Oh, the road to Christmas.
Are you enjoying all the street lights and the inevitable thought of the upcoming family reunion?
We sure do.
But let us guide you through the last week before Christmas with some good old inspirational things (that may or may not help you out with the Christmas presents).















Above: DIY Advent totems via Heju

Below: Rorschach Type Project by Iaia Ioio Studio.
Very interesting!




An interesting project about getting dressed every day
( via Rookie Mag )




An amazing creative Photo Booklet about Berlin by Camille Palandjian, made after a trip to the german capital during this year. We love it!





















Now sit back, relax and watch Grimes' documentary "Art Angel".

"At first, I guess, there was just Grimes," she says in the documentary. "I don't technically have control of her narrative anymore—she very much exists in pop culture now. Grimes as one person cannot represent more than a couple of ideas. That's why I started developing some of the other characters, like really abstract from who I am and how I am."





Have a nice day and week!


Love,

The following list of etsy picks is a personal wishlist!
Hope you'll enjoy it.

I Speak Fluent Sarcasm Tshirt / Link

Roller Derby Iron On Patch / Link

Ecosystems Multipurpose Card Set / Link

So so beautiful / Link

Circles Maxi Canvas Bag / Link

Sketch Print Top / Link

Tumbler Cups / Link

Hope you liked it!
Have a nice evening,

Last weekend couldn't have been more satisfying than this:


 

 


I've organized an event in Trieste, involving Dr. Pira (a famous comic artist), people from Corpoc (you may remember them since they've printed some Busking Bears' tshirts) and a couple of friends who own a distro (so many fanzines where settled on the table).
It was great and inspiring and now that I'm done with this task I can focus on the next one (a roller derby event eheh).

My first suggestion for today is Dr. Pira himself. He started making comics in the late 90s and he basically never stopped. His style is crazy and random, I like it! The comics are all in italian and you can read them online on fumettidellagleba.org 
To know more about the trilogy "Gatto Mondadory" click here.



























Today I've been quite impressed by the work on "Sociedad Anonima" an eclectic mexican studio.
Click here and take a look at their portfolio.



















The next pick is something nice to watch.




Forest 500 from Moth on Vimeo.


Speaking about Climate Change, here's Andreco 's last piece in Paris.
More on his instagram.


















Something nice to own and play with: City Scratch-off Maps
(via Chronicle Books)



























Hope you're having a nice day!
See you on thursday for the etsy finds.

Here's another thursday of wonders!
How was your day? Mine was pretty busy so I just couldn't wait to sit down and pick some cool stuff.
Hope you'll enjoy!

Landscape Pillow Cover / link

Metallic Gold Nature Pattern Screen Printed Notebook / Link

The Stripe-A-Thon Hat in Cactus & Coral / Link

Origami Ornament / Link

Vintage Ice Skates / Link

Gold Studded Pillow Cover in Black / Link

B/W White Ceramic Plate / Link

Have a great weekend!

Good morning and good monday folks!
Mondays aren't easy and ain't nobody got time for dat, but here's a sequence of things that might help you go through this unfortunate day of the week.


The first one is an article (italian only) that I've just read, written by Annamaria Testa.
It's a short serie of advices on how to overcome procrastination and give yourself a good start with pretty much anything. You can read it here.


I immediately felt impressed looking at jfrede's "The Fiction Landscape" serie. It consist in a deep research through flea markets to find pictures and framing them in order to create non-existing landscapes.


























Tilen Ti 's watercolor pieces are another great thing I've found today. I've never been to much into watercolors but these are too beautiful!





Alright, "Winter is coming" is not just a phase: it's definitely winter now and you might have took the ugly 100% wool sweaters off the shelf, haven't you?
This woman , in the name of Nicola Congdon, has been working for six months knitting sweaters to keep her chickens warm amidst the winter season’s freezing temperatures. 
Now, the 25-years-old woman is receiving special requests for hen sweaters. Rather than selling these knitted creations for her own benefit, Congdon has been donating all the proceeds to an AIDS orphanage in South Africa.




















Stiankorntvedruud 's "Daily spoon" project is incredibly awesome. Stian created a spoon per day for a whole year, perfectioning his tecnique exploring its functionalities.
Click here to see the full project. 













































The startup Groovebox Living launched a serie of extremely versatile "outdoor objects". Just watch the video below and prepare to order yours!






























I hope I've lighten up your day a little!
Have a nice monday,

It's really cold right now.
I'm sitting at my favorite cafe eating a brownie and sipping a cappuccino, trying to warm my fingertips.
Winter is here and Trieste is possibly the worst in this time of the year, because of the bora (a strong wind that blows just in this particular area).

Do you know what warms my heart like no heater can possibly do? Some good design pieces.
Here's what I've recently found on Etsy.

Art Print - Natural Living / Link

Pillow -  Handwoven Wool / Link

Fold Over Sling Bag with Genuine Leather Strap / Link

Coastal Cottages Tote Bag / Link

Tray - Vases - Designed by Depeapa / Link

Frauklaner Icosahedron Planters (made of concrete) / Link

Campfire Stool / Link

Hope you had a great week so far.
See you next time!

Hello buskers!
How was your weekend?
Mine has been pretty busy and went from signing papers for an upcoming roller derby event to go enjoying a theatre show with my mum (hi, mum).

By the way, second time in a row being late for the monday morning post, I know. This morning I woke up later than usual (my biological alarm clock is set up for 8am but today rang one hour later) and I've started working on my laptop directly in bed.
That's a bad habit that I should break, but since it tends to happen just once a week I've decided to let it happen.



Speaking about habits, do you know how many objects you touch during a day (I can barely remember what I ate for lunch)?
Paola Zuccotti's project is a research through people's lives and habits and it also became a book, which we highly recommend. If you want to read through the project's history go here.




















Esthera Preda's watercolor illustrations, because yes!






If you're a designer and you basically can't stand kitschy things (that's me), make sure to light up your Christmas with these graphic ornaments by Krogh Studio!



















I've seen lots of animal shaped pillows around - yes, I'm talking with you, Tiger stores! - but this one is the best I've come across so far.

via Etsy

Oh, and I've found this cool mug on Modcloth. Actually I'm a bit obsessed with mugs since I drink gallons of hot tea - also during summer, gh.




Hope you're having a nice monday!
Now it's time for roller derby training for me.
See you soon!

Good morning!

This time I would like to talk about a place where I've been some years ago. A jewel inside the surprisingly not well-known Bulgaria.

This place is called Belogradchik Rocks: one of the World's heritage sites located in the North-West of the country, close to the Danube river.
Every stone has its own name and story. The most famous are: Adam and Eve, the Schoolgirl, the Bear, the Shepherd Boy, the Dervish, the First Slabstone, the Camel, the Mushrooms, the Madonna.

















One of the most famous stories is that of the Madonna. The legend says that there was a nun who felt in love with a man with a white horse and got pregnant from him. When she decided to leave the nunnery the monks discovered her secret and once it happened the Madonna, the Man with the white horse and the Monks were all transformed in rocks.



















As I anticipated before, I have been there some years ago and here's the picture of me (on the right) with other Erasmus friends from italy, Belgium and Netherlands. Good old times!


Have a nice Sunday :)

Good evening adventurers,
where are have you been today?

I've mostly been working from home and from my favourite place in Trieste, "Mimì & Cocotte".
It feels great to work from their table: the noise of people talking makes me concentrate far better than being surrounded by silence at home.

Just one of the amazing homemade stuff you can find there, yum!

But let's start with our etsy finds of the week, shall we?

Watercolor Illustrated magnets because yes! / link

Ticket pin / link

"I'm hot for you" print / link

Travel notebook / link

2016 Wall Calendar by oelwein / link

The original Aviator Leather Travel Mug / link

Winter Landscape Mug Teal / Link

Have a nice evening!

Yes, today has been a busy day for me. I've just came back from an amazing weekend of roller derby and I'm still recovering from all the awesomeness.

Here's a list of small findings that will possibly give you a smile (I think we all might need that in these days).

Small Happy Face Ring / link

Winter is the perfect month for DIY projects. Sitting on the couch with your fav tv show with a hot tea maybe? We do know this project we found on Poppytalk will amaze you. Ready for some yarn awesomeness?



Are you into street art as much as we are? Then stop for a second to appreciate the amazing pieces by Carne, an italian artist who actually comes from our region.

























"30 Days of Cats" is a nice and well illustrated book created by the venezuelan artist Victoria Fernàndez. You can get it on her esty shop: here's the link.




#30daysofcats book from Victoria Fernández on Vimeo.



This photographic serie by the photographer Antoine Geiger gives you another perspective on how mobile devices are affecting our lives. "Sur-Fake" is a research; it is placing the screen as an object of "mass subculture", alienating the relation to our own body, and more generally to the physical world.



























Are you in for another video? We found this perfectly done stop motion animation about autism and we think you can take one minute of your time and watch it because it's awesome! Read the full article and watch the "Behind the scenes" here.







I hope you had an amazing day. We'll catch up on thursday for the Etsy Picks!

Love,

Good morning!
Since we live close to it today I'd like to write something about Slovenia. Have you ever heard about this little and beautiful country that hides a lot of treasuries ready to be discovered?

Located in the North-West of Slovenia, Bled is a touristic attraction no matter the period of the year.
By the way my personal opinion is that it's better to go there during Christmas holidays.


















The village is distributed around the perimeter of the lake, with a little island and the Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage church just in the middle of the lake, and with its iconic castle over the hill dominating the landscape.

















As I mentioned before, I've been there two years ago with my girlfriend and I was surprised on how many activities Bled provides: there are spas, hotels with saunas and thermal baths, gyms, beer, museums, trails for hikers, little trails for families, canoying on the lake, beer, many good restaurants, and did I mentioned beer?


















Last important thing I want to share with you is that from Italy the Bled village is reachable easily by direct train called "Transalpina" from Gorizia. What are you waiting for?



Have a nice weekend guys :)

Ready for another thursday of wonders?
This time it's all about bags, backpacks, pouches, totes and all you can use to organize your everyday items.

Hand-Printed Pouch in organic cotton / Link here

Wood Felt MacBook Pro 15" Sleeve  //  Link

MacBook Air Hard Sleeve / Gosh, how cool is this? / Link here

Graphic design crossbody bag in faux leather / Link

Grey Velvet Backpack, handmade / Link

Black Small Leather Backpack / Link

Mikanu Line Shopper / Link

Have a nice thursday!

xx

Hello adventurers, how are things going?
I hope your weekend has been better than mine: the flu caught me and this time I could not escape. No skatepark, no traveling, just my bed and me.
It felt boring at first, but then I must admit I felt better and relieved. Now I have new energy to face the upcoming week.


Speaking about energy, we can feel it all through the designs of Camille Walala, based in London and proposing a wide range of explosive patterns and colors.
























Bored of your routine and looking for a good excuse to live the dream? Read about the story of the couple that left their 9/5 jobs behind and started a new exciting life.





















If you haven't had a look at Main Sauvage's website well, you should. The reason is the picture below.


















How cool is this packaging? Design studio Horse has created the brand identity and packaging for TÅPPED, leading the creation of the organic birch water market in the UK. Considered nature's detox, birch water is a traditional drink and medicinal ingredient in Finland.


You may have seen the famous italian artist Tellas working on its new piece in Cagliari.
If you haven't yet, this is the perfect occasion since it's mesmerizing. (via Gorgo)












































If you happen to be in Amsterdam for some reason, make sure you don't miss the chance to enter "De Hortus", a botanical garden located in the city centre of the dutch capital. "De Hortus" is one of the oldest botanic gardens in the world and it quite deserves a visit. (source)



Hope you're having a nice monday.

Love,

Today I've found something really odd in the obscure and hidden web.

I am Italian, and I didn't have idea that this thing really exists.
I'm speaking about the Monte Busca Volcano, located in the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy).

Yay, it's thursday again. And this doesn't only mean the weekend is almost here (yeah, mostly) but also that I've picked some cool stuff from Etsy and I'll share it with you.

This period of the year is the one we usually get obsessed by agendas and monthly planner for the year ahead - at least, that would be me. I always think it'll be too late to get it last minute: what if they run out of my favorite one?
Don't let time fool you and grab your agenda now!
(or you can get a Filofax - there's always time for a Filofax)

Pocket monthly planner / Link

Alright sorry, this is not an agenda. But how cool is it? / link

Black Hustle Daily Planner / link

Wow, this lady looks like me (same shirt, same tattoo position and font) / link

A very girly one / link

Custom color? Yes, please! / link

Great idea! I'm actually in need of this blog post planner / link

Hope you liked this one. Which agenda will you grab for 2016?

Love,

Good week! Are you in for another monday? Honestly I had some major problems waking up today and that's probably because I've had an awesome weekend. How about yours?

Let's have a look at some inspirational stuff to wake us up, shall we?



Fancy to get a treat to warm up your day a little? Kelli Murray has just the right thing for you.
Click here for a quick n' easy recipe to taste your own Caramel Apple Cider Float. Yum!



























Wait, what? Graphic images that are actually photographs? Unbelievable, but true: Erik Madigan Heck's work is interesting and unusual. The picture below is part of a shooting for Junya Watanabe Fall 2015 Collection. Click here to appreciate the full gallery.




















Leonie Bos ' illustrations: just wow.








Alright, I feel kinda confused about these shelves and tables designed by designer/architect Max Voytenko. Aren't they amazing? 







Seriously if you still don't know Carlos Molina's work you really should stop what you're doint and take a look at his portfolio. I'm speechless! ( and his Instagram as well )






















This article by "Hand Luggage Only" tells you what to do once in Edinburgh (a city that I LOVE). I wish I would have read it before!




































I hope you're having a lovely day! Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below and see you on thursday for the "Etsy Picks".

Love,

The Sea Awaits - Gym bag

The Sea Awaits tote bag on the left, gym bag on the right

I'm so happy to write posts in this section called "Saturday Suggestion"! It excites me because it'll be a tour of every place I've been and where I've found serendipity.

Guess which place I want to start from? Yes you can read it in the title, Trieste.

During these last 3/4 years when I meet new non Italian people and they ask me which city I come from, our conversation goes like is: "I live a hundred kilometers to Venice" - "Oh really? I love Venice, but you're not so close to it. Where exactly do you live?" - "Well... it's a city called Trieste, next to the border with Slovenia, I don't think you..." - "Trieste?!? I know it! I've been there last year when bla bla bla...".

Trieste is known, and there's more than a reason for this.

Piazza Unità d'Italia

Canal Grande

Molo Audace

Miramare Castle

Piazza Cavana

Val Rosandra

Barbacan Produce in Piazza Barbacan