Birthday @ Guam

My dear readers! How are you? It's been a while since I have posted but I'm so happy that I do not have to leave you without a daily read thanks to my lovely blogfriends/guest editors. Today it's my birthday. I'm turning 30 something;-) and I'm such a lucky girl to be on the lovely island of Guam in Micronesia. This will be my longest birthday ever since the 21st of May will be tomorrow in Europe. The weather is beautiful and I'm here with my loved one so what else do you need?
XO Lise

Guest post from Stockholm

Hi all my dutch and international friends! I'm Tiina, a friend of Lise's from Stockholm, and today very honored to be a guest here at Urban Style Vibes*!

As you know Lise knows good design, and today she has asked me to contribute with a Scandinavian style piece... My roots being in Finland I immediately thought of the beloved Marimekko designs. It's summer now, and Marimekko always puts me on summer cottage mode. But mostly these designs remind me of my childhood in the 70's with all the colorful retro patterns.

Beautiful setup with Unikko patterned plate { my favorite! } and other designs. I love this mix of colors. Isn't ceramics and roses in random vases just a divine thing? The ceramic mug with pretty dots is from a collection called Fokus. Pretty. The table cloth from collection Frekvenssi.

This is my most favorite at the moment. I love the fabric Keisarinna. I really love the bright pink flower pattern.

So very pretty chair. This fabric is called Kirsikka and was designed 2007.

Did you know that Unikko, one of the most { if not THE most } well known Marimekko designs was born in 1964? The founder's wife had announced that Marimekko will not make any flower prints, an announcement that didn't really appeal to Maija Isola who's the designer behind most of the best known patterns in the company's history. So she decided to create this beautiful design called Unikko. We salute her for that!

Kanteleen kutsu by Sanna Annukka in 2008. You know that Shanghai is hosting the World Expo this year, and Finland is represented by Marimekko among others? I think this pattern is very representative when it comes to Scandinavian style and design. It puts my mind to Kalevala, the Finnish and Karelian folklore from the 19th century. I used to live in Shanghai and would do just about anything to get there this summer...

More beautiful mugs from collections Unikko and Hetkiä. Sweet morning coffee moments.



Design called Ruutukaava by Louekari from 2008. How do youy feel about the upholstered chair? I'm loving it!







Wallpaper Joonas by Maija Isola from 1961 and the head board called Juhla-raita by Fujiwo Ishimoto. This particular stripe design inspired me to fix our dining room chairs last weekend!

How about open fireplace next to the dining room table? This coziness is very Scandinavian since it gets so damned cold during the winters!

Talking about winter, how about this beautiful design called Lumimarja? I find it very calming, a little Asian inspired don't you think?

The patterns Dadel and Nonparelli. Colorful little clicks into any room right?

So, I hope you got a bit bitten by Finnish classics! Thank you Lise for having me, it's been an honor to guest post here!

Love&decorate, Tiina

Urban Style Vibes* on vacation!

Urban Style Vibes* will be travelling until 26 May....We will visit 2 destinations: Tokyo and Kyoto in Japan and the island of Guam in Micronesia. We will be staying in Yokohama, the Pan Pacific Hotel and in the Hyatt Regency Guam. I'm so ready for take off! The last months have been soooo busy and I feel I'm really tired. While I'm on holiday  I will treat you with lovely guestposts. I have asked my blogger friends from Sydney, Stockholm and the UK to update you on travel style and design next week. And in the meantime lovely Kelly from Fabulous K will start the redesign of Urban Style Vibes* I'm looking forward to a lovely new design of Urban Style Vibes* 

PS. If you have any travel tips for Japan or Guam, please leave me a note on Twitter.

Wanted: Guest editors

My sweethearts, how are you today? I'm so busy since I'm off to Japan end of this week for my holiday break! And it's very busy at my daily work in the corporate world... Anyway I'm looking forward to the next weeks. Would you like to do a guest post on Urban Style Vibes* in the next 2 weeks? Please send me an e-mail @ urbanstylevibes at hotmail dot com. or leave a comment below.

Happy mothers day weekend

To all mothers in the world, wishing you a happy mothers day tomorrow! You all deserve this lovely bunch of beautiful flowers. The flowers are from Frederiques choice.

These flowers are awesome and they arrive in a beautiful gift box. What else do you need?

The Ikea phenomenon

The Vienna Furniture Museum  is exhibiting the IKEA Phenomenon this Spring. This exhibition is presenting the famous designs such as Billy and Ivar in the context of the history of design. A separate selection is devoted to the IKEA Hacks.

Q. Have you been to this exhibition already? Please tell us more about your experience by leaving your comments.

Lovely lampshades

The lovely Danish homewear brand Tine K Home is introducing these lovely lampshade. What do you think? 

Eco-chic

Today we have a public holliday here in Holland because we celebrate the end of the second world war. I will go to the beach with my man this afternoon. I really need a touch with nature today. I live in a big city but once in a while I feel the urge to go out in nature. To inspire you I have collected a lovely Eco home for you.

Q. Do you know where this lovely home is located?

via: Coastal Living

Summer style vibes

Although it's raining cats and dogs here in Holland, I just wanted to give all of you some summer vibes. These images of Toast bring me in the right mood. Dream on with me...

Q. Do you have any idea where these lovely images are being taken?

Bookshelves 4 or 5?

My sweet readers! How are you? How was your weekend? We did a restyling this weekend. As I told you in one of my earlier posts here and here we urgently needed some new bookshelves. Watch this! I'm so proud. It gives our living a personal touch! However I still have one questions. What would you do 4 or 5 shelves? We have room at the top for 1 extra shelve. Would you consider to add one?