Minutes.fi http://www.minutes.fi Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:13:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 http://www.minutes.fi/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-minutes_favi-32x32.png Minutes.fi http://www.minutes.fi 32 32 Quick Fix http://www.minutes.fi/themes/up-your-sleeve/quick-fix/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:58:23 +0000 http://www.minutes.fi/?p=5390 I really like the pivoting wall lamp designed by Jean Prouvé in 1950 and produced by Vitra today. The only hiccup is that it’s huge. It is two meters long. So when I discovered that Vitra had produced a small amount of the original Petite Potence lamp in beautiful shades of green, I was sold. I […]

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]]> Get Grounded http://www.minutes.fi/themes/natural-instincts/get-grounded/ Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:59:49 +0000 http://www.minutes.fi/?p=5339 It is amazing how much the floor and the lighting does to a space. The large vintage rug calms and grounds our winter bedroom that would feel much too light and sterile without it. My home went through a major renovation some ten, fifteen years ago and, let’s face it, times were different then. All […]

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]]> Closer http://www.minutes.fi/themes/hello-september/closer/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:57:49 +0000 http://www.minutes.fi/?p=5222 The easiest way to improve the taste of your food: know where it comes from. This summer, we found a new farmer’s market close to where we live in Italy. What we did not grow at home, we would buy from Roberto. No need for standards or certificates. You know when a carrot or peach […]

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]]> Le Furlane http://www.minutes.fi/themes/green/le-furlane/ Fri, 02 Feb 2018 05:59:40 +0000 http://www.minutes.fi/?p=4826 Meet le furlane, the gondolier slippers I bought in Venice. The style originates in Northern Italy at the end of the Second World War. With lack of resources, nothing was wasted, and Friulian women began crafting shoes by hand using old bicycle tires to waterproof the sole, recycled jute bags for insoles, and old clothes […]

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]]> The Raincoat http://www.minutes.fi/themes/in-november/the-raincoat/ Fri, 06 Oct 2017 04:57:01 +0000 http://www.minutes.fi/?p=2685 Two decades without a raincoat – I cannot believe I survived, even though you can hardly call that an achievement. Looking for a raincoat last fall I learned there are basically two types available. Thin raincoats weigh nothing. Have you tried them? When it rains, they are like an umbrella wrapped around you, that is, […]

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]]> Marin Country Mart http://www.minutes.fi/themes/in-san-francisco/marin-country-mart/ Thu, 18 May 2017 08:55:52 +0000 http://www.minutes.fi/?p=3720 If you want to experience an elegant version of America’s traditional shopping destination – the mall – try Marin Country Mart in Larkspur. If you do not want to drive there, take a ferry from San Francisco. Marin Country Mart is a small and pittoresque outdoor mall with a strictly curated selection of shops, cafés […]

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]]> The Zetter Townhouse http://www.minutes.fi/themes/in-london/the-zetter-townhouse/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 07:00:56 +0000 http://www.minutes.fi/?p=2955 Going back to The Zetter Townhouse has already become a little tradition for us. Set in a Georgian house in the heart of Marylebone, it is such a charming and easy place to stay in London, and the location is fantastic. The hotel has 24 rooms only, including one suite, and a tiny, apparently very popular, […]

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]]> Liberty London http://www.minutes.fi/themes/in-london/liberty-london/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 06:57:38 +0000 http://www.minutes.fi/?p=2977 There are few department stores in the world that can compete with the ambience of Liberty in the West End of London. I admire how well maintained the store is. The house traditions and the history is there and something to be proud of, yet Liberty is also deliberately very now. They take in niche […]

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]]> Shopping NY http://www.minutes.fi/themes/in-new-york/shopping-ny/ Thu, 24 Nov 2016 17:59:38 +0000 http://www.minutes.fi/?p=2807 Oh, the options, they are endless. Yet these seven Manhattan destinations feel particularly relevant this fall. McNally Jackson Books 52 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012 With a rich selection of art, design and cookbooks, and a well-curated magazine section, this is my favorite bookstore in New York. If you do not want to leave just yet […]

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]]> Less, but better http://www.minutes.fi/themes/of-good-advice/less-but-better/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 04:57:42 +0000 http://www.minutes.fi/?p=2758 “Buy less, choose well, make it last.” Vivienne Westwood has a point as she talks about fashion being too cheap and most of us buying more clothes than we need. I am not going to play a god here and pretend I knew how the world should be, so I can only relate to this […]

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