For more than 10 years Slovenia’s capital has been all about design in October. The Month of Design Ljubljana is an unmissable ensemble of events exploring, evaluating and solving problems of living, bringing together creatives and businesses while encouraging interdisciplinary dialogue.

Christoph Rehage who was born in 1981, in Hannover, Germany gained world renown with the movie about his 4500 kilometer walk through China. Christoph began his journey on 9 November 2007, on his 26th birthday and finished it in October next year, walking all the way from Beijing to Ürümqi. The video which you can see below shows clips of Christoph driving in a car, flying in a plane or sailing a boat. These rear moments happened when Christoph took a short rest from his walk or took time to sort some personal and bureaucratic matters.

Christoph planned his journey a year in advance and initially planned to walk the whole way from Beijing to Germany. After a year of funny haircuts and strange beards he stopped, shaved and had a haircut and went home where he graduated.

Many people who saw the video asked Christoph: “Why go on the walk? Why stop?” His only answer was: “I’ve been wondering about that too.”

Many also wrote him that they intended to do something similar. Christoph isn’t sure what to tell them, he says he has only one advice for them: “It’s not important which dreams you pursue, as long as you have them. Pursue them and smile while pursuing them!”

After all that I’ve read, I’m still not sure why Christoph decided to go on his adventure. I’m not even sure he knows himself, but I still find the story and video fascinating. Click on play and your walk through China can begin.

The Longest Way 1.0 - walk through China and grow a beard! - TIMELAPSE from Christoph Rehage on Vimeo.

So, I've been browsing through the line-ups of upcoming festivals and look what I found! Omar! He's such a rarity. I know many of you don't know who I'm talking about, but when you'll press play, you'll know in an instant. This song is kind of forgotten, but has such a nice vibe to it, that I get a smile on my face every time I hear it. 

Anyway, Omar will be performing on Dimensions Festival this year (August 28-31) and it's because of these kinds of little sparkling gems that I really love festivals. There's always a chance that some little act, hidden among the big names could surprise you and bring all the memories out. The good ones, of course ;)

Omar - There's Nothing Like This
album There's Nothing Like This, 1900

And oh, don't forget to check the whole Dimensions Festival line-up!

It's time to announce two lucky winners of EXIT Festival giveaway. Sadly this time Lena couldn't find the time to pick the winners, so a computer had to do it. And here are the results. Drum roll please :)

Congratulations!

So now what? Summer is here, and you haven’t decided which festival to choose. Well let us help you a little. EXIT Festival is one of the biggest festivals in Europe and it was also voted ‘best European Festival’ in the 2013 European Festival Awards. EXIT is taking place in a picturesque city of Novi Sad from July 10 to July 13. 

Good luck!

Somewhere in the south of the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, at the very edge of the desert, in the middle of nowhere, a hundred seats for an outdoor cinema are placed. Estonian photographer, Kaupo Kikkas recently visited this deserted place and took these amazing photos of this dilapidated dream. The movie theater project was funded with French money not so long ago by bringing old seats, a generator and a massive sail shaped screen from Cairo.

Hello my lovlies! How are you doing? I'm still cruising around Scandinavia and my last stop is my favorite Copenhagen. That's why I have to post a song from here, right? I've found this guy Troels Abrahamsen and I fell in love in an instant. He's a producer, songwriter, singer and what not. He's quite well known around here and I think I should spread the word about him, so more people could enjoy his music. So here you go. Let's start a week by not moving :)

Troels Abrahamsen - Not Moving
album BLCK, 2010

Dark Noir from Gillian Glendinning on Vimeo.

A private eye, roaming the dark streets full of things noone else can see.
A fistfull of dollars, searching for her, he did find something. What could it be?

You can order this super cool table lamp made from recycled vinyl records here.

The sale of new vinyls is growing yearly and reached its peak in the last 10 years.
Well, you can’t have mine! Their place is on the record player!

Festival season has started! Can you feel it already? I'm so excited and can't wait to visit some of them. First one will definitely be INmusic festival in Zagreb, Croatia (June 23.-25.). So let's start this week with somebody from their quite impressive line up.

Bombay Bicycle Club - Luna
album So Long, See You Tomorrow, 2014

Between June 17th and 21st 2014 Bled will host the Bled Film Festival (BFF), the first international engaged film festival in Slovenia. In addition to competitive projections of global and European movie production, the festival will give us an opportunity to reflect on the importance of water and finding solutions to water conservation. The slogan of the festival is'' Moving images for a Better World'', which in itself is eloquent enough. The Festivals organizers want to use the power of film as the perfect medium for addressing both the rational and emotional sides of human thinking about the world that surrounds us. In addition to exceptional films the organizers have set themselves the goal of making people aware of the urgent need for the protection of water resources and other environmental issues that threaten life on our, one and only planet.

The competitive program will offer 8 feature length films from different countries premiering in Slovenia and 8 documentaries related to water.

BFFs first edition will also bring interesting accompanying events and evening entertainment, while Bled will host some of the top filmmakers from Slovenia and abroad. You can find more about the festival here.

Good morning everybody! Here is a little number, that could cheer you up if you need to change your mood. Since I'm in Sweden it's only natural I've chosen a Swedish band don't you think? Enjoy!

Tikkle Me - Boys vs. Girls

Six Hands is a dog bed ! Six Hands is a doghouse! Six hands is for all dog lovers, lovers of minimalism and ecology. Each house is custom made, exclusively from eco friendly materials and is ideal for smaller and medium sized pet dogs. They’re made from organic cotton with watertight inner linings. You can also buy each part of the house and bed separately.

My advice… the gray cotton bed and plywood house are made for each other so don’t separate them!

Whenever I watched Harry Potter or Star Wars films I always thought how cool it would be to be able to control things by simply making a gesture. Granted you can’t really compare the Force with magic with its incantations and wands, but still, they’re both cool! And so is Ring!

Ring is a wearable Input Device that lets you control things like your smart phone or tablet, or your Bluetooth compatible devices at home. With it you can use gesture controls, write and send texts and more. While the Rings usability is a bit limited at present, the developers promise to open their API allowing original apps to be made for Ring.

At this point you may be thinking that Ring is something you absolutely need to have! And somewhere down the line you may be right, but for now I think it’s a bit too bulky and limited in usability! Also, since when do we all have the same ring size?

So for now, kudos to the team at Logbar inc. and keep up the good work! I’m sure in a couple of years Ring will be something I’ll absolutely “need” to have!