A weekend in beautiful exterior by nature and wonderful interior by Martin Hauser www.moebelhalle.ch
Since I have no own place in Helsinki I will just bake cup cakes and take them on my walk through the city. I tried a vegan recipe and I’m surprised how good it tastes, it’s not perfect yet but I still have eleven days… so brew your coffee the dessert is on its way!
While traveling I like to stay in an apartment or at a bed&breakfast. I made some good experiences with airb’n’b but now I discovered the concept of Hotel Room. This idea is quite ambitious but in my eyes very refined -imagine a Hotel with every room in another city!
I came across the idea of Ravintolaoäivä or the so called Restaurant Day some time ago and just fell in love with the concept and the idea of: “A day, when anyone and everyone is encouraged to open a pop-up restaurant, café or bar. Just for the day. The quirkier the concept, the better. No permission, no rules, just plain fun.”
I’m so excited to announce that I, and hopefully many Zurich cooks and culinary lovers, will start Restaurant Day here in Switzerland very soon. But first I will travel to Helsinki to enjoy the 4th edition of the Restaurant Day and bring back lots of impressions and inspiration. Thanks Simo for this great opportunity and for sharing the idea!
The Design Museum was built in the middle of the industrial suburb of Holon five Kilometers south of Tel Aviv and was opened in 2010. The Architect Ron Arad was born in Tel Aviv and has now a design and architecture studio based in London. He created a structure of huge strips of weathered Corten steel in a colour palette from bright orange to rusty brown. The facade is reminiscent of a large spring spiral shape and is in a strong contrast with the surrounding monotonous apartment blocks. The design of the whole Museum uses the tension between an efficient arrangement of inner boxlike rooms and the dynamic outer shell with wave-like forms which are wrapped around the gallery space.
I liked the relation of the exterior and interior, the play of structural, spatial and visual experiences while walking around in the building.
The Day starts with a Caffe at Tazza D’oro right next to the Villa Vilina Apartment in the beautiful Neighborhood Neve Tzedek. Neve Tzedek means “Oasis of Justice” and is the first Jewish neighborhood of Tel Aviv, founded in 1887, 22 years before the city of Tel Aviv was founded. From there a short walk brings you to old Jaffa with the Fleamarket and some really nice shops of young Israeli Designers. For Lunch or Drinks there are several Restaurants like La Charcuterie, the Puua Cafe or the best Humus at Abu-Hassan. To continue the day I suggest a walk along the beach to the DAN Hotel for an Apéro in a relaxed atmosphere with a great view. The city offers a lot of different quarters and moments, it is such a young city you really feel the moment of growth but the contrasts are big and the ideas seem very differing. The Cultural life is diverse and rich – we had the chance to meet Kamila an amazing singer and to see the Batsheva one of the worlds best dance companies at the Suzanne Dellal Centre.
In the evening the old Port is a nice place to enjoy dinner with a romantic sunset at the Container an open space for Art, Music and good Food. For a late night meal after some Arak shots, Wolfnights is the place to go…
There are many things to see besides Tel Aviv like the Desert and Dead Sea, Jerusalem or the Design Museum in Holon which is really worth a trip!
Thanks for a wonderful start into 2012.