Inspiration blog - by PaperNotes

Funny way to prevent people to be drunk behind the wheel...

On Marketing-Alternatif blog I came across this funny (but very serious) way of making people aware of what drunk driving can cause... Campaign was run in South Africa.

Art by Avi Ben-Simhon

My sister and I discovered the art of Avi Ben-Simhon in a gallery in Tsfat, in the north of Israel. We both instanty fell for his sophisticated, colorfull style. I got permission to make some pictures of his work:

I also found more info on these websites: Theartfair.com, on Findarticles.com an article about Avi Ben-Simhon, Israel-catalog.com. But unfortunately, the artist doesn't seem to have its own..

More inspiration from Israel: Jerusalem, West Bank & the North

Wanted to share more inspirational pictures from things we came across in Israel. It's a collection of photo's made in Beer Sheva, Jerusalem, on the West Bank and in the North (Tsfat and other places). 

Shopping for (ugly?) fabrics - Market in Beer Sheva after a day's hard work


Mailboxes, the beauty of deterioration - Apple tree in bloom, Jerusalem

The Wailing Wall - Gold plated building next to Al Axsa Mosque, Jerusalem

Rampart of Jerusalem - House in Dutch neighbourhood, Jerusalem

Church near Gallilea Sea - beautiful fence on the same place

An image of Tsfat, called the 'blue city', in the North of Israel...

Kids playing in the small streets of Tsfat - listening to music on the streets

What a grand experience, being in Israel and breathing the spirit. Was over there with my sister... Some shots were made by her, others by myself...

Bloody Green Vases by Frederic Ruyant

Came across these absolutely GREAT vases at Josh Spear's weblog. Frederic Ruyant created these vases, to see more of his work visit his website.

Some new Skaffs art

You probably know I like Luke Feldmans work very much... Some new Skaffs art I saw on his website, I just wanted to share with you here...

BlaBla Kids - authentic but modern knitted products from Peru

Came across BlaBlakids.com on TheCoolHunter.net, a very nice brand from Peru. If you´d like to know the details, be sure to visit the BlaBla Kids website... Love the creativity, the childish feel of it and the authenticity very much.

To give you an impression:

Personally made bags - Yanga Bags from Tel Aviv

In Tel Aviv my sister and I came across Yanga Bags. Found it very inspiring and cool idea. In this shop you can have your own personal handbag created...

How it works?
1. choose a model
2. pick one or more fabrics
3. select the accessoiries you'd like to add
4. wait till it's finished
5. enjoy!

The different models you can choose:

For tourists, they can create a bag in about 2 days. If you live in Tel Aviv, or somewhere over there, it takes about 10 days...

Some examples of the bags created:

Isn't this a lovely concept? Can imagine people really love having their personal made bag. For me there wasn't enough time, but maybe in the future sometime...

Personal inspiration from Tel Aviv

Wow, it's been almost a month since I posted something to my blog. Been quite busy lately and amongst other things, I went to Israel on holiday.

Here's some photo's of things that inspired me over there... I'll start with some things that caught my attention in Tel Aviv:

Fake painted windows and door on a building - funny display window in window


Real veggies and fruit on the local market and... respect for the disabled fruits :)


Funny pluches - pillows from MiaTou, where everything in the shop is handmade!