Bologna - a Sunday morning walk

It has been a while since the last time I posted some pics of my home town, Bologna. The last months have been very busyand actually I had little time to go around and take nice pics. Yesterday it was a sunny and beautiful day ...so I decided to take my bike and visit the antiques market that takes place every second Saturday/Sunday every month...here are some of the pics I took there...it is definitely one of my favourite places and yesterday it was packed with people!

and then I took a pic of the sun hiding under the arcades in Via D'Azeglio...

and of the arcades and some fruit and veg shop in Strada Maggiore

so...who cares if after such a nice morning..I spent the whole afternoon at home working??

GLIMPT- Swedish design

These two guys are Mattias Rask and Tor Palm, a Swedish design duo, who work with artisans from around the globe, creating objects with a deeper story in the encounter between design and crafts.

Glimpt of South Africa was their first project: as a joint venture with Furntech and The Potters Workshop in Cape Town, they created a series of products meant for the European market but with a feeling of South Africa. The outcome was a stool and a sideboard, which are knockdown.
And also the ceiling lamps Forbidden Fruit and the floorlamp Last Fruit Standing. The lamps combine ceramics and turned wooden pearls.

Called Forbidden Fruit, the collection of lights feature ceramic shades that have been painted with tiny details representing strawberry pips.

After South Africa they felt inspired to continue working and cooperating with craftsmen in other countries. They established contact with UMA, a Vietnamese furniture company. Via UMA they got into contact with seagrass and plastic weavers in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam.
And the Superhero series (below) stared taking shape.
I love their concept of design..for more info www.glimpt.se

Rubber necklaces - duegiart

I love this rubber necklaces made by two young Italian stylists, Giulia Calisi and Giovanna Pace (their company name Duegiart www.duegiart.it  comes from their names) . They create unique pieces from different recycled materials...take a look at their collection and you will be enchanted by it!

Atelier dei Pesci Pneumatici - such an enchanting place in the heart of Bologna

If these pics make you think of a magic place, an atelier in an old building in the city center of Bologna....you are right! Atelier dei Pesci Pneumatici (such a nice name) is a place where creativity, fashion, innovation, young and talented designers and brands from Marseille, Berlin, Lisbon and Bologna come together....a place where you can order the dress you like, in the size you like, with the patterns you like.
If you are interested in visiting it, the only chance is to call tel.:+39 333 44 05 692
and make an appointment. The Atelier is open from Thursday to Saturday from 15.00 to 19.00
You can visit the website http://www.pescipneumatici.it/
Some of these pics come from their website!

Alexander McQueen - pics alone can speak

Richard Heeps - amazing pics of ordinary objects

Richard Heeps is a photographer who lives and works in Cambridgeshire. He has exhibited his work widely over the last twenty years including shows in Brussels, Milan, New York and Paris, with his very first exhibition having taken place at The Photographer’s Gallery in London in 1988. He has been featured in many publications including The Times, The Independent and The British Journal Of Photography. I love his style..when I saw these pics I fell in love with the details he portrays...

Sun, Sea, Seafood (and Lio) - just the perfect weekend in Ibiza

I still can t' believe that I have spent such a lovely weekend in Ibiza... there were 30°C (incredibly hot for the month of October!) and the beaches were fully of people literally from all over the world ..everyone was enjoying the sun..everyone was cheerful, relaxed and tanned.
Ibiza is a dream-land populated by an international hippy-chic community. In Ibiza I have seen the most beautiful men and women of my life (and well, I do travel a lot and see a lot of people!). Everyone looks good, happy and rich (and well, yes, Ibiza IS expensive!).
Anyway this weekend in Ibiza was my husband's birthday present. We booked the flights a few days ago, booked the hotel the day before leaving (but just because we are totally disorganized) and rented a motorbike at the airport and ...we had the best time ever! 

Pics 1-2. Enjoying the sun and a salad at Ushuaia Beach Hotel at Playa d'en Bossa...and drinking San Pellegrino-Bulgari water :)

Pic 3. The toilet at Lio, an amazing restaurant and club at the harbour..if this the women toilet....just imagine the rest :)

Pic 4. Today, les Cavalletes beach...Goodbye, see you next year (can't wait to come back!!)