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Summer Greens in Salzburg

Hex colour reference:  #30BA8F A colourful note:  Mountain meadow appeared on the Crayola crayon labels in 1998, a truly descriptive name for an actual shade that had appeared as a True […]

-Sweden

Gothenburg Cat

This agile-looking cat is the work of artist and tattooist Christofer “Sagie”, who lives in Gothenburg and can be found at Unikum Tattoo.  His works cover a wide range of topics, but he has a particular passion […]
Gothenburg Cat

-Sweden

Mango Tango with Pippi

The super-strong, super-assertive and red-headed child, Pippi Longstocking, is loved around the world. The first book featuring her was published in Sweden in 1945 and her creator, Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), rapidly earned fame. […]

-Sweden

A Colourful Snowdrop

Per Hasselberg (1850-1894) was a Swedish sculptor, known for his delicate plaster sculptures of naked women.  Born in Sweden, he moved to France as a young man and studied at the […]

-Germany

Brazilian Art in Berlin

The artistic twins, Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo, known as OSGEMEOS (The Twins),  were born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1974.  Now famous and much admired street artists, they still live and work […]

-Sweden

Warm Colours on a Cold Day

Hex colour reference:  #ffbd88 This very light orange colour became an unusually named Crayola crayon in 1993.  One of the 16 winners of the 1993 naming competition created a lively impression […]

-Sweden

Moomins Light up the Evening

My favourite characters were waiting for me as I strolled through Stockholm’s old town.  Well, I say strolled but actually I was whizzing down the snowy street to grab my bags […]