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1 juillet 2009

A Swiss moment

In the latest posts I got very excited talking about Freiburg and I forgot to mention that before we arrived to Freiburg we spent a few hours in Basel, Switzerland. Here are some pictures: This is one of the moving objects in the very eccentric Jean Tinguely's...

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Tags: holidays, photography, travel

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30 juin 2009

Souvenir de Freiburg: a mini shopping guide

During my recent trip to Freiburg I spent most of the time walking around and I discovered really nice shops. I started writing down the addresses as a reminder to myself but then I thought that it would be a good idea to share my experience on the blog,...

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Tags: cities, holidays, shopping, personal, photography, travel

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30 juin 2009

Souvenir de Freiburg: a mini shopping guide (the list)

So this is the list of the shops shown in the map above, organized by category. Fabric/Yarn/Haberdashery: One of the reasons why I didn't want to come back to Dublin. In Freiburg the shops selling textiles and yarn are many, and most important: I like...

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30 juin 2009

(the list continues...)

Art/Antiques/Curios: Difficult to visit all of them on a short trip. These are some that caught my eye. - Langenbeck (Gerberaustrasse 6): metal antiques and replicas for period hauses. Beautiful period tiles from Replicata .- Silvia Steinhauser (Gerberaustrasse...

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29 juin 2009

On Kumihimo experiments and creativity

Every time I start learning a new craft technique I always have the intention of beginning with the basics and following the instructions step by step to increase the difficulty of the projects. But I never get too far doing this. As soon as I can produce...

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Tags: design, creativity, craft, japanese, braidmaking, experiments, kumihimo

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27 juin 2009

Works in progress

These days I am working on a series of fabric brooches for my Esty shop and writing down notes for new accessories I'd like to make soon. At the same time I am putting together a Google map with nice shops I visited in my recent holiday in Freiburg, Germany,...

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Tags: creativity, craft, fabric, accessories, etsy

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26 juin 2009

Kumihimo

The young crafter has a new toy brought from her recent trip to Germany: a kumihimo tool :-) Since all the instructions in the kit were in German I had to browse the internet for some help to get me started. I learned the very basics with this video and...

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Tags: craft, japanese, braidmaking, kumihimo, tools

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26 juin 2009

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26 juin 2009

Souvenir de Freiburg (part 5)

Selected Freiburgers:

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25 juin 2009

akka design is on Facebook

*akka design* has now a business page on Facebook . If you become a fan you can keep up with shop updates and other news related to the Etsy shop .

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Tags: shopping, craft, etsy, business, internet, networking

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25 juin 2009

Souvenir de Freiburg (part 4)

Walking around Freiburg and discovering pattern and texture:

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25 juin 2009

Souvenir de Freiburg (part 3)

Apart from being very green city Freiburg has a special relationship with water. It just seems to flow everywhere. They have a river (the Dreisam) and a canalization of it along the old town, several public fountains of drinking water and what is most...

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24 juin 2009

Embroidery around the house

Love this embroidered headboard by Lydia Lee found at Design*Sponge . Isn't it a clever idea?

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Tags: decoration, interior design, craft, blogs, diy, embroidery

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24 juin 2009

Souvenir de Freiburg (part 2)

Freiburg is one of the greenest cities I've ever seen. Of course the fact of being in the Black Forest it's a good starting point, but all over the city you can see how they have taken care of this aspect. They have several city parks, many houses have...

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24 juin 2009

Souvenir de Freiburg (part 1)

We spent last week in Freiburg , Germany, visiting friends. It was the second time I visited the city but somehow this time was specially enjoyable. We loved the summer weather, the smell of lime tree blossom everywhere, the good company of our friends...

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A Swiss moment

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Souvenir de Freiburg: a mini shopping guide

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Souvenir de Freiburg: a mini shopping guide (the list)

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(the list continues...)

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On Kumihimo experiments and creativity

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Works in progress

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Souvenir de Freiburg (part 5)

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*akka design* is on Facebook

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Souvenir de Freiburg (part 4)

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Souvenir de Freiburg (part 3)

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Embroidery around the house

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Souvenir de Freiburg (part 2)

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Souvenir de Freiburg (part 1)

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akka design is on Facebook