"Vintage by Nina" My interview with Nina Hartmann

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Buon lunedì carissime!!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ormai è settembre e riprendono appieno i ritmi che si erano allentati </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">durante questa calda estate! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Per ricominciare alla grande questa nuova stagione di Home Shabby Home,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> ho pensato di proporvi </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">l'intervista che ho fatto a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nina.hartmann.94?ref=ts" target="_blank">Nina Hartmann</a></span>, bravissima <span style="font-size: large;">stylist danese</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">e proprietaria dello<span style="font-size: large;"> shop on line "<a href="http://vintagebynina.com/shop/" target="_blank">Vintage by Nina</a>"</span>, nonchè autrice del <span style="font-size: large;">bellissimo libro omonimo</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Happy Monday dear friends!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">September is finally arrived and now life is becoming much more faster after the slowly moments of this hot summer!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To start this new Home Shabby Home season, I've thought to make</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">an interview with the <span style="font-size: large;">fantastic stylist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nina.hartmann.94?ref=ts" target="_blank">Nina Hartmann</a></span>, owner of</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">the <span style="font-size: large;">beautiful shop "<a href="http://vintagebynina.com/shop/" target="_blank">Vintage by Nina</a>"</span> and author of the <span style="font-size: large;">book</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"<a href="http://vintagebynina.com/shop/" target="_blank">Vintage by Nina</a>"</span>. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLdX_5XkeVCFrj7h-iRjELSKJi3IQJCC4ZXE_G4SFE6x6Z8eSsC3MvsduTbWIBQGQ9eT6fCOoyoZm3Ariliq2WC3t4PE12DXbfJ6iRakQD_362zwluh0ToGagb2Z5pjKOxK6E8FU3xD0/s1600/sl1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLdX_5XkeVCFrj7h-iRjELSKJi3IQJCC4ZXE_G4SFE6x6Z8eSsC3MvsduTbWIBQGQ9eT6fCOoyoZm3Ariliq2WC3t4PE12DXbfJ6iRakQD_362zwluh0ToGagb2Z5pjKOxK6E8FU3xD0/s400/sl1.JPG" width="341" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Per cui, se volete avere consigli su come arredare casa con pezzi brocante, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">se amate il vintage, o se vi siete semplicemente innamorate </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">delle foto della casa di Nina...<span style="font-size: large;">leggete qui! ;)</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, if you want to get advices on how decorate your home </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">with brocante pieces, </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">if you love vintage style, or if you simply adore Nina's home pictures...<span style="font-size: large;">have a look here! ;)</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">INTERVIEW:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>MARA</b></span><b>:</b></span><b></b> <span style="font-size: small;">Sei sempre stata appassionata di brocantage? Qualcuno ti ha ispirato? Come è cresciuta questa passione fino al punto di diventare il tuo lavoro?</span></span></span></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>NINA HARTMANN</b>: </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Sin da quando, a 17 anni, sono andata a vivere da sola (30 anni fa'...il tempo vola :-)    ) <span style="font-size: large;">mi sono sempre stata interessata al brocante</span>, a decorare e creare. Quando hai 17 anni e vai ancora alle scuole superiori, non hai molti soldi, per cui ho iniziato a visitare i mercatini della Danimarca, Paese dal quale provengo. Ai mercatini trovavo bellissimi tesori che trasformavo con un po' di pittura, nuove stoffe, oppure al tempo mi ricordo che era di moda togliere tutta la pittura. <span style="font-size: large;">Trasformavo relitti in perle</span> senza spendere soldi e solo grazie alla mia creatività. La mia casa diventò speciale. Unica. Anche a quel tempo.</span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Quando sono cresciuta, avendo più disponibilità economiche, potevo permettermi di acquistare tutti i mobili e gli oggetti che volevo, ma continuavo a frequentare i mercatini. Per me era diventata <span style="font-size: large;">una passione cercare cose che altri non avevano</span>. Sono sempre stata il tippo che non seguiva la massa, ho sempre voluto - e lo voglio ancora ora - che la mia casa e la mia vita siano uniche. </span></span></span></span></div><div></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">A quel tempo non sapevo che sarei diventata una "cercatrice di tesori" professionale, una commerciante di antichità. Prima di diventare tutto questo ho studiato medicina alternativa. Poi sono diventata una hostess di aerei. Ma 9 anni fà c'è stato il punto di svolta. <span style="font-size: large;">La mia grande passione è diventata anche la mia professione</span>. Ho creato <a href="http://www.vintagebynina.com/">www.vintagebynina.com</a>, prima come uno shop on line e poi anche come un negozio fisico. Nello stesso periodo ho <span style="font-size: small;">anche iniziato a lavorare per riviste di arredamento, sia come stylist che come articolista.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>MARA:</b></span> <span style="color: #444444;">Have you always been passionated about brocantage? Has someone inspired you? How this passion is grown to the point of changing your life?</span></span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Do you remeber the moment you felt in love with the vintage style?</span></span></i></div><div><i><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>NINA HARTMANN:</b> Ever since I moved on my own when I was 17 years old ( 30 years ago ........ time is flying :-)        )  <span style="font-size: large;">I have been interested in brocante finds</span>, decorating and creating. When you are 17 and still in high school, you dont have much money, so I started to visit local fleamarkets in Denmark where I am from. At the markets I found beautiful treasures which I transformed to something special either via some new paint, some new fabric or at that time it was modern to take off the paint. I <span style="font-size: large;">transformed the wrecks to " pearls "</span> for next to no money but only via my creativity. My home got special. Unique. Even at that time.</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When I got older and had money so that I could afford buying the furniture and stuff that I wanted, I still visited fleamarkets. To me it <span style="font-size: large;">became a passion finding things that no one else had</span>. I'm the type who never go with the flow. I have always wanted and still want to make my life, my home and my living unique.</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At that moment I never knew, that one day I would be a professionel " treasure-hunter " - an antiques dealer. Before being that I had an education in alternative medicine. Then I became an airhostess / stewardesse. But 9 years ago -  there where no return. <span style="font-size: large;">The great big passion in my life became my profession</span>. I started <a href="http://www.vintagebynina.com/" target="_blank">www.vintagebynina.com</a> First as a webshop, later also a real shop. At the same time I started working for interior magazines both as stylist but also as columnist.</span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQLbXsUBO7YlGbez0Dc_sl78I_9WBitZEJ2_XUcq8b0Cn7ICg0PU0mnT9waxiB2l0W5SvLgfmQ457T6FyH9jwI3IVaLLe7aQP_kbm1wdvb4bwHP_8ke6uIzlG0cZGZquGcRaGodBhFT4/s1600/sl4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQLbXsUBO7YlGbez0Dc_sl78I_9WBitZEJ2_XUcq8b0Cn7ICg0PU0mnT9waxiB2l0W5SvLgfmQ457T6FyH9jwI3IVaLLe7aQP_kbm1wdvb4bwHP_8ke6uIzlG0cZGZquGcRaGodBhFT4/s640/sl4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">picture credits Nina Hartmann. Don't use without permission.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">MARA:</span></b> <span style="color: #444444;">Quando visiti i mercatini dell'antiquariato, che tipo di oggetti catturano la tua attenzione? Cerchi qualcosa di specifico o semplicemente qualcosa che ti ispiri?</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span> </b><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>NINA HARTMANN:</b> Oggi io vivo e lavoro con mio marito. Viaggiamo dalla Svezia, dove viviamo, alla Francia ogni mese alla ricerca di bellissimi tesori per il nostro negozio <a href="http://www.vintagebynina.com/">www.vintagebynina.com</a>. </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Non trattiamo MAI oggetti nuovi. "<span style="font-size: large;">La vita è troppo breve per noiosi falsi e brutte copie</span>" dico sempre io! No, noi trattiamo solo oggetti del passato.Non necessariamente antichità - che devono avere 100 o più anni - ma anche vintage. Gli oggetti vintage hanno dai 90 ai 70 anni. <span style="font-size: large;">Prima di visitare un mercatino, non puoi sapere cosa comprerai</span>. Non puoi fare una lista dei desideri, perchè ogni mercatino è diverso, non sai mai cosa troverai. E' come una caccia al tesoro. A volte torni col furgoncino pieno, altre col furgoncino mezzo vuoto e un po' di disappunto. Io scelto personalmente ogni oggetto, non compro mai qualcosa solo perchè costa poco, ma scelgo sempre col cuore. Ho il mio stile, e lo seguo sempre. Il 99% di quello che compro finisce in negozio, mentre il restante 1% lo tengo per me: un oggetto, una cosa, un pezzo MOLTO speciale. <span style="font-size: large;">Sono una collezionista, e lo sarò sempre</span>.</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">  </span></b></span></span></div><div></div><div><i><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>MARA</b>: When you visit antique markets, which kind of objects caught your eyes? During your "brocate tours", do you usually looking for something specific or you just look for something that inspires you?</span></span></i></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>NINA HARTMANN</b>: Today I both live and work with my husband. We travel from Sweden to France every month in our search for beautiful treasures for our shop <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.vintagebynina.com/" target="_blank">www.vintagebynina.com</a>   We NEVER deal with new stuff. " <span style="font-size: large;">Life is too short for boring fakes and bad copies</span> " I normally say ! No, we only deal with the real thing. Old stuff. Not necessarily antiques - which have to be 100 years or older - but also vintage. Vintage stuff at the age of 70-90 years.</span></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Before visiting a market you can not decide what you will buy. You can make a wish but no markets are like another. <span style="font-size: large;">You never know what you´ll find</span>. It´s always like a treasure hunt. Sometimes you fill up your van, next time you drive home with a halffilled van - and a dissapointed mind. I handpick every single item. I never buy stuff only because I know that it's a bargain. I only buy with my heart. I have my own style which I always follow. 99 % of what I buy, I will sell in my shop, but the last 1 % I keep for myself. A thing, an item, something VERY special. <span style="font-size: large;">I am a collector and will always be</span>. </span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIOSQaRnWMdlzy9HgvVhrVcEgcltU4M7M8Pa2zSccF06PmBWIEbg-e20Scm9T826GCQCzISnHWbKbZPJsKLET2Oc8jg5ABqm4b8QEvOPw3Y3uHjcuXBmLH7s4dOIQHrn8gKrfvNhSV3I/s1600/sl3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIOSQaRnWMdlzy9HgvVhrVcEgcltU4M7M8Pa2zSccF06PmBWIEbg-e20Scm9T826GCQCzISnHWbKbZPJsKLET2Oc8jg5ABqm4b8QEvOPw3Y3uHjcuXBmLH7s4dOIQHrn8gKrfvNhSV3I/s640/sl3.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></b></span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Picture credits Nina Hartmann. Don't use without permission.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">MARA: </span></b></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Come definiresti il tuo stile?</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>NINA HARTMANN</b></span><b>: </b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;">Il mio stile è molto personale. E' <span style="font-size: large;">femminile, leggero, soft, un po' pazzo e pulito</span>. Quando decoro - non importa se come stylist per una rivista, o per la mia casa o il mio negozio - mi piace la semplicità. "Meno è più". <span style="font-size: large;">Non mi piace la sovrabbondanza</span>. Molte persone decorano la propria casa con troppi oggetti, e questo fà sparire i dettagli. Certo, io ho molte cose a casa mia, ma cerco di mantenere sempre una linea di connessione nel modo in cui gli oggetti sono disposti: stesse forme, stessi colori, stessi materiali ecc.</span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;">Tutto è 100% vintage o d'antiquariato, sia a casa mia che nel mio negozio. </span></span></span></div><div></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">MARA:</span></b> </span><span style="color: #444444;">How will you define your style?</span></span></i></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>NINA HARTMANN</b></span><b>:</b> My style is very personal. It is <span style="font-size: large;">feminine, light, soft, a bit crazy, and clean</span>. When I decorate - it doesnt matter if its as stylist for a magazine, or if it´s in my own home or shop - I like it when is simple. " Less is more ". <span style="font-size: large;">I dont like it when its' overloaded</span>. Many people decorate their homes with too much stuff which makes details disappearing. Well, I do have a lot of things in my home, but I keep certain, that there is a connecting thread in the way that things are styled. Same shapes, same colour, same material etc.  Everything is 100 % antiques and vintage.  Both in my home and in the shop. </span></i></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWP4ZvhCwdw1Z_ie5JTmgMlcDDBh2zT2isRuPlYqzgyoAS8JXvEqGs3qEK3Gk79-UysmnGdbKEb1NhJS83fKhENup5ejUrWSvUhGiKGR_MHtInaULub7vMTX5BIzwViAHhc1Ysng9_CQ/s1600/sl5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWP4ZvhCwdw1Z_ie5JTmgMlcDDBh2zT2isRuPlYqzgyoAS8JXvEqGs3qEK3Gk79-UysmnGdbKEb1NhJS83fKhENup5ejUrWSvUhGiKGR_MHtInaULub7vMTX5BIzwViAHhc1Ysng9_CQ/s640/sl5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Picture credits Nina Hartmann. Don't use without permission.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>MARA</b>: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Qual'è il momento dei tuo lavoro che ami di più?</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>NINA HARTMANN</b>:<b> </b></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ci sono due momenti che amo: il primo è <span style="font-size: large;">quando mi trovo in un mercatino e trovo QUEL oggetto speciale</span> che stavo cercando per anni e che finalmente si trova di fronte a me! E' come toccare il cielo con un dito! <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">:-))))) L'altro momento è quando ho un termine da rispettare - e quando lavori per riviste e libri ce ne sono di termini da rispettare!!!!!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b> - </b><span style="color: black;">e riesco a rispettarlo. Avere un termine comporta sempre una grande pressione. Dopo che la scandenza è passata ti puoi rilassare - specialmente se sai che hai fatto un buon lavoro.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;">Però c'è stato un altro momento che mi ha fatto toccare il cielo con un dito, ed è stato il <span style="font-size: large;">primo giorno di pubblicazione del mio libro "Vintage by Nina"</span>. Quello è stato un giorno proprio speciale per me, un vecchio sogno diventato realtà. E' stato come avere il nostro primo figlio! Il mese prossimo - <span style="font-size: large;">ottobre 2012 - uscirà il mio secondo libro</span>. In collaborazione con la fotografa svedese <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Maria-Isabel Hansson, il libro Vintagebynina Christmas è ora una realtà.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"></span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>MARA:</b>  </span>Which is the moment of your job of stylist you love the most?</span></i></span></div><div></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>NINA HARTMANN: </b></span>There are two moments that I love most. The first is <span style="font-size: large;">when you are at a fleamarket and find THAT special thing</span> you have looked for year after year and suddently it stands there in front of you. Then you get sky-high :-))))) The next moment I love is when you have a deadline - working with magazines and books you always have deadlines !!!!!!!!! - and you deliever your work. Having a deadline is always a preassure ! After a deadline you can relax a bit - especially when you know, that you have done a real good job.</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A third sky-high moment was <span style="font-size: large;">the day that my first book Vintagebynina came out</span>. That was really great to me. An old dream came true. It was like having your first baby. <span style="font-size: large;">Next month - Oct. 2012 - my second book is out</span>. In cooperation with my partner the Swedish photographer Maria-Isabel Hansson the Vintagebynina Christmas is a reality.</span></i></div><div></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzskBfCfcRw_CvRMQPls-8EmAcVK2JBgJY225RxYUv1VtbR8b2xzs6A3tTtzSjKZmnFUaSDJt7CC75d0i_zt8tbthmOkV_yG4SFMjj1cJx_hu8S9iy8GGWRzT4UQVj-bMKzPCe1fEgLA/s1600/sl2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzskBfCfcRw_CvRMQPls-8EmAcVK2JBgJY225RxYUv1VtbR8b2xzs6A3tTtzSjKZmnFUaSDJt7CC75d0i_zt8tbthmOkV_yG4SFMjj1cJx_hu8S9iy8GGWRzT4UQVj-bMKzPCe1fEgLA/s400/sl2.JPG" width="341" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Picture credits Nina Hartmann. Don't use without permission.</span></span></span></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">MARA: </span></b></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Che consiglio daresti a chi vuole decorare casa con uno stile vintage?</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">NINA HARTMANN:</span></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 - Il mio consiglio è: scegliere oggetti antichi. <span style="font-size: large;">Cercate originali</span>, anche se questo comporta tempo e soldi. Una copia è sempre una copia e non può competere con l'originale.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2 - Scegliete <span style="font-size: large;">uno stile personale</span>. Lasciatevi ispirare dagli altri, ma percorrete la vostra strada.</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"></span></span></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">3 - <span style="font-size: large;">Meno è più</span>! Non riempite troppo casa vostra!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">4 - Trovate <span style="font-size: large;">una linea comune</span> quando decorate. Non usate troppi colori, stili, materiali. Mantenete la semplicità</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">.</span></span></span></b></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;"></span></b></span></span> </b></span></span></span></div></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">MARA:</span></b> </span><span style="color: #444444;">Which advice would you give to everyone who wants to decorate home with a vintage style?</span></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">NINA HARTMANN:</span></span></b></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 - My advice is to go for old stuff. <span style="font-size: large;">Go for the real thing </span>even when it takes time and money. A copy is a copy and can never compete with the real thing. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2 - Go for <span style="font-size: large;">a personal style</span>. Be inspired by other but do it your way.</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">3 - <span style="font-size: large;">Less is more</span>! Never overload your home</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">4 - Find <span style="font-size: large;">the connecting thread in your decorating</span>. Don't use too many colours, styles, materials. Keep it simple.</span></i></div><div></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSQJ7l0o1jVu6sWBR9GkHFnwbfZj6WhKlVfgMVusRKrP_vWTa4w3KkaTOgtMPTMmCW4ts-siuydJ82Dpf_4-Az3T_uRiV8Iq219UUUFtk0ScRTH2aDBViCRmZrIuzNKOcVXdRHjKgKn8/s1600/ninastyle.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSQJ7l0o1jVu6sWBR9GkHFnwbfZj6WhKlVfgMVusRKrP_vWTa4w3KkaTOgtMPTMmCW4ts-siuydJ82Dpf_4-Az3T_uRiV8Iq219UUUFtk0ScRTH2aDBViCRmZrIuzNKOcVXdRHjKgKn8/s640/ninastyle.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">pictures by </span><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Maria-Isabel Hansson for Nina Hartmann via <a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Inspirerandehem/skona-slitna-varld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skona Hem</a></span></span></i></span></i></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Grazie Nina per questa intervista!!!! E per i tuoi preziosi consigli!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Vi ricordo il <span style="font-size: large;">bellissimo negozio di Nina:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.vintagebynina.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">www.vintagebynina.com</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">la sua </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/nina.hartmann.94?ref=ts" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Pagina Facebook</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">E se qualche negozio in Italia è interessato</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">a <span style="font-size: large;">distribuire i suoi libri</span>, Nina può essere contattata</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">a questo indirizzo:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="brod"><span style="font-size: large;">ninahg@tele2.se</span><a href="mailto:ninahg@tele2.se"></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="brod"> <i>Thank you Nina for this interview!!!! And for your precious advices!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="brod">Pay a visit to <span style="font-size: large;">beautiful Nina'shop:</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://www.vintagebynina.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="brod"><span style="color: blue;">www.vintagebynina.com</span></span></span></a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="brod">and her</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="brod"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/nina.hartmann.94?ref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="brod"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">And if there are some <span style="font-size: large;">retailers who wants to</span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="brod"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">sell Nina's book</span>, please contact:</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="brod"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"><i>ninahg@tele2.se</i> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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"Vintage by Nina" My interview with Nina Hartmann

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