This article was published 12 years My last creative spaces post was about Aalto House, where Finnish architect Alvar Aalto lived from 1935 until 1976 and worked from 1935 until 1956. As promised, this is the follow up post on the space he moved to in 1956, which I was…
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Confessions of a Design Geek
creative spaces :: aalto house
This article was published 13 years Way back when I started writing my blog in April 2010, I worked on an old school desk in a corner of my bedroom. I had space for two or three inspirations pictures stuck on the wall above it. One of those pictures was…
Confessions of a Design Geek
photos of numbers :: 4,12,12, 4, 10 & one
This article was published 13 yearsI’m particularly pleased with this week’s photos of numbers collection – the first one’s a blinder, isn’t it?! Knitting needles in a charity shop! The second one was on a tree in the National Trust’s Winkworth Arboretum (kind of like a zoo for trees to…
Confessions of a Design Geek
photos of numbers :: 20, 20 & A16
This article was published 13 yearsThis week’s photos of numbers selection is a sneak preview of my upcoming post on Alvar Aalto’s house and studio, because that’s where all three of these numbers were spotted… …the two number 20s are both his house number – one from the wall outside…
Confessions of a Design Geek
photos of numbers :: 20, 20 & A16
This article was published 13 yearsThis week’s photos of numbers selection is a sneak preview of my upcoming post on Alvar Aalto’s house and studio, because that’s where all three of these numbers were spotted… …the two number 20s are both his house number – one from the wall outside…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: helsinki architecture
This article was published 13 years Before I get into more in-depth posts about Helsinki, I just had to share some pictures of all the fabulous architecture I spotted – and don’t worry – there’s lots more of Mr Aalto to come! From top to bottom, left to right… Kiasma…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: helsinki design district
This article was published 13 years I’ve only been in Helsinki for 24 hours at the time of writing and I already love it. This collection of photos is from my first two hours alone! Lots more detailed posts to follow – I promise! From top to bottom and left…
Confessions of a Design Geek
out and about :: helsinki
This article was published 13 years confessions of a design geek is off to Helsinki! I saw this film, applied and was selected as one of ten bloggers from over 350 applications to spend a week in Finland, courtesy of Visit Finland. I’ve been chosen for the “Architecture and Design in…