Impressed : Perceptions of Reality by OC

Woopwoop, Opening Ceremony is still in Belgium mode. After their chocolate wall with Antwerp vibes in New York and they presented a capsule collection for Mai 2014 in London, totally inspired by paintings of René Magritte, the Belgian surrealist. (a collaboration with Vans, Manolo Blahnik & Birckenstock) Cheers!

Eye See : Mum's Zoo

How great are these! Give me one please... (reindeer or zebra?)
Animal heads out of metal and telephone wire by Finnish label Mum's, produced in a fair way in Africa.

Report : Kinfolk at the Table

I almost forgot to show you these beautiful pictures of a lovely and delicious evening in October which Melissa Milis took at the Kinfolk gathering in Antwerp.

For 2014 we are planning again some gatherings in Belgium, I will definitely organise another one together with my Kinfolk partner :) Annemarie of Joy of Little Things, somewhere in May. If you would like to get updates or more information, leave a comment below or send me an e-mail and we will keep you posted for future Kinfolk events in Belgium.

© all images Melissa Milis

Design Joy : Örnsbergsauktionen

It's a fresh year and Stockholm Design Week is the first in a flow of design weeks. It's completely unnecessary to talk about the combination of Sweden / Scandinavia and Design, so let me introduce you with Örnsbergsauktionen. It's an auction concept started in 2012 by designers Kristoffer Sundin, Fredrik Paulsen and Simon Klenell who want to give (often young) designers a platform to show prototypes, unique designs or limited editions and sell them to the highest bidder.

What you can see below is a selection of my favorites out of the 53 objects, for full information and starting prices, check the website.

• LÄDER (2014), NÄVER (2010) - Sophia Lithell - Leather, painted steel & Birch bark, painted steel

• CRYSTALLIZATION NO. 21 VASE (2014) - Lukas Wegwerth - Crystallization

• MILAGROS FOR THE INJURED (2014) - Anna Tascha Larsson - Silver, silver-plated brass & copper 

• TRUE COLORS (2013) - LexPott - Brass and black patina, Aluminium and white oxide, Copper and blue oxide

• EURYDIKE (2014) - Katja Pettersson - Wood, marble, mirror

• FOOD COLOURING CUSHION (2014) - Sundin / Persson - Wool yarn, Kool-Aid

• NAZCA/COCOS (2014) - Hilda Hellström - Pigmented jesmonite, copper plated steel 

• TEXTILE MOULDED GLASS (2014) - Silo studio - Borosilicate glass

• No information available - check website

• STORA SPELET (2014) - Sara Lundkvist - Hot worked and kiln cast glass, suede

• ORDINARY PIXEL (2014) - Anna Nordström - Cotton, polyester

• FOAM CHINA LIGHT (2013) - Marjan van Aubel - Foam porcelain

• GRAIN (2012) - Johanna Friedman - Mercericed Cotton

Nice fact: the last bidding starts at 1 SEK and goes to the gavel, which closes the auction in a symbolic way.

• ÖA HAMMER 2014 - Simon Klenell, Fredrik Paulsen, Kristoffer Sundin - Glass, burled birch