Northern milk

We drink a lot of milk in our household. Valio just launched a series of design milk cartons by eight famous designers. The new designs will be in stores in November. My personal favorites are the cat by Klaus Haapaniemi (my children will love this!), cow by Eero Aarnio and beautiful embroidered countryside landscape by Paola Suhonen. I also had to take a look at other milk cartons in Scandinavia and here are two nice examples from Swedish Arla (design by Neumeister) and Milko (design by United Power).

Winter style by Makia

It's getting colder outside and I need a new warm jacket for the winter. I'd like one of these Raglan-jackets by Makia clothing. Makia makes simple and stylish, good quality clothes that are just perfect for Finland's cold climate. Now the only question is, what colour should I get? The jacket comes in yellow, red, blue, olive green and black...

Photos by Kimmo Syväri

Weekend shopping

I did some shopping at the Korjaamo Market this past weekend. The packaging was already beautiful enough but here's what was inside: A bracelet so sweet that it could be mistaken for real candy and a Japanese book about wrapping and giftpackaging. The bracelet is from Elvari and book from Peikonpoika.

No ordinary quilts

American Sherri Lynn Wood makes quilts that are something else. Her modern quilts are made with wonderful color combinations and without a pre-determined pattern. You can find her work at daintytime.net. Lovely, isn't it?

Urban red

Today I'm loving the red around me. Have a great weekend!

Cooking playfood

Even a mediocre cook like me can turn thick and thin felt into playfood in no time! I'm especially proud of the egg...

Muakbabi

I bought a rug. Actually it is almost too pretty to be a rug and I might hang it on the wall as art instead. It is a felt rug by a Spanish, Madrid based company Muakbabi. They make unique house shaped rugs and wooden screens that transform into a playhouse. Muakbabi products are all made of the highest quality natural materials that come from the best providers across the world, all of whom are registered quality traders.The main material is felt made out of natural wool. The fabric patches are ethnic fabrics from around the world and they can act as imaginary doors for children to play with. And needles to say, the quality of the rug is excellent!

Photos by Juan de Marcos