little aesthete's bloglittle aesthete's blog | little aesthete's blog http://littleaesthete.com It keeps you updated on all things interesting! Wed, 08 May 2013 09:39:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 MY DREAM SUITCASE WOULD CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING… http://littleaesthete.com/my-dream-suitcase/ http://littleaesthete.com/my-dream-suitcase/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 09:25:40 +0000 little aesthete http://littleaesthete.com/?p=17837 what is a dream suitcase you ask? i was pretty exhausted the other night from all the trip-related research and puzzle-like planning, so i started fantasizing online. one thing led to another… and you have the results below: the stuff a dream suitcase is made of. tomorrow morning, i can leave to the airport feeling that everything is in place. my dream suitcase would include this comfortable and cool traveling outfit i put together. 1. chanel lipstick 2. tom binns earrings 3. acne zip-up cardigan 4. canon power shot 5. hermes concentre d’orange verte eau de toilette 6. nike sports bra 7. acne skirt 8. cos necklace 9. zara messanger bag 10. adidas tank top 11. adidas running shoes 12. pamela love bracelet the dream suitcase would also include this perfect beauty kit. wouldn’t my trip run all the more smoother if i had these on my bathroom shelf each morning? i believe it would. 1. aesop perfect facial hydrating cream 2. korres tinted lip butter with vitamin c. part of set. 3. clarins soins du corps 4. nivea soft 5. aesop petitgrain hydrating body gel 6. l’oréal paris telescopic mascara 7. biotherm huile de gommage 8. aesop ginger flight therapy 9. decléor aroma pureté 2-in-1 purifying & oxygenating mask 10. shu uemura cleansing beauty oil 11. aesop large parsley seed facial cleanser 12. clarins [...]

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]]> http://littleaesthete.com/my-dream-suitcase/feed/ 2 TRIP PLANNING AND WHY I DO IT http://littleaesthete.com/trip-planning-and-why-i-do-it/ http://littleaesthete.com/trip-planning-and-why-i-do-it/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 10:53:30 +0000 little aesthete http://littleaesthete.com/?p=17779 i’ve fallen off the face of the earth lately. you must know why, right? yeah, i’ve been spending lots of time and energy on trip planning.  i know i have recently bitched about it but don’t forget that i had to plan for 30 days away from home. i had to make decisions regarding the transport, the budget, the attractions, the accommodation and the food. i will barely ever be in the same place twice. 30 days of letting the new in! i’m excited! imagine that during each day of this trip i will eat exciting unknown food, i will sleep in a new bed and i will spend all my time experiencing new smells, sights and sounds! i will be in tokyo the longest. but the  maximum of 11 days spent there will be barely sufficient for the world’s largest metropolis. and at least one of those days will be a day trip outside of the city. but perhaps i should just show you my itinerary (or let’s just call it my plan). bucharest > tokyo via london. then 10 days visiting the following: aomori > towada > hakone > kobe > miyajima > kyoto > a few islands of the seto inland sea > osaka. from osaka we fly [...]

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]]> http://littleaesthete.com/sesame-black-and-white/feed/ 1 FRIENDS ARE BROTHERS FROM OTHER MOTHERS http://littleaesthete.com/friends-brothers-from-other-mothers/ http://littleaesthete.com/friends-brothers-from-other-mothers/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:14:30 +0000 little aesthete http://littleaesthete.com/?p=17669 my friends are most probably my greatest achievements. they say you stop making friends when you grow up. they say you are less willing to give. i disagree. i feel like i am now more able and willing to try. my friend list is continuously changing. there are always people coming and going, because i’m always on the lookout for people i like. sometimes, it all goes easy and naturally. other times, it doesn’t. fortunately, a rocky start is not symptomatic of what happens later. i used to choose the smart ones. but then i wised up and now i also go for the instinctual, the enlightened, the loving, the open, the insightful and the sensitive. i like reliable over-achievers but i also enjoy the company of careless outcasts. i know i take different things from different people: some are warm, some are super creative, some have charm and others have cool, brilliant energy. i have always been happy to be the stupidest in the room. what could be better than being inspired and able to learn from the others? i have old and very old friends, young and very young. i also have lots of animal friends. and i [...]

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]]> http://littleaesthete.com/friends-brothers-from-other-mothers/feed/ 0 RON MUECK IN PARIS – DO NOT MISS IT! http://littleaesthete.com/ron-mueck-in-paris-do-not-miss-it/ http://littleaesthete.com/ron-mueck-in-paris-do-not-miss-it/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:47:35 +0000 little aesthete http://littleaesthete.com/?p=17605 ron mueck is an australian-born, london-based hyperrealist contemporary artist. all his pieces are undersized or oversized for a subtle difference in perception. and the length he goes to reproduce the tiniest of details is hallucinating. his early career was that of a puppeteer and prop maker. things changed when charles saatchi liked his work and helped him transition to fine art by buying and commissioning his pieces. mueck’s first break was his father’s post-mortem portrait, dead dad. i was introduced to my first mueck in february 2006, while on a business trip in aarhus, denmark. i visited a few smaller museums and galleries and left the huge aros museum for last. they had recently opened a paul maccarthy show, but i was smitten by mueck’s 5m high boy. it was quite late so i had the piece to myself. i could inspect it as closely as i wanted. the details are so minutiously rendered that the off scale is the only thing giving the sculpture away.  the pants are actually a tailored piece, the flexed feet are flawless, and so are the nails. in 2012, i couldn’t miss the mueck mini-show of his latest work, on saville row, at hauser & wirth. there were only his 4 latest [...]

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]]> http://littleaesthete.com/ron-mueck-in-paris-do-not-miss-it/feed/ 0 SOCIETE ANONYME HOSTS A POP UP STORE IN FLORENCE http://littleaesthete.com/societe-anonyme-pop-up-store-florence/ http://littleaesthete.com/societe-anonyme-pop-up-store-florence/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:26:11 +0000 little aesthete http://littleaesthete.com/?p=17548 societe anonyme is this fabulous florentine concept store i had the luck to come across. they have cool, super friendly staff, a special location and an awesome selection of brands. my favourite pieces were these flat sandals and this dress. a cute outfit, perfect for walking the streets of florence. i have just left the city and i’m already missing it! if i only have one skill, it’s certainly my built-in cool hunting radar. how else do you explain me finding this amazing store within one hour of dropping my mom (she needed a break) at our hotel? i went in and i was not only welcomed but also invited to their opening party the following day. to get a good picture, you need to remember the following. a super interesting concept store located in a young, underground area of florence. its employees must wear uniforms made of margiela shoes and outfits from the store. and the place is one of the selected few mentioned in wallpaper’s florence city guide. oh, and in monocle. co-owners massimiliano giannelli and catia nencini opened the store in 1988, in a former scooter workshop. the décor includes salvaged ancient wood doors, longboards and vintage furniture. the awesome selection on sale includes staples like [...]

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]]> http://littleaesthete.com/societe-anonyme-pop-up-store-florence/feed/ 0 KITRA LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE http://littleaesthete.com/kitra-like-never-before/ http://littleaesthete.com/kitra-like-never-before/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:43:59 +0000 little aesthete http://littleaesthete.com/?p=14960 kitra is a romanian bucharest-based toy designer/illustrator/artist. his stuff is heavily inspired by romanian folklore. and he’s not afraid to playfully experiment with concepts, colours and media. but, whether it’s a japanese kawai mascot with a romani language touch or a flowery expletive on a skate board, he always finds a way to contrast things and make the open-minded smile. this is him wearing an orthodox priest gown and blessing us all with his clown balloon cross. amen! he was a great surprise for me. read on to see what i found. i am nicu. nicu duta aka kitra. why kitra? (chitra is romanian slang for cheap person) i started using kitra as my stage name about one year ago. but the whole kitra story is quite old. it started in targoviste, where i was born. i was working and saving my earnings in order to go to college, to be able to afford a dorm room and so on. i wanted to come to bucharest, to the university of fine arts. so i graduated from high school as an electrician. but i got lost for a long time before i got to college. i got lost for about five years. in [...]

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]]> http://littleaesthete.com/kitra-like-never-before/feed/ 0 STREET ART FEATURING CLET IN ITALY http://littleaesthete.com/street-art-featuring-clet-in-italy/ http://littleaesthete.com/street-art-featuring-clet-in-italy/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:41:12 +0000 little aesthete http://littleaesthete.com/?p=17224 street art is making things more interesting, even in traditional italy. below, you have a selection of the pieces that i ran into during my recent little tour. the most exciting piece i found was a mr. a by andre, in siena. as the town is small and very picturesque, i was surprised to find the whimsical top-hat wearing character. but it did fit in very well, i must say. the talks recently posted an interview with the man behind monsieur a, andre saraiva. a french-portuguese artist who is also, admittedly underground, famous for the fact that he was married to paris-based electronic pixie uffie. this is what i found in bologna. this is what i found in pisa. this is what i found in venice. i spent most time in florenece so most of the pictures are from there. i found lots of street art in the mercato di sant’ambrogio/architecture college area. the city is marked by a variety of traffic sign interventions. you guessed it: clet rules the city! he may be french by birth but he has moved to italy 18 years ago. and he’s currently based in, of course, florence. for a while, i wasn’t sure if all the [...]

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]]> http://littleaesthete.com/mood-board-no-9/feed/ 3 ITALY TRIP – IT’S WHERE I AM THIS WEEK http://littleaesthete.com/italy-trip-this-week/ http://littleaesthete.com/italy-trip-this-week/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:29:14 +0000 little aesthete http://littleaesthete.com/?p=17095 i am currently taking an 8-day italy trip with my mother. it may be april fool’s day today but this is no joke! a couple of years ago, she decided she wants to travel more. as opposed to nearly not at all before. it all started with a trip to paris where i took my parents in 2008. she loved it and she hasn’t stopped traveling ever since. so i take her some place different each year. she likes classically beautiful places so, after paris, barcelona and madrid, rome, vienna and most of belgium, we are now touring italy a little. i made a plan but it’s all very relaxed and not very ambitious. very ambitious is my regular way of traveling. i need to go everywhere and see everything. but with my mom, i can chill. we will walk around, she will be in awe of beautiful old churches or piazzas, we will wonder where to stop for lunch and decide which flavour of gelato we’ll have for dessert. i just know we will have a great time! the headquarters of our italy trip will be florence. and we’ll take day trips to the following: bologna, venice, milan, pisa and siena. i know [...]

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