Exlusive tablelamp in black glossy lacquer and Black/gold lampshade. Lampfot is made in baroque style, the lamp gives a very worm soft light.
Mr Di is the large table lamp, and then you can also buy Mrs Di that is the smaller version.
Designer: Markus Hällstrand & Michael Carlsson
Brand: Eli Gnosjö
Via Pid.se
Image: Mad John
Terri Mapes from About.com recently wrote an article about celebrating Labour Day in Scandinavian Countries:
Labour Day in Scandinavia (also called May Day) takes place on May 1 every year, following Walpurgis Night on April 30. Labour Day in Scandinavia is a celebrated public holiday - and quite visible. Visitors can see lots of festivities, parades, and other celebrations every year on the first of May in Scandinavia when locals celebrate Labour Day. You’ll find special events in every city on this day.
Read more on About.com: Scandinavia Travel
I can add that in Finland there is a holiday called “Vappu”, it’s mostly dedicated to persons graduated to some high school level, and whole Suomi selebrating this day with special for this day Sima (light alcoholic beverage) Tippaleipä (some kind of cake similar to Funnel cake), donuts and potato salad. People wearing white student caps everywhere and funny masks on parties.
Known and admired for her multi-tasking talents as well as her signature style, Electrolux announced today that it is tapping Kelly Ripa for the U.S. launch of its new premium appliance line – a stylishly sleek new collection that’s poised to transform America’s kitchens with a fresh jolt of European style and performance, helping today’s busy families do more — better, faster and easier.
As part of its North American launch, Electrolux also announced that it will be joining Kelly Ripa in supporting the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, a cause important to its target consumer and to Ms. Ripa. “Ovarian cancer affects thousands of women and their families each year,” notes Ripa. “That’s why I am so grateful to Electrolux for stepping up and helping me to raise money and awareness to help fight this insidious disease.”
In addition to an interactive web site promotion that will raise money for OCRF while engaging consumers in a fun, first of its kind on-line game where they collect Kelly Ripa’s collection of designer handbags for a chance to win a suite of Electrolux premium kitchen appliances. , Electrolux is also donating a portion of retail sales of select appliances to OCRF, with the goal of raising more than $500,000 over the next two years to help fight ovarian cancer.
Link: http://assets.m80im.com/resources/electrolux/electrolux.htm
If you’re in London, Berlin, Madrid, Brussels or Milan, keep an eye out for giant AEG-Electrolux posters which are measuring and displaying ambient noise levels. The giant posters created by blowUp media are driving a unique campaign to promote a “silent” washing machine from AEG-Electrolux, a leading European white goods brand. Decibel meters are being installed in and around a number of the sites to monitor ambient noise levels. These are then connected remotely to LED screens embedded in the giant poster creative where the current decibel level will be displayed. The decibel levels at each site location will also be fed to a campaign website (in UK, www.noiseawareness.co.uk) to allow users to compare noise levels in the five cities as well as find out more information on this issue.
CLUB 2008-02-04 Talking, Working or Brandy: Lammhults Club Brings People Together. Design: Johannes Foersom/Peter Hiort Lorenzon
Club, the new chair from Lammhults designers Johannes Foersom & Peter Hiort-Lorenzen, is a comfortable alternative to stiff, formal meeting chairs. Designed to be grouped together wherever people meet for conversation, Club provides a relaxed setting for organized or informal exchanges of ideas and information. Club comfort suits cozy reading of a book at home or waiting for an airplane in a crowded lounge.
Link: Lamhults
AlexEdg has added a photo to the pool:
Denmark - Sweden (16km)
Half of it is under water (8km).
©2005-2008 AlexEdg AllEdges (www.alledges.com)
Electrolux is launching a revolutionary new oven called Inspiro, the first oven that automatically determines the right way to cook a dish to consistently achieve the desired result. The way that the Inspiro manages heat is similar to the auto focus of the camera.
“With Inspiro, Electrolux has managed to transfer professional cooking techniques into consumer homes, says German top chef Christian Mittermeier. “No other oven allows you to combine top, bottom, side, and grill for one dish without having to stop and reset the oven. I use Inspiro both at home and in my restaurant kitchen and I’m amazed at the precision of the cooking. For ordinary people it will be like having a private chef at home.”
Read more on THE ELECTROLUX INSPIRO OVEN blog.
If you need to freshen up your IKEA furniture, check out Bemz. The Swedish company offers a variety of slipcovers designed to fit IKEA’s chairs and sofas even some that swedish giant no longer sells. They offer a wide selection of fabrics and customized slipcovers, including the new Metropolis collection. Recalling classic mid-century Scandinavian design, it’s great for creating a retro, moody atmosphere in your crib.
Bemz produces all of their products with 100% natural cotton and/or linen fibres. They have choosen their fabrics with a focus on quality and durability. All of sofa, armchair and cushion slipcovers are prewashed, preshrunk and guaranteed.
Link: www.bemz.com
“The Nordic Region should be declared free of genetically modified organisms and the Nordic countries should join other European states like Austria, Greece and Poland, which have already declared themselves GMO-free zones,” according to a proposal by the Lef-Socialist Green Group (VSG) on the Nordic Council.
“Research suggests that the use of genetically modified products has a negative impact on health,”(…) “It would provide a boost to sustainable development and underpin the positive environmental and health image the Nordic Region aims to project,” says the Group. Full article [www.norden.org]
Nordic Museum architects selected: “The Nordic Heritage”
Located in Ballard, Seattle, USA, the Nordic Heritage is the only museum in the U.S. dedicated to preserving the history of the five Nordic countries: Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Norway; and Sweden.
With a rich history in Ballard, the museum was founded in 1979 with a mission to honor the Scandinavian immigrants who arrived in the Northwest in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Now a new Nordic Heritage Museum building planned to be built on Market Street of Ballard.
The design team includes Juhani Pallasmaa, a well known Finnish architect, and top exhibit designers, Andr/ and Associates from Victoria, British Columbia, known for their work at the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Jämtlands läns Museum in Sweden.
Pallasmaa, an architect, author and professor, has experience as a museum designer and museum director.
From Ballard News-Tribune
From Wikipedia:
Scandinavian Culture in Ballard
Historically Ballard is the traditional center of Seattle’s ethnically Scandinavian seafaring community, who were drawn to the area because of the salmon fishing opportunities.[23] In recent years the decline of the fishing industry has decreased the proportion of Scandinavian residents but the neighborhood is still proud of its heritage. Ballard is home to the Nordic Heritage Museum, which celebrates both the community of Ballard and the local Scandinavian history. Each year the community celebrates Norwegian Constitution Day (also called Syttendi Mai) on the 17th of May to commemorate the signing of the Norwegian Constitution.[24]
Locals still refer to the neighborhood as “Snoose Junction,” a reference to the old Scandinavian settlers’ practice of using snus.[25]
Walking in downtown Ballard much of the old flavor can still be seen as there are still many shops and Bakeries with a Scandinavian theme and some businesses hang out flags from the Scandinavian countries.
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