Wandawega Blog Archive

momfilter

I love this blog. Our friends at mom filter did a great little post  of our favorite little local bakery-The Elegant Farmer… from her post:“One of our favorite apple pies we’ve ever had was in Wisconsin, from The Elegant Farmer, who make their apple pie in a paper bag. It’s insanely good, and they ship nationwide. Our picture proves we couldn’t wait to dig into it.” another great little local secret that momfilter did a post on was Old World Wisconsin (right up the road). from the post:“I just came across this amazing living history museum, called Old World Wisconsin, which is…

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Lineage of influence

i love this blog. a post i found recently: Entitled ‘Camp Wandawega’, here’s the lookbook images for Penfields latest Autumn/Winter collection. The name is taken from the location of the shoot – a unique resort tucked away by the shores of the idyllic Wandawega lake in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.some shots from the post:

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Favorite coffeeshop on earth.

19th century cafe. still in operation on the square in the san telmo neighborhood of buenos airies. every square inch of the walls have been carved with names dating back a hundred years. the waiters are charming old men in old school aprons. the floors are fantastic b+w check stone. the walls still have original advertisements for products they havent carried in 80+ years. its filled with light and they have fantastic espresso. it sits directly across from the starbucks (a sin). but also right across from the san telmo flea market…. every sunday the square floods with dealers –…

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The Scout mag

Just bumped into a great blog called THE SCOUT MAG.and are sort of… obsessed.SOME OF MY FAV FEATURES:SMITH AND MILLS, BROOKLYN:   BROOKLYN PHARMACY & SODA FOUNTAIN HOLLER & SQUALL and found a great story on camp!- thanks, guys 🙂an excerpt:We visited the private camp grounds of Beaver Brook yesterday. A destination that we all wish we had access to. Today we travel to Camp Wandawega, a getaway that’s available to the public. Camp Wandawega is located in Elkhorn, Wisconsin where David Hernandez and his wife Tereasa Surratt have transformed a former camp devoted to the Latvian priesthood into a stylish…

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9 beautiful things seen in Argentina today…

1. brazilian models. (casting sessions are hell on your self esteem here) 2. the flea market. (makes life worth living) 3. the faena. (phillipe stark bliss) 4. retail windows in palermo 5. Olsen. (favorite scandinavian restaurant- just had its 10th bday) 6. street art. (love this bob marley string art installation. it was huuuuge) 7. Architecture. 8. San Telmo coffeeshop  9. Fueguia 1833 Patagonia- Laboratorio de Perfumes

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in the make

I came across this fantastic project the other day and wanted to share it with you! Photographer Klea McKenna and writer Nikki Grattan started In The Make in 2011.  They travel around and visit artist’s spaces and document their experience. They strive to bring the real to the art that we see and buy everyday and to expose the realities of life for artists striving to make it in the world. Every week they post a new studio visit. Their site and journey is a beautiful and enlightening experience. Check out more here!

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