Inspiration

Inspiration: Lost in Translation

These illustrations were made by Ella Frances Sanders for Maptia and are all words that do not have a single word within the English language that could be considered a direct translation. Enjoy! My favourite is the Swedish Mångata: the road like reflection that the moon creates on water. Source…

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Inspiration: Stylish Macabre

Whenever I think of old school elegance, I imagine a scene from a Hitchcock movie with an icy blonde dressed in a matching cape and dress. This 2008 Hollywood Portfolio edition from Vanity Fair is sheer perfection: iconic scenes from the Master of Suspense’s best known movies featuring famous stars…

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Interiors: Golden Memories

When I was little, my grandma’s home was painted in pastel colors and all the walls were stenciled with gold floral motifs. It was the classical type of wall painting in that tiny Transylvanian town and every evening, before going to sleep, I imagined all kind of stories starting from…

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Inspiration: The Rain Painting

As many people think I am strange, I try to humor them as often as I can (I’m nice like that:p). One thing I love is simplicity. Not just minimalism, but extreme manifestations of it: I could look at a beautiful sheet of white, cream or ivory paper for a…

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Inspiration: Abandoned

Kolmanskop in the Namib Desert When I watch doomsday movies (Elysium is next on my list, maybe this week :)) I am really paying attention to the details of how our planet could look like in a not so far away future. Lately the seem so real, that you often…