homes sweet homes

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London

One of the things I like the most is taking a peek into other people’s homes, and the London front doors and windows are so rich of details… with just a quick overview from the outside you can play guessing games about what it would look like inside or about the people who lives in there

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from the the monothematic to the eclectic

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to the trend of color coordination that I spotted in the stylish Portobello area

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as green on green

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and pink on pink.

//images: Littlelulu

lowry in london

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London

This last time in London I programmed to visit the Lowry exhibition at the Tate Britain

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I chose a rainy morning as it was the perfect weather for a museum visit but I really couldn’t have made a better choice as when I came out and found myself in front of the Thames under the falling rain I felt as I was walking inside a Lowry painting.

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I really fell in love with this british artist that catched in his paintings all the poetry of the urban daily life of the industrial britain: be sure not to miss this great exhibition that is going on until the 20th October

//images: Littlelulu _ //1 ‘An accident’, 1926 [ Manchester City Galleries Collection © The estate of L.S.Lowry ] _ //2 ‘A street scene/St.Simon’s Church’, 1928 [ The L.S. Lowry Collection © The estate of L.S. Lowry ] _ //3 ‘Piccadilly Circus’, 1960 [ Private Collection © The estate of L.S. Lowry ]

paper art

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On my London days I went back to visit the Saatchi Gallery, which currently host an exhibition called “Paper” (going on until the 3rd of november)

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the paper was the support or the main constructing material for the young artists artworks

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What I love about this place is that sometimes you get catched by the artworks themselves

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and other times by watching the people who move around the gallery big spaces.

London_Saatchi Gallery _”Bust of Emanuel Augustus” by José Lerma & Héctor Madera / “L-R” by Annie Kevans / “Fragments del tiempo” by Miler Lagos / “Pianos-pipas n17” by Marcelo Jacome / “Dumbstruck” by Rebecca Turner

//images: Littlelulu

4 days in london

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Yes: London again! I was so happy the few days I spent there and I also got the luck to catch the last incredibly hot and sunny days of the english summer

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I stayed at a wonderfully located friend’s apartment, just above a nice and busy street food market

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finally got to eat a proper english breakfast

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spent a lot of time looking at the legs of the Greylag gooses of St.James Park… they look amazing!!!! Something in between an alien thing and a slice of ham

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wandered around the Victoria Station area, which is quickly changing and now looks like a gigantic construction site

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and strolled down the canal from Little Venice to Notting Hill…

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London_King’s Cross Station / S.Road / Victoria / St.James Park / Paddington Branch Canal / Portobello Road with the illustrations by Fiona Hawthorne

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back in paris

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Hello everyone!

Ok, I haven’t posted for more than a week but I was busy-busy or just away… expect some highlights from two amazing european capitals coming soon in the following posts :)

I’m also super excited about a few new projects that are about to start and that I hope to share with you soon!

What about you? What are your plans for the new season?

//image: Littlelulu

carnia corners

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A few corners of some small quiet villages between the mountains of Carnia.

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It is not the first time I visit these villages in the summer as I’m in love with their simplicity and vintage feel: you may have already seen a few pictures I posted here and here (actually I just realized I already photographed and posted the picture of the same board here above!)

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What I most love about Carnia is its rustic vibe: almost no hotels around in its tiny villages, but I discovered that you can book your staying in a proper local home through the Albergo Diffuso (Scattered Hotel)

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Comeglians / Maranzanis / Povolaro_Carnia

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five random holidays notes

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  • Incredibly few mushrooms around. People that know something about them say that a prolific year is followed by a poor one: ever heard about that? Anyway you don’t get wrong if you trust the old popular knowledge. I think it is the first time I didn’t spotted even a single Amanita muscaria, but I’m happy to have eaten at least a few chanterelles.

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  • This must be the year of the snail: I saw lots of snails and shells in every place I visited. Apparently they’re not only in the mountains: they’ve been happily eating plants on a few family and friends balconies and I saw the cauliflowers of the urban vegetable gardens in Paris all eaten up :) Some snails expert between you that can bring some explanations?

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  • Curious to see as lactose-free cheeses and vegetal milks are now everywhere, even in places where milk is one of the most common traditional foods as in the mountain regions of Austria. Even gluten-free products and rice cakes are available in even the tiniest village supermarket.

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  • Ants are impossible to photograph! All the close-up pictures I attempted are blurred as they move too fast! Any tips? I also still wonder if they do sleep at night…

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  • It always amazes me to see how many things are going on at the same time on just a few inches of grass.

Padola / Danta

//images: Littlelulu