Archive for January, 2012

An amazing well done video, clever and at the same time  poetic. The concept is  an imaginative simple one minute video that captures your  consciousness towards environmental thinking. Make sure to see it.

The Little Things by Lawrence Chen via Resseny a superb environmetal blog.

Hope you had a nice weekend. Today I thought I share with you my daughters birthday beach party. The birthday party was for her and her best friend.  

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Palm tree trunk Photo by me/Val

A while ago I came across this amazing talented artist Martín Azúa. I am so impressed with his art. My very favorite is where he uses natural processes as a strategy for design. He is  also a super talented designer. See more of his incredible work and portfolio.

I was around 10 when I was given my first matryoshka from Russia. As I recall it was a set of three. Just that doll within another doll , with in another doll an so an so…… It made me dream and dream to one day go to that country. Then I learned of the great museums and the idea of everybody been equal. So my dream grew and then came true. I went to Russia (at that time that was the name) as a student. A cheap cheap trip.  And for the first time I  really fell (well at the time I thought so) in love with a French boy from the tour so I was on a cloud in this very  different country.  But of course at that time I did not completely realize people were not happy with their regime. I only had eyes for the museum paintings (overall  from  Wassily Kandinki and impressionists) and you can imagine for who else. I  bought a lot of matryoshka to take home as gifts and a typical Russian scarf that I wear on my hair and will never forgot he told me you look like a lovely matriuska. From then my love for matryoshka was for ever. I also became a fan of his favorite singer at that time Kate Bush and the funny part is, later I discovered she sings  a song call Babushka  a synonym of Matryoshka ( It means headscarf women, grand mother). Never saw him again. 

The classical matryoshka has been there for ever, but it has not  been very long where there has been a trend of objects inspire by matryoshkas.

Here are some of my favorites, although some of them appear to have been around for a bit, they´re classics to me.

Baboushka dressed girls  with “the  scarf ” by Dutch Colour flickr via Colorful tumblr|Matryoshkas print from Twoems Etsy| Classic russian nesting dolls known as Matrushkas, Matryoshkas or Baboushkas from.

Wood Lavander nesting dolls from Handle & Spout |Nesting animals  from Not On The High Street |Matryoshka red riding hood from Pistacchi Design|Chalkboards Baboushkas from Not On The High Street |Baboushka photo frames from Not On The High Street via Ank pinterest| DIY Matryoshka from Goose Grease Etsy|Timer and measure cups from Fred and Friends|Crochet Baboushkas from Hobbydooos via  Ank pinterest |Matryoshka ring via We heart it |Matrioshka cake from Vince Lupo Flickr|Rubber stamps from Cupcake Tree etsy