The Estonian House in New York City will be hosting the Estonian Cultural Days from 24-27 March with a variety of events to ensure that the Estonian population in the Big Apple retains its sense of Estonian culture and heritage. In the course of the four-day event, the local Estonians and guests from Estonia will […]
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It is typical of everything the Estonian fashion designer and entrepreneur Reet Aus undertakes to develop a snowball effect. Her activities, which are born out of creative impulses, soon begin to take on a global dimension – such as her upcycling project. By Anneliis Aunapuu When you meet the direct and confident Aus, and look
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The influential British daily, the Daily Telegraph, has named the UK-based Estonian fashion designer, Roberta Einer, as one of the “emerging designers to watch at the London Fashion Week”. The Telegraph said the London Fashion Week was traditionally seen on the global fashion stage as the city where young, fresh talent has been given a platform. The paper presented
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The Estonian president, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, is to release a compilation of his favourite songs, called “Teenage Wasteland – Favourites 1963-1978”, on 4 December. According to Ilves, the songs in the compilation have all shaped his later taste in music, from the new wave to punk and grunge down to today’s British bands Wolf Alice
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Tanel Veenre’s mysterious, enchanting jewellery is internationally acclaimed – his exhibitions have taken place in metropolises from Berlin to Bangkok; his pieces are sold in galleries in Sweden, Turkey, Belgium, Netherlands, Canada and the US, and he is often invited to teach in art colleges around the globe. In July, Veenre’s jewellery enhanced the windows
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In our “Global Estonians” feature we talk to diverse people in different cities, countries and continents. Merle Liivand is a professional swimmer and swimming gear entrepreneur, based in Florida, the United States. Where in the world and how long you have been wandering around? As a professional swimmer I have had chance to travel around the
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The Canadian-Estonian summer camp, Seedrioru, is to celebrate its 60th anniversary this year and invites Estonians everywhere to join them for their anniversary, Suvihari 60. It is a celebration of the summer solstice (Jaanipäev), of Seedrioru itself, a very special place for generations of Canadian-Estonians, and simply of the Estonian spirit, both yesterday and tomorrow. In the
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In early May, the message of the Estonian Year of Music 2015 arrived in the Netherlands. The European Choir of Estonians, the Haaslava Male Voice Choir, the Chamber Choir “Pur sang” and the Dutch Estonian Choir performed a diverse selection of Estonian choral music at the Amstel church in the heart of Amsterdam. A two-part
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With its 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, Malta should sound like a heaven for Estonians, shouldn’t it? We asked the local Estonian community about the pros and cons of living on this tiny Mediterranean island. If you search Malta online, all these beautiful pictures and postcards pop-up straight away. You might not believe that,
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Ilon Wikland is an Estonian-Swedish artist and illustrator, renowned for her illustrations for the world-famous Swedish children author Astrid Lindgren. Born in Tartu in 1930, and raised in Haapsalu, on Estonia’s western coast, Wikland fled from the Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1944 and found a safe haven in Sweden. A talented illustrator, she applied for
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