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Traspaso

2010-10-06T08:13:00.003+02:00

To all of you that have enjoyed being in vonblum someday

THANK YOU!

Due to more changes in our life we are now looking for someone who would actually have time and energy to take over.

BEst Regards

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A todos que han venido a vonblum

Gracias!!

Ahora llego la hora del Traspaso

vonblum necesita de una persona que le va a dar la energia que tenia antes

Por motivos familiares hemos cambiado totalmente de vida y no podemos llevar lo como lo teniamos.

Saludos

Its officially a break.....

2010-05-09T18:49:00.006+02:00

We are still away from the blog world....

and it seems it is better we do part from you for a while.

Back in full bloom with you as soon as we got more info to share.

For now...

we recommend you

GO OUT AND ENJOY THE SUN!

hibernated

2010-01-31T02:18:00.002+01:00

Hello to all and sorry for the long pause

it seems like the cold cold weather and all the holiday partying took a toll on us!

We went off and hibernated from our blog...

while vonblum has kind of taken a life of its own.

The space has been rented out for the most diverse celebrations and soon we would love to share some photos of these great familiar celebration!

For now we leave you with a lovely video giving a little taste of Carnival

Samba Short Film from Kayhan Lannes Ozmen on Vimeo.

24/12

2009-12-24T10:02:00.003+01:00

Tonight its Christmas eve and we have reached our last day of the countdown

hope you enjoyed it as much as we did - and to leave this advents countdown on a

crafty note, we thought the lovely work from jello07 would be a nice way to finish it up.

Thanks Erica!

23/12

2009-12-23T07:56:00.005+01:00

One day left so befor its all over here is some general Christmas knowledge in case you didnt know.....

Christmas is an annual Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.

It is celebrated onDecember 25, but this date is not known to be Jesus' actual birthday, and may have initially been chosen to correspond with either the day exactly nine months after some early Christians believed Jesus had been conceived, a historical Roman festival, or the date of the northern hemisphere's winter solstice. Christmas is central to the Christmas and holiday season, and in Christianity marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.

Although traditionally a Christian holiday, Christmas is also widely celebrated by many non-Christians, and some of its popular celebratory customs have pre-Christian or secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange of greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees,lights, garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. In addition, Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in some areas, includingNorth America, Australia and Ireland) is a popular mythological figure in many countries, associated with the bringing of gifts for children.

22/12

2009-12-22T08:00:00.002+01:00

How about some Christmas cocktails?

21/12

2009-12-21T08:00:00.000+01:00

Dont know what to wear yet this Christmas?

How about knitting your own sweater?

Here you can do it quickly

20/12

2009-12-20T00:47:00.004+01:00

We have arrived at the fourth advents (last Sunday before Christmas!!)

So while you sit enjoying all your candles lit and wrap up your last presents

Here are some lovely ideas

from oh hello friend's :) exchange

19/12

2009-12-19T00:41:00.003+01:00

beautiful image of a vintage christmas card

just to remind you all that

after the holidays you dont have to throw them all away

keep them and re-use them next year

as ornaments, or a new card!!

There are even organizations who recycle the and sell them for a good cause ;)

18/12

2009-12-18T09:39:00.002+01:00

Another lovely advents countdown with guest blogs and all

at Stephanie Levy

17/12

2009-12-17T08:00:00.000+01:00

Lovely pop up project for the last minute xmas cards :)

16/12

2009-12-16T10:00:00.000+01:00

Since we are in Catalunya, an hommage to caga tio could not be more fitting.

via mi bulin a collection of artists shows their versions.

image via flickr

15/12

2009-12-15T08:00:00.000+01:00

still not in the christmas mood?

here are some great omages to get you going

living etc. Christmas gallery

14/12

2009-12-14T08:00:00.003+01:00

This Christmas do your cookies in a different way :)

how about geographically?

Start of with Berlin ....

at Back dir deine Welt

13/12

2009-12-13T14:45:00.002+01:00

Today it is the third advent,

we have played some christmas games, made some ryhmes and even opened up one of our presents.

I grew up singing this song on Sundays

thought you could join in :)

Advent, Advent, ein Lichtlein brennt.
Erst eins, dann zwei, dann drei, dann vier -
dann steht das Christkind vor der Tür.

Advent advent a light is burning

First one, then two, then three, then four

soon Father Christmas will be at our door.

12/12

2009-12-12T11:01:00.001+01:00

recycles christmas ornaments

make them yourself or buy them online

11/12

2009-12-11T10:56:00.000+01:00

this time its a classic

enjoy

10/12

2009-12-10T08:00:00.002+01:00

Ever wander why do we decorate Christmas trees?

The evergreen tree, because it is perpetually green, has been
used as a symbol of eternal life since the ancient Egyptians and Hebrews.

The Scandinavians believed that the evergreen could even scare away the devil. Decorating an evergreen tree in honor of Xmas became popular in the Middle Ages. The decorations then consisted of candles and wafers, to symbolize Christ and the Host.

The tree became popular in Europe and America in the 18th century and the Victorians started decorating them with candies and cakes hung with ribbon. Woolworth began selling manufactured Xmas ornaments in 1880.

The first electronically lighted Xmas tree appeared in 1882.

09/12

2009-12-09T08:04:00.000+01:00

great christmas project for the home

by chez larsson

08/12

2009-12-08T09:00:00.000+01:00

build your own ginger house

with a little twist

its a moomin ginger house

07/12

2009-12-07T08:00:00.000+01:00

Still dont know what to give as a present....

we know how you feel.

How about some nice art print?

This one is for those of you with out a snowy Christmas!

or browse thru many other talented artists and choose something that suits your collection :)

at 20x200

06/12

2009-12-06T08:47:00.000+01:00

Today is the second advent :)

Enjoy Hanna's illustrations as she also counts down to christmas.

p.s. and happy Nicholas day

05/12

2009-12-05T08:34:00.000+01:00

Today children in Holland are looking forward to the arrival of St. Nicholas - Sinterklaas.

Children are told that St. Nicholas is very busy and has many helpers who dress like him and Zwarte Piet so that no child is left out.

Children place straw or carrots in their shoes for Schimmel and St. Nicholas replaces these with gifts and treats.

Adults will also exchange gifts and usually attach a funny poem or verse

If you want to know more details here is a good site.

I would reccomend geting your shoes out tonight and joining in the Dutch celebration

04/12

2009-12-04T08:00:00.004+01:00

Have I ever mentioned how much I adore sweet paul?

Well, apart from always enjoying the beautful styling work he does, great recipes and craft ideas...

this year he is also counting down to christmas

Just go look at this minimal christmas tree solution.

For those of you with little space (even for you with loads of space!!)

Paper plates here we come....

03/12

2009-12-03T08:00:00.000+01:00

The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!
Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason...

for some more dr. seuss christmas reading follow this link or buy the book

and enjoy the famous book that criticized the commercialization of Christmas

first published in 1957 by random house

02/12

2009-12-02T08:00:00.002+01:00

Do you have any Christmas tradition?

For us it was always the advents countdown that made it all so fun,

Fond memories...

GUess thats why we started the "vonblum advent blog tradition"

how about you?

the picture above is from the very talented duo

at pickles

01/12

2009-12-01T08:00:00.001+01:00

You still have time to make a lovely brown paper advent calendar as seen on

this great post at whip up with many more ideas for your own calendar at home

its that time of the year again :)

2009-11-30T08:00:00.002+01:00

tomorrow we start our Christmas countdown.

If you would like to have one at home - how about this beautiful one from

noix de coc' at bodie and fou

bonjour

2009-11-26T23:45:00.003+01:00

today we will just keep you with the delicious pillows at bonjour mon coussin

and next week we start our advent countdown!

See you next tuesday

Fotos de abajo - downstairs

2009-11-14T11:17:00.004+01:00

Algunas fotos del espacio abajo

Some pictures of donwstairs

its that time of the year again

2009-11-02T11:59:00.001+01:00

...and we are joining again this year.

If you would like to give it a try

all the info in freshlyblended blog

you have until november 7th

Enjoy

the girls from knol

2009-10-30T14:14:00.002+01:00

another great project at design week

love the grapes :)

check out knol's website for more great projects

wool fillers

2009-10-26T12:39:00.001+01:00

one of the many inspiring things at the Design Week

are Heleen Klopper wool fillers

am already workin the holes of all our sweaters :)

ENtrebambalinas

2009-10-19T19:05:00.002+02:00

Sale at vonblum

until wednesday

entrebambalinas

online shop

2009-10-04T15:42:00.003+02:00

Bravo Sofia & Mikaela for the new online venture

if you like your home this is the place to go :)

shop here

upcycling vonblum

2009-09-29T22:46:00.004+02:00

As we are changing the space

the word we use the most is upcycling vonblum!!

We love recycling, reducing, reusing.

So we where happy when we found mayari.net

and her RRR ribbons, you can order some or even make your own.

via swissmiss

while we work on our "new" vonblum...

2009-09-22T11:23:00.006+02:00

we leave you with something to get inspired by!!

tonk husli

simple and intrinsic

renilde playing with work

and go check the music video on the sidebar

enjoy!

and now what?

2009-09-03T12:07:00.001+02:00

Coming back from the holidays we have had to take the final plunge -
vonblum will be closing as a cafe.

What will happen from now on....
We will keep the space so it can be rented out for events ( workshops, parties, openings, etc)
Also will soon be promoting some interesting crafts workshops
The following days we will be working on the acoustics of the downstairs
so it can be used as a meeting room as well.
The website will change and have all information necessary regarding the renting of the space
and of course keep posted on regular news through our blog http:/vonblum.blogspot.com

we would like to THANK all of you in this journey.
It was great meeting you
keep in touch: info.at.vonblum.com

winds of change

2009-08-29T21:31:00.003+02:00

As our economy changes and we watch what will happen next. Our view on this is how do we deal with these times in a positive manner. NUmbers and our goals are changing The cafe will be the same welcoming spot we have been trying to keep for you from the beginning - with different opening hours - as mentioned in our post before. Apart from that we are planning to let the space as an events space for showrooms, meetings, parties etc on a daily basis. NOw you can really use vonblum as a home away from home you dont even have to consume what we sell, bring your own food, cook your own pie entertain your guests while mixing cocktails behind the bar. Would be great to hear what you think? Would you be interested in renting it out? P.S. the acoustics forthe downstairs space have been fixed! We will keep posting our changes

and we are back

2009-08-24T16:36:00.002+02:00

with new opening hours
from 8 thirty until four!
See you at vonblum

HOlidays - vacaciones

2009-08-02T17:18:00.001+02:00

We are closed from the 3rd to the 24th :)

Enjoy the summer

lovely find

2009-07-31T10:22:00.005+02:00

Today we would we like to share with you this great spanish online magazine and their fun crafty blog welovecraftsmag & blog

and of course do not forget - this Sunday the 2nd of August
we have our BRUNCH before going off to chase the sun.

See you at vonblum

cafes in Sweden and Holland

2009-07-30T16:01:00.007+02:00

mobile uploads from our trip

in sweden

2009-07-11T22:49:00.005+02:00

Hello to all

we have been away for a while...well.....
truth is vonblum is fully functioning until the 2nd of August
(on the 1st we will have our Brunch before we close)
but we are out in Sweden checking cafes & new ideas to bring back to Barcelona.
BAck soon with some pictures
Enjoy the sunshine

P.S. we have been featured in three blogs ...

thanks giraluna, lialee & tipitipi

gira luna

2009-06-22T22:01:00.003+02:00

look at all the felt flowers blooming in vonblum
lovely brooches by Gira luna

Jazzy Sunday

2009-06-03T10:26:00.003+02:00

This sunday the 7th of June
come Jazz things up at vonblum

with Mervi and Albert

Isnt it lovely!!

2009-05-26T23:54:00.006+02:00

It could not have been a better fit.
Hope we sell all but not too fast please
Its suits vonblum so much!
We love kiki's work as much as we love her!
Thanks

kiki machado in vonblum

2009-05-15T21:08:00.004+02:00

Next friday you are all welcome to join us and see kiki's lovely work
Dont worry if you cant make it on friday we still will expose them for at least a month
See you guys there

FamILIAR caOS !!!!!

2009-04-23T04:44:00.005+02:00

yes we are proud to be in the first edition of this very cool family internet magazine
CAOS has surpassed our expectations....
Gracias

kids in barcelona

2009-04-21T22:49:00.002+02:00

spread the word - when in Barcelona come and see us
and do check this lovely article written by emma from kids in barcelona

menu del Brunch

2009-03-31T08:43:00.002+02:00

book we got

2009-03-15T16:39:00.003+01:00

it cant be more inspiring - the book of eating-designer Marije Vogelzang
the person behind design studio Proef.
Had seen her work at the design week in Eindhoven, and following per web since then.
Now a proud owner of this fantastic book
Food is fun!

ooops

2009-03-01T08:41:00.003+01:00

one month has gone by so quickly and here we are again...
our Sunday brunch

Off now to get things ready for you and for now I leave with this inspiring talk at TED

its time for sunday brunch again!!

2009-01-31T18:31:00.003+01:00

juast a quick reminder that we will be having our brunch again tomorrow from 10:00 to 15:00 at vonblum. For those of you in Barcelona do come by and see us!

yes indeed ...

2009-01-22T11:24:00.004+01:00

.....we are child friendly!
Thank you Lou for posting about us on your blog.
Check out her shop at C/ Carders 28
not only lovely kids things!

the pic above is from Kelley Ryden
lovely baby photos - if you have time do look thru her work.

focus

2009-01-12T00:25:00.003+01:00

via swissmiss

drawing by marc johns

Happy 2009 and Reyes

2009-01-06T15:31:00.002+01:00

time has just zoomed passed us.
we didnt even manage to post on new years!!
So today we wish you a HAPPY REYES MAGOS and
of course a FANTASTIC 2009

P.S. the winner is Isabel!!!!

TWENTY FOURTH

2008-12-24T00:01:00.000+01:00

Its today! Spread the joy.... its not only about the gifts.
Do, sit together and think about the ones that are not with you.
Share stories from past Christmases
Sing, eat and be merry

We wish you a very Merry Christmas

we will celebrate Leon's first Christmas!!

TWENTY THIRD

2008-12-23T00:00:00.000+01:00

Christmas give away!!
A little gift from us at vonblum, leave a comment and the winner will be chosen on the 25th!

TWENTY SECOND

2008-12-22T00:01:00.001+01:00

I have already mentioned sweetpaul on this blog and I must say it is always a pleasure!
have to add one of his Christmas ideas for our countdown...
candy snowflakes!
highly recommend to browse the other ideas

TWENTY FIRST

2008-12-21T10:23:00.000+01:00

a classic send to us via nicole

TWENTIETH

2008-12-20T09:53:00.002+01:00

lovely origami wreaths tutorial at bloesem for today

NINTEENTH

2008-12-19T00:00:00.000+01:00

twenty holiday party ideas from food& wine you can still pick out one or more just before Christmas :)

EIGHTEENTH

2008-12-18T00:00:00.000+01:00

sit back & enjoy
via swissmiss

SEVENTEENTH

2008-12-17T09:48:00.003+01:00

From 8^th December here in Barcelona there is a interesting & different christmas tradition apart from the caganer I had mentioned to you last year.
Children (and adults!) look after a Tió de Nadal or Caga Tió. This hollow log, often with a smiley face is cared for until Christmas Eve or Christmas Day when it is then brutally beaten or thrown on the fire while children sing to it asking for presents to appear!

SIXTEENTH

2008-12-16T07:30:00.000+01:00

A very lovely online advent countdown by illustartor Hanna Konola

FIFTEENTH

2008-12-15T09:18:00.000+01:00

its getting colder and darker outside as Christmas approaches
We couldn't think of a better way to get through this is a merrier way then
with a good hot chocolate
At cookie they have the perfect recipe for you to make at home
or come by vonblum and enjoy one made by us.

FOURTEENTH

2008-12-14T21:01:00.000+01:00

Today I will tell you about a Scandinavian Christmas tradition,
seeing that yesterday was Santa Lucia day.
There is another common symbol to the scandinavian christmas and it is that of a straw goat.
They have a tradition of making goats out of straw and using them to decorate
the house at Christmas time.

Some believe that it comes originally from Norse mythology, in which Thor’s chariot was drawn by two goats Tannginost and Tanngrisnir

Nowadays, it is customary for one of the adults to dress up as a Christmas gnome (tomte) and deal out the presents, but apparently, before this became the custom,
someone would dress up as a goat to do so.

There are other stories told about Christmas goats; one says that there was a game played, whereby people would make a large straw goat and attempt to hide it in their neighbors’ house, who, upon discovering it, were obligated to hide it in another house without being discovered, and so on.

THIRTEENTH

2008-12-13T09:50:00.000+01:00

Follow the link to maya's blog and look what a lovely family tradition.... Leon will have something to look forward to the following Christmases ;)

"It's such a surprise every time you unfold a snowflake, but the magic of opening one that my grandfather had drawn just for my delight cannot be described in words."

TWELFTH

2008-12-12T18:42:00.000+01:00

spread the christmas joy with these lovely angels by Jurianne Matter
more about her and her lovely work at this blog

ELEVENTH

2008-12-11T11:01:00.000+01:00

Today we thought everyone should get a chance to make a gingerbread house.
Get a ready made one as Blavish suggests or
for the traditional way and then for the architects around, go to bake for a change.
There you can show all your cooking and environmental skills in one!
If you dont have time to make a real one, have some fun with this online version by Jenny b. Harris from allsorts blog.

TENTH

2008-12-10T09:38:00.001+01:00

Found via FRYD+DESIGN these lovely vintages posters
to celebrate xmas in style
look for them at all posters

NINTH

2008-12-09T09:00:00.000+01:00

We love this creative Christmas card idea
follow cheeky magpies template
and do one yourself
If you dont want to send it off....keep it as a Christmas ornament

EIGHTH

2008-12-08T13:16:00.000+01:00

Lovely gocco gift tags, will make any christmas present special
Go check this at SAmantha's and Owen's Etsy Store
desTroy

SEVENTH

2008-12-07T16:52:00.000+01:00

Today apart from our brunch at vonblum, we also celebrate the second advent.
I found out that many people didnt now what it was about so....

Advent (from the Latin word adventus, meaning "coming"), the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus; in other words, the period immediately before Christmas.

So join us light up the second candle on your wreath, if you dont have one improvise with two candles in the house and sing some carols or read a nice christmas story.

SIXTH

2008-12-06T11:07:00.000+01:00

Widely celebrated in Europe, St. Nicholas' feast day, December 6th, kept alive the stories of his goodness and generosity.

In Germany and Poland on the evening before children put letters to the good saint along with carrots or other food for his white horse or donkey on a plate or in their shoes. These are left outside, under the bed, beside a radiator, or on a windowsill in hopes of finding goodies from St. Nicholas the next morning. During the night Sankt Nikolaus goes from house to house carrying a book in which all the children's deeds are written. If they have been good, he fills their plate, shoe or boot with delicious fruits, nuts and candies. If not, they may find potatoes, coal, or twigs.

In the Netherlands and Belgium, St. Nicholas arrived on a steamship from Spain to ride a white horse on his gift-giving rounds. Dutch television broadcasts the official arrival of St. Nicholas and his helper Zwarte Piet live to the nation.

During the next weeks children put out their shoes with wish-lists and a carrot or hay, or maybe a saucer of water, for the horse. When St. Nicholas happens by, the next morning children may find chocolate coins or initial letter, candy treats, pepernoten, and little gifts in their shoes. Everyone hopes for sweets, not coal or a little bag of salt. In the Netherlands, unlike other places, adults as well as children join in the fun. As the Dutch like an element of surprise, a small gift may be wrapped in a huge box, or it may be hidden and require following clues to discover where it is.

St. Nicholas, is a popular saint in Spain, has many churches dedicated to him. As a special devotion people make a Caminata in honor of Saint Nicolas of Bari.

To find out some more about how to celebrate the day like other countries...follow this lovely link.

P.S Tomorrow we have our Christmas Brunch in vonblum

so if you are in Barcelona, come see us

FIFTH

2008-12-05T09:00:00.000+01:00

did you know....

St Francis of Assisi introduced Christmas Carols to formal church services.

The word comes from the ancient Greek choros, which means "dancing in a circle," and from the Old French word carole, meaning "a song to accompany dancing."

The first instrument on which the carol "Silent Night" was played was a guitar.

The popular Christmas song "Jingle Bells" was composed in 1857 by James Pierpont, and was originally called "One-Horse Open Sleigh." It was actually written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.

FOURTH

2008-12-04T09:01:00.000+01:00

Christmas pudding anyone?
Head to ouissi's lovely etsy store and find out some more about the one you see in the picture
plus some great pudding knowledge

THIRD

2008-12-03T09:00:00.000+01:00

Today we found a different and lovely way to decorate your gifts this year,
with Creature comforts beautifully recycled pompom.
Will be seen under our christmas tree ;)
Follow the link for the step by step instructions.

SECOND

2008-12-02T17:20:00.000+01:00

Make your own advents calendar at home or even at work
with this lovely idea found on design sponge by dsharp, Just download the numbers or do as loobylu did in a hurry, and then with more time this one

FIRST

2008-12-01T17:20:00.000+01:00

Lets start the countdown to christmas eve in a numerical fashion:

12 Days of Christmas: The popular Christmas song involving leaping lords, milk maids, pipers and partridges. The European song dates back to the 16th century.

8: The number of Santa's original reindeer, according to the 1823 poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Their names were: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. Rudolph --the star of a 20th century American song -- came later.

$848,600: The cost (100 million yen) of a Japanese Christmas cake -- a 35-centimeter (14-inch) chocolate cake -- decorated with 100 diamonds.

200: The number of mince pies eaten by Gus the camel after he broke out of his pen at an Irish riding school's Christmas party. The camel also drank several cans of Guinness -- which he opened with his teeth.

50,000: The typical number of letters the post office at Nuuk, Greenland, receives each year addressed to Santa Claus, or Father Christmas. Santa's helpers at the post office pledge to reply to every letter.

2 million: The number of visitors expected to visit Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt, one of the largest and most famous of Germany's traditional Christmas markets.

1434: The date when Dresden's Striezelmarkt began, considered the oldest Christmas market in Germany.

31 million: The number of real Christmas trees Americans will buy this year, according to Forbes.com.

$795.86: The average amount Americans will spend on Christmas this year, according to Forbes.com, with total Christmas spending estimated to reach $154 billion.

50 million: The number of copies sold of Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," the best-selling single of all time. Crosby first performed Irving Berlin's classic song on a U.S. radio show in 1941.

38 meters: The height of the world's tallest Christmas tree in Stockholm, Sweden, which features 5,000 festive lights.

via CNN

The stickers are from etsy shop heyjenrenee

Christmas is just around the corner

2008-11-27T00:21:00.000+01:00

We will soon start our christmas advent countdown....

and along with the countdown we will also be hosting Christmas events.

If you want something different for your office this year - contact us as well.

inspiring images

2008-11-25T20:44:00.000+01:00

We are oh so lucky to have people around us who go to places and take inspiring pictures.
One of them as many of you might already know is my aunt who lives in Eindhoven.
In October they had the Dutch Design week, which I went to last year and really inspired me while putting vonblum together.
This year I couldnt go......the little guy kept me in town and very busy.
So, my aunts this year brought tons of pictures of the week and it felt like being there myself.

Here are some of the very inspiring work and images they took.

From top to bottom: Numbered plated moths, Sugar spoons imagery cut and welded on to spoon, threaded pebbles...inspiring colours, lovely office cubicle - little house and my favourite by far old book wall

P.S. if anyone has more info on the pictures below please let us know :)

FUNday

2008-11-09T10:36:00.000+01:00

just great - ENJOY!

photos

2008-11-05T10:50:00.000+01:00

We have some cool new ideas at vonblum...in which you guys will participate.
Just like this lovely wallpaper from Lisa Bengtsson, we want to make a wall with pictures
of the lovely children that come and use our downstairs space.
So next time you come and see us be prepared for your portrait, or bring a pic along with you.

Tenemos algunas ideas nuevas en vonblum ... en la cual tambien estáis invitados a participar !
Tal como este bonito tapiz de Lisa Bengtsson , queremos hacer una pared con fotos
de todos los niños que vienen a utilizar nuestro espacio de abajo.
Por lo tanto, de la próxima vez que vengáis, prepare para su retrato, o lleva una foto junto contigo.

Sunday Brunch

2008-11-02T19:36:00.000+01:00

The rainy weather conditions here in Barcelona didn't stop us from having our monthly brunch.
As the swedes say...
there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing.
Croissants and umbrellas mixed well.

from other blogs.....

2008-10-25T14:09:00.000+02:00

We have been mentioned in two blogs :)

One is a lovely recipe blog cozinha quente who passed us the golden blog award.

If I understood correctly, no we have to nominate another 15 blogs so here we go:
housemartin,monix, cuca, emma, madeinnorthlondon, bloesem, smosch, finelittleday, hollymaus, papeisportodolado , husmusen, siagrafica, sofiabarao, spagat , mamasita

and we have been mentioned in a basque blog! blomst

Thank you to both of you.

send in the clowns

2008-10-09T20:26:00.000+02:00

The expression send in the clowns comes from the circus where, if there was an accident or some other problem, e.g. performers or animals not yet ready to go on, the clowns were sent out into the circus ring to entertain the audience...on that account, thank you all for waiting with out the clowns to entertain!

We are back with a new team of people working to keep vonblum going

See you there and here of course!

Welcome Leon

2008-09-11T15:01:00.000+02:00

It has been a fairly long time since we kept you updated with all that has and is happening at vonblum....
For those of you who didnt know, we have a new member in our family!
Leon has arrived and even delayed the opening of he space as we had predicted.
As we get used to each other, we will take a small pause from the blog!
See you guys soon

bloesem world tour

2008-08-08T16:32:00.000+02:00

for all you world travelers out there
...go check out bloesem blog

lots of tips from us and another great little gem in Barcelona called Duduá
Thanks Irene!

Talking about world tours, today we can all go look at the Olympic opening ceremonies in China

Enjoy the summer

2008-08-05T16:00:00.000+02:00

We had our last brunch on Sunday the 3rd of August before strutting off for our summer holidays.

We will still be around online with some news and info we would have loved to share with you before, but as we were busy busy busy inside vonblum...we had very little time for the blog world.

So this month we will update with some fun things that happened the past weeks, some news of what will be coming in September and as always some fun links :)

So stay tuned........

Ohh check out our music section on the side, lykke li is a great swedish musician, cant stop hearing her! Thanks Nicole for the tip

Coluored paper umbrellas just like in our window display now
from www.colourlovers.com - very inspiring web page go see for yourself!

Congratulations ink&peat

2008-07-30T10:26:00.000+02:00

We are really happy as Pam from housemartin - has opened her shop in Portland!

We have been following her from across the ocean and can't wait for more picture updates on the blog.

All the best for Ink& Peat

rebajas

2008-07-18T14:01:00.001+02:00

Summer frenzie has arrived!
While most of us are getting ready for our summer vacations packing, organizing our tickets and places to stay very very last minute .....the sales hit the town!
In Barcelona they actually started on the 1st of July and the whole town was jam packed with people, we are following a bit later behind and have some of our lovely items on sale now as well. The cool supermarket trollies - only 2 left - candle holders, flower vases and some of the bijoux.
If you can come see for yourself......for those of you further afield we will be updating our big cartel shop soon.

its sunday again

2008-07-06T19:34:00.000+02:00

It has been a while since our last post. For those of you who are following us through the internet - much has happened in this time.

Apart from our second brunch today....
we are not melting in vonblum anymore as we have a super super potent new ufo like aircondition installed and
we have new people working with us ..... Welcome Nuria and Fernanda!

Bruna is now also giving on site instructions at vonblum how to fold those little lucky stars we have close to the till - can you find our jar in the photo above? ;)

Today, tough I came across the best origami site via swissmiss, for those who just don't seem to get all that little folding right, enjoy instant origami!!

open on saturdays

2008-06-14T22:32:00.000+02:00

you wanted more & we listened - now vonblum is also open for breakfast on Saturdays
from 10:00 to 13:00
Today we also completed 2 months!!
To celebrate i will share with you these beautiful series of photographs taken by VON of our chairs.
ENjoy

post IT

2008-06-08T18:11:00.000+02:00

How much joy a wall full of post its can bring!
The bright colours on the wall, followed by the great incentive messages left behind!
keep it coming......

Curious?

2008-06-04T15:16:00.000+02:00

SO now that the surprise gifts have arrived at their final destination......we are free to post what the lucky winners have won!

For those of you who had been patiently waiting, this is what they got!

A nice chocolate from the cool barcelona label wawas , a sample of revolution tea, our lucky stars, and the evil eye bracelet!

2008-05-27T11:24:00.000+02:00

Our new image gallery is up on our website, so that you can see more of vonblum. We would like you to participate as well. If you have photos of yourself in our space, or an image which goes well with our concept, please contact us, and we will arrange to include it as well!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

2008-05-25T16:09:00.000+02:00

After a month and a half, our café is working well, with lots of clients and friends coming by each day to eat vonblum style. The shop is now coming along nicely too. We are working with new designers, and that side of the project is growing.

The newest additions to our space is the work of two lovely girls in Barcelona, Monica and Cuca.

Monica is an illustrator, who makes magnets with local photos and her girls drawn in. She has had success in her gallery, and is now also available at vonblum. You can see her work in: her site and her blog.

Cuca is a jewellery designer working with images of women who have inspired us. We are tempted to wear her creations ourselves, but are making efforts to leave some so that you can buy them too! You can see her work in: her site and her blog.

and the winners are ......

2008-05-15T10:02:00.000+02:00

celeste and maggie you will be receiving our little surprise package soon from Barcelona :)