Ragnhild Utne

22 September 2016

Home Baking

ragnhild utne home baking homemade bread wholemeal strawberry jam

ragnhild utne homemade home baking bread Tine Norge recipe strawberry jam London United Kingdom Lewisham baking sheet

I’m pretending that I don’t have anything important to do, so I spent last weekend baking three breads. They’re cheaper than the store bought ones and taste delicious – especially when reheating them in the oven prior to eating. That way they’ll keep that crispy outer texture. I really enjoy making things from scratch, and I’m sure you’ll eat less sugar that way too. And as the kitchen at my student accommodation in London is pretty rad too, I’ll spend a lot of time there making healthy, delicious and student friendly food.

The recipe is from Tine. It’s in Norwegian, but you’ll find heaps of good recipes for wholemeal breads on a variety of websites, such as this one from Telegraph that is quite similar to the one I made.

16 September 2016

Hi London

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, right? So when life gives you the opportunity to study in a foreign country, you go, right? And so I did. Again.

What I’ve learned from the last 6 months after moving home from Melbourne, is that things don’t always go as planned. When coming home, I had my plans set: I was moving to Copenhagen to pursue a second undergrad, this time in Graphic Design. But as I realised I had the qualifications to undertake a postgrad in Communication Design instead, the decision wasn’t hard to make. So here I am, in London, ready to embark on my first Master’s degree this Monday at Ravensbourne in North Greenwich.

I’ve already met a bunch of incredible people from uni that I’m looking forward to be working and spending time with the coming year.

As the last few days have been busy due to enrollment and induction sessions at uni, I haven’t really had the time to see much of London yet. But now that the weekend’s here you will find me in central London most of the time, exploring this incredible city.

I have a feeling I’ve made the right decision.

13 July 2016

Greece

greece holiday sailing mediterranean sea hydra ydra island travel

I finally had the chance to come along on a trip on our sailboat in Greece this summer. The last few summers have been busy – and they’ve been super short due to the Australian uni system. But now that I’m done with my Bachelor’s, I don’t think I’ve ever had this much time on my hands to both work and travel during the summer.

We didn’t visit heaps of different places this year, but we were lucky to find a spot on Hydra, an island with a tiny harbour south of Athens. It’s a popular place with a lovely atmosphere, and we decided to stay here a few nights as they were having a festival on the weekend with lots of fireworks. There’s even just one car on this island – the garbage truck.

We visited Poros and Aegina as well, and stopped for a swim and some lunch in different beautiful bays. My sister and I explored the Greek architecture and beautiful views, and also met a bunch of cats. It was absolutely lovely being back, but when the temperature hits 40 degrees celsius you’re kind of ready to go home to Norway after the 11 days we spent down south.

Photos are shot on both my Nikon D810 and iPhone 6s. I don’t update my blog as much as I’d hoped, but you can follow me on Instagram for more frequent updates.

harbour of hydra, a greek island in the mediterranean sea. captured with my iPhone 6s, edited in vsco cam and instagram

harbour of hydra, a greek island in the mediterranean sea

greek architecture of poros

cat on the island of hydra, greece

island of poros, greece

sun setting in the horizon. seen from poros, a greek island

sun lotion and aftersun from biotherm and stuff by fred

cacti on the greek island, aegina

9 June 2016

Amsterdam

If you follow me on Instagram, you already know that I went to Amsterdam a couple of weeks ago to visit a friend. Scandinavian Airlines had good deals on flight tickets, and I could not let this great opportunity for a cheap trip go to waste. The last time I went to this beautiful city, I was around 11 years old and was road tripping through Europe with my dad and sister to go to Disneyland. Walking through the Red Light District by accident has become a tradition.

I spent most of the last day by myself as my friend, Johan, had to go to work. Except from walking through dodgy streets, I spent my time alone exploring the city and its architecture, cafés and all the canals with their interesting boathouses. We also ate incredibly delicious Italian pizzas at ‘De Pizzabakkers’ on Plantage Kerklaan.

Buildings near the canals in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Eating delicious Italian pizzas at the Pizzabakkers in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Tasty Italian pizzas at the Pizzabakkers in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Eating delicious Italian pizzas at the Pizzabakkers in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Interesting architecture in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Hangout at TOKI café in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

13 March 2016

Fanfare

An image from a recent shoot was on Thursday published in Fanfare, a Norwegian culture magazine, now selling in a variety of kiosks and book stores around Norway. Though we only needed one photo for the publication, I had to capture more images of this young beauty. Her eyes are incredible!

The model is stunning Mairead McGovern from Chadwick Models Melbourne with makeup beautifully done by Mariska Harasymiw.

Mairead McGowend from Chadwick Models Melbourne featured in Fanfare, a Norwegian culture magazine. Photography by Ragnhild Utne. Makeup by Mariska Harasymiw.

22 February 2016

Aesop Fitzroy

You’re probably familiar with the Australian skin care brand Aesop. If you’ve heard of it, but not tried any of their products, you should. They use high quality ingredients, many of which are plant-based. They produce a variety of skin, hair and body care products as well as fragrances.

What catches your eyes before trying out their products, is the packaging – everything from the simple typography to the clean and sophisticated finish.

My favourite so far is their Resurrection Aromatique Hand Balm which smells amazing and doesn’t leave your hands sticky after use, which is the main reason why I haven’t used much hand lotion over the years. I moved home to Norway last week – which marked the end of my Australian adventure – but luckily to me Aesop opened their first store in Norway a couple of years ago, on Prinsens gate in Oslo. The store was designed by Snøhetta – a Norwegian architecture firm who also designed YME Universe on Karl Johans gate and the 9/11 Memorial Museum Pavilion in New York.

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28 January 2016

Étiquette

Before Christmas I collaborated with my friends and designers, Stine Kristoffersen and Kyle Gilbert, who in October launched Étiquette – a ring label that encapsulates their taste for aesthetics with the vision ‘simpe yet significant’. The rings are perfect for every occasion. They’re not too bold nor too shiny. I’ve been wearing my own ‘The Heidi’ nonstop.

You can see their entire collection of men’s and women’s sterling silver rings on their website.

The model photographed is young beauty Elizabeth Buller from Scene Model Management in Melbourne, wearing makeup beautifully done by Mariska Harasymiw. Styling by myself.