EAT.

Concrete Flower: 101120: Eat

I find it very hard to find good food in airports, but when I do I get so excited it almost makes up for the rest of the travel hassle.

Concrete Flower: 101120: Eat

Leave it to the English to have the best airport food ever.

Concrete Flower: 101120: Eat

I find this kind of ironic since the Brits aren’t really known for their sophisticated culinary tastes, but this veggie dumpling soup and crawfish sandwich were both delicious.

Concrete Flower: 101120: Eat

The place was called Eat and had a nice backstory. Great discovery.

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PLAZA BY LULU FROST

Concrete Flower: 101119: Plaza by Lulu Frost

This week’s Friday Find is a cool line of jewelry by Lulu Frost.

Concrete Flower: 101119: Plaza by Lulu Frost

It’s called Plaza and is made using discarded brass room numbers from — you guessed it — the Plaza Hotel in New York.

Get them here.

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THERMALS, THOUGHTS & A TINY TREE

Concrete Flower: 101119: Thermals, Thoughts & A Tiny Tree

I wish there could be two of me so one could be in Sweden and one in NYC. Possible? (Can you spot the heart in this photo?)

Concrete Flower: 101119: Thermals, Thoughts & A Tiny Tree

I love sitting in my parents dining room, looking at the snowy yard through the big windows. The tiny tree outside is a pine my grandmother brought from the village where she grew up in the very north of Sweden. One day it will be mighty and big. It reminds me to have patience, that everything needs to take the time it needs to take.

Concrete Flower: 101119: Thermals, Thoughts & A Tiny Tree

/// D.I.Y sweater, will show this in more detail soon / thermals, Target / down slippers, dad’s / necklace, vintage / bracelets, Marc Jacobs, Indiska, H&M, grandmother’s ///

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THE (NEW) GIRL EFFECT

How a 12-year-old girl could be the solution the world needs right now.

This is also a great example of how graphic design can be used to spread messages of hope, change and inspiration. That’s what I want to do!

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OH, SUCH A PERFECT WINTER DAY

Concrete Flower: 101118: Winter Wonderland

On Tuesday in Gävle, Sweden, it was -1ºC (30ºF) and sunny. Little snow crystals formed glittering rain as they fell from the tree tops.

Concrete Flower: 101118: Winter Wonderland

The skies were blue and the air was fresh — perfect winter weather.

Concrete Flower: 101118: Winter Wonderland

It was my mom’s birthday and we had lunch at an Italian café.

Concrete Flower: 101118: Winter Wonderland

Afterward, we took a walk down to the stream to enjoy the last bit of the day’s sun rays.

Concrete Flower: 101118: Winter Wonderland

Then a bit of shopping before we went home and made mushroom pasta for the whole family who were coming over for the birthday party.

Concrete Flower: 101118: Winter Wonderland

Oh, such a perfect day.

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