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Lotta Jansdotter's Handmade Living: A Fresh Take On Scandinavian Style (2010)

by Lotta Jansdotter(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0811865479 (ISBN13: 9780811865470)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Chronicle Books

review 1: I was really disappointed in this book. I've loved Lotta Jansdotter's textile designs since I worked in a boutique in college and first discovered them on a line of her handbags, and I was hoping this book would have some insight into her influences and (self-taught) design principles. It really doesn't. It's basically just a photo shoot of her wandering around her Brooklyn home and studio (which are nice, don't get me wrong), with inane passages about how she chooses to decorate. I almost put the book down when I came across a paragraph in which she describes how she stores trays and baskets and such on top of her fridge, since she has so little room in her kitchen. Seriously? How does that qualify as 'Scandinavian style'? If you're looking for simple, clean design i... morenspiration, you're better off picking up the latest IKEA catalog.
review 2: While I haven't heard of Lotta Jansdotter, she seems like a pretty together woman, or, at least, her house is. The book was fun to flip through. I especially liked the bit about coffee time (Fika) and her wall cutting board hanger. Haven't tried the recipes, but yes, there's herring (she's Swedish) and cinnamon rolls. The photos are fun to look at, the text is OK. My main quibble is that she says she didn't feel that she needed to include instructions for some of her projects because they're so straightforward. Cop out. Many of you readers aren't fabric designers with mad improv sewing skills. Apart from the recipes, the instructions include are less than detailed.All in all, fun to flip through and worth checking out from the library, if interested. less

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