ROB JACOBS

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My friend Rob Jacobs has made it onto this blog before with his band Plaster Wolf, but the guy is not only musically talented, he knows how to handle pencil and paper too.  In his drawings I sometimes recognize our friends and in the words that accompany them, I recognize him.  (Too really get his work, I think you should understand his words, so my apologies as this post only speaks to the flemish and the dutch.)   He shares his work on tumblr and on a wordpress blog, although blog is veel gezegd, as he puts it himself.

rob jacobs au pays des merveilles

rob jacobs au pays des merveilles

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rob jacobs au pays des merveilles

rob jacobs au pays des merveilles

all illustrations by Rob Jacobs

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THINGS THAT MAKE ME SMILE

au pays des merveillesBeautiful doodles by  Sagaki Keita.

au pays des merveillesThe cutest illustrations by Heng Swee Lim.

http://www.ilovedoodle.comSomeone was so clever to add pigment when she was freezing water to use as ice bricks for an igloo.  So so beautiful.  (source)

au pays des merveillesAd campaign for telecommunication company Batelco, where the city is peeled up until only a bank or a hospital remains.  (source)

au pays des merveillesWonderful marriage proposal.  (source unknkown)

au pays des merveillesElephants painted as pandas, too cute!  (source unknown)

 

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au pays des merveillesProduct designer Klaas Kuiken developed a ceramic burdhouse that can replace rooftiles.  (source)

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LX FACTORY

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I’ve already posted about LX factory before and recommended it to a lot of people and everyone seemed to love it.  And so did I, obviously!  After the first time, I went there three weeks in a row to check out the market.  The market changes every time, so this time I found an artist creating wooden boxes as wall decoration (he has more interesting one’s than the one in the photo, but unfortunately I don’t have good photos of those and I don’t know his name… bad blogger!), decorative roosters and birds (so portuguese) and tasty looking soap.  Me and my friends enoyed some portuguese pasteis and coffee at café na fabrica, of which you already saw the terrace (last photo in this post), but this time I also photographed the lovely interior for you. (Good blogger!)   However, these times I also wandered around the site a little bit more and discovered that the more quiet part is pretty interesting too, with lots of graffiti and interesting spaces.  I really wouldn’t mind having my office here someday!

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PRETTY THINGS: jewelry

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  1. Arrow cuff from Nasty gal: unfortunately already sold out… Hopefully they restock again!
  2. Beautiful antler ring from aether design, available in sterling silver and 9ct gold.
  3. My favourite: “Home is where the heart is” engraved cuff from Lisanne Janssen, photo by Danique from 88forever.  Totally speaks to me due to the two homes (Portugal & Belgium) situation I have going on right now…
  4. Golden twig bracelet, unfortunately without source…
  5. Kissing swallows bracelet from shopbop.
  6. Double band brass ring from Young Frank jewelry.
  7. Yara‘s studded ear: so minimalistic and so beautiful.
  8. Arro ring by two hills – they really have the best rings.

For more pretty jewelry, take a look at this post or my pinterest board.

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THINGS THAT MAKE ME SMILE

415-628x500Moon simulator from NASA, to train astronauts for their landing on the moon.  (source unknown)

au pays des merveillesLest you forget kiss card: “put imprint of your lips in this space”.  Totally gets rid of all possible confusions! (source unknown)

au pays des merveillesChairs by Merve Kahraman.

au pays des merveillesPortuguese sayings translated in English, perfect to help me improve my portuguese, but more than that: really funny.  This is apparently what you say when someone does crazy things…

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I’ve always seen an octopus in this kind of hanger, now I know I’m not the only one!  (unknown source)

au pays des merveillesHipster Tintin (or Kuifje, as we call him in dutch), by Grainne Tynan.
au pays des merveillesColorful work by Shae Acopian Detar.  (source)

au pays des merveillesOne classy leopard. (source unknown)

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OLA LISBOA

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Here’s a little collection of random photos I’ve taken during my stay in Lisbon: in here you see some photos I took in Alfama and Mouraria, when I joined a friend who is a tour guide on one of his walking tours, there’s also some photos of the view from the miradouro da santa catarina, one of my favorite places in the city, and from when I was on my way to LX factory with some friends and we stopped at the miradouro next to the national museum of ancient art, where you often find old people playing cards and from where you have a view at the port.  You’ll see photos of my own discoveries in Lisbon, when I was wandering the streets while looking for an apartment.  On one photo you see my friend taking a rest from feira da ladra, and on another my friends buying ginginja from a lady who makes it herself and sells it from her living room window.   There’s also a photo of my friends getting pastries at the illegal bakery (that’s right! If you know where to go, you can find delicious pastries at 4 in the morning!) and a photo of the nightly view you have from the roof (a perfect spot to chill out at night) of the oasis backpacker’s hostel, my second home here in Lisbon.  (I feel like I need to dedicate a post to that place, if anyone is looking for a hostel in Lisbon, that’s definitely where you should go.)

As you can imagine, there’s a lot of photos after the break, but if you’re interested, here you can find all my posts about Lisbon.

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STREET ART IN LISBON

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When I visited Lisbon last year, I dedicated a post to all the wonderful street art I came across, and this year I’m doing the same.  I’ve gathered quite a lot of photos over the past few months, so take a look after the break!

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FEIRA DA LADRA

au pays des merveillesFeira da ladra, or the ‘thieves market’, is a huge flea market that is held every tuesday and saturday at Campo de Santa Clara in Lisbon.  Rumor has it that if you get robbed in the city, you can find your stolen goods here and buy them back.  There’s a lot of junk here, but you can also find nice bags, clothing, jewelry, furniture and other vintage treasures.  Oh, and this also where I go to find cheap batteries!

Next to the market, you also find little shops here, selling gorgeous old books (like the Jules Verne series, I’m tempted to get one just because they are so beautiful, even though my portuguese is not good enough to be able to actually read them), leather backpacks and contemporary portuguese design. (By the way, you’ve already seen this market on the blog: photo two and three in this post.)

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