Pekka's sweater

Since I’ve been knitting and crocheting so much lately I have TONS on leftovers… so I decided to do a little something special for Pekka.

I wanted to finish before Christmas Eve so she could wear it that day and I managed to finish just in time. (I think it was magic!)

I loved it and apparently Pekka loved it too… 

She looks adorable!

my sister's crafts... cute little things

I asked my sister to send me some pictures of her cute little crocheted animals. She has been doing them for a while now and selling them here and there whenever she can!

I’ve wanted to post some of my friends and family crafts and designs on the blog for a while now and decided to start with my little sister’s creations which I love!!!

I asked her to do some special ones for the baby’s mobile…  so I’ll post some pictures as soon as I get them!!! I’m sure it’s going to look fantastic.

You can contact her here in case you’re interested on getting some or if you want to share some patterns with her.

Enjoy!

ps. let me know if you have something you would like me to write about! I love learning (and sharing) what everyone is crafting and designing!

Made With Marimekko - The Ball

Two weeks ago we had an event at the Marimekko Vancouver store.

We had some Christmas munchies like gingerbread cookies with blue cheese (they looked amazing and everyone loved the combination of flavors!), chocolate, candy canes and a drink from Sweden called Glögg which I fell in love with!!! (it was like defining the taste of Christmas... hard to explain but you should try it! I know Ikea has Glögg during this season!) 

For the crafts we had some paper chains for the kids with the lovely Marimekko paper... and we also had the Marimekko ball... we cut lots of fabric with seasonal color schemes and had them ready for everyone who felt like getting a nice ornament for their homes!

The one I did after all of our guests were gone is this one: 

 Here is a video from Marimekko on how to do the ball:

craving sweets

I do not know if it is the weather or the pregnancy… I’m sure it’s maybe both! But lately I’ve been craving sweets! So we began baking… first I prepared a chocolate cake but completely forgot about taking pictures! It turned out pretty good though.

Then some gingerbread cookies Santiago was craving for… this time I remembered the pictures!!

And then last week we had our “Christmas Dinner” with friends (it was an early Christmas because some of our friends are going home during December to celebrate with their families) so Santiago and I prepared a Tart Tatin from Julia Child’s book, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”. 

We took pictures of all the process but completely forgot about taking a picture of the final results! And when we remembered almost all of the tart was gone!!!

So I hope you enjoy the pictures and are able to imagine how the tart looked at the end! I’ll try to figure out if someone else took some pics before we ate the whole thing!

Enjoy! 

dream boards

This week I’m turning 27 and I’ve decided it is about time I start my dream board!

I’ve been working on it for a while now and it’s time for me to share!

Dream boards I’ve heard are a great way to stay on track with your goals and things you want to accomplish in life. Sometimes we tend to forget what it is we’re working so hard for.

I find things like these very useful specially when I really – and mean REALLY – want to get something. I used to have a picture of the car I wanted to buy on my screen and every day I would see myself owning that car. Several months later, out of nowhere I got a call from the agency letting me know they had a promotion and this sales guy remembered I was very interested (I have to mention that Santiago and I did visit the dealership several times during those months and just imagined myself driving the car I wanted!).

So in my experience dream boards are very helpful! If you find yourself feeling a little lost try putting one together!! You’ll have fun and you’ll also be able to put all of your creativity into them!

And remember… you can always add more things to them or change your mind!!! It doesn’t matter as long as it makes you happy!

halloween weekend

Last weekend we celebrated halloween!
Santiago did a GREAT job with his costume and I wanted to share it with all of you!



Santiago was a pirate and I was a lady bug!



white mountain tops

Yesterday I woke up to white mountain tops. I’ve been waiting for the snow for quite a few weeks, when I see snow on the mountains I know that the real Vancouver weather is here to stay for a while.

I wanted to take some pictures but I completely forgot all about them. Thought I could take some today but I can’t even see the mountains, such a cloudy, rainy day today.

Instead I found pictures from last year. I’ll post some of the old ones and whenever I get a chance to see the mountains again I’ll get some good pictures to share.

I believe we took this picture during November last year... this is the view from our house!



It has been a while since I post anything!

I could say I’ve been busy with work and especially with life, but no. I will not justify my procrastination habits.

Instead I would like to write about all that is going on lately.

First of all, I’m going to become a mommy! I am super excited with the news of adding a new member to our little family! My husband and I are very grateful for our new baby and we have been keeping a close eye to all the process and growth of our baby.

I’ve been crazy with work lately; I’m now working at designhouse and marimekko. It’s been good but a little hectic.

I haven’t really had time for much more. I have been occupied adjusting to this entire mom – to – be feelings and symptoms.

I’ve also traveled a lot during the summer. We went to Santiago’s cousin wedding and a month and a half later went to my little sister’s wedding!!!!

Oh God! So much has happened since April. (and lets not forget Pekka, she always keeps me busy!!)

lately I've been reading (and knitting)

This is the kind of book you just can't put down. If you're looking for something to read I strongly recommend it. And the best part is that there's 2 more books (in case you get addicted to the story as I did!).

 Oh!!! and there's also a movie, it's Swedish and they say it is very good.
As for my knitting projects, I'll share some really good news with you in a couple of weeks!

I came across with this bowl the other day...

As I was going through the pages of the new Alessi spring catalog and thought "oh this is BEAUTIFUL!!"... And then I saw Matali Crasset's picture and of course it had to be her design, so great and simple.

I had an opportunity to work as a staff member for a workshop Matali hosted at my university in 2004 and it was a great experience, I remember she took pictures of everything and she let the students who took her workshop really explore every single concept and design whatever they wanted to. I’ve asked some of my friends who were there to email me some pictures for me to post here.

Anyway, I think Matali has very interesting ideas and great stuff. I’d love to stay at the hi-hotel one of these days.

"look at everyone coming down the mountain"

-“Hey, look at everyone coming down the mountain carrying their snowboards…. Oh! I want to snowboard; we should try it next winter you know.”

That's what Santiago was telling me yesterday as we stood between Whistler and Blackcomb. When he finished what he was saying I turned around, looked at him and said:

-“Did you see that snowboard? That design was awesome. OMG! Look at the one over there!!!”

And after saying that I realized I had to post something about snowboard design.

So I did a little research and found this amazing company of snowboarders making snowboards for snowboarders.

They were established in Vancouver on 2002, and most of their snowboarders/artists are from Vancouver designing for them, so it couldn’t get any better. Great designs and lots of Vancouverites involved.

So thanks endeavor for your cool designs and fresh ideas.

Next winter I MUST learn to snowboard!!!

did you say art?

I recently bumped into this video  and I really thought it would be great sharing it.
His art is very impressive, I really enjoyed reading the "how" of each of his pieces.

Hope you enjoy!

the kind of house I would like to live in (eventually)

Casa IA is located in Valle de Bravo, Mexico.

OMG! I want one like that… but I would like it to be somewhere in a mountain with an ocean view (oh yes, that happens when you live in Vancouver… you always want mountains and ocean views, believe me!)

Turns out, the house was design by bgp, so I’ll tell you a little about him.

Bernardo Gomez Pimienta is a Mexican architect/designer and his work is known not only in Mexico but around the world, in 2008 he was named member of the American Institute of Architects.

I’ve tried some of his chairs and sofas and I must say I like them. I like the simplicity of his furniture as well as the use he gives to stainless steel. Here’s some of the stuff he does.

I hope you enjoy it!

Spring is here! and so am I.

I know I haven’t been a very consistent blogger, but sometimes I just need a fresh start.

Like when you are in the middle of your design process and suddenly you realize that what you’re doing is completely not what you pictured, maybe it was in the beginning but then as you move forward it’s just kind of a mess. That’s how I feel sometimes about things, have you ever had that sensation? Have you ever felt that something was lost in the process?

I read this “ugly phase of creativity” post and came to realize it’s not only me hating what I’m doing and getting all frustrated sometimes… that happens to others as well. So the post made me think (yes… I do think sometimes) that I’m going through this phase with design glimpse…, at the beginning I just wanted to blog about design, but then I happened and I started mixing design with my own experiences, and then I took some time off because I didn’t know if I should continue writing or not. And today I finally came to realize that I can’t separate myself from design because I truly believe we’re connected. Design connects me with others and connects me with myself. Am I making sense at all? Maybe not; I don’t always do.

The thing is that I believe architects, artists, designers and creative people in general are not able to just be creative with some stuff and don’t be creative in other aspects. I think we perceive and feel the world in a different way. That is why I if I want to continue with this blog, you’ll have to read some stuff about me from time to time, because who I am affects not only what I design but also the designs I like or dislike, if that makes any sense at all.

Maybe what I should have said from the beginning was that I’m going to continue with design glimpse as my personal, design inspirational blog.

Xmas race

December is always like a race against time... Isn’t it?

I've been side tracked all week; I know I've got to get a lot of stuff done before Christmas but apparently I don’t have time to do anything at all. I guess I’m not being organized.
Today after finally getting all the home chores done, I sat down, took a few hours to read some blogs, decide what I’m posting today and after finishing up with this I’ll start cooking and preparing some Christmas gifts.


I made a little image for you to enjoy during this crazy season! I hope you enjoy it!

I've been away...

The last few days of November suddenly became so overwhelming and I’m not even sure if I’m saying this was a good or a bad thing… I’m amazed of how fast time is going by, it seems like only yesterday Santiago, Pekka and I were at the airport back in Mexico City saying goodbye to our families and beginning the new adventure of the Canadian life.

It’s incredible we have been living here for four and a half months, we’ve met so much people, done so much new stuff and improved our life in so many ways I’m very grateful about it.
The friends I’ve made here are awesome and I’m so very happy life put us on the same place at the same time… Santiago and I have been talking a lot about life lately, I’m guessing big changes like those we made this year have redefined our way of thinking, and we’re trying to figure out what we want to get out of this new life we chose.
It has also been hard, leaving our family and friends behind, not to mention our jobs (hahaha) I never thought I would say this but I do miss my old job… but most of all I miss being an active part of my family. I guess I will never stop being a part of the “whole” but it is hard sometimes to feel stuff is going on and you’re not there to share it with others.
I’ve been feeling kind of blue; maybe that’s why I didn’t really made an effort to blog during the weekend. But you know what? I always feel better when I put my feelings on paper (in this case I think it would be wiser to say “I feel better when I type my feelings” but I like the sound of the other phrase… I guess it doesn’t really matter.), the thing is I decided to just let you know what’s been on my mind these days.

I took this picture as Pekka and I were walking by the sea wall while the weather was still nice... I felt the words would one day inspire me and would keep me going.

Christmas is almost here!

From all the holidays we get during the year, the one I enjoy the most is Christmas... the weather (actually this time since we're leaving in Vancouver I hope I'll experience the real thing... snow and all!), the food but most of all the spirit!
Today I went Christmas craft shopping with a friend. This year both of us intend to do all our decorations... so this will be an interesting thing to talk about later. But for now I want to show you some stuff I'm planning to get for my Christmas celebrations... (this I'm buying because I believe the figures are just amazing!!!!)

I just look at them and imagine the years to come when we have kids and we keep putting out the same Christmas decorations that will always be great!!!

They are from Alessi and were designed by Massimo Giacon.

When I get some of my Christmas crafts going I'll let you know!

Pekka

Hi!!! I'm posting some photos of Pekka... she can be a sweetheart or a little devil hahah but I still love her! 

creative km is back!

The last three days I’ve been feeling very crafty… I’ve got a lot of stuff in mind and I believe the reason for that is that since arriving to Vancouver I’ve abandoned my creative side and I guess it’s just not working for me anymore… I have trouble sleeping because I keep getting all this ideas and images in my mind of all the stuff I’m just storing in the corner of my mind and that’s ready to be created… (I hope I’m being clear enough and you’re following what I’m saying.) I keep finding myself sketching all the time… and today during my lunch break I was sketching some stuff in my Moleskine (don’t you love those little notebooks!!! I think I’m addicted to them) and finally got a clear idea of what I’m going to do with the canvases I bought like more than a month ago!!! So when that’s ready I’ll post some pictures for you to see and comment about!

I have also been sketching some Christmas postcards and other Christmas stuff like ornaments and that kind of things… and I even wrote a short story for little kids, I’m doing all the illustrations for the story as well so when I have it ready I’ll let you know!! I’m telling you, my creative personality is no longer being put on hold… and honestly I’m VERY happy about that… I believe I’m the best version of myself when I’m being inspired.

I'm posting two images I found today that I loved!!!!! I hope you enjoy!

http://www.paulocholla.org/index-en.html

http://www.betterbydesign.org.nz/default.aspx

Eames rocking chair (and babies)

images via hive modern

If there ever was a rocker chair I would buy, it would be this one.... (and to be completely honest I’ve been dying to get this chair for some quite time now)

I have always told myself that when I get pregnant I’ll buy this chair… it’s a good excuse I think hahaha.

image via www.fudgebananaswirl.com

Today we found out that one our friends are having a baby!!!!!, I feel super happy for them and that’s what inspired my post for today.

So for those of you who’re welcoming a new member to your family:

I wish you the best!!!!