SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018

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Found Awesomeness

Anja_Sita

Design, Travel

My second year of visiting the wicked interior design fair SALONE DEL MOBILE and it already feels like a tradition. All those great color combinations, carefully considered shapes and new materials really get my creativity roaring. And on top all this great design is presented in one of Italy’s most beautiful cities. There’s just nothing better than being surrounded by great art all day long with only short breaks for great Italien coffee or an afternoon Aperitivo.

Gili Love

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Found Awesomeness

Anja_Sita

Photography, Travel

A couple of weeks of sweet island life is definitely how i am now going to escape the European winter every year. After visiting a couple of places that we already knew from our 2011 Bali trip, we decided to rather spent our time on the Gili islands, 3 tiny beauties between Bali and Lombok of which each offers a unique experience of island life. My absolute favorite Gili Air is known for its laidback vibe, yoga and the beautiful turquoise water surrounding it. Natural materials are used everywhere in daily life from bamboo houses to banana leave dishes and there is simply no better view than waking up underneath palm trees.

Singapore Sling

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Found Awesomeness

Anja_Sita

Design, Photography, Travel

Yes! Finally managed myself a stopover in one of the cities that i always wanted to visit in Southeast Asia: Singapore is a melting pot between East and West, tradition and innovation, established arts and futuristic design. It is a paradise for everyone who loves stylish rooftop bars, busy hipster streets, urban art and modern interior design. I discovered so many inspiring patterns, color shades and artsy details wandering around the city, that i would have loved to just keep exploring this urban jungle for a little longer. But every beauty comes at a price and Singapore’s is paid in excessive amounts of the quite strong Singapore Dollar. So bye bye you beauty of the East, 3 days is all the time we had.

Soul Baptism in AOTEAROA

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Found Awesomeness

Anja_Sita

Travel

ao = cloud, dawn, daytime or world tea = white, clear or bright roa = long AOTEROA, or roughly translated “the land of the long white clouds” is like the most beautiful picture book landscape one can imagine, just that it actually exists out there in this very world. I moved to New Zealand for a short period in 2008 and it still is a very defining and spiritual place to me. A place that has shaped me a lot as a person as well as an artist and that I therefore like to see as the birthplace of my soul. I was lucky enough to visit this beautiful country twice since then and every visit had it’s own memorable moments. If you scroll through my gallery you will stumble upon a painting called “Soul Baptism” that also comes with a poem, both dedicated to this magical land at the end of the world.

La Biennale di Venezia 2017

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Found Awesomeness

Anja_Sita

Design, Photography, Travel, Visual Art

It is THE art festival in Europe and I’ve been urging to visit la Biennale di Venezia since I first heard of it. Since I have moved to southern Germany a couple of months ago, a visit was finally within reach. In the end I only spend a good 48hours in Venice, but the impressions felt like it had been 2 entire weeks. So much great art accumalated in one small city – it was definitely worth a visit and I already saved the date for the next Art Biennale in 2019.

Salone del Mobile 2017

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Found Awesomeness

Anja_Sita

Design, Travel

This year I had the chance to visit SALONE DEL MOBILE, Milano’s well known interior design fair. A great chance to learn about new materials, find out which modern classics are on the comeback and to get inspired by the range of colors and form variations. I was lucky enough to visit the fair together with a group of interior designers that knew well enough which hot spots had to go on the must-see list. I discovered so many great designs that it is almost impossible to name a favorite, but unforgettable is the bubble-shaped magic by COS x Studio Swine: An artificial tree in a dark room would invite the visitors to play with its smoke filled soap bubble fruits.