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Victor Muller has been a famous Dutchman in Holland after he restarted the car brand Spyker in 1999. His way of doing business is ambitious and often admirable. But also very risky. He has been involved in several mysterious affairs over the years (Link: Saab’s new owner has history of unpaid debt). Last year he […]

Went to see an exhibition of Maria Manuela (Vintilescu) in the Edsvik Konsthall in Sollentuna, north of Stockholm. Loved it!! Maria Manuela describes her pictures as Pop Icon’s, women painted in the so-called pop art fashion. She gets her nspiration from ancient Japanese woodblock prints with motifs of Japanese women with fantastic coiffures, red mouths, […]

Today the FIS World Cup sprint competition took place around the Royal Palace in Stockholm. A great event with new snow in the streets and beautiful sunshine. The two days ended with a Swede, Emil Jönsson winning the Men’s final. The crowd went crazy!

The White Guide 2011 has published the best restaurants and the trends in the restaurant, food and wine business. Best Restaurant: Frantzén & Lindberg and Oaxen Krog Best Dining Experience: Fäviken Magasinet, Järpen Best Service Experience: Matbaren, Mathias Dahlgren Shooting Star: Linnea Art Restaurant, Gothenburg Rising Star: Daniel Berlin, Skåne tranås Best Ekokrog: PM & […]

Today I visited the Retromässan in the Münchenbryggeriet on Södermalm, Stockholm. The Bumling lamp from ateljé Lyktan seems to become a real design classic. Designer in 1968 was Anders Pehrson. It was on display in many colors and sizes. Our large one is quite unique. Two years ago we bought ours at Folk & Form, […]

Yesterday evening we went to the Stockholm International Boatshow (Allt för sjön) and had a wonderful time watching the beautiful boat on display. Conventional boat like Targa, Bella, Flipper, Ryds, Aquador and AMT. But the modern designed boats were amazing, think about the new Delta 40 Sidewalk. But the most extreme boat on show was […]

The Kungliga biblioteket (Royal library) in Stockholm this afternoon. A beautiful spring day, temperature slightly above 4 degrees, but with the sun quite warm.

Finally I managed to hang up the large mirror in our hall at home. www.norrgavel.se

Today is the Vasaloppet, an annual long distance (90 km) cross-country ski race (ski marathon) held on the first Sunday of March in Dalarna, between Sälen and Mora. It is the oldest, one of the longest, and in popular consideration the biggest cross-country ski race in the world. The race was first run in 1922, […]

Geneva Motorshow opend this week, with many new cars. A summary of some Swedish highlights: