Showing posts with label Arne Vaa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arne Vaa. Show all posts

Sunday, 10 July 2011

All by myself



It has been a great year for Karl Edo. But with the success of Spook House, he found his shop too small to meet the increasing demand -- and he wasn't very happy with the location either. Not that he didn't like his neighbours in the building, like Osvald Halving in Gjengangere, Bart Ender Barton in the pub and Glenn Closenough and Sean Kommer'u in the adjacent assembly rooms. But the style of all of these businesses are a bit old fashioned if truth be told, and Karl Edo had for some time thought about building a real Spook House, and when it was opened to build on a ground nearby he went for it. His friend Arne Vaa wasn't hard to ask and designed a new Spook House for him in a jiffy.



After a busy spring, here is a proud Karl Edo in front of the newly finished building. And instead of a party, he's inviting you in to celebrate the opening with an Asian themed display, with some of his favourite design furniture, all in the Spook House signature colours red and white.



Credits: In this last year, I have received so many wonderful gifts from blog friends all around the world. I haven't had the time to blog about them so far, because of a very hectic spring at work, but I thank you all and have gathered some of the fabulous gifts in this post, and more will come in the fall. Tomorrow we're going to the UK on holiday and we will be away until the end of this month.



Arne Jacobsen seven chairs from Minimii. Super ellipse table is a selfmade gift from Cocco.




Shelving made of lego. I was inspired to make this after seeing this fabulous desk Carol (Pepper) at MitchyMooMiniatures made for me after I was so lucky to win her give-away! The drawers even open! Thank you so much, Pepper's husband (Salt?), for the draw!

The doll in kimono is a gift from Cocco. The lamp is an altered Re-ment lamp. The laptop is also by Re-ment. Seven chair from Minimii. Tiny Hello Kitty in a Japanese costume is a cell phone ornament. Selfmade George Nelson ball clock.



On the counter is another Hello Kitty ornament.
Inside there's a Re-ment plate and some moon lamps designed by Cocco.



Heart chair by Reac, a gift from Sans, I love it, thank you so much! The Piero Fornasetti plates on the wall are made using a photo from the Collectors magazine, a give-away I won from the fabulous Shopping Sherpa who was interviewed in the magazine and featured in the TV show as well! Sadly I didn't manage to make them as neat as she did hers. Shelf by Re-ment. Vases by Elisabeth Causeret and Re-ment. If anyone knows the artist who made the painting I would be grateful, I just found it on the Net. The facade of Spook House is (of course) made of lego.

I wish you all a very nice summer!

United Kingdom Come!

Sunday, 31 October 2010

A feary tale



It 's a dark, moonless Halloween night and Annika is dressed up as a witch, ready to trick or treat.



"Hi Tomy, you look great as a ghost!"



But then the real Tomy enters the room, dressed up as a vampire.
"You're not Tomy, aaaah!"



Tomy and Annika run out and away from the ghost as soon as they can.



But when they run through the park they see Arne Vaa hanging from a lightpost!



There are grinning skeletons everywhere!

They have nowhere to turn for safety but to Polly Line's house.



When they get there they see the man known as dr Whatson leaving the house with an axe in his hand. "There has always been something fishy about that man", she thinks. Relieved, they go inside



only to discover a beheaded Polly Line lying in a large puddle of blood on her kitchen floor!






There's a sudden noise. They turn around and see the doctor coming towards them with dead eyes and the axe still in his hand!!
Annika screams



and wakes up in her own bed, her heart beating, but relieved that it was all a nightmare!
She calls "Tomy, do you know what I dreamt tonight? Tomy, Tomy?"

She leaves the bed to wake up Tomy.



"Tomy? Aaaah!"

Credit: Annika's witch hat was made by Bendik and he helped me with the ideas for this story too.
No pumpkins were harmed during the making of this post.

Sunday, 1 August 2010

Throwing a party in a glasshouse



In my last post you saw Karl Edo preparing his living room for a party. But the day for the party arrived with sun from a blue sky and Karl Edo decided to turn it into a garden party to show off his outdoor furniture and his pool.



The windows can slide up for a seamless transition between indoors and outdoors.



Two cafe chairs by the small pool. Even though Karl Edos has strategically placed plants to secure some privacy, I still don't think anyone will be using the bathroom during the party...



The terrace outside the bedroom on the first floor, with the staircase up to



the roof terrace. Karl Edo is pleased with his new slimline furniture from Dedon.





A vintage deck chair updated with new fabric.



And then the guests arrive. Nora and Helmer brought their children Tomy and Annika and also Ida, the eldest daughter of Helmer's brother Henrik, joined them since she loves swimming.



Arne, Nora and Helmer enjoying the sun and the view from the roof.






Polly Line is back from her journey with dr Whatson. She's tired from all the excitement, but everyone is eager to hear all about her adventures!



Poolish fun (a foolish pun)

Credits: Cafe chair, table and parasol from Mighty World. White deck chairs are by Lundby from their Stockholm series. The vintage deckchair is a Lundby chair from my childhood with a new fabric. The "slimline furniture from Dedon" are made by me, it's my first try on making sofas. The potted plants are also made by me, I used floor protections for chairs. Vases are by Elisabeth Causeret and beads.

Thursday, 31 December 2009

Happy New Year! / Godt Nytt År!



New year's eve at the pub. The owner Bart Ender Barton spends the Holidays in England with his family there and Sean Kommer'u stepped in for him, his salons next door being closed tonight anyway. And since Pater Maximillian never turns down a glass of anything, Sean thought this could be a cheap way to entertain his brother. It's common knowledge that a Catholic priest in a bar is never short of free drinks from middleaged women.



Helmer came over for a beer, but left early to be with his family.



But pater Maximilian feels quite neglected tonight, since the interest of everyone in the bar is directed elsewhere!





I want to wish all of you a Happy New Year filled with miniscule pleasures!
It has been great to get so many new friends to share this hobby with and I'm looking forward to see more of your work in 2010!

Wednesday, 30 December 2009

Fairytales







These last days Tomy and Annika have been busy playing with their Christmas gifts. Especially the outfits from the calendar and the castles from mum and dad. Minimillian has come over to play every day, since Karl Edo's house isn't exactly children friendly.








Here is a photo Karl Edo took of uncle Arne with his nephew.
Doesn't Minimillian look just like his uncle ?

For those of you who are interested in genealogy, Minimillian is the son of Arne Vaa's sister Claire Vaa. Claire first joined a convent and planned to be a nun, but Minimillian's father to be, Troy Jansen, fell instantly in love with her when he accidently saw her and snook into the convent, disguised as a nun, to meet her. She soon reciprocated his feelings, left the convent and they married shortly after.

Credits: The castles are from two micro Playmobil sets. The furniture is new and vintage Lundby, playmobil and re-ment. Cocco has made Minimillian and Arne Vaa's clothes. Minimillian's sword and shield are lego accessories.

Thursday, 1 October 2009

A Bocca Lips Now



Karl Edo Spook hopes you're not tired of his shop yet, because he just had to show you his new Bocca lip sofa! It has been on his want-list for ages, and finally he got hold of one. Karl Edo's friend Arne Vaa was happy to be the first to try it.

Update: I came up with a better headline, and my husband convinced me to change it.
If I hadn't, the waisted pun would have tormented him for ages :-)

Credits: Lip Sofa made by me, in polymer clay. Lego table and shelf. Ball clock on the wall made by me. "Pastil chair" and clocks in the shelf are by re-ment. Vases are beads, but the red vase is bought in Venice.

Friday, 26 June 2009

Pubdolls - who's who?



ENG: I have promised I would post a summary of who's who of all the characters you regularly can meet in this blog. And here they are, I'm proud to present, Nora and Helmer's family and friends.
NOR: Jeg har lovet å poste et sammendrag av hvem som er hvem av de som du kan møte på bloggen her. Og her er de fleste av familie og venner av Nora og Helmer du treffer her:


Helmer Lund is a good humoured man, satisfied with his life and family. He loves his children, his wife Nora, and his vespa (but not necessarily in that order). I'm not quite sure what he does for a living, he seems to have much time for leisure activities. But then again, he must have a decent income to pay for all the new furniture and accessories Nora keeps buying.

Helmer Lund er en godlynt mann, fornøyd med livet og familien sin. Han elsker barna sine, kona Nora og vespaen sin (men ikke nødvendigvis i den rekkefølgen). Jeg er ikke sikker på hvilket yrke han har, han ser ut til å ha nok av fritid, men samtidig bør han jo tjene en del for å kunne betale for alle møblene og pyntetingene Nora stadig kjøper.

Nora Lund is a dedicated arts and crafts teacher in secondary school, and also have her own sewing room. She's more enterprising than her husband and loves (re-)decorating their home in a nice mixture of new and old. Her best friends are Polly Line and her sister-in-law Carol Line.

Nora Lund er en ivrig kunst- og håndverkslærer på ungdomsskolen, og har også sitt eget syrom. Hun har mer tiltak enn mannen og elsker å pusse opp og innrede de forskjellige rommene i huset i en blanding av nytt og gammelt. Hennes beste venner er Polly Line og svigerinnen Carol Line.



Tomy Lund is the son of Nora and Helmer. He likes to play football, play with his cars, especially those from the movie Cars, and lego, read comics and draw.

Tomy Lund
er Nora og Helmers sønn. Han liker å spille fotball, å leke med bilene sine, særlig med de fra filmen Biler, bygge med lego, lese tegneserier og tegne.




Annika Lund is the daughter of Nora and Helmer. She's like most girls and loves to draw, play with her dolls and her doll's house and listen to music by her current idols. And she never can get enough stuffed animals, or so it seems.
Annika Lund er datteren til Nora og Helmer. Hun er som jenter flest og liker å tegne, leke med dukker og dukkehuset sitt og høre på musikk av sesongens helter. Hun får heller aldri nok kosedyr, ser det ut til.



Sean Kommer'u (Sean R. U. Coming) is a former agent, who in his agent days had a preference for fast cars and beautiful women (or vice versa). He has now calmed down and is running the local pub and assembly rooms with his wife Glenn Glosenough.
Sean Kommer'u er en tidligere agent som i sine agentdager gikk under navnet Bånn Gass på grunn av sin forkjærlighet for raske biler og snertne damer (eller omvendt). Men nå har han falt til ro og bestyrer puben samt driver byens selskapslokaler sammen med kona Glenn Glosenough.


Glenn Closenough is running the towns assembly rooms with her husband and is the mother of Nora. But in her younger days she used to be a variety artist in France under the name de Ville, together with Arne Vaa's mother Jannemor Vaa. They even had their own show - Vaa de Ville! But soon she was off to Hollywood and became a world famous moviestar!
Glenn Closenough er Noras mor og driver byens selskapslokaler sammen med mannen sin. Men sammen med Arne Vaas mor Jannemor Vaa, var hun tidligere varietéartist i Frankrike under artistnavnet de Ville. De hadde til og med sitt eget show - Vaa de Ville! Men det tok ikke lang tid før hun skiftet beite og ble verdenskjent filmstjerne i Hollywood.


Tante Fiolett paa Traadén (Aunt Violets it Slip) is the younger sister of Glenn Closenough and the aunt of Nora. She is married to Knut E. paa Traaden, but they are separated (again!) She loves purple, lilac and violet colours.
Tante Fiolett paa Traadén er lillesøstera til Glenn Closenough og dermed tanta til Nora. Hun er gift med Knut paa Traadén, men de er for tiden separert (igjen!) Hun elsker syrin, lilla, fiolett og purpurfarger.





Dolly Barton is the aunt of Helmer and Henrik. And even though she has been sent to Stavanger for rehabilitation, she still spends far too much time in the local pub.

Dolly Barton er tanta til Helmer og Henrik. Og selv om hun har vært på rehabilitering i Stavanger, tilbringer hun fremdeles alt for mye tid i den lokale puben.





Henrik Lund is the identical twin brother of Helmer. He is an author and is married to Carol Line, they have seven children. (My daughter's family)
Henrik Lund er den eneggede tvillingbroren til Helmer. Han er forfatter og gift med Carol Line. De har hele syv barn (min datters familie) !




Carol Line is Henrik's wife. She loves shopping in second-hand stores, no wonder with seven children! She also loves having a cup of tea with her sister-in-law Nora.
Carol Line er kona til Henrik. Hun elsker å handle i bruktbutikker - ikke rart med syv barn! Hun tar også gjerne en kopp te med svigerinnen Nora.
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Polly Line is Carol Line's cousin. She's an architect and the one who designed the extension to Nora and Helmer's house. She has a younger brother Jon Line, who at the moment is studying IT in another town.
Polly Line er kusinen til Carol Line. Hun er arkitekt og har bl.a. tegnet påbygget til Nora og Helmers hus. Lillebroren hennes er Jon Line, men han studerer for tiden IT i en annen by.






Arne Vaa is a good friend of Polly Line, and like her he's an architect and has designed Spook House and the facade of the pub and has been in charge of restoring the facade of the original part of the building. He was raised in Paris by his mother Jannemor Vaa. He moved to Norway as a teenager but still spends much time in Paris. Vaa is a well known Telemark family name.
Arne Vaa er en god venn av Polly Line, og som henne også arkitekt og har tegnet Spook House og fasaden på puben og ledet restaureringen av fasaden på den opprinnelige delen av bygget. Han vokste opp i Paris hos moren Jannemor Vaa. Han flyttet til Norge da han var tenåring, men er fremdeles ofte og lenge i Paris. Vaa er et kjent slektsnavn fra Telemark.

Cocco Flanell is a designer living in Paris. Through her work she has become a friend of Arne Vaa and Karl Edo Spook. She's also a close friend of Action Man who lives at Montmartre. She has designed the logo for Spook House and the moon lamps.
Cocco Flanell er designer og bor i Paris. Gjennom arbeidet har hun blitt kjent med både Arne Vaa og Karl Edo Spook. Hun er også nær venn av Action Man som bor i en leilighet på Montmartre. Hun har designet logoen til Spook House og moon-lampene.

 

Karl Edo Spook is the owner of Spook House, a shop for modern design, but has a preference for retro. He's Arne Vaa's partner and also a good friend of Polly Line and Cocco Flanell.
Karl Edo Spook er eieren av Spook House, en butikk for moderne design, men har en forkjærlighet for retrostil. Han er Arne Vaas partner og også god venn av Polly Line og Cocco Flanell.



The tall handsome stranger has showed up to a couple of the festive occasions I have taken photos from, but I'm not exactly sure who he is. Rumours have it that he's from another scale. Update: He is now known as Dr Whatson, because he always turns up when something's going on.

Den høye, kjekke fremmedkaren har dukket opp på noen av de festlige anledningene jeg har tatt bilder av, men jeg er ikke helt sikker på hvem han er. Ryktene vil ha det til at han er fra en annen skala.