)

I have lots of things I want to do during summer. Read a lot. See a bunch of films. Give some time to the bands I always say I will, but don't. Maybe even hang around here a bit more.

And possibly build a fort. That would be a little bit awesome.

need.

It is taking all of my willpower to not spend seven hundred dollars on a raincoat. Oh my goodness.

Oh. My. Goodness.

I was technically 'working' today, when I fell in love with these. But that raincoat... ohh dear. I've never been so in love with an item of clothing.

From the totally amazing Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair.

cph fashion week.

I'm not usually one for high fashion, but looking at these outtakes from Copenhagen Fashion Week has made me all nostalgic (really? that's unusual). My goodness, the Wood Wood show? What a wonderful, wonderful street. And the Henrik Vibskov show in the woods? Genius. It looks a bit like here... perhaps it was? All photos from here.

ooh, yes!

I have to do an internship in September. I will totally be rocking looks such as these.
(via Oh Joy)