It’s the last day of November today and as tomorrow we enter officially in December, which means there are only 24 days left to find the perfect gifts for our friends and family…But don’t panic, we got you covered ! We have been searching for weeks the most unique Etsy gifts, that are handmade with…
With less than a month to Christmas ahead of us, am I the only one who checks out the Xmas Clock everyday? I get really excited this time of the year, the lights, the smells and tastes, the decorations, but mostly the chance to see the people I love and spend time with them, make…
Inspired by the full moon today, I found myself looking at moon- inspired products today and Luna just left me breathless. Created by the Taiwanese design firm ACORN Studio , Luna is a handcrafted lantern that mimics the shape and color of the moon, so you can look at the moon even on a cloudy day.…
It’s beginning to smell like holidays. More and more shops are decorating their windows, the streets are full of Christmas lights and here in Trieste people are buying their first Panettone, yummy! But, what I really love about this season, are the actual smells. Spicy cinnamon and cloves, fresh orange and apple, warming vanilla and…
Sometimes blogging can be a real challenge. From finding new exciting content and editing photos without Photoshop, to sharing your posts across social media and planning your next post. Fortunately there are so many tools out there and some great free ones, if you are on a budget, that can make your blogging life easier…
Made entirely from paper, Estudio Guardabosques’ geometric, animal and bird sculptures are a feast for the eyes! Carolina Silvero and Juan Elizalde are the design duo behind Guardabosques, the multidisciplinary design studio which is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. To create this beautiful 3D sculptures, the duo spends time analyzing photographs of animals and studying them from…
We are well into Autumn now and with Winter just around the corner. The weather here in Trieste is sunny everyday so far, which is wonderful, but its cold and humid at the same time with a thick cloud of fog coming down the streets every night, giving Trieste a London-esque feeling about it. And…
Most magazine lovers like me, always search for fresh new magazines that allow them to explore different perspectives of a subject, that being fashion, travelling, art or succulent plants. And let’s face it, what is more exciting than holding a still unopened magazine, sitting in your sofa, bed or armchair, ready to read every single…
After featuring our local favourites, Busking Bears and Dezen Dezen on our blog, we are now travelling over to Bergamo, Italy to meet with Elenia Beretta. Elenia has been working as a freelance illustrator since 2012 and she has worked for Bergamo Music Festival, Smith Journal Magazine and my personal favorite, Flow Magazine. After 5…
”Inside each of us is a home ready to be built. It takes a supply of ambition and materials to construct a cabin, but the reward is handsome: a shelter for yourself somewhere quiet, and a place to offer warm hospitality to friends.” (Cabin Porn) Hidden deep inside the forest, cabins, are a place of…
When it comes to high -quality minimal design, here in InconnuLab, we have a little weakness. We love to feature in our Blog artists and companies that inspire us and give us new and exciting ideas. That’s happening to us with KINTO from Japan, who design and produce tabletop and household accessories that marry Japanese…
While companies like Crayola constantly search for even more imaginative and creative and sometimes strange names for their colors, a young designer duo from Japan created a completely different way of understanding color, by doing away with names completely. Names can be restrictive sometimes, water and sky aren’t just ”blue” and leaves can be more…
Some weeks ago, I received an email from Etsy which started like this: “we’re interested in highlighting your work in our Featured Shop series: “ At first sight I was sure that it was the usual spam trying once again to sell me something. Then I read the whole message (two times!) and I realized that…
Autumn is a really magical time of the year. There are so many changes happening around us, but also inside us. Nature is transforming and so do we. Fresh, crisp air takes the place of hot summer winds, the leaves change color and carrying an umbrella around is always a good idea. Moreover, Autumn is…
There has been a lot of hype about embroidery lately with more and more artists and artisans incorporating sewn details in their works… and we don’ stay out of it. In our always minimal way, we have been decorating our backpacks and totes with colored thread to make each backpack unique. However, Singapore-born artist Izziyana…
Smoothies are dominating internet these last years when it comes to healthy living, eating natural foods and vegan and raw food cultures. They are praised by bloggers and health gurus and are loved by Instagram and Tumbrl people for their bright colors and amazing taste. One could say that smoothies are fashionable and healthy at…
Just as I was preparing my bucket list for the beginning of September, (which for me signifies the end of holiday and the start of a new and exciting year) I figured out something was missing. Yes, I was planning to go to amazing events, to meet great people, to work on the things I…
We all hear how we need to stay hydrated throughout the day and how drinking water benefits our body, keeping us energized, healthy and beautiful. I always keep with me a bottle of water whenever I go out and in the house, especially now in August, that the weather is too hot and my body…
Here in InconnuLAB we have a deep interest and appreciation for the Japanese Art of Origami. The transformation of a simple piece of paper in everything your mind can imagine, from a crane to a tiger and from a plane to Yoda from Star Wars is simply magical. We also love the way different…
Here in InconnuLAB we are so excited to present, for the first time the Creative Minds series, in which we aim to feature creative people from all over the world, who inspire us with their ideas, originality and imagination. As we love exchanging opinions, experiences and adventures, we thought that the best way to present…
Once again is that time of the year, when the hot weather makes me lazy, the cool nights make me want to stay out just a bit longer and I know that holidays are just around the corner and I just can’t wait ! I’m definitely in a ‘holiday mode’ and this year I’m so…
Do you know that feeling when so many amazing things happened, all together, in one day and the day after you still haven’t digested much of it? Well, that’s certainly happening to me today, the day after Barbacan Produce #3… After a strong black coffee at Nora’s house we packed Stefano’s car to the top…
Taking part in a market was one of our goals this year. Up to this point our shop has had a presence only online through this site, our Etsy Shop and of course on social media through our Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest Pages. We enjoy so much communicating with our clients, other makers and fans online,…
The weather is heating up here in Trieste… a lot! The sun is burning hot and more and more people escape to the beach in the weekends, including me. Living in Italy has definitely its pros when it comes to summer’s superstar, ice- cream! Around the city you can find gelaterie offering delicious, fresh gelato,…
Emily Blincoe is a photographer from Austin, Texas who creates striking, colorful pictures of everyday projects arranged by shape, size and color. These neat and orderly collections of objects have a soothing and calming effect to the viewer and remind us that beautiful art can be made from everything! Blincoe uses…