Les Ulldes












What happens when a photographer, an enamelist and a designer get together?
Well, lovely little super affordable enamel candy-like jewellery happens.
You've got angels, princesses, meninas, little red ridding hoods and even Fridas (all three of us are massive fans of her).
Intrigued?
Drop me a line ;)

Musical chairs


Fantastic chair made out of piano keys.
So balanced, so delicate yet bold.
By Ninestoriesfurniture.
Via Ok Great.

Concrete floor tiles




So, so beautiful and, bizarrely, kind of "antique". Reminds me of places I've never been to but always wanted to go to.
By IVANKA.
Via The Best Part.

Metareality shoes





As seen in Jezebel, by Kobi Levi

My Moleskine



Floral designs with liquid watercolor and a very thin brush on brown moleskine.

Digital Portraits



... in the shape of clothing.
(Marcus, the boy brought up by wolves).
By Mashallah Design and Linda Kostowski.

SuTurno



"Casas" is one of the most beautiful patterns I've ever come accross. (and don't get me started on the coloring!)
The artists behind it are Julia and Javi, aka SuTurno (check these other prints: WOW).
They design absolutely fab textiles for themselves and other big people in the fashion industry.
And they still have time to blog!
(and be lovely).
And despite doing all of this from Madrid, they'll send you their stuff anywhere.

The football smoothie maker






If you imagine yourself getting fitter through sport and drinking fruity smoothies, plus you are trying to waste less energy this may be for you.
Another great piece of madness by Dominic Wilcox.

The Alhondiga



The Alhondiga in Bilbao is a beautiful space designed by P. Starck (of course). I'm not his biggest fan but I liked this design. The different columns and the swimming pool on the ceiling (you can see the pople swimming above you) were lovely.

The quest for the perfect cup continues


(if you type cup or mug in the search box I suspect you'll find several attempts at spoting "the one").
Find these ones here.
Via Bliss.

Reminder: Double awesome givaway finishes today

For those of you who always have time to make everything just fit into your schedule: the doubly awesome givaways are going to finish tonight (european time)!
Don't miss it!

(Maarten Baas' Grandfather Clock: what you see on the clock sphere is an animation!)


Women in images


Dear everyone,

I've been watchin a lot of Target Women lately, and found it very funny. I've also found Killing us softly (3), a more profound anlysis of women on the media, specially in ads. If you did not know any of these two documentaries, please go ahead and watch them: they are hilarious, intelligent and infuriating.

For instance, do you remotely feel that this ad (by Sisley -who actually makes women clothes!) could suggest she is just fast food? (notice her passivity toward being locked in a fridge, a suermarket fridge), the re-branded food (all readable brands are "fast-food") and the position of the beholder.

And, er, this one:


Not to mention the one at the top by alledgedly (there's been controversy over the fakeness of the ad) the same company (women as sick addicts for consumism, notice the makeup and look). Not enough? there's more "interesting" ads by these people here and here.

I've always been interested in reading images, but when I saw the following pics from a fashion show , I just couldn't get my head around them. I've heard of super skinny models (some say that extreme thinnes is to make them look infantile, or masculine, or minimal, quiet). But these?! These?! I understand fashion is art and at some level it may go beyond what's flattering but what do these tell you about women?



Bald, bearded (scarcely bearded, as well), skeletal, pale. Words like cancer, chemotherapy, hormons, disease, apocalypse come to mind. And at the end of the day, I do not want my jeans to remind me of any of that, do I.


Riding a horsey

So cool, su fun, so naive, so stylish. So damn awesome I'd cry.

Best thing? It's a clip-on accessory sort of thing. You don't need to buy a new bike. I see. You're crying of joy yourself, now. There, there.
By Eungi Kim. Via NQB.

POST IT!







I've just seen my latest activity in Facebook and realized I've been recommending post-its to people. Random me. So, just to culminate this sticky stationary spree, I'm offering a short list of super awesome post-its for your daily posty needs (clicking on images should link to their shops).
Plus! Magnetic origami page markers (I just thought they were too awesome not to share).




Inspiring ladies

This is, to me what fashion should be about. Personality. And tons of it! These ladies live for their clothes, but are not mere fashion victims. I was once talking to my art theory teacher (that's the feminist lady I've mentioned before) about fashion and design and jewellery. She mentioned a quote that said something like "but once you remove all that, we are just naked". Liking clothes it's not a sin. Being strong and intelligent does not mean you can't care about what's in your wardrobe. Your clothes tell stories, and you can be the narrator. Otherwise, you are just naked.

See the article of the photo here.

PS: There are two giveaways going on, remember?

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Trained as a Product designer and in Fine Arts (a bit). Now a MA student of Contemporary Art History and Visual Culture. Passionate about culture, trends, rituals and people (and vegan food). Proud owner of Nosideup Etsy store. See more at http://www.mariagilulldemolins.com

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