Ønsker du å handle på steder med sjel og slippe de store kjedebutikkene kom til Grünerløkka.

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In Norwegian: Artikkel fra Oslo Puls, Aftenposten. Klikk på bilde eller teksten over.

Leieprisene har skutt i været, og mange butikker er blitt presset ut av Bogstadveien de siste årene. Noen har funnet nye lokaler i sidegatene, men de fleste har lagt ned. Bogstadveien og Hegdehaugsveien blir i større og større grad preget av kiosker og kjedebutikker.


Ønsker du et alternativ til kjedebutikkene anbefaler jeg Grünerløkka og spesielt butikken Carma av hele mitt hjerte, dette er en butikk med sjel og hyggelige priser. Carma har øko-vennlige varer og støtter Fair Trade. Butikken har design for en hver smak, du kan velge mellom designer klær til selskap, casual wear, eller bohem look.

Carma ligger på Grünerløkka, Olaf Ryes Plass 1.

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Carma Textil event in Grunerløkka, Oslo - October 2. - 4. 2009

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Autum collection at Carma Shop in Grunerløkka, Oslo.

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It was fun to see the autum collection at Carma Shop today. Amazing specter of colors and great styles makes this Eco-friendly shop worth a visit.
Shop til you drop!! :-)

Sketch drawing, Washing unit and Pooja for the Carma Garments Office

Sketch Drawing class
I started the day with a class in sketch drawing, Schweetlau introduced me to a some people at the Instiute of Design which are helping me out and teach me about sketch drawing.






















Eco-Friendly Washing Unit
After class Raja, Kayal and Linda took me to the washing unit to show me how they use 100 different washing technics to affect the fabric in different ways.





This is the machine they use to get the latest fashion in denim, with worn out holes and stonewashed look!

All these fabrics are the same, but washed differently.

Pooja at Carma Garment Office today

I have been feeling a bit sick from the extreme high temprature here in South India the past two days, today the temprature was close to + 40 C and this is too hot for me, especially without aircondition A/C. I had to say no thanks to the Pooja invitation that the Carma Team was going to have for the Carma Garments Office, because of this.. Sorry guys, but the next time I'm in! :-)

Creative hands together for a better world - September 14. 2009

Since Schweetlau, my teatcher was sick today I went to work and got some more learning about organic and ecological textils at the Carma Garments office.

Creative hands together for a better world

Lunch the Indian way at the office

All Indians have darker ankles which look like bruises because of their buddha positions on the floor. They do most things on the floor, they eat and work on the floor, not that they don't have a desk but they like it that way.

Weekend and the day off, relaxing by the pool - September 12. 2009

My first whole day off after 3 weeks. What a wonderful day of joy by the pool together with Carma Garments team. We all needed this break after weeks of hard work!

Kayal, Linda, me and Raja

The whole Carma team in the pool except from Brian and Åsne who is in Norway working. In the picture: Das, Raja, Hussein, Kayal, Linda and me.

Das and Raja playing in the pool

Kayal is the most beautiful person inside and out! I think she has eyes like Whitney Huston! I'm most thankful for I've met Kayal, Raja, Hussein and Das through Linda and Carma. This team have a mission to make it a better world and they live out their mission every day, I'm happy and proud to be a part of this team.

The pool at the hotel I'm staying, in Chennai

Chennai, India - September 4. 2009

Today I went to a factory which are doing printing and embroidery on fabrics, it was amazing to see how they do it.


My privat limmo, picking me up every morning and drive me home from the office every night :-))

An ordernary day on my way to work in Chennai, India

The smell is inexpressible

One of the men from the goverment is getting married and make sure the town wont forget it

At the factory