I don’t know about you, but I kind of think that this commerical suck. I guess it does what it is supposed to. But talk about delivering exactly what you expected. Where is the aha-moment? Where is the “cool!”-moment? Where is the wow-moment?
Nah, the idea might be OK (if we absolutely can’t wait for the nearest coffee shop to turn up around the corner) but the commercial; thumbs down.
 
It is time to stop getting the caffeine kick from coffee and start getting the daily kick from tea [or at least combine the two]. And while we’re at it; why not do it in style?
Gone are the giant tea mugs (please let them be gone, once and for all) and enter the lovely teacup and saucer. There is something to be said about drinking tea from a cup and saucer. Specially if it is from delicate bone china. And since I have a tendency to like slightly more modern items, the Kilim teacup and saucer designed by Jasper Conran for Wedgwood is a definite match made in heaven.
My favorites here are the red and orange combination. You buy these in a set of two; either orange/red or green/violet. $125 per set from www.wedgwood.com
And while you’re at it; check out the teapot set!
Just had to show you this picture that I found on Pinterest. Isn’t she adorable?
For our English readers, please scroll down and you will find a little something for you too.
När du klickar på loggan här ovanför
eller på den här länken
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kommer alla poster upp från både Designmekka, Travel och Cooking i den ordning de läggs in.
Det blir alltså en enda röra. Och det kan ju vara skönt ibland att saker och ting blandas och inte bara handlar om en och samma sak. Lite som att lyssna på radio (my secret passion – radio!).
MEN om man nu är så att man vill ha lite ordning och reda i livet, klickar man på fliken Designmekka. Kategorier finns här till höger.
[Pssst. Kolla hunden som gömmer sig bakom mig! Cute!]
Designmekkafliken har jag skrivit på engelska, fråga mig inte varför – det bara blev så, och innehåller både stort och smått om det som jag tycker har vacker form, är fina produkter, smarta produkter med fin form och annat smått och gott som jag fastnat för och gillar. Och vill dela med mig av. Till dig.
Travelfliken säger väl allt; jag gillar inte bara vackra saker, jag lever för att resa och det vill jag också dela med mig av. Inspiration, tips, information till olika resmål finns på goingplaces.se. Jag har börjat med Florida och min tidigare hemvist Miami. Men bor man i Miami kan man ju inte ignorera mysiga Miami Beach och en del andra ställen i Florida. Jag har lagt till New York Inspiration som gör precis som namnet säger; inspirerar till att resa till New York och Thailand Living som ger tips och information (och som är väldigt inspirerande den med) om stort som smått i Thailand. Going Places uppdateras kontinuerligt och har du tips, råd, information som du tycker andra ska få ta del av så hör av dig så ordnar vi det. Och du, det går bra med tips från vilken världsdel, land, stad, plats som helst. Going Places betyder ju just Going Places.
Cookingfliken innehåller reseberättelser där mat ingår. Det är ju så att jag äter mig genom mina resmål. Det jag allra mest minns är något som är kopplat till något man kan äta. Så, Voilà det finns under Story Cooking-fliken. Recepten hamnar där de ska och sen har vi Julia P & Co. Catering på besök. Kika in hos henne. Lova!
Hoppas du får lika mycket glädje av att läsa och ta del av designmekka.com som jag får genom att skriva och fotografera till den.
Peace!
For our lovely English readers, this one’s for your eyes only:
When you click the logo Designmekka.com above you will have access to a flow of posts from the tabs Designmekka, Travel and Cooking. In the order the posts are posted. Not the order I showed you here, but a lot more messier.
If you, however, would like a little bit more order in your life; make sure to click each individual tab for the heading you wish to read/see.
Some tabs have sub-tabs, as you obviously see, with more headings. Phew! What a job I’ve done, eh?! But the reason for this is to try to make things simple and easy.
I am not so sure it turned out that way, though and I will be more than happy to hear from you with great ideas on how to make it really really great. Beacuse that’s what we all are aiming for, isn’t it?! Greatness in one way or the other.
The other issue at Designmekka.com is that I tend to mix two languages. OK, I did use the Spanish word aficionado once but does that count? I mean with the amount of mixed languages? Oh, well. So for now, folks, bear with me: Design is in English, Cooking and Going Places has ended up in Swedish.
Would you like it all in English? Or in Swedish? Or maybe, just maybe, it is OK the way it is? There is always Google Translate to turn to. You know, when in doubt – Google.
Peace and love!
I noticed in the Sunday Observer of Sri Lanka today that there is a massive amount of adverts looking for a bride/groom under the classifieds “Proposals”.
I say what?! I thought these kinds of marriage set ups was a rural thing. Or something else, whatever else, but really not for educated people. And I say educated since most ads were referring to that the ”item”/person was well educated. Doctors, accountants etc etc.
It sure makes one wonder if we still haven’t moved further than this, no wonder we are having problems all over the world. In every other aspect (as well). Scary.
So there you have it folks, is this a way to design your life?
Nah. Don’t think so.
Folks!
I will be away for three whole weeks. No posts to look forward to (do you look forward to my posts?), at least no posting to look forward to on my behalf. However, I will soon be back in track. Let’s have a wonderful, designed fall/winter together!
See you soon!
Love,
DMKA
The string shelves can be found in various sizes, colors and shapes.
When I was a teenager I used to love those lamps made of mother of pearl. Then they went out of fashion and I didn’t see one for years and years. And then some years ago, I stumbled across a new version of the old one. Looking like this. Sort of the same but as I recall it it didn’t have those aluminum circles that it has now. I guess that is what they call improvement. I don’t know about that but however, whatever
I still like the old style better. I think the base was made out of wood back then.
Now, I’ve found a new version of the lamp. A new and updated version.
Isn’t it beautiful?! This one is called Discoco. Both lamps are available at Svenssons i Lammhult.
My all time favorite drinks are not only tasty, they are a sight for sore eyes too. Do you know their names?
Verner Panton has designed this bell-like lamp. You can have it as a pendant, as a floor lamp or as a table lamp. And in many, many shades. Well, there we go again. Lamps.
I really like the idea of doing it the way you want to. No restrictions, well almost none anyway! Whatever you fancy.
When I bought my sofa, last summer, I forgot to measure….the elevator in my building. I knew the measurements of the sofa, and that it would fit in my home. But I couldn’t dream of that I wouldn’t be able to get it up to the 7th floor. Not through the elevator. Not by the stairs. They were to narrow. The elevator was to short. And now we’re talking about the largest elevator in the building! Arrrrggghhhh….. I tried everything. To squeeze it up the stairs. Nope. To squeeze it into the elevator. Nope. To take the textile off the sofa and try to unscrew the armrests. Nope. The sofas textile is sewn together. No zippers here. So I cut the textile open (underneath of course) only to uncover that there are no screws in the sofa. It is glued together. What was I supposed to do? Take a chain saw? Nope, I didn’t think the result would be tempting to have in my living room. I don’t have an open fire place, so there wouldn’t be anything that I’d be able to do with the wood.
So I called a crane company. Boy did my neighbors wonder what was happening when a sofa came soaring in the sky, into my balcony and into my living room. It worked. I am actually sitting in my white, comfy Jens Juhl Eilersen sofa writing this. However, I will probably not be able to move any time soon….that is unless I call the crane company again. Or make fire wood out of the sofa. Finally? Then again I always dreamed of an open fire place!
So I guess you all will understand why I really like the Dunder sofa by Blå Station. It comes in sections. Sections! Smart idea. I bet those sections fit in almost any elevator or stairs. Next time, I will not put myself in the position of having to call a crane company because of a sofa.
