Inside & Outside our summerhouse

This is what my weekend looked like inside and outside the summerhouse this weekend. I love spring and the smell of flowering trees.

Designer hjem - Designer homes

These lovely interiors are all from the danish book, Designerhjem, which features the homes of 16 Danish fashion designers. It was published in 2007 - and written by Charlotte Grøndahl and photograped by Andreas Mikkel.

The homes above belongs to the founder of Noa Noa, and designers Malene Birger and Camilla Stærk.

Open House & Hanami at our studio

In order to celebrate spring and the flowering apple trees outside our studio - we open the doors on the 17th of May. Inspired by the japanese hanami - which means enjoying the beauty of flowers - the studio will be open from 11-16 - so everyone can have a look at the appletrees outside and our work inside.

På ægte japansk Hanami-vis fejrer vi at æbletræerne blomstrer på Kærlighedsstien 7 i Århus. Derfor slår vi dørene op og holder åbent i vores atelier & designstudio. Søndag d. 17. maj 09. Kl. 11-16. Kig & Køb: Kunst, collager, postkort, grafik og smykker af Line Juhl Hansen + Spagat designstudio + Morell & Tudse.

Our studio have a fanpage at Facebook where you can get updates like this if you like. Please spread the word and bring your friends.

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be yourself

I´m back after a wonderful trip to Italy - and in my mailbox I found these inspiring words from Ladies Who Launch - which I feel like sharing with you.

One of my new favorite quotes is “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken”, by Oscar Wilde. What I like most about this is that it clearly states the importance of authenticity, of being true to yourself, which is important in your business and in your personal interactions as well. It’s so easy to spot those who are forcing themselves into a mold or a role in which they clearly do not fit. When you take the time to examine and realize your own strengths and the value you bring, you can be yourself and the people around you will be drawn to you. In today’s impersonal world, isn’t it refreshing when you meet someone who knows who they are, is confident in the value they bring, and illustrates it regularly? Take the time to find out your strengths, determine the full value that you bring, and then share it!
By Jennifer Covello.

I also made a desktop picture with the quote and my photo - which you can download here. Enjoy

A presto!

Ciao Ciao - I´m off to a wedding in Napoli and a reunion with some very dear and old italian friends. Afterwards we will spend some very relaxing days in this little piece of heaven.

See you next week. Have a great weekend.

My easter eggs around the world

As I wrote earlier - my D.Y.I easter eggs and easter bunnies have been very popular - and it´s been great fun to see how they have been used in different creative ways - here´s a little round-up of photos I´ve found on variuos blogs. Thank you all for sharing.

My owl´s new home

It´s always fun to see your work in it´s new surroundings - and I must say that my little owl here fits perfectly into it´s new home at Pernille Melsted. Pernille is a coach and the author behind two great books about finding your passion. Her home was featured recently in Bo Bedre and you can see all the photos here - unfortunately they were taken before my owl moved in.

Jeg kan varmt anbefale hendes bøger og hendes inspirende nyhedsbrev.

photos by Andreas Mikkel Hansen

Great book covers

It´s back to business at my graphic design studio after a lovely Easter holiday full of sun, spring and guest at our summerhouse. And while I´ve been off-line my blog has had lots of visitors - because my easter eggs was mentioned on various blogs - thank you all.

And to get back to work I´m sharing these fantastic cover designs by London-based David Pearson, from the Great Loves series by Penguin Books. I discovered him through this post - please check it out.

Helleborus

I guess everyone who has experienced finding a flowering Helleborus or Christmas rose - in the middle of a snowy garden has a soft spot for this flower - I sure have one. And so does Sarah from Saipura - check out her latest post for Designsponge´s Weeders digest here.

I got this potted Helleborus above from Blomsten og Krukken - who carries a stunning selection of these pretty plants. Enjoy!

please click on the photos to see them bigger! and if you know someone who can help me setup my blog so I can show bigger photos here - please let me know!

Green is the New Black

I believe that Green is the New Black - and here´s what I would like to wear. Green dress by Rigetta Klint, Green emerald ring by Krebs&Hyllested, scarf and tunic by Virginia Johnson.

More easter eggs

Yesterday I made these easter eggs and rabbits - with some of my repeat patterns. And now they have been tested at home I will share them here with you. The eggs are super simple to make - print them out on thick A4 paper - cut them out and mix and match. Glue 2 eggs together with a piece of sewing tread in the middle - or make a string of eggs - et voila! The rabbits are a bit more tricky - so I´ve made a front and back version of them. Cut the front first - glue it to the back of the rabbit and cut the back afterwards.
You can download the front here and the back here.

Please spread the word, respect my copyright and share the result on Flickr or your blog!

Free Easter Cards

I finally got around to create my first easter card - and I´m happy to share it with you.
You can download the card as a pdf-file with 2 cards - ready to print out on A4 paper.

Download it here - print - cut - and spread some joy!
Ohh and the text says "happy easter" in Danish.

Photos from this weekend

We had a great group show with our GRiB 2.0 project this weekend. The opening this friday was very busy and everyone was very positive about the project and the final works. This year we also published a book with all the participants´ process - from their challenge to the final result - it´s in Danish - it looks great - and you can buy it here.

My "final work" was the pink moodboard above with my little superhero Super Sofie.

I went with this idea to show the universe of the target group and that the book isn´t finsihed yet. I also made a drawing of her for the children to color - and it was a big hit with the "target group" so I´m quite pleased and really looking forward to start working on my childrens book about Super Sofie.

GRIB - event

GRiB!! er et netværk af 16 kreative mikrovirksomheder, som arbejder med visuel kommunikation i Århus. Vi har udfordret hinanden med forskellige kreative opgaver, det er blevet til 16 fantastiske grafiske/visuelle værker. Værkerne udstilles fra d. 27. – 30. marts hos Galleri Charlotte Fogh, Klostergade 32, 8000 Århus C.
RECEPTION FREDAG 27 MARTS FRA 15 - 19
LØRDAG OG SØNDAG 28- 29 ÅBENT FRA 12 - 16.

Du er hermed inviteret til at kigge forbi til receptionen - eller lørdag imellem kl. 12-14 - hvor Line og jeg er til stede.
På gensyn!

Paper collages

Refreshing hand-painted and cut paper collages by artist Anna Kunz. She is an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago, and has earned a reputation as a leader in color theory - and her work really radiates her colour-confidence. Seen via the always inspiring dear Ada

flower styling

I love when photographs are styled just right with flowers.
Like these from Janne Peters and TineK.

wabi sabi

I like how these interiors from Skona Hem´s article about Wabi Sabi show the Japanese philosophy of seeing beauty in simplicity, the ordinary, and imperfection.

Here´s more info about Wabi Sabi.

Emma´s designblog also have a guide to Wabi Sabi here.

Display me

I found this acrylic kabinet by Hay - during their sale - and it´s now my new favorite item at home. It´s perfect for displaying personal favorites like seahorses and shells from Thailand.

5 years of joy

5 years ago today I became the mother of the most wonderful daughter in the world.

Nanna is a goddess in Norse mythology, the daughter of Nepr and wife of Baldr (Balder). She and Baldr are both Æsir and live together in the hall of Breidablik in Asgard. According to Gylfaginning, when Baldr was unintentionally slain by the blind god Höðr through the treachery of Loki, she was overcome with grief and died. She was placed on the funeral pyre alongside her husband on his ship Hringhorni which was then launched out to sea.

In Sumerian it means " The one that lights up"

Nanna var sumerernes månegud, og Enlils og Ninlils førstefødte søn. Han var gud for vækst og frugtbarhed, og bestemte over kalenderen og årstiderne. Nanna betyder på sumerisk "Den der lyser op".

My Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday - and the sun was shining all day. But I woke up feeling really sad and sorry for myself - I´ll be 40 next year and that my dear makes you think! But the day turned out great - with breakfast in the sun outside our studio with Line who gave me the painting below, titled FLY. Nanna gave me the best present ever - a cushion she had embroidered and a homemade card with flowers and hearts. I gave myself the Gloriosa flower above - and the day ended with vietnamese take-away at home with a group of great girlfriends and a game on my new WII-fit.

Today I feel a lot better and the sun is still shining.

Flower inspiration from Ambiente

I finally got the photos from our visit to Ambiente last month - photography wasn´t allowed in most places so instead I took pictures of all the lovely flower decorations everywhere - in my search for spring and inspiration. Enjoy!

The top picture is from the Think romantic trendzone - you can see the other trends here.

All trendzones were made by the germanbased Bora.Herke stilburo - who had done a great job putting together some very inspiring and well made trendzones and a short and clear trendtalk which I enjoyed.

my wishlist

My blogging break is over - since my birthday is coming up next week, and friends and family wants to know my wishes!:


An organized home and The Dots by Muuto, relaxing hours in front of the fireplace and a rubberbasket for firewood, clean water and a carafe, purifying coal from Sort of Coal, ceramic vases to hold fresh flowers around my home, a nice cup of tea and mugs by Royal Copenhagen, ceramic jewellery and inner beauty, handmade liquorice by Johan Bulow and dinner mats by Ferm.


A colorful life and bracelets by Louise Kragh, clean laundry and a nice basket, travel guides and travels, fun cameras and great motives, soft squirrels and nice walks in the nature, world peace and vases by casalinga!

nåå ja og så alt det fornuftige som stegepander, en wok, gode knive, nye skærebrætter, en voksdug i hørkvalitet og en saftpresser.

Thank to everyone who has answered my survey - It´s still there - and I really enjoy reading your feedback. Have a great weekend.

3 years of blogging

My blog and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary yesterday. It´s been 3 wonderful years of sharing my inspirations here in a digital sketchbook - and also a personal record for keeping a "diary". It´s been so inspiring to connect with so many fellow bloggers and to experience all the eyecandy and inspiration out there.

When I was younger I travelled a lot and enjoyed meeting new places, people and cultures - and blogging has allowed me to keep doing this from my workdesk - and I truely love the internet for this.

Another highlight has been meeting other bloggers in real life. Everyone has been extremely open friendly and passionate about blogging - and I highly recommend that bloggers make sure to meet in real life whenever possible.

I have many new plans and dreams for the future - one is to improve my blog and to get to know my readers better - and I´ll be so thankful if you will spend 2 minutes to answer this survey.

There´s prizes to win! - I´ll make a draw in 2 weeks time and pick 2 lucky winners, who will recieve a creative goodie bag!

Click here to answer my survey

I´ll be back in a weeks time so that you have time to answer and see if you miss my postings :)

Wanted: Old wooden chairs

Ever since I saw some old wooden office chairs in a funky bar in Barcelona this summer - I´ve been looking for something similar online. But so far I´ve only found them on photos - which have only made me want them even more... - so if you know where to find some please let me know.

Sorry I´ve been collecting these images for so long that I now can´t remember where they are from.

Glimpses from the studio

Here are a few glimpses from my studio this weekend - we had lots of guest from near and far - and enjoyed showing our space to the public.