Skogsta | New kitchen and dining pieces by IKEA

Still looking for a larger  dining and kitchen table myself, I am always interested in the new IKEA collections, I saw some pretty new tables in the temporary store in Milan where Paola Navone transformed a simple Metod kitchen into a vibrant Italian family style kitchen and lets not forget the new collection by Ilse Crawford for IKEA, you can find both posts on the blog Metod X Paola Navone | IKEA Temporary Milan and Cork & Greens | IKEA Temporary 

This August IKEA releases Skogsta, a collection kitchen and dining pieces made of solid acacia wood, adding a warm touch to the kitchen, I have to see for myself if I love the small pieces of wood the collection is build of for a table or bench, as for me this technic so far is used in traditional chopping boards. I can see the pieces ageing in a beautiful way though and winning character over the years.... Still on holidays I will certainly go and have a look at all the new things coming out this month.

pictures via IKEA

Graphic lines X DIY with greens

I read this article at the TineK blog the other day and loved the mood board made by Stine Albertsen combining graphic lines with natural materials. She is using small twigs framed in metal frames in combination with the graphic lines from napkins, while placemat and greens add a natural touch. After the framed feathers and the botanic trend that is still going strong, and the taxidermy, not my favourite to be honest! I noticed many framed greens at the moment. 

My all time favourite frames are those made of stainless steel by Lola & Kate, but most Interior brands are selling beautiful brass and copper frames like the ones in the picture below by TineK that you could use to frame a small leave or branch... scroll down for a beautiful DIY teaching you to make another piece of art with greens for your home.

DIY project by Mette of Monsterscircus
Now this project really caught my eye! On Mette of Monstercircus created a beautiful art piece using green palm leaves and a simple wooden frame. Check out the complete tutorial on how to make this for your own home on her blog: Petal to the Metal DIY with Moebe

pictures 1-3 TineK | 4-5 Monstercircus

Inspiration for your home | A bathroom with black details

It is not often I look into everyday bathroom details, but after discovering how updating my bathroom with some small black items like i did here, can give your bathroom a boost I noticed the Ferm Living bathroom accessories both in black stained oak and metal. 

Adding black accessories to your bathroom is a beautiful way to add a minimalistic and elegant touch. I am a fan of Iron cast metal objects but of course you can think of other material such as black ceramic for a toothbrush holder or maybe some sea related objects under glass with a black base. 

If you have a lot more space adding some beautiful industrial doors ... I keep dreaming about them...or some black vases for decoration might just be the trick to add some elegance and contrast, after all it is all in the details whether you live small or big 

Photography 1 | 2 | 3

LFZ lamps Factory tour | Spanish design

Before our wonderful night in the garden for the 'bloggers banquet', LZF gave us a tour through their showroom and factory, an impressive building where the LZF collection is beautiful presented. Small figures out of the Funnyfarm collection standing next to several wood veneer lamps from small wall lamps like the Hi Collar lamp to spectacular large light structures and portable rechargeable lamps, that would look great on my patio. 

LZF is designing and manufacturing hand-made wood-veneer lamps since 1994 and can be considered as one of the world’s most respected boutique lighting companies. I really enjoyed the tour and the great stories by Marivi Calvo and Sandro Tothill, the creative couple behind the brand, and as usual we were busy Instagramming, tweeting and making lots of pictures to remember.

Favourites | Piknik
Although all the lamps were beautiful... this little lamp caught my eye, and you might have seen it already in my Instagram account, it is the result of a competition organised for young designers by the design collective, Surtido and LZF. The white variant is my favourite, as I love the light veneer in combination with the black iron cast base and handle.

Piknik, designed by design studio Macalula, incorporates a rechargeable battery which lasts up to eight hours, a tubular piece of veneer covering the light source through which light emerges, and a handle at the top. In addition, the lampshade hangs freely allowing it to rock by movement or the breeze creating a candle like effect ....

Favourites | Chou series

Another favourite of mine was beautiful displayed behind the bar and the garden during the Garden party 'I still can't believe they organized this especially for us' Chou is inspired by the film “The World of Susie Wong” and designed by Yonoh studio. Again it is the combination of black steel and white fineer that makes it stand out for me.

In the first picture the 'Hi Collar' lamp inspired by the stiff shirt collars worn in the late 19th century, designed by Ray Power for small spaces and to attract the visual attention of customers in hotels and other public spaces. 

pictures courtesy of LZF Lamps

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Styling with Delica and a rooftop dinner

After two nights in Barcelona, we went to yök Casa + Cultura, where we spent the night and teamed up with Delica. Created in Bera -Navarre in 2005 as a company designing products for contemporary homes Delica won several awards over the last years. We had a wonderful dinner on the rooftop terrace where we were joined by different designers who collaborated with Delica. The food was prepared by Pepi de Boissieu and served on Delica trays. 

Earlier that afternoon I went shopping at Muji for some basic white tableware with Maite of Felices, who together with Pablo coordinated our tour, and Susanna and I styled some Delica trays in the apartment which was real fun.

Sacha is a series of trays made of bakelite to for finger food and small snacks

Ameba is a collection of bases in different sizes and colours, from white to grey and zebrano, available in different sizes they can be used as plate chargers, placemats or coasters.

Delica styling with Albert Font
On my last day in Barcelona, I returned to yök Casa + Cultura with Maite, Pablo and photographer Albert Font where we continued playing around with some of the products in one of the other apartments.

A great afternoon that we finished with some wine tasting at Prakticvinoteca, the hotel I stayed and dinner and drinks downtown, I loved spending my last evening with you guys, thanks for the great tour, fun and laughs!

Delica trays are manufactured of natural wood with various finishes

Otto bottle-rack | Just in case

                                         Instagram pictures (above and below)

photography 1-5 Susanna Vento | 6-8 Albert Font | 9-10 taken with my Iphone

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