arctic Trend UpdateIssue 2 2011Global and Local

This is our last issue for the year and we have filled it with inspiration from our last months here in the arctic and abroad.We have been on a journey inside ourselves trying to find the answer for what makes us tick, what really matters & what makes us Happy? What are those moments that leaves us with that feel good feal-ing in a world filled with chaos, war, upbreak and revolution? We are all rich with peoples stories, people that are living right among us, everywhere, all we need to do is pause and start listening.Trends are moving faster in a global world, we are closer eachother as well as more local than before. Interesting mix.We want to share our inspirations in hope that they will inspire you as well.

Enjoy!

Earth matters is what really matters.Few things are so luxurious like walking out to my chicken house and pick some fresh eggs in the morning. Being greeted by the hens and rooster and their gentle cackling. They coming up and wanting to be greeted and talked to and ofcourse looking for that little treet.Things are put in perspective. Living far from the city pulse is a great way of gathering my thoughts and sorting out things in the global buzz.Pausing.What really matters are not the fast changing fashion trends but the air we breath, loved ones and our earth.... “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happe-ning.” -Coco Chanel

Elin Emanuelsson illustrator and owner of ee-design. A new swedish design company that works with il-lustration and design.I met Elin on my trip to Düsseldorf. I asked her some quick questions.

Your education?LTU Media Design, and before I went on the Umeå School of Art Where do you live today?Älvsbyn, north Sweden. Where were you born?Umeå, Sweden. How long have you had your company?I registered my company last spring but I really started to work this September (2011), so 4 months I would say. What is happening right now? I currently have a exhibition in Piteå on PT art foyer. My work hangs there all December! Interests?I work with my main interest-drawing! But I also like to read. Next?I’m currently working with partners to find work, both in Sweden and abroad. Very exciting! How do you sell your artwork?My illustrations are sold at the exhibition. You can also buy my illustrations via my website,

Elin first draws her illustrations by hand in watercolour and ink, then she digitalize them and finish them in pho-toshop.

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