On the Big Screen...

One of my most beloved painters. I've always adored his paintings. And the trailer looks superb... One more week 'til it'll be in the cinemas here...

Le Inspiration...

I went to the Christmas market on Karlsplatz... They always have wonderful art and handicraft things there. Not quite cheap, but it's wonderful to stroll around and get some inspiration. I found this little market stand selling paper artwork.

Really beautiful things there. A lot of it made with Origami paper and prints of actresses - the likes of Audrey Hephurn, Romy Schneider and Marilyn Monroe. Or Maria Callas, as you can see on the photo. (Great choices by the way, I love all of them!) They were adorable. But 160 Euros for an A4-size image? Really? I know the technique they are using because I do that every year for the cookie boxes I give away as Christmas gifts (filled with home-made cookies, of course!). I do know that Origami paper (the real one) is not cheap either and that you have to charge for the working hours as well... but really?! That's slightly overprized. Besides, tell me who's going on a Christmas market with 200 Euros in his/her pocket?! Well... maybe I'm gonna try myself on one of these...

So... do you have any plans for handicraft for Christmas?

Le Inspiration...

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I, too, want to have a wall like that with memories and photos 
and drawings and all kinds of stuff above my desk / work place...

Les Adorables...

Oh yes, that's how I pictured my future aparment... Those big open rooms, flooded with light. My parents even have those high ceilings and tall slender doors. The old parquet. And I always wanted to have a fireplace... even if it was for the decorating part only. It's all classy and elegant, but not too pompous! Just like me! ^_^

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PRIMA BALLERINA

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Beneath fading lights,

the scarlet curtain rises.

The audience gasp in unison.

Her agile grace, her delicate beauty

captivates our senses

as she gradually becomes one

with the haunting melody,

and now we, too, can actually feel it

pervading the intimate depths of being.

Enthralled, we are inexorably drawn

into her ethereal world

where, for these few short hours

we are in paradise.

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En Vogue...

Yeah, it's ESPRIT again! Their autumn/winter suit collection is just what I've been looking for. Classy, stylish, elegant, business like but also a bit romantic...

Check out the whole collection!

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Le Inspiration....

Looking for inspiration on how to design your bathroom?! Maybe you'll get some ideas from these awesome images...  Aren't they all beautiful? What would it be like to brush your teeth or take a bath in any of them?

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Frida Kahlo in Vienna!

I'm so excited! Starting tomorrow, there'll be an exhibition in Vienna, dedicated to one of my all-time favourite artists ever! The Bank Austria Kunstforum will be presenting the first ever comprehensive Frida Kahlo Retrospective in Austria. The myth surrounding the Mexican artist has taken on global format; Frida is an icon with star character: an identification figure of Mexican culture, forerunner of the feminist movement, a brand promoted in a mega-merchandising machine, glitteringly exotic film subject for the Hollywood cinema.

>> Read more about the exhibition...


By the way... If you haven't seen the movie (with Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo) yet, go and watch it! It's a really beautiful film about a fascinating woman!

[ watch on YouTube ]

And let's not forget the brilliant soundtrack by Elliot Goldenthal...

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