Learn it!

Long time no see, huh, guys? But I'm back so let's rejoice and get back to business.

Did you learn anything new lately? I don't mean a cool new fact (those are also good, no hate for cool new facts), but like a new recipe, or a secret or a skill. I'm always in the market for learning a new skill and hearing what people would like to learn, never mind how many trainings, courses and you tube teaching videos I have abandoned during the course of my long and fruitful life.

On my current learning wishlist I have two things: calligraphy and finger tutting. Calligraphy so that I can write nice and curly shopping lists and perfectly executed two-word journal entries (that is how much I am willing to journal). And now you are wondering about finger tutting. Have a look:

I know you probably saw this, but watch it again and again.

Am I right? It seems like tons of fun and it's so hypnotic, also it seems like great work out for your fingers. Now excuse me while I bookmark a ton of instruction videos and get to work.

Flying Over the...

A few weeks ago, I went to 'Balamuc' aka. Nuthouse.

Shocked? Well...you'll be even more shocked when I tell you I absolutely loved it there and I can't wait to go visit again! Aaaa! Such a lovely place! Simply out of this world! :D

Ok...seriously. Balamuc is the place where art meets us, the normal people. And it doesn't just meet us. It talks to us, it becomes our friend! Because it is the house, the home of a few very talented artists, that will blow your mind with their works.

Playful, innocent and even a little creepy. They have it all! All necessary to be wanted and loved as an artist. I immediately got a painting from Livia Coloji, portraying a cute bull...my sign...yes, I am that kind of a person! :P

It was a perfect Saturday and, as I said before, I can't wait to go back again!
Now...let's play a game! A 'Find Waldo' game...but with a twist :D Can you spot the Redhead? :))) it's not that hard...!

photos: Daniel Cepanariu

Missy Messy Roots - the Story

There comes a time in every woman's life when she has to step into adulthood. But a true woman will never do that by forgetting her roots, by forgetting the very things that made her what she is today.
'Miss Messy Roots' is the woman that will walk with pride and confidence, feeling the beat of the city on every corner, smiling as she sees breakers breaking moves, getting inspired by graffiti covered walls. She steps into the future, without letting the past behind.
Her past is her future

Stepping on Cartoons!

Well, here we have a collaboration on my taste! ;))
And that's no surprise, is it? There are cartoons, colors, shoes and fashion. There's nothing else I want (maybe more of all that?! yes...could be).

So, what do we have here? It's an installation created by designer Minna Parikka and artist Jani Leinonen, for the current exhibition Boutique: Where Art Meets Fashion, at Amos Anderson Gallery, in Helsinki. The result is absolutely fantastic and popping-cool! As a plus, they created 3 unique art/shoes, each numbered, signed and in a series of 25.

I don't know if you are familiar with Jani Leinonen's work. No stress, if you're not, we'll have a post on this pretty soon. Because I'm a super big-fan of this pop culture obsessive whose immersive installations toy are full of hidden messages. All this behind the friendly faces of big-brand iconography.
Creepy fun it is and I love it!So, enjoy the images and if you are in Helsinki or will be in the near future, keep in mind this: This is running – as an official event of Helsinki World Design Capital Year – until 12th November, there’s plenty of time left yet to catch the duo’s retina-popping installation.

From: We Heart

PORC - Blame IT on Deliric!

I decided to make time for the blog!
There! I said it and it's going to happen!
Yes yes, you non-believer you! Wait and see!

So that's why, first of all, I'm going to post all the things I've been saving for about 2 or 3 months now. Why? Because I think they deserve to be on my blog! Here we go!

I'm pretty sure that by now you've all heard about PORC (it's in Romanian) and about the fact that Deliric must be blamed (for this...maybe even for all). Here are the PORC products, that I am truly obsessed with!

*porc: (ZOOLOGIE) pig, (CUISINE) pork

What do I like about it? Well, besides the fact that it's hilarious, I also love: the small details like the embroiled flying pig, the colorful prints, the bad-ass attitude they give, the funny texts and so on. The list just keeps growing and growing.

If you'll checkout the site, you'll see more products there. So...click, click away! :)From: Deliric1

Spirals in the Snow

Pretty, right?
Ohhh...alost makes you want for winter to stay longer...ok, not that far! It's really pretty, really cool...but, again: SUMMER WE WANT!

Here, you can see the work of Sonja Hinrichsen. Crazy and hypnotic, makes you think about winter-aliens? Me, I see strings. Perfect strings all over a white blanket. But maybe that's just me, thinking fashion almost all the time...

So, it's official. This is the last winter-related post (until December, maybe). Good-bye cold weather! I'm ready for warm winds, colored cocktails, blue waters and sunny music! :)From: Thaeger

Bonjour/Bonsoir

Bonjour/Bonsoir Ëlodie - Illustratrice de France, Paris

You can tell she's French, eight? By the natural free lines...by the overall free-spirit of the illustration! The hair, the wind, the girls, the silly but sexy faces...the felling of a hot autumn even when it's summer outside. All the things that give me a need to drink good wine, eat great cheese and dance the night away!

Anyways, I just thought it would be nice to end the year's first month with some inspiring images. So breath-in the soft colors and get ready for February!!!;)From: Colagene

Deep in the Underbelly

-a 2009 project four stories underneath the skin on New York
-a massive subway station unseen, unfinished for 100 years
-artists secretly escorted here for the past year
-one night to paint/create art
-the original entrance removed
-the station back in darkness
-the elusive pirate treasure of contemporary art!
THE UNDERBELLY PROJECT!

If in New York, this is an exhibit you really don't want to miss. Just imagine 103 different artists, including both established and up and comers, all in one amazing place! Can't wait to see more!From: CULT/RIOT

Point of View

There's something special about painting walls with a can of paint.
The black, white, silver and blue lines.
The fat caps and the slim caps.
Filling the contours!
Shaking the cans.
The visual, the noise, the smell...

A video showing you graffiti, from the artist's point of view. omsk167 controls the cans!

Have a Sit!

While doing a personal research on interesting elements of furniture, I came across this chair. The Comfy Cargo Chair! (say Hello!)

I just love it! Because the designers didn't complete the design. They just did the grids, the shapes, and they left the rest to all of us. Personalize it! Make it perfect for your room! Pufff...perfection! Minimal and fun!

The ‘Comfy Cargo Chair’ consists of 52.46 meters of 8mm sturdy rounded steel. It has 66 curved elements and alone weighs 20.89 kg, with a volumetric capacity of 0.5 cubic meters. Together the cross beams and curves provide a very stable construction for sitting. The complex design is the result of a period of digital drafting and production technology. This process, along with the CNC controlled bending of the metal curvature, made the efficient production of such a seemingly complex structure possible.

Yep, I want one! :)From: Blue Strawberry

LOVE on walls

A month ago I went ot Bogdanator's Art Show @ Bruiaj, in Timisoara. And while admiring the art work, I also took a few shots of the bar. Yep, that's when I took these images!

Now, unfortunately, they are all in Romanian. Buu-huu. But, here is a little Romanian lesson to help you understand:
First image:
-Do you love me Nicu?
-Hold on Honey, let us get to know each other better...
Second image:
Te iubesc = I LOVE YOU

Yep...love is funny that way! ;)))Images: theFword

For a Killer Look

I know this is going to be a real treat for all you theFword readers, viewers and users!!! Here, for your delight, we have Ted Noten's makeup kit that turns every woman into a pistol-packing spy!

Because if Angeline Jolie is any indication,
the ideal woman is an ass-kicking secret agent.

The project, a 7 series one, is called Necessities for a Woman (to Feel Like a Woman Through the Eyes of a Man).

Dior001 is a gun (Noten’s signature) loaded with accoutrements, including Dior lip gloss, an antique hairpin, an arsenal of pharmaceuticals, a USB stick with “secret information,” 
and a 100-gram sterling silver bar. Likewise,
Chanel001 conceals Chanel lip gloss, an antique hairpin, a 18k gold toothpick, a perfume bottle with an 18k gold mechanism, a 50-gram 24kt gold bar, a USB stick, and a Viagra pill.
In short, all the stuff a girl wouldn’t leave home without.

Wow...a must have girls! Right? Fashionable, cute, killer cool and geeky at the same time. Yep...all the things I love and need to survive in the urban jungle! ;)) So, Bang! Bang away!From: FastCoDesign

Haute Couture Busts

Elegant busts what would be the love of any fashion designer, or even fashion lover world wide!
They are the work of Emmanuel Bossuet, an amazing art director known for his work with (and for) Philip Starck's, EEM, Martine Sitbon and Sonia Rykiel.

For this project, he collaborated with STOCKMAN (historic mannequin masters). The result? A limited edition of haute couture busts, covered in 3d graphic textile print elements!

The basic models (3 of them) each have 10 copies. And (of course) they all already found a home. Only the 3 original ones are on exhibit, at the department store Bon Marche in Paris.

wow...I would sure love to have one:)From: trouvaillesdujour

The Heart Man

For a while now, I've been secretly stalking him...or his work. Because he is responsible for the big, red hearts all over Romania, especially in Bucharest (capital city of Romania).

For me, he is The Heart Man. The one that holds in his cans all the love a city can give. He tells me that all it's good, no matter what, he tells me LOVE! Because he, just like me, believes that it's all about the LOVE! (I don't really know this...but I like to believe it's true).

So, being the obsessed person that I am, I've been asking about him for a while now...and finally the HERO sent me this article about him (it's in Romanian...so sorry!!!). The Heart Man is real. He's not just in my mind!

Here you can see some of the hearts I managed to "snap!". My personal favorite is the white one. Because the owners of the building tried to hide it...but true love always prevails!!! :)) Images: theFword, Romania Libera