Jeg nevnte jo i et tidligere innlegg at jeg har en popup bok av typen “Fairies and magical creatures” til overs. Og den vil jeg gjerne gi til en av dere som leser her! Den er veldig fin med mange klaffer og luker og dyr og alver som beveger seg etterhvert som du blar videre.Perfekt for både voksne og barn.

Ta en titt på innlegget for å se flere smakebiter.

Jeg klarer dog ikke la anledningen gå fra meg til å gjøre noe vakkert i ekte jule-ånd utav det hele. Derfor går konkurransen ut på følgende:

Pønsk ut en skikkelig god gjerning du vil gjøre for noen. Fortell meg hva du har tenkt å gjøre i kommentarfeltet. Jeg velger ut den gjerningen jeg syns er finest, og sender boken i posten til deg! Husk å legge igjen mailadressen din:)

PS: og selv om du ikke skulle vinne, håper jeg virkelig du gjennomfører gjerningen uansett!

at Vinopolis

Ok, seems I’m not the only one making up words. Friday Nov. 27th and Saturday Nov 28th Bibulous is coming to the Great Halls of Vinopolis in Borough Market. 

Bibulous billed as The Drinks Experience  is a “pop up” drinks extravaganza, going on over the next two days. A chance to get out of the office early on Friday and head on down. There are 4 shows and  2 timed entries over Friday and Saturday afternoons. First entry is 1:30 on Friday afternoon, second entry at 6pm. Your ticket  gets you the chance to browse and sample various beers, gins,vodkas, ports, tequilas, absinthe, cocktails galore and a heck of a lot more.

Chairmans' Reserve vintage shack van

Tasting tables, cocktail tables, cocktail stations, tuitions and taste-ins hosted by top experts in the mixology field. Here’s just a taster what’s going on:

• Gin Genius Gin Time with expert and author Geraldine Coates presenting 6 premium gins
• Chairman’s Rum shack vintage van serving cocktails created by the Hoxton Pony
• Green&Red Bar and Cantina Tequila taste-offs from the highlands and lowlands of Jalisco, Mexico
• Beers from Around the World with beer experts, authors and bar reviewers Ben McFarland and Tom Sandman with Utobeer

mixing it up

Along with “mixology mayhem” with TV mixologist and Bibulous Tastemaster, Andy Pearson, who will be joined by various other expert mixologist from the top London bars. If anything, it should be a good time after you make your way through all those bibilicious* drinks. Tickets are £16 single or £25 the pair, also available at the door. I’ll be there on Friday afternoon so if you see me, be sure to say Hey!

*I’m pretty sure bibilicious is a word in the English language

Une découverte légère : Popville, un livre “pop-up” pour enfant sur la construction et l’évolution d’une ville, ou comment faire de l’urbanisme d’une manière ludique et coloré…

« Au commencement il y a souvent une église et son clocher visible de loin. On s’y rend par l’unique route cabossée, on s’y retrouve, et voilà le début d’une communauté (… ) Aujourd’hui il y a de grandes tours majestueuses visibles de loin. »

Tout commence avec un tout petit village, posé sur la première double page. C’est le cœur de la future ville : une église au toit rouge, deux maisons, une petite voiture jaune, des arbres de chaque côté. Et puis, sur la double suivante, voilà une grue qui surgit, une route qui s’allonge… Peu à peu, la ville se construit, s’étend, prend forme, en volumes de plus en plus imposants et chargés d’immeubles, de routes, de câbles… À chaque nouvelle double page, des découvertes : une gare, une école, une mosquée… et le paysage se métamorphose, pour finalement devenir une cité-mégapole traversée par des autobus, des voitures et des espaces verts.

Popville

Par Anouck Boisrobert et Louis Rigaud, avec un texte de Joy Sorman. Publié aux éditions Hélium.
8 double pages et deux rabats, relié.
PPV : 14,90 € • EAN : 9782358510141

Disponible sur Amazon.fr (14,15 €, frais de port offerts)

75 Orchard Street, pop-up shop Kai D's more permanent location

Besen Retail’s recent deal at 75 Orchard Street graced the pages of Crain’s New York Business last Friday. “Finding success, pop-up shops go permanent,” highlights designer Kai D, who after testing the Lower East Side market, decided to sign a more permanent lease. The Limited is also making similar choices, as the pop-up shop is considering staying in Manhattan past the holidays. Retail Specialist Elliott Dweck noted the popularity of the retail trend, “Pop-up shops are the hottest thing right now,” he said.

-Caitlin

A lovely Christmas card – find out how easy it is to make by visiting WikiHow!

Olá!
Só uma dica. Sabe aquela janelinha (snap view) que aparece quando o mouse fica acima de um link?!
Aquilo é chato! hehe

A maioria das pessoas não gostam e de certa forma atrapalha.
Para desabilitar, vá em “Aparência” >> “Extras” e na área principal vai aparecer algumas opções. Uma delas é “Enable mShots site previews on this blog” desmarque-a!

Continuem postando. O presente (e provavelmente o Futuro) é a internet.

das nächste highlight steht vor der tür. männers aufgpasst!!!

SOPOPULAR, eins der momentan angesagtesten deutschen labels, gastiert von do. 27.11. bis mi. 2.12.09 exclusiv bei uns im mono concept.store.

das berliner label SOPOPULAR steht für hochwertige männermode und kombiniert klassische schnitte und schmale silhouetten mit kantigen streetwear-elementen. präsentiert wird die aktuelle herbst-winter kollektion zu reduzierten preisen und einzelstücke mit bis zu 50 % nachlass! männer mit sinn für individualismus können sich am opening-day persönlich vom designer beraten lassen.

das ganze beginnt am donnerstag um 18 uhr!

Bedouin collar necklace, $578, by Rachel Taliaferro

Looking to give a bit of Charlotte to your nearest and dearest this holiday season? Head over to the Jewelry Artists of Charlotte pop-up shop at Ballantyne Village.

The shop, presented by Patricia Snow and I.C. London boutique owner Shelly Domenech, features the work of 15 local artisans, will be open 11a-7p Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5p Sunday through Dec. 31.  14825 John J. Delaney Drive, Suite 120 in Ballantyne Village.

If you’re in Charleston, check out Novel, a pop-up boutique on King Street that is a joint effort from former Charlottean jewelry artist Jane Pope and Lauren Lail of  Library: Archives of Fashion.

Through Dec. 20, the design collaborative will stock the space with the gems from their collections.

In addition, both women will be on hand to style and help customers create unique looks combining pieces from Library’s extensive collection of vintage finds and one-of-a-kind jewelry from Balboa and Jane Pope collections.

10a-6p Monday-Saturday through Dec. 20, 438 King Street, Charleston.

ותודה לנאווה שהמליצה.

Retail specialist Elliott Dweck, fashion designer Kai D, and me after Kai D's lease signing.

While pop-up shops are all the rage all in Manhattan, Fashion designer Kai D moved against the grain, taking his pop-up at 75 Orchard Street to  a more permanent deal.  He signed a 13 month lease for a spot in one of the most popular blocks in the Lower East Side. Kai D used the pop-up to feel out the neighborhood and gain clientele before moving toward his goal to become a staple in the neighborhood.

A Fashion Institute of Technology grad, Kai D worked for big name designers like Liz Claiborne, Structure, and Nautica, before creating his own collection. He describes his work as having an “American sensibility, industrial and work wear inspired, but with a modern twist, perfect for creative professionals.” While the line appeals to a variety of people, most of his clients are creative types, photographers, painters, travel writers, and interior designers, but more importantly people who appreciate quality and attention to detail.

Besides the 75 Orchard Street location, Kai D can be found at Neiman Marcus and will soon be available at Camoflage in Chelsea, along with a dozen other stores around the country. While the brand is growing, Kai D wants to maintain his integrity and quality with his small boutique style. But already with a global mindset, Kai D is flying to Taiwan this week to meet with the country’s Editor and Chief of GQ, hoping to grow to other Asian and European nations.

“I don’t want to grow too fast,” Kai D said. “Looking at other designers, we are on the right track, taking small steps.” With a busy holiday season ahead, the shop plans to celebrate the recent lease signing with a fashion event and party. Stay tuned for more details, and visit the Kai D website to see his unique designs.

-Caitlin

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Yesterday Obama criticised the ‘Great Firewall of China’ that prevents the country’s web-users from viewing ‘inappropriate content’. Quite right Mr. President – can you imagine what the British press would be like if such a policy of censorship were applied? Gordon Brown would be our national hero, Katie Price wouldn’t feature at all…hmm, maybe there would be some benefits. Still, without internet freedom, we wouldn’t be able to show you the most interesting and wacky design stories. Now that would be tragic…

mydeco’s pick of the top three news stories:

1. Design Week: Cracking Glazes

Image credit: Design Week

As Kirstie Allsopp informed us in the first instalment of her mydeco blog, ceramics are due for a revival. It could come at no better time, as some of Britain’s oldest potteries in Stoke-on-Trent  have been forced to close in the face of competition from abroad. Luckily, several of Britain’s young designers are helping to save this traditional craft with contemporary crockery patterns that couldn’t be further from your granny’s china. Follow the link to see more examples.

2. Wallpaper: Pick of the pop-ups

Image credit: Wallpaper

I should explain that a ‘pop-up’ refers to a temporary cafe, hotel, boutique or restaurant which draws in customers with unusual location or design choices, along with the inevitable charm of transience. The latest venture to jump on the fleeting bandwagon is London’s lavish members club House Home, with a pop-up ’snug’ in its private courtyard gardens. A positive improvement on the usual patio heater and plastic chair combination in smoking areas, ‘Le Fumoir’ is designed in the style of a 19th century smoking lounge, complete with leather armchairs and antique wall hangings. The snug is only around until Spring, so unless you have the ability to scale walls, I would advise becoming a House Home member to enjoy the benefits.

3. Cool  Hunting: Sale of the Century

Image credit: Cool Hunting

As reported in the daily news blog last week, the final selection of fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent’s personal belongings are to be auctioned at Christies today. The first event, which auctioned off Laurent’s various artistic masterpieces raised €342.5 million, so the selected furniture and knick-knacks on sale tomorrow will be bargains by comparison. If you fancy picking up something like the very understated table pictured above, why not do your bit for charity and head down to Christies? (The auction is in France by the way – you might want to factor this into your expenses.)

The best of the rest:

The Telegraph: Priced-out Londoners turn to empty homes

The Telegraph: Give us a swirl

The Telegraph: Number of £1 million plus homes rises 15 fold

The Times: You too can be a Playboy like Victor Lownes

The Independent: North-south divide returns to haunt the British property market

Daily Mail: Sizzling Sardina: Brits are catching on

Daily Mail: Mortgage arrears of couple who rode the buy-to-let boom estimated at £350,000

Daily Mail: Interiors: A New Flame

Hope you enjoyed our selection today, we’ll be back again tomorrow with more design news – make sure you don’t miss it!

Michelin-starred restaurant Sketch and Arts & Business Principal Member GSK are coming together in a meeting of minds with a pop-up patisserie and cafe inside the Royal Academy from the start of December, coinciding with the opening of GSK’s second annual Contemporary season.

GSK Contemporary: Art of a Changing World will feature international contemporary artists, both established and up and coming using a multiplicity of media including exhibitions, film screenings and talks concerning environment and the modern world. It mixes the political, the environmental and the cultural, creating a series of works set to inspire debate. In its first year East London’s Bistrotheque set up their pop-up restaurant in tune with the exhibition called Flash made from art storage boxes.

Sketch will also be following the ethos of GSK Contemporary by using seasonal ingredients produced solely in Britain and using recyclable materials such as recycled heavy duty cardboard for furniture. Despite the eco-friendly credentials expect this pop-up cafe to be the height of glamour and design. The Sketch restaurants themselves went over a multi-million pound makeover at the turn of the century, and have strong links to art and music. They hold exhibitions in their own gallery, the last being of Noam Gonick and his works on Queer culture and human rights abuses in August. Exhibitions change every six weeks and they engage with new media with the use of projectors in their space.  Furthermore, the space will have input from Sketch’s Artistic Director Mark Lawson Bell who has also worked with Absolut Vodka, Hendrick’s Gin and Body Shop.

Of course with the gorgeous surroundings there will be sublime food. Imagine oyster bars and creperies, along with Michelin standard afternoon tea and lunch. The outside section – where you can order takeaways – should be comfortable with the cafe providing hot water bottles and blankets.

With this event we see the finest, most chic food mixing with innovative, radical art that pushes the boundaries. The pop-up restaurant opens on December 3^rd and will be keeping the public enchanted and well fed for three months.

The Bailey's pop-up shoe shop (picture via Racked)

What could be better than a shop filled with designer shoes, chocolate, and Bailey’s Irish Cream? I’m stumped. Bailey’s is sponsoring a pop-up shop in Soho with heels and boots by designers like Sergio Rossi, Farylrobin, and Barbara Bui for only $75. The proceeds benefit the nonprofit Clothes Off Your Back, which hosts charity auctions showcasing celebrity attire.

The store is filled with smooth suede couches and red-ribboned bottles of Bailey’s as decor. Open 11am-7pm through tomorrow, the pop-up is located at 421 West Broadway, and is an excellent way to get discount designer shoes while helping out a good cause.

-Caitlin

On October 24th, Mapos wrapped up a months long project with joy, sweat, and world record times. Well, at least joy and sweat!

A large athletic company based in Oregon (the name escapes me), hired Mapos to develop programming, event management, recruitment strategies, graphic design, and exhibit design for a one-day running event dubbed “the Human Race”. Using GPS and online technologies, this 10k race was run on every corner of the world by over 100,000 people. To highlight the day, a handful of hub cities hosted planned group races. Here in New York, the flagship venue for the race (and arguably the entire human race!), over 5000 people joined up early Saturday morning for an organized race in Prospect Park.

As a lead up to the race Mapos designed a series of kiosks scattered around popular running routes around the city. These served as recruitment stations that advertised the race and encouraged online registration. They incorporated Mapos-designed graphics and scavenger-hunt-like give-aways. A couple of the kiosks were actually Smart Cars (covered in Mapos graphics), roving the city on set itineraries. If runners visited every kiosks – and tracked down the Smart Cars via Twitter – they could enter a grand prize sweepstakes.

For Race Day, Mapos designed a fun and inspiring “village” in the middle of Prospect Park. After the race, runners and VIPs could relax in a global lounge, get a massage, food and drink, learn about the newest running gear, get consults from running pros, and rock out to the musical duo Matt + Kim (check ‘em out, really. Mapos is now their number one fan). The highlight was a 20 foot long custom-designed Community Table where runners could check their times, download their favorite running tunes, upload pictures and learn more about Ni.. er… the aforementioned athletic company from Oregon.

Event design. Pop-up construction. Graphic Design. Project Management. Brand Centric Experience. Free massages. 10k record times!

Pop-Up Shop Review: Marmite Pop-Up Shop on Regents Street
Londonist, November 11, 2009 9:38 PM

Pop-up this, pop-up that. With vacant retail space throughout town and a palpable air of economic uncertainity, there’s a lot of non-committal pop-upping going on. The latest is a pop-up shop dedicated to all things Marmite. Located at …

READ THE COMPLETE REVIEW:
Pop-Up Shop Review: Marmite Pop-Up Shop on Regents Streett

Melcher Media and Barnes & Noble invite you to the exclusive Cleveland launch of

Wicked The Musical

A Pop-Up Compendium of Splendiferous Delight and Thrillifying Intrigue

WICKED Cast Members to perform at Barnes & Noble on Friday, December 4 @ 5pm at 28801 Chagrin Boulevard, in Woodmere, Ohio.

To celebrate the release of Wicked The Musical: A Pop-up Compendium of Splendiferous Delight and Thrillifying Intrigue (Melcher Media, $29.95), Barnes & Noble will host the exclusive Wichita launch for the book, featuring live (free!) performances by Wicked cast members Stephanie Torns as Elphaba and Stefanie Brown as Glinda, who will be signing copies of the book afterwards. This event is being held in conjunction with the national tour of WICKED, which is currently performing at PlayhouseSquare through Sunday, December 13.

For more information, please visit www.barnesandnoble.com or call (216) 765-7532.

About the Book:

From stage to page, it’s Wicked as you’ve never experienced it before!

The very first theater pop-up book ever published, Wicked The Musical: A Pop-Up Compendium recreates some of the most unforgettable moments from the smash-hit, record-breaking, Tony Award-winning musical that has captivated audiences around the globe, including:

• Glinda’s dramatic descent among the Ozians in her bubble machine
• Elphaba defying gravity
• The Monkeys’ amazing release from captivity

Plus, discover secret artifacts (and artifictions) that you won’t find anywhere else:

• The actual letters Galinda and Elphaba wrote home to their parents.
• A tourist-friendly map of the Emerald City and fact sheet with must-have information about the city.
• The Shiz University Gazette, a student newspaper featuring an exclusive interview with Fiyero Tigelar, an Op-ed piece by Dr. Dillamond in defense of animal rights, and advice for the lovelorn by Galinda Upland, among other stories.
• A munchkin-sized Grimmerie complete with spells to practice at home.

With a storybook-style telling of Wicked that allows you to experience the musical again and again (and again!), this richly detailed, beautifully illustrated, handcrafted gift book is designed for children of all ages. Produced by Melcher Media, Wicked The Musical: A Pop-Up Compendium of Splendiferous Delight and Thrillifying Intrigue is the perfect companion volume to Wicked: The Grimmerie (Melcher Media/Hyperion, 2006), the most successful theater book in history with over a quarter of a million copies in print—and counting.

To quote the Wizard himself: It’s wonderful!

Creative Team

Greg Call (Illustrator) has worked for clients including Disney, TOR, Time Warner, HarperCollins, Penguin Putnam, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, The National Football League, Capitol Records, Curb Records, Priority Records, A&M Records, Sega, and Hasbro. Greg has been recognized for his work repeatedly and has gained awards from the Society of Illustrators and Addy among others. He lives in Montana.

Kees Moebeerk (Paper Engineer) has created numerous pop-up books for children and grown-ups, including a dimensional adaptation of Stephen King’s The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon and The Master of Suspense, a pop-up translation of seven Alfred Hitchcock movies. For Melcher Media he has made The Pop-up Book of Sex, The Neiman Marcus Pop-up Book, and Even More Outrageous Celebrity Meltdowns. He lives in the Netherlands.

Paul Kepple (Graphic Designer) is better known as Headcase Design, an award-winning graphic design and illustration studio based in Philadelphia. His work has been recognized by such publications as the AIGA’s 365 and 50 Books/50 Covers, American Illustration, Communication Arts, and Print. For Melcher Media, Kepple has designed Wicked: The Grimmerie, Jessica Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious, Jersey Boys, and many more.

Melcher Media (Producer) is an award-winning content producer and book packager that has conceived and produced projects for a diverse group of clients from HBO to the Smithsonian Institution. With over 120 titles to its credit, totaling more than 12 million books in print, Melcher Media’s expertise at brand extension and skill at translating nontraditional media into print has propelled many of the company’s books onto national bestseller lists and garnered them numerous industry awards. A sample of Melcher Media’s award-winning books includes: Top Chef, Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, The Lucky Shopping Manual, South Park: A Stickyforms Adventure, Rent (the Broadway musical), Wicked: The Grimmerie, The Pop-Up Book of Phobias, The Pop-up Book of Celebrity Meltdowns, Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell, and Jessica Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious.

About the Broadway musical Wicked

Winner of 26 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, Wicked is the untold story of the witches of Oz.  Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz.  One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood.  The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular.  Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

Declared “A Cultural Phenomenon” by Variety, Wicked currently has productions in New York, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Stuttgart, Melbourne and on two North American tours.  Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman.  The production is directed by Joe Mantello with musical staging by Wayne Cilento.  Wicked is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.

WICKED, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, continues performances through December 13 in the State Theatre at PlayhouseSquare. Performances are Tuesday – Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 1:00 and 6:30 p.m.  A special 2:00 p.m. matinee will be held on Thursday, November 19, and an 8:00 p.m. performance will be held on Monday, November 23. There will be no performances on Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving). Ticket prices range from $29.50 to $130, and are currently on sale at the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office (1519 Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland), online at playhousesquare.org or by calling 216-241-6000.   Group orders for 20 or more may be placed by calling 216-664-6050.  For more information about WICKED, please log on to www.wickedthemusical.com

http://www.melchermedia.com/news/102209/wicked_newsletter.html

Carrie Manolakos (Elphaba) and Michelle London (Glinda)

Carrie Manolakos (Elphaba) and Michelle London (Glinda) landed in Kansas to celebrate the release of Wicked The Musical: A Pop-up Compendium of Splendiferous Delight and Thrillifying Intrigue at Barnes & Noble on Friday, October 29th in Wichita. J’adore the homemade décor !

Carrie Manolakos (Elphaba) and Michelle London (Glinda)

http://www.melchermedia.com/news/102209/wicked_newsletter.html

www.missrosen.us

Laura Woyasz (Glinda), Dee Roscioli (Elphaba), and Kevin Kern (Fiyero)

Erin Mackey (Glinda), Dee Roscioli (Elphaba), and Kevin Kern (Fiyero) were in the house on Friday, October 30 to celebrate the release of Wicked The Musical: A Pop-up Compendium of Splendiferous Delight and Thrillifying Intrigue at Barnes & Noble on Friday, October 30th @ 5pm at Lincoln Triangle, New York.

Laura Woyasz (Glinda)

The storybook-style telling of Wicked allows you to experience the musical again and again (and again!). Produced by Melcher Media, this richly detailed, beautifully illustrated, handcrafted gift book is designed for children of all ages. Wicked The Musical: A Pop-Up Compendium of Splendiferous Delight and Thrillifying Intrigue is the perfect companion volume to Wicked: The Grimmerie, the most successful theater book in history with over a quarter of a million copies in print—and counting.

Dee Roscioli (Elphaba), and Kevin Kern (Fiyero)

To quote the Wizard himself: It’s wonderful!

http://www.melchermedia.com/news/102209/wicked_newsletter.html

www.missrosen.us

I must say that I have always loved pop-up books; they’re pretty damn clever — and are a category or genre of their own. Recently my interest have been rekindled by reading pop-up children’s books at my kids’ bedtimes.  Sadly, my little boy is in the middle of the terrible twos and so likes to destroy anything that has flaps or pop-ups.  Oh well.

Maybe when they’re older, and can appreciate the art of the pop-up, I will be able to get them something fabulous — possibly something like the works of Marion Bataille — check out www.abc3dbook.com/.

The abc3d book is just wonderful, despite it’s simplicity, it remains creative and ingenious.

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This is Marion’s first UK publication, so I wish her all the best. It’s available on Amazon.co.uk

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