2 years

global

 I'm joining NIB's challenge "Global chic":)

The kimono is a vintage piece from Japan. The pillows are also made of vintage kimono fabric. The grandma blanket is made by my mother in law. On the shelf I have pretty things from Japan, France, China and Danmark. The little poster in the black frame is a vintage JAL poster.

 

My favorite red vintage JAL bag. And the old chair is inherited by my mother in law. A old norwegian chair.

Most of the pillows are made by me from vintage kimono fabric, exept the black and white one from Ikea. A chinese vase and flower bowls on the table are from Japan, also avalible in my shop.

On the shelves I've put things from Japan (obviously:)India, China and Scandinavia and books that inspires me. Things I love:)

 I love japanese things and culture. I grew up in Japan so it's not so surprising:) My whole apartment have many japanese and some chinese things mixed together with our scandinavian style.

The rooms and the furnitures are scandinavian and the details are from Japan, China and Scandianvia for the most. But I like to buy things when I travel and display them in my home.

flat

Setagaya Flat by Naruse Inokuma Architects and Hiroko Karibe Architects in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

Love the concrete and wood combination.
(via 2modern.blog and designboom )

truck

Photos: TRUCK (via the style files)

Beautiful furnitures and photos by Truck.

teacups

More new stuff are comming at babyramen shop at the end of next week. Here are some of the news...more pretty teacups. The blog and my shop will take some time off until then. Have a wonderful summer! I hope I get to enjoy some warm summer nights outside sipping at a glass of wine...wishfull thinking.

teacups

New teacups in babyramen shop

news!

New stuff in babyramen shop!!!

kawashima

I like these photos taken by photographer Kotori Kawashima. I LOVE the picture over where the little girl is sitting in the tree:) So cute.:)

Suppose Design

House in Buzen | Fukuoka, Japan Dec.2009

Architects Suppose Design Office. (Found via Lotta Agaton)

DIY

NIB's challange this month is DIY. I'm not the most creative when it comes to DIY. I'm too impatient and  sloppy:) But here are some of my decoupage work with japanese paper that I did a while ago.

Step stool  from Ikea with japanese paper

Ozzy is enjoying the view:)

Ikea drawer with japanese paper in Ozzy's room

Ozzy's Ikea table and chairs that we inherited got new paint and  japanese paper on top of the table.

Ozzy's dollbed also got paint and japanese paper

tshirt

I bought this "Army of Japan" t-shirt here. 100% of the proceeds of the sales of this shirt will go toward The Salvation Army's relief efforts in Japan. I must admit I had to customize the t-shirt a little bit :) (inspired by Jannickes t-shirts customization! ;) Go here to see all the t-shirts that's now around the world.

Silence

I'm joining Blogger Day of Silence to bring focus on Japan and all the people who are affected by this horrible incident there right now. I love Japan and the japanese people. And it breaks my heart to see the images on tv and internet from the tsunami these days. There will be no post from me tomorrow, friday the 18th of march. I have a link to the Red Cross in Norway here on my blog and links to other ways to support different organizations in the previous posts bellow.

 

Gambatte ne Nippon!

bloggers day of silence

via French by Design

As other bloggers aound the world I also will be participating in the Bloggers Day of Silence this coming Friday organized, along with a fundraiser, by  Ever After and Utterly Engaged blogs. So there will be no post from me on Friday, March 18.

Get involved and donate, and spread the good word out there.
For Japan, with love...
03.18.11

This is what they say about

Bloggers Day of Silence:

Anyone that has a blog can help out with this one.  

The aim is just raise awareness and respect and acknowledge the devastation going on in Japan.

The guidelines are simple.
1.  This coming Friday, March 18th, no posts at all on your blog.
2.  Please post a blog post about what you will be doing this Friday whenever possible in hopes to spread the word and whoever else would like to join in.  

You all can check out what I did for mine here or Utterly Engaged's here and do it your way if you'd like.  

I'll be posting a reminder post on Thursday evening on my blog too.
3. Tweet and Re-Tweet the shiznit out of the link to http://www.forjapanwithlove.com please. 
4. Encourage your readers to contribute to donate shelter to Japan. 

Whatever anyone can contribute will be appreciated. 

Every little helps. 

Feel free to ask other bloggers you like to join in on this.  Whatever impact we can make will be so awesome.

Skye Hohmann

Skye Hohmann, an established photographer and writer based in Oxford, UK, is donating some photo prints to the relief effort. All proceeds of any sales will go to the Canadian Red Cross working in the area.

Please have a look at the superb photos of Japan and consider contributing to this great cause. 

Also go to La maison d`Anna G for other similar links were you can by buy prints and photos of which all profits go to a help organisation, most often the Red Cross. Go to her blog for more info.

W+K Studio

Skye Hohmann

Help Japan

HELP JAPAN

Japan was devastated by an 8.9 earthquake and tsunami yesterday, causing widespread damage. They need our help. Donate to the charitable organization of your choice for relief efforts. Please reblog this message.



Available for preorder now is the Salvation Army Japan Relief t-shirt designed by the mighty Hydro74, seen above. An excellent shirt for an excellent cause. Click here to order yours.

I found this via French by design and Greg Melander.

Japan

 My heart and thoughts goes to Japan today and everyone who's affected my the earthquake and tsunami.

This is the book I'm reading at the moment. Haruki Murakami "What I talk about when I talk about running". He's my favorite author.  This book actually makes me (!) want to start running when the snow melts:) Have a peaceful weekend.

Japan in my heart

mother

Today I went to my mother. Here are some pictures from her lovely home. Many pretty items and of course many japanese and japanese inspired  treasures :)

 

 

Happy mothersday!!