What Happened This Weekend - Pays Respect To Those In Japan

"My mother came over and gave me my childhood toy rabbit that I left in my family home. I love this guy,"says artist Mambo Key

 

"I travel a lot with my work so when I'm home I like to sit still and make things. I created Dandelion Bottle this weekend," says Daisuke Matsumura

"I decided this weekend I was going to take the time to think and rest. I wore this t-shirt to remind me" says TEPPEI

 "I have got so obsessed with drawing mustache's lately I'm putting them on anything I can get my hands onto" says model Aoiyuu

 "I can't believe how fast my son is growing up. He is like a little man now and likes to entertain himself at the dining table by reading and drawing," says Hideaki Hamada

This is a very small mark of respect of the tragic events happening in Japan. "What Happened This Weekend" is the opportunity to celebrate the love people have for their homes.  Some of my favourite contributors over the last year have come from Japan so to think how their lives have be turned upside down and what they are emotionally and physically going through right now breaks my heart.  I know some of our contributors are OK but others I'm not so sure. Please, please support the relief work happening in Japan. 

Here are some organisations providing amazing support

Architecture For Humanity 

Red Cross 

Shelter Box

What Happened This Weekend

"I took my daughter to the Yohji Yamamoto exhibition at the V&A and then we made some pancakes" says Karine, Creative Director of BODIE and FOU Photo by: Cortoboy

"My mother came over and gave me my childhood toy rabbit that I left in my family home. I love this guy,"says artist Mambo Key

"I play the drums like I don't have neighbours. I do have them though :-)," says photographer Sannah Kvist

"In London the best place to hang our washing is on the radiators around the apartment.  I love it when I put my clean sheets on my bed after they have been drying on a radiator. It's like snuggling into a warm hug. You will always find sheets and clothes hanging out to dry all over the apartment on weekends,"says Yann Faucher 

If you would like to take part in this series, What Happened This Weekend, then send SnOOp an email including picture and your news and we will try to include it next week 

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"My son and I made a new coaster this weekend," says Masami Akatsuka founder of Cocon Shop

"This is my new bike and I am in LOVE. The colours are so wonderful. The only problem is I can't keep it outside so I spent all weekend trying to come up with a solution how to store it indoors," says Kate from Chocolatekate

"This weekend was my 30-something birthday party. My house is a long way off finished but I love having friends over to eat, drink and celebrate. It was hard not to snap my friend J looking very handsome in my living room, candle-lit and surrounded by mine and others' art work, says super talented Textile Designer Ruth Singer".

If you would like to take part in next weeks "What Happened This Weekend" please send your picture and quote here. Remember it has to relate to your time at home.

What Happened This Weekend

"Russell and I are professionals in how to enjoy the weekend," says artist and musician Joe Howe.

"Now my son's nearly two he's really fun to spend the weekend with. Not doing grand ambitious stuff, just weird little things like playing with mud, jumping off stuff and running around," says Nicolas Roope - creator of the The Plumen 001- the world’s first designer energy saving light bulb.

"I can't believe how fast my son is growing up. He is like a little man now and likes to entertain himself at the dining table by reading and drawing," says Hideaki Hamada

"I took a photo of Agnes on her bed," says freelance photographer Sannah Kvist

"I travel a lot with my work so when I'm home I like to sit still and make things. I created Dandelion Bottle this weekend," says Daisuke Matsumura


If you would like to take part in next weeks "What Happend This Weekend" please send your picture and quote here. Remember it has to relate to your time at home.

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"I went and did my latest Closet Visit at costume designer and fashion stylist Alicia Lawhon's house," says photographer Jeana Sohn

"My challenge this weekend was to find a "pillow partner", whom would love to be my sales agent outside Denmark!" shares designer Dorte Agergaard.

"I  had an idea..." thanks Oliver from blog Foody Chef

"Here's what I made this weekend. I brought back some lovely little felt balls from a shop called Muskhane in Paris.
It took me 10 minutes to thread them as a bracelet for my daughter. She picked out the colours as I made it.
We were both very happy with the result!" says Jenny Voyce who reports on emerging trends in design and interiors on her blog Trends Voyce

 "It's been a great weekend," says Christina Achau from blog Random Panda

"I don't do wallpaper in my house. I have a feature wall that my friends doodle on. This is my latest addition I added on the weekend," says photographer Mark Peckmezian.

If you would like to take part in next weeks "What Happend This Weekend" please send your picture and quote here. Remember it has to relate to your time at home.

What Happened This Weekend

"This weekend I met up with fellow design bloggers and members of the dbcollective. Honourary member and interiors journalist Barbara Chandler took this photo of us all looking rather serious!" says Katie Treggiden from confessions of a design geek: winner of mydeco's "Best Interior Design Blog in Great Britain". 

"I finally had a chance to sit down and enjoy the new lamp I designed. I love having the lamp in my house because it is a constant reminder of the importance of maintaining a tradition in finely crafted design. I think it's majestic in my living room. It's the first piece I have designed in sixteen years that I have wanted in my own home," shares designer Niamh Barry. 

 "I stayed at home all weekend and didn't see any of my friends which made me sad," says Luu

"It has been simply freezing here in London town, my Kau's have been like radiators for the feet this weekend keeping me snug and warm whilst I finish the new Kau baby line which I'm due to launch," says Victoria Rezon, founder of hip shoe brand Kau London.

 "Since I can't be back home, I continued my family's holiday tradition of a giant cookie-baking party and even made Florida-shaped gingerbread cookies in honor of my home-state," says Mat Saunders from ApartmentTherapy.com aka @beencalledworse

"My girlfriend and I were goofing around in our apartment block. I'm a movie addict, coffee drinker and shopaholic so my photography is influenced by my great loves," says photographer Fei. 

 " This weekend I decided to relax my mind by making origami; it was too cold to do anything else," says photographer and filmmaker Ilenia Martini from blog It can be a Lover

If you would like to take part in next weeks "What Happend This Weekend" please send your picture and quote here. Remember it has to relate to your time at home. 

What Happened This Weekend

"Since I can't be back home, I continued my family's holiday tradition of a giant cookie-baking party and even made Florida-shaped gingerbread cookies in honor of my home-state," says Mat Saunders from ApartmentTherapy.com aka @beencalledworse

 What Happened This Weekend is back for 2011.  I'm looking for your lovely selves to submit a picture of what you got up to on the weekend at home. It can be anything from sleeping, cleaning, having a dinner party, making a cushion, having an argument with you children or blogging.  Don't be shy. Email here

What Happened This Weekend

"This weekend I got up late" shares interiors journalist Kate Jacobs owner of the newest and most gorgeous location house in London. Check it out here

 "My parents told me they want to remove our vintage wallpaper from our wall. With winter coming this is my one escape to dream of sunny places. We have taken family photos in front of this wall since I can remember. I will be spending the rest of the week trying to convince them to keep it" says Alexey Lapin

 

"I'm looking for a swimming teacher (wouldn't say a coach) in Hawaii, Maui, just in case, I do float and swim on my back but can't breathe and also looking for a room to rent for about 3 months. cheers yeah. Aloha" says artist Hasisi Park

"My girlfriend has a really, really bad hangover. She believes putting refrigerated eggs on her temples helps to soothe the pain", says Davey Warren

 "I made a tooth of clay. I think I will make more, maybe a whole set. I have a thing for bodies right now. I also got drunk, but that's not such a pretty sight" says freelance photographer Sannah Kvist.

  "With a stuffy nose and sore throat, the weekend consisted of feeling very uncomfortable on this couch- probably making this girl feel more uneasy than I could have felt myself," says photographer Dimitri Karakostas.

What Happened This Weekend

"I decided this weekend I was going to take the time to think and rest. I wore this t-shirt to remind me" says TEPPEI

 "We had some crappy weather this weekend so I tried to save some of our veggies we have grown over the summer" says Maxwell Tomlinson

"My Saturday morning ritual is to sit down and catch up with my magazine reading. I like to keep up to date with what's happening. Japanese magazine ppaper is my favourite" says Hero Topia

"I worked on some new portraits for my website. This has to be my favourite" says Yann Faucher

 "My girlfriend and I smooched on the couch all weekend" says photographer Charlie Engman

 "My brother made us pancakes. I sometimes think he loves our dog Niko more than me" says Kate Van Brocklin

"My sister had her friends over and they made feather headbands and then got me to photograph them", says Vitalik Melnikov

" Yeah not much happened I stayed home and played on the computer for most of the night" says Mikael Almehag

Wow. What an amazing weekend with you guys sharing photos of what you got up to. If you would like to take part in this series, What Happened This Weekend, then send SnOOp an email including picture and your news and we will try to include it next week 

What Happened This Weekend

We take a quick SnOOp around the globe to see what some creative folk got up to over the weekend.

“Finally back in London, in my room, after travelling from Madrid Fashion Week” says Pelay Diaz from Katelovesme

"Oh, hey! Check out my new website. How do you say no to this?!" says photographer Steven Beckly

"I have got so obsessed with drawing mustache's lately I'm putting them on anything I can get my hands onto" says model Aoiyuu

"I did a little impromptu photo-shoot with photographer Steven Beckly," says super talented toy designer, illustrator, and artist Jon Knox

"I've just launched (finally) my online store. You can now shop my latest menswear, womenswear and accessories collection," says French pop fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac

If you would like to take part in this series, What Happened This Weekend, then send SnOOp an email including picture and your news and we will try to include it next week