Saturday 5 May 2012

Designtorget - the sweetest gifts

If my birthday surprise wasn't already enough, my wonderful flatmate, Eunseong, also gave me the sweetest little gifts from a shop we both love - Designtorget

We discovered this shop by accident, one sunny day, while we were wandering around the harbour here in Oslo. Scandinavia is quite well known for their quirky designs and Designtorget is no exception. I love these lovely iceberg icecubes and this fun tea strainer, for example. They're kind of impractical but very pretty and smart. But most of all, I love the two sweet gifts that dear Eunseong gave to me. 


First of all, she gave me this sweet birdhouse for my keys. You attach the little bird keyring to your keys and stick the little birdhouse to the wall by the door. When you get home you can put the little bird in his house, to keep your keys safe. His tale is also a whistle, which is kind of random but kind of exciting too! It actually turned out to be the perfect gift because I am constantly late in the mornings because I can never find my keys!


She also gave me this sweet little bird which makes a little chirping sound. A while ago I bought a little bird feeder that sticks to the window because one of the bizarre things about this country is that you never seem to see any animals! I bought it to try to encourage the many birds I see hopping around to come up to my window so I could see them. Of course, it didn't work very well (I had a kind of Cinderella style these-birds-are-going-to-eat-from-my-hand-and-wake-me-up-and-tie-ribbons-in-my-hair sort of expectation) so Eunseong bought me this little bird to keep me company and to make up for the total failure my bird feeder turned out to be! She's very thoughtful :)

What do you think? Do you like the look of this store? I love funny little shops like this one, there are so many nice gifts to be found there. If I win the lottery you can be sure that I won't have any normal cutlery or appliances, everything I own will be novelty designs like these ones!

inspire nordic

14 comments:

  1. I love when the design of everyday items has a unique and thoughtful twist. Those key chains are adorable!

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  2. What thoughtful gifts! I absolutely love the birdhouse. I definitely need one of those.

    I have an award for you at my blog. :)

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  3. OH those are SOOO DARLING! Happy birthday, Nikki! Thank you for visiting! Anita

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  4. What a great shop! I was checking out the links you posted. Lovely gifts you got! Score!!!

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  5. I love the birdhouse key holder. Adorable.
    Also, I love your flatmate's name. Does it mean something? And, how is it pronounced?

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  6. Aww so cute! I love little things like that :)

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  7. I like those ice cubes you linked to! If only I hadn't just bought a ice cube tray for my mini fridge for my dorm.

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  8. Those ice cube trays are hysterical! :)Love it! I love little gifts like this that really take thought and put a smile on a person's face.

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  9. Love the iceberg ice-cubes, awesome! I love finding a store with quirky, fun, yet practical gifts (like the birdhouses for the keys-amazingly clever!). The name of the store is also a very good play on words. You should have your boyfriend tell you about what used to take place at torget. I have fond memories.
    Tina @ Life is Good

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  10. Thank you for the comment on my blog, you're so sweet. Indeed I wonder that all the time.
    These cute designs are awesome. We have some shops here that sell these kinds of products (they're of scandinavian design) and my mother is a huge fan of them! They're so quircky and cute!

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  11. God that's adorable. The ice cubes are impractical, ridiculous, and therefore one of the best things ever. :)

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  12. I really like the birdhouse key holder! The whistle is good in case you feel threatened and want attention from the authorities.

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  14. Happy birthday! Sounds like it was wonderful:)

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