February Artist Profile - Jasmin Lünstroth

all images © Jasmin Lünstroth

I've met some wonderful people online through various - I won't say those two words - sites. Flickr is a great place not only to share photos but to experience and learn. The Found Photo groups I'm in have turned up some real gems of individuals. I'd like you to meet one such individual whom I find portrays an ethereal beauty in her work.

What's your name? My name is Jasmin Lünstroth and my artist's pseudonym is krickellakrackel, which means something like "scibblesrabble"
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Where are you from? I am from Berlin Kreuzberg.

How long have you been drawing? 
I've been drawing since I was a child, last year I decided to try going into business for myself.

What do you enjoy drawing the most? 
I love to draw animals, kids and musicians
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What inspires you? 
I am inspired by old photographs, music and musicians ( I really love Joanna Newsom, girls, Seabear, Sigur Ros, Efterklang).

What are you working on now? Right now I am working on a tour poster for "ned collette and wirewalker" a band from Australia and I am doing some t-shirt printing stuff for an exhibition. I will be screen printing 10 organic shirts with my drawings, the exhibition is in march, if you re interested i could send you a photo, as soon as I'm finished the printing - they're going to be extra large shirts with a huge fox head). <---Yes, please!

Which of your drawings is your favourite? My favourite drawing...hmm...maybe the girl with the dog.

What do you do for fun? and for fun...I collect old photographs, I love concerts, flea markets and spending time with my dog.

all the best
jasmin*

Be sure to check out Jasmin's:
Flickr page
Website
Blog

Hats Women and 1970

Tip of the Week - Grooming

Hawaii 1970*

If you're mixing your scents (deodorant, cologne, aftershave, moisturizer) stay in the same family.

Some Common Scent families:
floral
citrus
herbal (spicy)
woodsy (includes pine and balsam)
oriental (includes musk and sandalwood)
leather

* Hawaii 1970 a fabulous gift from Could it be Madness-this? Go check out his stuff.

Vintage Prada

not quite vintage yet - circa 1990
John Malkovich

10 Vintage Modern Living Room Layouts

I've had five sofas in the past nine years but I don't have a sofa right now. To be honest I'm not much of a sofa sitter - I sit on the floor. I've also lived in small 620 sq ft apartments for the past nine years where living room, dining room and work area usually mold into one.

So, if I sat on a sofa and had a living room I'd be inclined to put together a room something along the lines of these ten from the 70s. Numbers 1, 7 and 9 are my favourites. My husband likes number 10.


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Quote of the Week - William Blake

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

Design Lover - Hans Wegner The Circle Chair

The Circle Chair

More likely known for "The Chair," used in the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate (view here or below), Hans Wegner's portfolio contains more than 500 chair designs. 

The Circle Chair was one of Wegner's later designs. 

The flag halyard back was woven through the frame with a single piece of cord and a special machine for manufacturing it in wood was designed by master of crafts Søren Holst Pedersen and master journeyman Henry Fisker - a feat which Wegner himself didn't think was possible. 

Both The Chair and The Circle Chair were used to furnish the VIP lounge at the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

The Chair - 1960

Your Next 5 Investment Pieces

So you've gone out and made the initial investment on your timeless look (see What to Wear for Time Travel), now what? Now it's time to start acquiring some investment pieces. These are the pieces, that if bought wisely, will last you decades. Don't waste your money on unnecessary impulse buys - like baseball hats, cheap leather belts and novelty t-shirts. Save it and put it toward the best you can afford.

1. the grey cashmere sweater - remember your insight on cashmere.

2. the camel hair coat - you'll only look like Frasier Crane if you want to look like Frasier Crane.

3. large leather doctor's bag - about three times larger than Dr. Dolittle's here.

4. Prince of Wales check suit - My favourite pattern (although herringbone has been knocking on my door lately). A pattern that can be worn year round. Trousers, if the right weight and cut, can look great even with a t-shirt and sandals in the summer.

5. Wool Officer's Coat - how many coats can you wear through each of your different phases and still look cool? This baby is about how you wear it not how it wears you.

Which designer runway will channel The Warriors for 2011?

Galliano, Dolce & Gabbana, Gaultier, perhaps DSquared 2011

From the 1979 cult movie The Warriors.