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Dear Stranger,
loads of things happened since I last logged in blogspot ( it feels so old-school right now!).

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What has life brought you?

I got a Masters degree.
Got married.
Moved countries.
Travelled quite a lot.
Became an entrepreneur for real.
And just last week spoke in front of 300 people about innovation.

A photo posted by Maria Gil Ulldemolins (@nosideup) on Dec 23, 2014 at 10:54am PST

Ugh.
I should feel worn by now but I feel... centered.

I feel like I AM HERE.

Does that make sense?
Maybe it's because I also took up meditating (and doing "painted meditations, too) ;)

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Part of what I've learnt is to not open and close doors.
Before, I used to move and I'd become a whole new person, almost. I'd leave old me behind and crate new me.

But I realized that wasn't too good.
It was exhausting and infuriating.
I never felt like I was growing.

So that's what brings me here.

A photo posted by Maria Gil Ulldemolins (@nosideup) on Jan 7, 2015 at 10:00am PST

Long story short, Nosideup is back.

And it's a new. grown-up Nosideup.
It's a Nosideup made by an Art theorist and an Innovation consultant, not just a designer/artist.

This time the portraits aren't anonyomous, but of fabulous women that are super inspiring and I want to share with you.

In fact, this time around you get a teeny tiny fanzine telling you the story behind the image.
What do you think?

A video posted by Maria Gil Ulldemolins (@nosideup) on Jan 20, 2015 at 8:15am PST

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That said, you won't find me here anymore, but over here.
That's my new home.

A photo posted by Maria Gil Ulldemolins (@nosideup) on Feb 10, 2015 at 7:02am PST

This feels a bit like a reunion doesn't it?
Sit down, grab a drink, and tell me what you've been up to by sending me an email here.

Stay awesome,

M.
PS: Want 15% off? just use the coupon Nosidegram15 before the 10th of March of 2015.

I've been thinking about how to post this and I haven't come to a conclusion, so I'll just go for it.
You might have seen I've change my website quite a lot. This change answers a need to reflect my current work better. And here's the thing: the new site is less visual, less image-based.

I've been extraordinarily lucky to find a part time collaboration in Madrid (the current economic climate in Spain has 40% of recent graduates unemployed, so I am lucky). What I do combines very, very well most of my areas of expertise: I am an innovation and design manager/consultant (we haven't quite agreed on the name yet :) ). This needs me to be creative, but also requires trendhunting, research and analytical skills, intuition and I even throw in my more theoretical side. I'm seeing amazing people and customers, and I'm doing design thinking workshops, which I love doing.

This means that, as I threatened to do before summer, I feel that my priorities have shifted and the current up-keeping of the shop just doesn't pay off. You've seen the pics of the post office these days: it's hours and hours of waiting for a very, very small profit margin. It get to a point were the balance between joy and inconvenience just doesn't work out.

So my thoughts are that after the Christmas campaign I will choose to close the shop in order to focus on my local life. So get your Nosideup whilst you can!

All the best,

M.

Dear, dear, dear. It's almost Christmas! I've had wonderful, wonderful, wonderful year. And I thought to myself... you know what? What comes around must go around. So here it is, a good karma for all offer. The bags are awesome and they should go to awesome houses. So I reduced them $6, so that you can make your xmas gifts fairtrade and organic this year. Namaste. And thanks.

This was the final choice... my beloved Katherina!
And, as you can see, the bags are now ORGANIC FAIR TRADE!
This was really important to me.
These have been printed by the lovely people of I Dress Myself, who print with eco-friendly materials and techniques.
I am SO excited about these!
I'll put them up tin the shop asap!

... of all the stories of all the Hairdo ladies.

A lot of you have been asking about the written stories, so this is my way to appreciate the interest.
You can pick and mix here.

PS: Have you been to my pinterest, lately? There's wuite a lot going on! I love pinning!

Dear everyone,
i am on a mission to get the best quality, organic and handmade possible bags for my next round. Now, that might mean that I have to pick just one drawing ( to begin with!).
So, could you please help me pick one?
There is a poll in the Nosideup facebook page and you can also leave a comment here!

Thanks!

Dear everyone (if there is still someone out there!)
How is 2011 treating you?
I hope your year is being as delightful as mine is being.
I am back for a reason.
I have had a lot of time to think and to re-think and then think a bit more.
The shop has been closed for about three months although I've been able to keep up with messages left here and there.
I am here to announce that the shop will be open again from the 15th of March. But. There is always a but. Unless I change my mind, I'll re-open the shop only to close it perpetually before summer. I would expect a similar course of events for this blog as well.
I am so, so thankful for everything Nosideup has brought to my life, for all the people I've met in the way, and for all the things I've learnt. It's been nothing but positive and extraordinary.
Nonetheless, I feel thet it is time for me to move on to new things, which would not flourish under the Nosideup brand, neither would it allow me enough time to make them progress, like Les Ulldes.
I'll sell the Ladies prints, but there will be no new models, I'll re-stock the postcards and I'll possibly print a few more totes for those that did not manage to get one the first time.
I am hoping this last go at Nosideup will be as fantastic as it trajectory. And i'll be delighted if you decide to join me in this adventure one last time!

Hello most patient people in the universe!
Check what appeared in Dujour mag!
Here's a preview of Dujour. If you love it, you can subscribe here!
Thanks Brittni for the love!

Yes, it has taken me a while (Like everything these days) But here they are!

Let me introduce you to Summer, Mindy, Margot, Juno, Clementine and Amèlie. The Indie Heroines.

By Happy Owl.

You've probably seen these, but they are too good not to be repeated endlessly.
Via My Love for you is a Stampede of Horses.

Click on image to see where they come from...
(I would so love the one with a patchwork of asian textiles and the massive cotton ones at the top)

"Well, well, well.
The ladies are having a fun time.
I felt so sorry that quite a few of the limited edition prints were finished or about to finish, and I was missing the ladies in them. So I've gathered them all in a fabulous sort of postcard party!
These are 10 x 15 cms and have a hand-drawn back printed on them. The card I've used is 250 grs and can be drawn on for further customization!
They come lovingly packed and ready to be shipped all over the world. Who are you sending these ladies to? Where are they going to travel to?
So many stories will arise!"

I've been thinking of presenting the do's as postcards for a while and have finally got round to it.
In this way, you can now acquire a Nosideup hairdo portrait at so many different levels:

Own portrait $ 75
Limited edition prints $20
Printed Bags $15
Postcards $10

How do you like them?
Also, find Nosideup in facebook!

Oh yes.
They are what you think.
The Ladies (all of them) are making a comeback in unlimited edition totes.
Expect them in the shop tomorrow!

I've been experimenting with cutting and printing and stamping.
The first humble result are these greeting cards!
There are only 4 packs of them and each pack is merely 3 dollars!
See (and why not, get) them here!

Dear everyone,
these are Liza, Nicola and Paloma (bottom to top) .
They have just moved to my Etsy shop.
Be nice to them (as you see some of them have not had that much of a good day), maybe invite them to your home?

New treasury. I love having treasuries more available these days.

THIS GIVAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

My dear darling everyone,