Stella magazine

United

2012-02-21T14:14:00.000+01:00

We recently learnt that the ladies over at We Unite made a little blog post and movie about the very first edition of Stella magazine.

Stelle Magazine from We Unite on Vimeo.

Sweet, huh?

Moonlight

2012-02-07T16:26:00.007+01:00

Vanessa Bruno makes the most poetic campaigns and SS12 is no exception... Embrace the moonlight!

Grace Lee

2012-01-18T20:51:00.002+01:00

Check out these illustrations by the talented Grace Lee! We are very lucky to have an illustration by her in the upcoming issue of Stella magazine out in March.

Grace is a freelance illustrator from Sydney, Australia. Her illustrations were recently selected for the Arigato Project Panel Exhibition as part of Tokyo Designers Week 2011. Previous works include a Moleskine diary for Notemaker, artwork for Bespoke Letterpress and contributions to Papier Mache and Donna Hay magazines.

Her day-to-day illustrations can be found on her blog, From A Sow’s Ear.

Pakayla Biehn

2012-01-09T13:39:00.010+01:00

In her ‘Double Exposure’ series Pakayla Biehn transforms double exposure photographs into otherworldly dreams. The photographs were taken by a handful of collaborators and then recreated as oil paintings by Biehn.

Found via Honestly...WTF

Happy New Year!

2011-12-29T12:25:00.002+01:00

We wish you all the best for the New Year! We hope it will be a good one.

Magic Mountain

2011-12-20T13:30:00.000+01:00

In the latest issue of Stella magazine you'll find an exquisite shoot by Katrine Rohrberg entitled 'My Little Pony'. The ladies over at Magic Mountain took care of the styling. Magic Mountain is a jewellery and fashion label founded just this year by long-time friends and collaborators, Sanne Frank and Anne Elman Clause. The label was borne out of the founders' mutual fascination with crystals, and as a reaction to the general focus on darkness in fashion and the media. Nice, huh.

Sanne & Anne

All images from Magic Mountain.

Coucou QooQoo

2011-12-17T13:52:00.001+01:00

Baby, it's miserable outside.

QooQoo, a Latvian fashion label characterised by bold patterns rich in neon colour, incorporates all manners of pop-inspired goodness into their garments. If criminal bears, tribal motifs, otherworldly galaxies and ethereal gardens are your thing - QooQoo has you covered.

For the latest collection QooQoo's founder, Alona Bauska, asked her twitter followers to send photographs of their beloved pet dogs. Fifty were selected and integrated into a single pattern. Here's the result!

Stella in ArtRebels pop-up shop!

2011-12-11T12:16:00.001+01:00

Our friends over at ArtRebels have a Christmas pop-up shop featuring 35 exciting labels in fashion, art, design and music. There are plenty of fun in-store events – check out the flier below for details. Tomorrow it's Christmas cake decoration by the artist Karen Segall! If you haven’t picked up the latest edition of Stella magazine, head to Blågårdsgade 3 to secure yourself a copy.

Embroideries by Jazmín Berakha

2011-12-02T17:01:00.003+01:00

Jazmín Berakha is a visual artist based in Buenos Aires. Her work spans a variety of mediums including plastic art, illustration, installation and graphic and costume design. Most remarkable, however, are her meticulously executed embroideries. Here are three of our favourites.

Happy weekend!

An interview with Sigrid Astrup

2011-11-21T20:32:00.003+01:00

Words by Louise Rytter

It’s simply not possible to tick one box when viewing Sigrid Astrup (1979) work. Her repertoire is wide and includes film, music, fashion, ceramics, graphics and her newest occupation as mother. Sigrid Astrup is a ‘multi-inspiring-playful-working-artist-in-the-making’ and only just graduated from the Danish Design School in 2006. With an impressive cliental from MIKA to Danish DR TV, she has also been part of the art collective Hurrrraaa, founded the fair-trade fashion label MotherMother with Helena Lindberg. This year she launched the shop "Vanishing Point" that sells fair trade quilts, ceramics, jewellery, posters and art.

Sigrid Astrup is known for her playful hands-on approach and strong narrative. She curiously explores all angles and fields of any given material, sound or medium. She transforms beats, illustrations and stitches into poetic, colourful and abstract visuals. Sigrid Astrup was born in Tromsø, Norway, and lives in Copenhagen, Denmark, with her partner artist Rune Brink and their baby Edit Hulda.

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How would you describe your work to someone who hasn’t seen it?

As experiments, with the conventions and preconsidered ideas of communication platforms, techniques and materials I use. No matter what context I work in, I always try to do the opposite of what is expected or obvious, as to find new ways to unfold the visual world of what I work with.

I experiment with materials and mixed medias. Also I’m very childish but my humour is ‘sick’, so I often make stuff that is a tab too odd for other people to truly understand. This really attracts some and makes others just confused. And I always try to create something new to develop my repertoire of knowledge.

How does your Norwegian background influence your work?

That sick humour I have is definitely straight from Norway. It is also typically Norwegian to be shy and underplayed, which makes me terrible at selling myself or networking. I just can’t talk my way into a job. Most of my friends wouldn’t believe that since I am also so cocky, but it’s true.

Music video for Feed The Horse

What do you overall wish to express through your art and how is it a reflection of society?

I don’t have an overall goal that my work is aiming at, and I don’t think my work reflects society really. Sometimes I see myself as a poet when I look at the results of my work. I guess its eccentric and self flattering and all, but it is definitely part of everything I do. I work with aesthetics and materials just like using words in a poem. Carefully putting things together, to create an abstract render of emotions and ideas.

You work in multiple fields (fashion, art, graphic design, music videos and ceramics). What keeps you interested in all these fields and what inspires you?

Everything inspires me, especially my friends, and my man Rune Brink. The idea of learning something new, trying new techniques and materials just makes me roll over. I love materials, especially natural ones as stone, wood and clay. At the moment I’m saving up to buy myself the ultimate power tool, a stone cutter.

Illustration for mothermother

Your work always has a strong narrative and a hands-on approach. Can you explain your way of working?

I go about things in different ways so that is difficult to answer. But most of the time I have this very clear idea of what I want to do before I start, and I rarely sketch it out, because that would ruin it’s impossible beauty in my head. Then I get the stuff I need, and start doing what I want to do with it. It is inspiring to have the materials at hand. This way I figure out what the materials are cable of in order to get as close to the original idea as possible.

What has been your most challenging job?

No doubt being a mother... hahaha. I know it doesn’t classify as a job, but it is. It’s full time and totally demanding from when you wake up until you go to bed, even during your sleep. I always used to mock my good friend Marielouise about the big knot of hair she had in the back of her head. I thought she was too sloppy with her life in all. But she isn’t, she has 2 kids and is a single mother now. I regret this awfully now that I have Edit on my hands.

Intro made to "Min nesten normal familie", TV2

Combining handcrafted collages and digital media is quite a challenge. What role do digital and social media have for you?

I love mixing analogue and digital techniques, which I don’t find difficult to do at all really. The tantalizing possibilities of software can make you caught up, and you sometimes forget to go out of it and bring in something real. Just looking at the pallet in any adobe program makes you eager to get at it, using all the different tools. I often find that it’s actually easier to put some life into things by bringing in something from the “real world”. And I don’t know about social media. I often find it to be an attempt at making the internet more alive than it really is.

Cover design for Chimes&Bells

You worked with musicians such as Moi Caprice, Mika, Chimes and Bells and Of Montréal. Can you explain your interest in music vs. art and highlight some of the work you done for these bands?

Working with musicians is a perfect opportunity to work abstract with form. Creating imagery to trigger the different moods, emotions and ideas, or just a flow that they have created. People I have worked with are exceptionally good at creating the emotions they intend to, and it’s been such a treat to get to know and work with them. Trying to compliment or make a visual world for something not visual, created by another artist with another vision, is also a totally sweat challenge.

If I was to highlight something it could be the 1 hour visual set I made for “Of Montreal” in 2008. The idea was to make a constant 1 hour continuative piece of collage created under the camera, constantly developing and changing into something new. Nice to do something totally intuitive and without thinking, even though the visual result was so-so, - my version of “new millennium Dadaism” haha.

Win two tickets to CPH:DOX | a film of your choice!

2011-11-10T13:21:00.003+01:00

We have another two tickets from the lovely people at CPH:DOX to give away. The tickets are valid for all 75 kroner screenings. To be in the running take a look at the program and let us know which film you would most like to see. Please include a valid email address. Entries close at midnight tonight. A winner will be selected at random and announced shortly thereafter.

Good luck!

Update: congratulations Ditte!

Win two tickets to CPH:DOX | Anna Pavlova Lives in Berlin!

2011-11-09T14:16:00.004+01:00

The good folk at CPH:DOX have kindly provided us with two tickets to the sold-out screening of 'Anna Pavlova Lives in Berlin' at Empire Bio tomorrow evening. The director, Theo Solnik, will be attending, as will Anna herself!

To be in the running all you have to do is "like" this post and leave a comment below, including a valid email address. Entries close at 19:00 tonight! A winner will be selected at random and announced shortly thereafter.

Further screenings:

Grand Teatret | Friday 11/11 | 17:00 | 75 kroner

Update: congratulations Malene!

CPH:DOX | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

2011-11-08T18:20:00.028+01:00

Towards the end of the sixties and into the seventies, Swedish television journalists travelled to the United States to document the revolutionary Black Power Movement; to offer an outside perspective on the struggle for freedom, equality and civil rights endured by African Americans at the time. The footage aired briefly on Swedish National Television before being consigned to the network's basement archives. After 40 years of hibernation, it has re-emerged in a compelling depiction of empowerment.

In The Black Power Mixtape 1967 – 1975, director, Göran Olsson, pieces together startling footage of revolutionary leaders including Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge Cleaver and Angela Davis in a series of blazing, unguarded interviews. Fresh interviews with leading African American artists, activists, musicians and scholars are merged with the archival 16mm footage, and underscored with fitting contemporary beats by the likes of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Om’Mas Keith. By mirroring the mixtape format popular in the 70’s, Olsson creates a captivating cinematic and musical journey that appeals aesthetically across the generations.

The original footage was condemned by the United States media, namely TV Guide, who argued that it focussed solely on negative aspects of American society with total disregard for the positive. Olsson explains that within the United States the Black Power Movement had either been ignored by the media, or treated as a burgeoning terrorist movement. He emphasises that the film offers an outside perspective free of prejudice and loaded assumptions, not a definitive truth. As Angela Davis outlines, “it’s not about black and white - it’s about telling a story”. And what a story it tells.

Further screenings:

Grand Teatret | Saturday 12/11 | 14:20 | 75 kroner

Jessica Braz

Stella at Bienvenue Pop-Up shop!

2011-11-07T14:12:00.006+01:00

Porcelain by Liebe, knitwear from Fnubbu and Soft Gallery, notebooks from
Rie Elise Larsen and the lovely owners, Mette and Rikke.

You can now buy the latest issue of Stella magazine, The Pop Issue, at Bienvenue Pop-Up shop in Hellerup, just north of Copenhagen. Here you'll find a very cool selection of artwork, porcelain, notebooks and knitwear. It's definitely worth a visit. Plenty of fine Christmas gifts and treats for yourself!

CPH:DOX | Andrew Bird: Fever Year

2011-11-06T01:05:00.002+01:00

Innumerable Santa hats, free beer streaming plentifully from the back of horse drawn carts, the occupants merrily united in song. Downtown Copenhagen is teeming with inebriated folk celebrating the launch of Tuborg’s annual Christmas brew. It is J-Day – the infamous date in Denmark’s calendar when one should be prepared to witness the unthinkable. And that we did.

Buried in a cosy cinema below the revelry, fifteen or so strangers were greeted with birdsong. In her directorial debut, Xan Aranda captures the essence of Andrew Bird’s creative evolution, and that of the man himself. She chases the feverish virtuoso through the final months of a gruelling yearlong tour, all the while he chases the ghost. Bird steadfastly believes that the evolution of his music is imperative to its survival, likening the process to that in the animal kingdom. His rigorous fifteen-year touring career is a testament to this.

Bird is satisfied on stage; here his music exists in a malleable state, free of the constraints inherent in the recording process. A lingering fear of repetition repeatedly thrusts him back onto the touring circuit where, he explains, his songs regain elasticity and his shows exist as shared moments privy to only those present. Clearly such a whirlwind lifestyle does have its drawbacks; true to the title Bird was afflicted with a perpetual fever for the duration of the tour. 165 shows later, and on crutches, Bird returns to the family farm to reclaim himself, to play for the sheer joy of playing, free of pressure, free of expectations.

In 'Andrew Bird: Fever Year', Aranda has eloquently pieced together a poetic masterpiece for the senses. Not only has she gifted Bird’s ever-faithful audience with insight, but more importantly, a shared memory. Bird, who owns all of the commercial rights, has no plans to show the documentary beyond the festival circuit.

And so we rejoin the festivities, whistling.

Further screenings:

Empire Bio | Thursday 10/11 | 22:30 | 75 kroner

Jessica Braz

CPH:DOX | Inside Lara Roxx

2011-11-04T14:45:00.001+01:00

Quick cash and a thirst for life experience beckoned 21-year-old Lara Roxx from her hometown of Montreal to pursue a career as a porn star in Los Angeles. After just two months in the industry Lara was diagnosed with HIV, having contracted the virus from a co-worker on set. Her story quickly erupted into a media sensation but was soon forgotten once the attention faded.

In her first feature-length documentary, director, Mia Donovan, delicately records Lara's journey of self-destruction, self-discovery and self-affirmation over the course of five and a half years. A handheld camera trails Lara from a psychiatric ward in Montreal back to Los Angeles where she attempts to reconnect with the industry, and through the tumultuous chapters that follow.

Rather than focussing on all the gritty details that such a story entails, Donovan paints a tender psychological portrait of a young woman learning to live with an illness. As Lara poignantly suggests, "courage doesn't exist, just a lack of fear".

Further screenings:

Grand Teatret | Sunday 6/11 | 21:30 | 75 kroner

Dagmar Teatret | Friday 11/11 | 16.40 | 75 kroner

Jessica Braz

CPH:DOX - let the festivities begin!

2011-11-03T23:30:00.001+01:00

Today marked the commencement of Scandinavia's largest documentary film festival, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival. For the next ten days Copenhagen will be blessed with a selection of over 200 independent documentary films from across the globe, along with art exhibitions, concerts, debates and industry seminars.

It's only fitting that Stella will be there to report on the deluge, so expect film reviews aplenty in the coming days.

Grey skies and blustery winds make for perfect viewing weather. Get ye to a cinema!

Giveaway!

2011-10-27T21:56:00.003+02:00

Hotel Pro Forma is an international performance collective based in Denmark. Steering away from the traditional theatrical structures of story, text and plot, Hotel Pro Forma creates visual and musical spaces by way of transdisciplinary collaboration. Artists from a range of backgrounds including architecture, visual arts, music, film, dance, fashion design, the natural sciences and digital media join forces to explore universal themes and develop them in new and stimulating contexts.

Hotel Pro Forma's latest venture, War Sum Up, was produced in collaboration with the Latvian National Opera. Inspiration for this production was drawn from Japanese culture and its expression of poetry, pop, precision and brutality to deliver a powerful impression on the nature of war.

Hotel Pro Forma have kindly provided us with two tickets to War Sum Up on Saturday 12th November at Det Kongelige Teater in Copenhagen. To be in the running all you have to do is "like" this post and leave a comment below, including a valid email address. Entries close at midnight on Wednesday 9th November. A winner will be selected at random and announced on Thursday 10th November.

Best of luck!

* Update: congratulations Ulrike!

Astrid Kruse Jensen

2011-10-25T16:24:00.002+02:00

Keeping in line with the Halloween theme, let me introduce Danish photographer Astrid Kruse Jensen. In her haunting nightscapes she explores the paradox between reality and imaginary, the natural and the artificial. With long exposure times and clever exploitation of available light sources, subjects are illuminated in a hypernatural glow imperceptible to the naked eye.

You can see more of Astrid's work at Fotografisk Center in Copenhagen as part of the 'Myths of the Near Future' exhibition.

Let's play dress-ups

2011-10-23T23:24:00.001+02:00

Some Halloween inspiration.

Image sources: one / two / three / four

Halloween countdown

2011-10-23T01:58:00.004+02:00

Here's a number from Planningtorock's latest record, W, to put you in the mood.

In 2010 Planningtorock collaborated with the Swedish electropop due, The Knife, for the Tomorrow In a Year opera based on the life of Charles Darwin and his groundbreaking book 'On the Origin of Species'. The opera was comissioned by the Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma.

Just a heads up for those unfamiliar with Janine Rostren's enigmatic brilliance!

Sunrise, sunset

2011-10-22T15:02:00.003+02:00

Eric Cahan photographs sunrises and sunsets as part of his ongoing Sky Series. Magnificent, aren't they?

Found via I Do Art.

Ruth Crone Foster

2011-10-17T13:45:00.001+02:00

Ruth Crone Foster is a Danish artist whose work spans a myriad of mediums including collage, illustration, installation and textiles.

See more paper madness as part of the Paper Cuts exhibition at Vess until October 20th. Hop to it!

Happy Sunday!

2011-10-16T14:07:00.001+02:00

Joana Vasconcelos

2011-10-15T12:36:00.002+02:00

Joana Vasconcelos explores the dichotomy between intimate experience and popular culture in her supersized, often confronting, sculptures and installations. Crochet, embroidery, tampons, children's toys, cooking pans and a whole lot of plastic are interwoven in a prolific collection of formidable beasts.

Read more in the current issue of Stella magazine.

Friday's weather

2011-10-14T13:09:00.007+02:00

It's getting chilly outside. Click here for a little extra sunshine.

Miranda July: The Future

2011-10-12T12:34:00.003+02:00

The Stella team is very much looking forward to the premiere of Miranda July's latest masterpiece, The Future, at Stockholm International Film Festival coming up in November. Head on over to Nowness for an amusing vignette on how to tackle life's distractions.

Food meets fashion

2011-10-11T15:09:00.001+02:00

Take a peek at fashion fused with vegan sweeties over at lookbook cookbook.

Veganism at its finest!

A song for the weather

2011-10-10T14:26:00.000+02:00

Here's a charming tune by Sweden's darling of pop, Frida Hyvönen, to accompany the dreary weather.

Rumour has it that she'll release a new record late this year. Fingers crossed!

Friday, again

2011-10-07T16:56:00.001+02:00

And it's Friday yet again. The Stella team wishes you a happy weekend, wherever in the world you may be. x

Image from David Hamilton's 1973 'Le Demoiselles D'Hamilton' collection.

Charlotte Moulard

2011-10-05T12:18:00.005+02:00

We are delighted with French photographer Charlotte Moulard's editorial "The Imaginary World of Stella" in the third issue of Stella magazine. Charlotte travelled to the seaside village of Stella-Plage, France, to shoot the pictures.

See more of her beautiful images here.

Yuko Takada Keller Pt. II

2011-10-03T21:35:00.001+02:00

The lovely Yuko Takada Keller just informed us that you can admire her creations right here in Copenhagen!

Catch a glimpse at Portalen in Hundige

or at Hillerød Bibliotek.

Yuko Takada Keller

2011-10-03T02:43:00.005+02:00

Ethereal paper sculptures by Japan's Yuko Takada Keller. Exquisite, aren't they?

See more here.

Escape machine

2011-10-01T17:00:00.001+02:00

Where would you like to escape to?

Ce le weekend!

2011-09-30T16:40:00.001+02:00

Keeping in the French spirit, Stella wishes you a wonderful weekend. x

Elle s'appelle Yelle

2011-09-27T12:36:00.004+02:00

In the third issue of Stella you'll find a charming interview with Julie Budet, aka Yelle, about Kate Bush, climbing trees and having fun. Incidentally this energetic French luminary is currently touring Europe, South America and North America in all her colourful electro-pop glory.

Tour dates here

Listen here

100 years of popular fashion

2011-09-16T16:57:00.001+02:00

Take a look at this 100 second film commemorating popular fashion trends in East-London over the past century. Perfect viewing to kick off the weekend!

Found via Honestly...WTF

Swedish pop

2011-09-15T13:59:00.001+02:00

It's no secret that Sweden is teeming with pop sensations of the highest order. Once again, Gothenburg’s Jens Lekman delivers another short, dreamy dose of candy for the ears. Listen to his latest EP, An Argument With Myself, due for release on 20^th September, here.

Stella no.3 launch party

2011-09-09T12:53:00.000+02:00

The other day Stella celebrated the launch of our third issue - The Pop Issue with bubbles, popcorns and sweet pop cakes. Thanks to all of you who stopped by.

Buy Stella no.3 now!

2011-09-08T15:57:00.000+02:00

Buy Stella no.3 - The Pop Issue now! You can buy it online here.
We have an interview with the French singer Yelle, a feature about Pop Icons and a recipe for pop cakes among other things.

Remember our launch of Stella no.3 tonight!

2011-09-07T10:50:00.000+02:00

Tonight we will be celebrating the third issue of Stella magazine - The Pop Issue.
Please join us at Mesteren & Lærlingen in Kødbyen kl.19.30.
There will be lots of bubbles, pop, pop cakes and popcorn.

Stone Skipping

2011-09-06T16:49:00.000+02:00

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This Saturday The Copenhagen Stone Skipping Championship took place on a narrow channel in the old Christianshavn. The stones were special designed so that everyone had equal chances. The winner did 23 skips - wow!

Now it's Fall

2011-09-01T21:51:00.000+02:00

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Here are three songs to put you in the mood:
Hymns From Nineveh, Nouvelle Vague & Oh Land

Nini Theilade

2011-08-29T13:02:00.000+02:00

The world famous Danish solo dancer Nini Theilade is truly one of a kind. She was born on Java 96 years ago and ever since she has spread joy around the world with her graceful movements and modern dancing style.

Among her admirers was filmmaker Max Reinhardt and artist Salvador Dali.

Only 14 years old she debuted with her own ballet "Porcelaine Danoise" and today she still works twice a week as a ballet teacher and choreographer.

Stella no.3 launch party

2011-08-26T16:37:00.001+02:00

Come and celebrate our third issue The Pop Issue! We will be serving bubbles and pop corns. We are looking forward to seeing you.
x Stella team

Hansens Flødeis

2011-08-24T22:09:00.000+02:00

Celebrate the last week of summer with a delightful Hansens ice cream.
The Hansen dairy is almost a hundred years old. The ice cream is organic,
cold and very tasty. Try it!

Let's dance

2011-08-19T14:32:00.000+02:00

... It's Friday and it's hard to resist when you're listening to
the beautiful Janelle Monáe. Go wild and click here

Lady Petrova

2011-08-17T11:21:00.000+02:00

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Stella no.3 is out soon!

2011-08-16T17:08:00.000+02:00

We can't wait to show you our third issue - The Pop Issue.
It's out the 8th of September and will be available to buy online here

Stella at Fashion Forum

2011-08-12T11:25:00.001+02:00

Today Stella is mentioned on the Danish fashion website Fashion Forum

- Sorry it's not in English.

Esther Hörchner

2011-08-11T11:44:00.000+02:00

Esther Hörchner is a talented Dutch illustrator.

She makes these humorous and poetic pencil drawings and delicate paper cuts. Visit her website right here - it's very nice.

LuckyBoySunday day

2011-08-05T22:42:00.000+02:00

This lovely afternoon LuckyBoySunday showed their support for a fabulous children's project in Bolivia. This was celebrated in Kødbyen with friends, music and popcorn in paper bags.

The Fashion Graduate Show

2011-08-04T21:56:00.000+02:00

Today Stella was invited to celebrate 10 newly hatched designers from

The Royal Danish Academy of Design. The Fashion Graduate Show took place at the beautiful Town Hall of Copenhagen on the occasion of Copenhagen Fashion Week. Floor-length polka dot dresses and rainbow colored creations, flowers, laces, feathers - experience it all right here.

The Book Cover Archive

2011-08-03T19:59:00.000+02:00

Don't judge a book by its cover... Or maybe you should, just this one time at

The Book Cover Archive

Cakes around the world

2011-08-01T09:38:00.000+02:00

London

San Francisco

Copenhagen

Paris

image source & image source

Parisian Chic

2011-07-27T20:30:00.000+02:00

This little red guide book captures the essence of the enviable Parisian life.
Along with valuable style leasons, the French model and original Coco Chanel muse Inès de La Fressange shares her favourite Parisian spots including charming hotels, colorful flower shops and tempting cafes. Buy the book rigth here.

Weekend

2011-07-23T08:55:00.000+02:00

Stella wish you a happy weekend!

... use it to find more vintage summer images here at The Royal Library, Denmark.

Happy Little Gift shop

2011-07-21T15:55:00.000+02:00

Dutch Illustrator and designer Hyshil Sander just opened her wonderful little gift shop. Hyshill is a favourite of Stella mag, you can look forward to a beautiful illustration of hers in the next issue of Stella out in September. Available in the shop are open edition prints of her work, postcards and a cotton tote-bag. So treat yourself and stop by.

Also watch her nice video here - it includes a stop-motion animation consisting of 253 hand-made pencil drawings!

Notes

2011-07-19T21:44:00.000+02:00

Using notebooks is the perfect way to remember your thoughts. Get inspired by the famous author Paul Auster (the husband of Siri Hustvedt starring Stella No. 2).

He explains his writing habits right here

"I do have a few unusual writing habits—I'm a dinosaur now. I write everything by hand and type it up on an old manual typewriter, an Olympia 1961 ... I've never been able to compose on a keyboard. I need a pen or a pencil in my hand, feel that it's a very physical activity. When I write, words are literally coming out of my body." Paul Auster

Furthermore these notebooks are so beautiful you almost can't get enough.

Get started here & here.

Monday Music

2011-07-18T23:08:00.000+02:00

This is the new record from the beautiful folk/dream pop singer-songwriter Merissa Nadler. Her fifth album carries her own name and contains eleven intense and personal songs. Buy the album here and enjoy her previous video Mexican summer here.

Summer Rain

2011-07-14T11:37:00.000+02:00

This is all you need on a rainy day like today

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Love for Craft Chocolate

2011-07-13T09:27:00.000+02:00

The content of these delicate packages is truly one of a kind craft chocolate - all done by simply using two ingredients, cacao and cane sugar. The chocolate is made by the Mast Brothers based in Brooklyn, New York.

A complex and refined process precedes the great selection and variation in taste.

Finally the chocolate are hand wrapped in beautifully crafted papers, designed by friends and family.

Curious? Find out more here

Tracey Emin at Hayward Gallery

2011-06-26T12:19:00.000+02:00

The Bristish artist Tracey Emin has a major exhibition this summer at Hayward Gallery in London called `Love is what you want´. It is very much worth going if you are in London!

The exhibition covers every period of her career and features painting, drawing, photography, textiles, video and sculpture, in works that are by turns tough, romantic, desperate, angry, funny and full of longing.

Since the early 1990s Tracey Emin has used her own life as the starting point for her art, exposing the most harrowing and intimate details of her personal history. Sometimes confrontational or sexually provocative, her work resonates with the 'personal political' legacy of feminist art while at the same time speaking to relationships in general. Disarmingly frank and yet often profoundly private, much of Emin's art - as this show makes clear - is also animated by her playful and ironic wit.

View this little film The Southbank Centre made about the exhibition.

Stella mag review

2011-06-02T14:03:00.000+02:00

Stella magazine No 2, The Beauty Issue, was reviewed by the Danish Danner Foundation. Danner is a is a private humanitarian organization that helps women and children. We got a really nice review and received four on a scale of five possible - read the review here and the interview with founder Laura Terp Hansen (Sorry but it is in Danish...)

Cool Lykke Li

2011-05-06T15:43:00.000+02:00

The Swedish singer Lykke Li gave a sold out concert in Vega in Copenhagen last week.
She is a very cool artist and a very talented singer. See her new video Sadness is a blessing here and listen to her new album Wounded Rhymes here

Citrus fruit feeling

2011-04-28T19:59:00.000+02:00

Citrus print from The Rifle Paper shop, $ 24.

Stella McCartney SS11

Stella McCartney ad SS11

Print from Philograpikon

Home made lemonade.

Enjoy the look and feeling of the citrus fruit! Great in taste and for print.

Make your own lemonade. For a nice lemonade recipe look here

Cecilia Carlstedt

2011-04-17T21:56:00.000+02:00

We are very happy about our cover illustration on the cover of our second issue. It is done by the very talented Swedish illustrator Cecilia Carlstedt.
See more of her amazing work here

Stella no.2 launch party at Mikkeller

2011-04-02T10:43:00.000+02:00

Thanks for celebrating the release of Stella no.2 at Mikkeller Bar.
It was very nice to see so many people there!
Mikkeller served their very tasty special brewed Stella Wit and Stella Pils for the occasion. Thanks a lot to Mikkeller for hosting our party and the great beer!

Mikkeller is a Danish brewery who last year opened a very cosy bar serving beer from Mikkeller and the best breweries in the world. The interiour design is made by the Danish design duo Femmes Regionales.
Mikkeller Bar is located in the heart of Vesterbro in Viktoriagade in Copenhagen.

Photo by Lars Engelgaar

Stella at Another Nué

2011-03-26T11:03:00.000+01:00

Stella no.2 is available to buy at Nué Notes new shop Another Nué in Krystalgade 3 in Central Copenhagen. It´s a very nice shop full of brands like Alexander Wang, Yvonne Koné, Rika and Acne. They also sell their own cool brand Nue Notes and Love Child 1979.

Great collages from Süsan Spark

2011-03-21T14:33:00.000+01:00

Süsan Spark is a Barcelona based moodboard specialist/trend guide working in the field of Art, design and fashion. She makes incredible collages full of colours and spirit.
She did this one especially for Stella magazine for our Beauty Issue.
You can see it here along with some of her other great work.

On Beauty for Stella magazine no.2

I´ve always been a rebel

Nouveau Riche trend 2012

Come to Stella no.2 launch party

2011-03-17T21:56:00.001+01:00

Stella no.2 is out on now!

2011-03-16T10:37:00.000+01:00

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Stella no.2 is out now. You can buy it here
Have a sneak peak inside the magazine:

STELLA no.2 is out on the 16th March

2011-03-14T10:46:00.000+01:00

We are very happy to announce that Stella no.2 will be out and available to buy online from the 16th March. The cover illustration is done by the brilliant Swedish illustrator Cecilia Carlstedt.
More about our launch party very soon...

Elegant Women

2011-03-09T14:54:00.000+01:00

Art Nouveau Cigarettes

An elegangt lady smokes a cigarette in a long cigarette holder

Although smoking is bad for you, don't you just adore these graphic designs of elegant women from the 1920'ies. These posters can be bought at All Posters among others.

Eye candy and afternoon tea

2011-03-05T12:31:00.000+01:00

Stella mag came across these decorative and funny cakes of high fashion shoes, dresses and bags. They are from Pret-a-Portea available for Afternoon Tea at the Berkley Hotel in London. Great combination of colour, tea and sweets!

Don't let the weather hold you back...

2011-03-03T11:06:00.000+01:00

All-Weather Sketch Book

All-Weather Reporter's Notebook

Even though spring is here Denmark is still cold, windy and rainy. That's why we are thrilled by the Company Rite in the rain from Tacoma, WA. They produce patented, environmentally responsible, all-weather writing paper under the motto "outdoor writing products for outdoor writing people". We agree, don't let the weather hold you back.

Exhilaration!

2011-02-28T13:03:00.000+01:00

Fruit de mare

La femme I

Stella Magazine found her passion for the painter Guy Olivier in Amsterdam last summer. You can see why! Guy Olivier is born in Maastricht in 1964 and is known for his grotesque and explosive style.

Supermarket Sarah

2011-02-17T11:52:00.000+01:00

Look at these great wall decorations from Supermarket Sarah. Sarah's "walls" started in her living room but have now spread into public spaces; galleries, shop fronts, bars, receptions and most recently Sarah curated a 30ft high wall at Selfridges London Concept Store.
The walls have taken on collaborative formats and so far Sarah has worked with brilliant designers including Fred Butler, Patternity, Donna Wilson and many more.

You can buy the items displayed on the walls. Handpicked vintage stuff from Sarah and her collaborators.

Beautiful color combinations by Malene Landgren

2011-02-14T14:43:00.000+01:00

The Danish artist Malene Landgren does these amazing wall decorations and paintings in the most beautiful and well combined color palette. It is a great feeling to walk around in one of her colorful room installations. See more of her inspiring work here.

Stella at The Royal Danish Ballet

2011-02-07T17:14:00.000+01:00

Susanne Grinder, Principal Dancer, and Laura from Stella magazine are having a chat.

The other day Stella was at a photo shoot at The Royal Danish Ballet. In our second issue of Stella magazine we have a story about ballet and a shorter interview with the Principal Dancer Susanne Grinder. Photographer Pernille Ringsing shot the beautiful and so talented ballerina - so you can look forward to some amazing pictures in our next issue coming out in March.
Thanks to Camilla (PR manager from The Royal Danish Ballet) for showing us around.

Stella around the World

2011-02-03T10:31:00.000+01:00

Parco, Tokyo

MagNation Australia

Magazine Cafe, New York, 15 West 37th St

Stella is happy to tell you that The First issue is available in many countries now.

You can find Stella mag in UK, France, United States, Japan, Brazil and Australia.

Please email info@stellamag.net for retailers´ addresses.

Luella´s Guide

2011-01-24T11:49:00.000+01:00

Luella´s Guide to English Style is a beautiful book made by the British designer Luella Bartley. Stella love the cover that has an old school look with a neon pink elastic band to seal it - a really nice combination. Luella shares her inspiration and the book is full of beautiful drawings by Zoe Taylor and pictures of different icons and styles. You can buy the book here.

Photography with expression: Pernille Ringsing

2011-01-17T10:01:00.000+01:00

Pernille Ringsing is a really talented Danish photographer. Her recurring photographic expression is minimal, complimented by her strong lighting technique, graphic lines and unique compositions.

We are looking very much forward to collaborating and showing her pictures in the next issue of Stella mag which will be out in March.
See more of her work here.

Cool Patti Smith

2011-01-07T09:50:00.000+01:00

Stella magazine can highly recommend the American artist, singer songwriter and poet Patti Smith´s book "Just Kids". The book captures her life as a young woman coming to New York and meeting the like minded artist Robert Mapplethorpe.
Patti Smith describes the day that Mapplethorpe created his exquisitely androgynous image of her in white shirt, black pants and black jacket for the cover of her “Horses” album.
Look inside the book here

Harpers Bazaar vintage covers

2011-01-03T13:56:00.000+01:00

1899, spring issue

1899

Erté´s first cover, January issue 1915.

1956, Audrey Hepburn by Richard Avedon.

Richard Avedon cover, 1965

Looking for inspiration for our next cover Stella mag came across these beautiful covers from Harpers Bazaar.

Merry xmas from Stella

2010-12-21T18:25:00.000+01:00

Flowers and ribbon hair pieces

2010-12-20T14:04:00.000+01:00

Frida Kahlo

Kirsten Dunst in "Marie Antoinette"

Marc Jacobs eye wear

Marc Jacobs SS2011

It is party season and time for adding that little extra touch. Get inspired by these lovely ladies and make a nice hair piece of flowers or ribbons.

Stella in Chinese Indoor magazine

2010-12-16T11:56:00.000+01:00

Stella has made it all the way to China and is featured in the December issue of the Chinese lifestyle magazine "Indoor". Stella is listed as "The Editors New Discovery", see more here.
Thanks a lot Indoor magazine.

Stella loves Agnes Obel

2010-12-10T09:32:00.000+01:00

Photo by Mali Lazell

The Danish singer songwriter Agnes Obel is a shinning star. Her first album "Philharmonics" is a pleasure to listen to. The album is full of beautiful melodies and her lovely piano playing. Agnes lives in Berlin and recorded her album here. Listen to her beautiful music here.

Louise Bourgeois in London

2010-12-02T20:39:00.000+01:00

At Hauser & Wirth Gallery in London you will find a solo exhibition by the late Louise Bourgeois untill the 18th December. The exhibition is featuring over seventy fabric drawings made between 2002 and 2008, as well as four large-scale sculptures. Made from clothes and other domestic effects accrued over decades, Bourgeois’s fabric drawings are abstract yet acutely personal works, retaining allusions to the materials’ past incarnations. So if you come to London go and check out these beautiful pattern and colour combination or take a look here.

Time for book classics

2010-11-30T19:42:00.000+01:00

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

It is cold outside and it is time to get cosy on the sofa with a good book. These classics by Penguin have the most beautiful covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Eye candy and must reads for book lovers!

Stella in Storm

2010-11-27T15:12:00.000+01:00

Now you can also buy Stella in Storm, a very nice fashion and design shop in Copenhagen. They have cool brands like Comme Des Garcons Play, Jonathan Saunders and Whyred and they have a great selection of books and magazines.

Sara Gomes/The second bus home

2010-11-24T08:14:00.000+01:00

In the next issue of Stella magazine out in March one of Stella's contributors will be the photographer Sara Gomes/The second bus home. We are very happy to show Sara's talented work and are really looking forward to showing her lovely pictures in Stella magazine. Sara has a blog as well. Visit it here and get inspired!

Popquilts from Julie Ansiau

2010-11-15T17:51:00.000+01:00

The French photographer Julie Ansiau creates these wonderful multi coloured objects which she draws, sews and embroiders entirely by hand. She calls these objects « popquilts ». Take a look at her website - really amazing hand work and fun objects that makes you happy!

Julie is inspired by pop culture, referencing everyday life and reproducible objects, a deliberately simple language that then comes to life through her needle.

Patchwork burka

2010-11-11T14:48:00.000+01:00

Check out this project by fashion student Sara Emilie Terp. She combines fashion and politics in her Patchopia Burka Project. The colorful Burka made out of patchwork is ment to be worn as a statement of freedom and it symbolises the right to independence and individuality.

Read more about Sara Emilie and her work in the first issue of Stella. You can buy our magazine here.

murmur - a cool Japanese magazine

2010-11-05T17:10:00.000+01:00

Look at these beautiful covers. We came across this nice Japanese magazine called murmur. It is published by a Japanese fashion brand and the theme is "To live beautiful and sweet". The magazine is about eco-fashion and sustainable lifestyles. Maybe a good theme for Stella to look into for the next issue...? Please let us know if there are subjects you wish to read about in Stella.

Broken Fab

2010-11-02T15:36:00.000+01:00

Broken fab aka Fabienne Morel is a cool jewellery designer from Switzerland. Influenced by club culture and African tribal design she creates colourful and unique hand beaded bracelets, ear rings and necklaces. Read more about Broken fab and where she gets her inspiration from in the first issue of Stella.

Stella magazine on Bloesem blog

2010-10-27T16:23:00.000+02:00

Bloesem is a really nice blog about design and living made by Irene Hoofs. This week Bloesem did a second post about Stella magazine. Read the interview ("Let's get personal tour") with Laura Terp Hansen, founder and Art Director of Stella magazine and check out the earlier post about Stella magazine here. Thanks a lot for your posts Bloesem!

Spoon magazine

2010-10-26T16:02:00.000+02:00

Spoon is a cool Japanese fashion/lifestyle magazine for girls. They have some great covers and inspiring layout. The text is in Japanese but the photography is really nice. You can buy the summers issue here at Uguisu online shop - check out their other magazines and their books - they have a really nice selection.

Stella in Japan

2010-10-24T14:52:00.000+02:00

Stella will be in Japan for the next couple of weeks and will be sharing some inspiration with you from this inspiring country full of contrast.