:: Last Days of Summer

The last weeks were very busy. Thanks to the workshop " Make it, blog it, shop it" with Holly from decor8 in cooperation with Dawanda. This was the last kick I needed to move further. A lot further.
These are the results.
Lots of inspiration while strolling through historic vinyard in Potsdam, sitting on the balcony and a new friend for the "Paradise Lost" line , an owl brooch.

:: Introducing "Paradise Lost - Rare Animals of the Earth"

Voilà les animals. I had this project for a long time in my head. Animal brooches or in this special case, finger puppets presenting endangered or extinct species.
With a lot of luck this guys will be produced exclusively for the Pergamon Museum's Shop in Berlin. This all happened with a lot of chance, networking and lovely people who thought of me when they were brainstorming on new products for the Museum Shop. So on leads to annother.
Above are shown animals from the Ancient Turkey and the Near East. The puppets are very closely modeled after original exhibits from the Museum and show (from left to right) the dragon Muschchuschu from the famous Ishtar Gate, a funny table leg who pretends to be a lion (a detail from a painting at the Museum of Islamic Art) and a lion from the Ishtar Gate.
Due to the huge success of my owl brooches I will expand the Paradise Lost line with more extinct or rare animals like the Dodo, the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland or the very own bavarian Wolpertinger. They will be premiering on the annual Holy Shit Shopping Lounge in Berlin.

The Making of September

Summer rushed by with a lot of work, experiences and inspirations. I like how everything now calms down. The sun is very gently and the mornings a fresh and the birds a going on holidays.
I like September most. For me it is a very procreative time. Most times are now spend indoors, but there are still evenings one can sit on the balcony dreaming of summer in Tuscany. It's also time to prepare and to harvest all the ideas fed in my head.

At the moment I'm obsessed with animals. Don't ask why.
Here are my latest darlings. They are by The runny bunny.
Dare to wonder.