21/12

Dont know what to wear yet this Christmas?

How about knitting your own sweater?

Here you can do it quickly

kids in barcelona

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

book we got

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!

focus

via swissmiss

drawing by marc johns

NINTEENTH

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

EIGHTEENTH

sit back & enjoy
via swissmiss

THIRTEENTH

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."

ELEVENTH

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.

photos

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.

send in the clowns

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

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

its sunday again

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!!

Curious?

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!

and the winners are ......

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

Working can be FUN

How to Work Better by Fischli/Weiss (1991)

We have had a great start in vonblum this week, and nothing better to sum it all up than this lovely find thru swissmiss
To all of you who have joined us this week, thank you for your patience
and for those of you who have not had a chance....COME!

P.S. and of course for those of you that live too far away pics will be posted soon

mixed tape

while we make sure vonblum will be opening its doors in a week,
sit back and relax while listening to a good old mixed tape!
Thanks swissmiss for posting about it.
If you want more music go check hers as well!

Happy Easter from Barcelona

Enjoy your Easter Sunday!
we are off on an egg hunt

photo from VON

one hundreth post

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At vonblum we always find a reason to celebrate, today it's our 100th post!
So we got you a little something...
Click on the image above and save it to your computer on the size that fits your screen best.
Then you will have your very own vonblum Barcelona desktop image.
Enjoy.

P.S: Thanks Diego

If you would like to use the image for any other purpose than private do let us know
by emailing to info(at)vonblum(dot)com

Paper cut outs

Received this beautiful work as a forward email today.
Thought I should share it with you, but wanted to make sure about the work and where it came from. This interesting story followed:
Initially, and through the email these images were identified as part of a contest put on by Hirshhorn Museum of Modern Art in Washington, D.C.
It hasn’t been until recently, through blog updates and corrections, that Peter Callesen has gotten proper credit for creating all the artwork displayed.
Clever viral marketing or luck? Nevertheless great work Mr. Callesen!

Stick to these plates

For the plate collectors between us, these are the plates that have been missing.

These plates are the great idea of designers Ahnlund & Karlén
These are wall stickers that can be stuck on any wall and moved around as you wish.
Got one ourselves in Stockholm and are hoping to have them in vonblum for sale as well.
Ours is hanging at home between our paintings and family portraits!