Munch in Italy

MUNCH 150

Norway is celebrating the 150th Anniversary tribute to the famous Norwegian Painter, Edvard Munch. I have had a fantastic opportunity too see the great film about 

Munch 150

Sometime one has to get outside your everyday comfort zone to discover something new. Being in Italy on a business trip,  I had the great pleasure of learning more about the famous Norwegian painter, Edvard Munch, with Friends at an Italian event! F.A.B 

The Norwegian Consulate and Mrs Serena Guarini arranged an online presentation of Edvard Munch. Thank You !!! 

His paintings are so 'actual' more than 100 years after they where made.. You can read more about what is happening in 2013, and the celebration of his work here; www.munch150.no. 

A plan is to visit the new exhibition at Munch Museet in Oslo, to see such an extensive collection of his work.

Was thinking about him at the sunset in Mallorca. 

Places to visit...

Hippi Grace in Ronda - Spain

After finishing the meetings working with a great new collection for Carla Sade and Hippi Grace, we set off to Ronda. A beautiful & historical town in Andalucia, Spain. 

Michelle Obama did also visit this town during her vacation in south of Spain in 2010. Ernest Hemningway did also spend many summers in Ronda. We had to explore it..... 

We discovered the beautiful garden at the 'Casa de Don Bosco' with a panorama view of the old part of Ronda. Don Bosco was an Italian Catholic priest, dedicating his life to street children. Teaching based on love rather than punishment. 

We recommend to stay at one of the hotels located on the cliffs. Hotel Don Miguel was a nice choice. A rom with a view ....

When visiting places, it is also fun to visit the local bakery... Almond cakes with your choice, olive oil, chocolate or just sugar. The beautiful Spanish lady in the shop is also in love with Hippi Grace 💕 - we like ! 

We met this great Woman who was super in saying yes to modelling ! 

Look forward to next visit ! 

GO HIPPI GO GRACE 

Grown up Women

We dress the WAY WE LIKE..

...we dress the way we like ...? - we can make the combinations we like...?. Do we ? If yes, we enjoy the spirit of freedom ? if not - it is still ok ... we do as we like - don´t we ?

When we made the Hippi Grace Clothing Collection for this summer, we had this in mind. The sporty comfortable look and the use of colors. To add the lines we like to account for  our curves.  It is just so fun when the younger generation enjoys a Hippi Grace summer top and at the same time a lady (70+) looks absolutely faboulous in the same top. A great feeling !  The picture below is Catelijne (fourty something and very very  sporty - read more about Cat from previously blogg, our first ever Hippi Grace model )

Photo : Helen M Nilsson

With the change in climate and we live here - up north - we are forund of clothes/shoes/Boots we can wear 2/3 of the year. It is therefore fun to compose the various parts. As beautiful Carina shows us in the picture below. Hippi Grace from top to toe ... Softboots - leather belt (we had to mix it with canvas) - linen top (and we still are fund of stars) - on top we made a cool (we think) Hippi Grace crossbody bag,  which will  get a great vintage look with usage - looks better the more y use it  ! 

Photographer : Line Moen

What we discovered when we combined a few elements along the journey was the fact that we did also have the look of a more retro style !

Photographer : Line Moen 

Our intuition is definately being influenced by the trends. We still love being grown ups and can dress the way we like ! 

Just do it... 

Be a little Hippi with a touch of Grace

What You feel 4 💓

Visiting a beautiful PLACE... 

One of the great advantages running your own business are the adventures, where you meet new people. I was so lucky to meet Catelijne at a photo course in Portugal. She was just the perfect model for Hippi Grace!  She did us a great favour of being our first Hippi Grace model for our summer collection 2013.  You will see more of her ! 

Last week, on the road to meeting Carla Sade,  we visited Catelijne and Peter, in their home in South of Spain.  Where they are living in their beautiful home, Cortijo De Bracanas, up in the mountains. Catelijne & Peter are Dutch, and they moved to Spain some years ago. She is running her own business, training and selling horses. She does also have a lot of experience from other businesses, as a sales & marketing professional, but her passion is with horses. Catelijne´s website Cortijo De Bracanas

Catelijne training her horses and dressed in the new summer dress from Hippi Grace

What a beautiful place ! Wow. It is so impressive what Catelijne and Peter have built - with all their personal details  The location of their ranch, with a fantastic view over the mountains and the valley.  

The different terraces of the house, dependent on where the wind is 'running'. The flowers, trees, all of it.

The tractor which Peter rebuilt for Catelijne with her own numberplate ! The 'national symbol' of the Netherlands - the clogs ! This will also be a part of the new summer collection from Hippi Grace.... Enjoy the pictures..

Beautiful Cortijo De Brácanas with all it's wonderful details 

The fantastic view and feeling of Spain 

This is a paradise for both people and animals. The horses, the dogs teasing and playing with each other. The dogs even teasing the hens. 'King' Oscar was the first to meet us at the car - the big white beautiful dog - he reminded us of an ice bear - and so cute ! The dogs having their own beds on the terrace where they could have a wie nap, any time. 

The cute dogs, Oscar, Zulu and Zara + the boss of the hen house. 

Meet beautiful Mr Opio or Mr Gorgeous,  being trained by Catelijne (below). The Spanish breed horses are so gracious. It was great fun to watch him, such an intelligent horse, enjoying so much to be trained and educated, a jewel of a horse ! 

Catelijne training Gorgeous Mr Opio - such an intelligent horse 

The youngsters at the farm - awesome....get's your hearth beating, they are so cute !  Being taken well care of and becoming stars of the future in dressage, somewhere in Europe. 

The youngsters at the beautiful Cortijo De Bracanas - with its fantastic view

Thank you for a fantastic stay and warm welcoming, Catelijne and Peter ! 

Being an entrepreneur.... 

The fun part being an entrepreneur is a constant 'hunt' for ideas, you never know when the bright idea strikes you...

We are currently working on the collection for next autumn - doing the last changes on prototypes, checking color trends......&   we have not yet launched the first collection for summer from Hippi Grace....  

Therefore Hippi Grace is now being 'dressed' for winter AW 2013... with some beautiful soft leathers, wool and the extra little twist. We must admit it is a little hard to wait to show you all the new stuff which we hope you will like.

As the weather here in Norway is getting cold -  we are in the right mood. Always carrying the notebook 'saving' the ideas and things to do... 

We will soon show you the coolest italian boots for the spring. In the meantime enjoy this picture from last trip to Venice.... 

Go Hippi Go Grace ...for the rest of the week !

Creativity & work through the lens..

Photo: Line Moen 

That is Helen, a lady from Sweden,  living in Andalucia, with her passion for horses, dogs & photography. The camera being an important tool in building her business from her 'base' in South of Spain, where she is living together with her husband, lovely dogs and beautiful horse.

In a very short time, she has built her business around horses and photography. Though Helen has been in the horseworld all her life, but in 1999 she moved to Spain.

Helen is sourcing and selling Spanish Iberian breed, dressage horses, for a worldwide market. These beautiful horses which are growing so much in popularity all over the world. She is looking for the perfect match!

A little taste of Helen's photo below.

Helen is also traveling a lot doing photojournalistic freelance work for magazines. A lot of times, horse related, but also deep reflections of people and cultures. 

Helen is an example where we see the trend of photography becoming an important part of building your business in the new media world, as well as being a hobby.   

When Helen have a nice horse for sale, she makes her photoshoot, both in pictures and video. Have a look at her website  and see  Helen´s fabulous photo gallery Helen´s webpage  

E.N.J.O.Y 

MR GORGEOUS : Photo Helen M Nilsson

 

A MAGICIAN with stories..

Some people you meet,  have their passion from top to toe. Svein Erik Larsen is such a person, being a magician with film, photo & storytelling. We met through work, when he was the creative director of the advertising agency we cooperated with. He has made many TV commercials, which is well known in the Norwegian market, i.e. the story telling about Friele Coffee.  He is also brilliant with food photography, travelling and sculptures.

Some years later he and his wife, Liv Merete,  decided to change their way of life and moved to Estepona, Spain. 

His latest project is so impressive - he has made a TV-serie with 7 different stories of people building their dreams in the Spanish Country living. Look at Svein Erik's photo

Here you will meet Dutch, British, German, Spanish  or Swedish people and their stories filmed in the setting of their new lives, Spanish Country Living in Andalucia.

One of the many interesting stories is about 'The Swede' who did what few believed he would succeed doing, building his own winery with a particular grape up in the mountains.. Today his wine is a high quality wine,   high reputation & great demand, and with it's many quality awards !

It dos not stop with this, He is also making a book.... 
See Svein Erik´s website

The DVD´s are such an inspiraton - watching them on my pc in my favourite chair & a warm cup of green tea !! 
Enjoying more than 4 hours of good storytelling ! 

It's getting colder here - up North - expecting snow any time... Then it is such a pleasure dreaming about the Spanish Country living.... Read more about it here 
Get in touch with Svein Erik

ENJOY !!!