Credits: Miss Polly Line's wardrobe and the clothes and accessories for the local extra was provided by Cocco.
Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Friday, 25 June 2010
Thursday, 24 June 2010
More from Paris
Karl Edo wasn't the only one shopping in Paris. I bought quite a few pieces myself.
Here are some of them:
Here are some of them:
These incredible tiny, thin and exquisite coffee cups and bowl was made by Christine Voirin at Grain de Sable. Unfortunately she doesn't have a homepage.
I can't remember the name of the lady who made this vase, but she had a lot of ceramic, toys and roomboxes in 1:144 scale.
Can someone perhaps help me with her name?
This Christmas decoration was made by Veronique Bailleul.
And this funny cow decorated mug and plate was made by Emmanuelle Martinot and Neil Dyde at Paris Miniatures.
I think I had a thing for animals this weekend. These glass miniatures wasn't bought at the fair, but in a shop in the Passage Jouffroy, where there are several miniature shops.
Cocco managed to find something at SIMP for Action man's apartment as well. It's an original paper cut, cut with scissors by Engelhard Schmit and the money he earns from selling them he sends to help children living on the street.
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
SIMPle misunderstanding
When Karl Edo attended SIMP* he found that he had been mistaken. He had expected it to be an exhibition of modern furniture, but it proved to be mostly a large antiques fair. There was a lot of really beautiful and exquisite old furniture for sale, but hardly anything that would fit in Spook House.
The furniture in antique style in these photos are from the stand of Patricia Herbillon.
Furniture by Sylvain Grandserre
One of the few exceptions was the work of Patrizia Santi.
Her furniture had just the right clean contemporary look he preferred. But he found her stand just at end of the day, so most of her furniture and accessories had already been sold out. But he found a very nice low storage shelf.
He also bought two handstitched cushions in a cool retro design made by the famous cushion designer Rosanna Rolla.
His favourites were the white vases made of the artist Elisabeth Causeret from Sailly.
* Salon International de la Maison de Poupée.
Thursday, 17 June 2010
SIMPly red
Yeah, Cocco and I are going to Paris and SIMP tomorrow! (And I believe Karl Edo is going as well.. "Paris vaut bien une messe"- "Paris er en messe verdt")
But despite being busy packing, he found the time to redecorate his kitchen and living room a little bit.
Here are some pictures of the result to enjoy while we're away :-) The big painting used to be in Spook House, but since red isn't very fashionable this year, he brought it home instead. Karl Edo really loves this painting.
But despite being busy packing, he found the time to redecorate his kitchen and living room a little bit.
Here are some pictures of the result to enjoy while we're away :-) The big painting used to be in Spook House, but since red isn't very fashionable this year, he brought it home instead. Karl Edo really loves this painting.
The Dalmatian puppy belongs to Glenn Closenough, who was visiting Karl Edo when these pictures were taken.
The painting is "Red abstract, nr. 5" by Victor Pasmore. The other wallart is a postcard of the Norwegian opera house. The kitchen is by Lundby, redecorated by me, the dining chairs are re-ment. The sofa and chairs were recently mentioned in Carol's Leftcoastmini-blog (Thanks Carol!) and are by Lundby and so is the low shelf. The coffetable is by Fisher Price. Floor vases are from the "Barbie loves Jonathan Adler" set. Many of the accessories are beads. The ceiling lamp is made by me, inspired by Minimodernistas fabulous design. The floor lamp I believe is Lundby. I had three pieces of the same kitchen table (I believe they are by Barton), so I repainted the top of the most worn out table black. Underneath you can see both versions.
Monday, 14 September 2009
Paris, en messe verdt
Jeg var litt overrasket over hva han hadde med seg hjem fra de mange antikvitetsbutikkene i Paris; et art nouveau speil og en art deco klokke er ikke akkurat det jeg forbinder med Spook House-stilen. Men det virker som om han vet hva han gjør, for de ser jo ganske bra ut sammen med lysestakene han også kjøpte der og Nora Guldbrandsen-vasen.
UPDATE 15.09.09:
ENG: THE ELECTION RESULTS: (With 99.8 of the votes counted)
The Mutual Surprise Party 42.0%
The Inevitable Reunion Party 10.0%
The Conservative Beach Party 6.6%
The Democratic Tupperware Party 6.9%
The United Working Bee Party 14.1%
The Pot Luck Dinner Party 7.2%
The Innocent Third Party 13.0%
The Anarchist Search and Rescue Party 0.2%
Thanks to Rebecca and Geir for helping me with the results!
NOR: OG HER ER VALGRESULTATENE: (Etter at 99.8 av stemmene er talt opp)
Kald Front - 3.2%
Et Godt Parti 28%
Inngangspartiet 5.1%
Det Liberale Hofteparti 6.9%
Progressivt Hakeparti 7.0%
Det Nye Varepartiet 17.8%
Rått Parti (Tidligere Fischers Legendariske Sjakkparti) 38.4%
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Thursday, 2 July 2009
Per Spook


Per Spook was born in Oslo July 2. 1939. He is a Norwegian fashion designer who lives in Paris.
He studied at School of Fine Arts, Oslo, and École de la Chambre Syndicale, Paris.
In 1960 he joined the house of Dior and has worked as a freelancer with Yves Saint Laurent and Louis Féraud.
He opened his own fashion house in 1977 and won «Aiguille d'Or» (the Golden Needle) the next year for his autumn/winter collection 1978-1979. In 1979 and 1993 he won the "Oscar of Haute Couture" «De d'Or» (the Golden Thimble).
This is taken from the fashion encyclopedia:
"Experience with revered houses like Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, and Louis Féraud gave him a taste for haute couture and the specialized fashion that created a sensation when he opened his own house at the age of 38 in 1977.
Spook clothes were instantly applauded for their new, soft shapes and color. He established a hallmark for well-cut clothes that were elegantly understated but upheld the characteristics of quality, individuality, and wearability. Distinctive innovations have been his versatile long dresses with a device allowing them to be taken up for daywear, then let down again for an evening look; his Ile de Wight dress, a square-cut white linen dress embroidered with abstract black squares; and his Crumple clothes, made from a fabric that allows the clothes to fold into a small bundle and pack away without creasing. He also likes to design versatile mix-and-match outfits that can unite to create ensembles ranging from glamorous cocktailwear to daywear.
When it comes to ready-to-wear, the ideal Spook customer has been a woman who is both realistic and practical. She is active, up to date and, with her international lifestyle and career, needs clothes that are graceful and polished but also witty and lively. [.....]
From the left: Ile de Wight spring – summer 82
New York Miami spring-summer 79
Matin - Soir, nr. 1 spring-summer 91
Spook is wellknown for his preference for black and white and graphic patterns, his inspiration also comes from nordic climate, nature and culture; for instance traditional Norwegian knitting patterns.
Nuit Polare
Because of lost founding he had to shut down his house in 1995, but he still works as a designer from his home in Paris and creates each year two pret-a-portér collections under his own name in Japan.
He has also designed several glass and porcelain services for the Norwegian Glasswork Company Magnor. Underneath you can see "Kongle", "one of the most popular wine services in Norway."
Sources: The fashion encyclopedia, The Norwegian National museum, Norwegian Wikipedia, Bergen Art museum, Magnor,
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