Hei !

Nå er det utrolig lenge siden sist jeg har fått skrevet noen ny blogg.  Det er lissom blitt så mange andre arenaer man holder på med.  Facebook, Instagram osv.  Men nå, i anledning feiringen av vårt 30 års jubileum, så bør jeg ta meg selv i nakken og gjøre et forsøk.

Vi har laget en egen jubileumsavis, hvor du kan lese hele historien om oss.  Og hvordan denne reisen har vært.  30 år er en ganske lang tid.  Det har vært gode tider og dårlige tider.  Vi har klart å endre oss med tiden.  Og vi har utviklet oss fra den miste bittelille bedrift, til en ganske stor organisasjon. 

Kanskje jeg kunne fortelle dere litt mer her ?  Bare til dere her inne ? 

Her er jeg på kontoret mitt

Og her er hvor det hele startet.  Dette bildet fant jeg i min mors gamle saker.  Det er fra Boracay i 1981.  Det er meg ytterst til venstre, og Mor som nr 3.  Jeg kan fortelle mange historier fra den tiden der.

 

Flagshipstore in Oslo opening

Im so happy to open the new A&C Flagshipstore in Oslo.  Here I am with Charlotte Thorstvedt who is our model, celebrity, but also have made her own jewellery collection for A&C.

Se & Hør the most famous Norwegian celebrity magazine was the first to arrive, and catch Charlotte Thorstvedt for an interview.  Charlotte is a big celebrity in Norway.  She is a real fashiongirl, she is a DJ and TV presentator.  But she is also really nice person, down to earth and with a bright talent.  Its fantastic for us to cooperate with her.

This is Charlotte showing her beautifull dagger bracelet.  The jewellery is handmade in pure silver and bronze.  Its made totally by hand at our Indonesian workshop, and it carries the initial of the craftsman.  Its made in a limited quantity, and we think we may have to make a waitinglist.  The interest is huge !

 




Here is the team.  A&C marketing dept. and Polhem PR that helped us arrange this event !



Finn Schiøll, Norways most famous floweartists and TV personality made this faboulous flowergate for us !  Isnt lit lovely ?



From the shop interior when its almost ready.

As part of the decor we have made a lot of old photos from our story.  People are quite surprised to find out how many crazy things we have been doing, and how our brand has come about. 



This is what it looks like from the outside.  Zara is our neighbour, and they are known for their exquisit locations !





Great thanks to Joe & the juice !  This amazing juicebar is our neigbour and served us the most fantastic fruitdrinks all evening.  The lady on left is a guest who had just given me the beautiful roses ! 



Summer on the Oslofjord

Let me take you to one of the nicest days we have had this summer.  We are going on a boattrip on the Oslo fjord  

 

 

 

 

This is Lars Tore.  He is our director.

We are going out on a trip in the Oslo Fjord on this old wooden sailboat from 1937

The fjord is showing itself from the most beatiful side.  The sea is glittering in front of us.  Some cheerful little clouds on the sky.  Can it be better ?

The boat is filled with food and drinks.  We are not going to suffer !

This is Franz, my husband.  Next to him is Ronald from Holland.  He is a sailor, and loved the boat.

Father and son enjoying the view.

Time for lunch.  This is the epitomy of Norwegian summer enjoyment.  Fresh prawns, beer or white wine.  Bread and mayones.  In a boat, while the sun is shining.  Simple, but so nice !

This is a prawn sandwich.  Some of our foreign guests did not like to peel their own prawns.  I did it for them, as I have been growing up peeling prawns, so Im fast. As most Norwegians are.  They loved it !

The boat is called Guri.  Such a beauty !

Franz and me took a swim.  The water was just great !  Its so refreshing to swim in the sea.

No, its not cold.  Its great.  I feel its like swiming in champagne.

Lazy afternoon in the sunshine.

Our guests are enjoying themselves.

We are not the only ones on the fjord that day.  The fjord is full of boats !

Here we are passing through "Middagsbukta".  A popular place for other boatowners to spend their afternoon and have dinner.

People enjoy this day.  Maybe the last summerday of this year ?

The Oslo Fjord !!

Sneakpeek from the photoshoot

Hi everybody !

I just thought Id give you a little sneakpeek from our recent photoshoot.  We have to be early, in order to get everything ready in time.

This is our model.  She a norwegian model who lives in Paris.

It takes a long time to get her ready.  Hair, makeup.  Everything has to be perfect !

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The clothes are ready.  They all have to ironed, as every little detail shows on a photo

Then we have to find out where we are going to take the pictures.  The light has to be right.

The house where we are shooting has this incredible atmosphere.  Its like its in another peacful world.

We make lots of nice detailed photos.

I think this one is going to be nice.

There are spherefull details everwhere !

Ah here is the good light !

This is actually the bathroom. With one photographer in the bathtub.

The model changes looks from photo to photo.

And then a nice shout outside, just as the sun is going down.

Does it look like autumn ?

A special hous in the forest. Just perfect for A&C.  We always find our inspiraton in nature.

This was just a small sneak peek specially for you.  The final result you will be able to see in the fall.  We are curious if you will like them.  We really think the next collection is going to be just great.  Perfect for women who like this natural, informal style that we like to make.  So you can feel comfortable about your self, and be just who you are ! 
Love to you all, from Birgit

Inspiring London

My son lives in London at the moment.  And that gave me a great opportunity to go and visit.  Its been a while since I have been in London.  I used to live there one year when I was young.  That was a great experience, and maybe a major reason why I desided to travel to India that time long ago.

This is him.  He studies at the university.  He showed me around.

And this is what he reads !  Im glad its not me !

I did even find the house I used to live in 150 years ago !  Nice !

We decided to go for some interesting inspiration, In stead of just heading for Oxfordstreet shopping.

British Museum was our choice.  Its so big !  You dont know where to start.

And inspiration was plentifull

I like this eagel here.  History is exciting.  To see all the works of man ! 

In the evening we go to Jamie Olivers restaurant in Kingston.

The atmosphere was quite nice.  Very informal, modern, like I expected.

We ordered this really nice salad with gorgonzola and pear.  Very tasty !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a thin Italian feather stake with sage.  Mmmm..