TINNA, HOW OLD R U?

TINNA PETURSDOTTIR, designer, dottir&sonur How is your bed? It´s a bunk bed, I normally sleep in the lower bunk and my big sister in the upper one. My favorite linens are dark green cotton ones with Emil, one of Astrid´s Lindgren best characters.

Which is the food you do not like? I hate minced meat with bacon and I don´t like fried veggies. And your favourite? instead I looove fried fish and sausages and saturday´s I sometimes get to eat some candy and watch Tom and Jerry.

Your favourite book? My favorite book is Dimmalimm, an Icelandic fairytale about a princess and a swan.

Have you got an imaginary friend? Apparently I did have someone that I played with and talked to. I can not remember but according to my mother I did. My siblings where much older or just infants at that time so I did not have anyone to really play with when I was at home, except my imaginary friend.

SABINE, HOW OLD R U?

SABINE TIMM, artist

How is your bed? My bed is colored in light pink . On my sheets are tiniest trees and mushrooms printed....and the best friend of my childhood-nights is sitting on my pillow. It's a sleeping bunny and I never could be without him. Which kind of meal you do not like?  I hate slimy egg white and fatty meat. And your favourite? My favourite meals are "Wiener Schnitzel" and crispy chicken wings....but I also love sweet desserts like semolina pudding with raspberries.  Your favorite book to read? I'm five and yet not so good in reading but I have a wonderful picture book named " Die kleine Biene Nimmersatt" and I can't stop looking at. It's the story of a little bee that is always hungry and lazy . In the afternoon my mother or my father read it to me... Have you got an imaginary friend? I wish I could have siblings...cause sometimes I like to have a friend always at my side. This friend is a little bit like me, kind of a twin sister and whenever I wish to  have a companion  she's there.

 

 

DOROTHEE, HOW OLD R U?

 

DOROTHEE MONESTIER, My Little Day How is your bed? It’s big, right in the middle of a bedroom that has an overhanging window through which you see an enormous tree whose branches create shadows that are even more enormous… Which kind of meal you do not like? Lentils ! It took hours in the kitchen to get me eat one! And your favourite? My grand father’s bolognese spaghetti. Actually I like all my grand father’s dishes: pizza, ricotta cake, pasta… Which is your favourite book? All the Martine books. This cute little girl who keeps strolling. Martine goes to the beach, Martine goes to the market, Martine goes bicycling… The Martine books are like an animated series. There is always a sequel ! Have you got an imaginary friend? Kiki !! He is real but has an imaginery spirit within him! He follows me everytime, I can dress him, I tell him stories, I put him into bed and I bring him with me everywhere…

 

GABRIELLA, HOW OLD R U?

GABRIELLA TOSCAN, My Little DayHow is your bed? I sleep in a hard bed (mom says it's better for my back) with my hard doberman toy (Bobby) and the smooth constant murmur of the sea. Which kind of meal you do not like? I don't like vegetables (a part from beetroot) and And your favourite?  I loooove chocolate. How surprising is this! Your favorite book to read? A Turma da Monica (classic Brazilian comics). It's all about a very strong caracter little girl with big teeth who likes to be obeyd by her friends. I identify a lot my self to her!! (including for the teeth...) Have you got an imaginary friend? No, but I am sure Bobby will one day become a real dog!!

CHRISTIEN, HOW OLD R U?

CHRISTIEN STARKENBURG, designer, Slow wood How is your bed? My bed is a bunk, which I sleep in with my little sister. My dad made the bunk himself. We're playing it's some time a big boat and a house and so on! It's cosy to sleep with my sister and we're telling each other little stories. Which is the meal you really do not like? Brussels-sprouts I really not like at all, luckily I don't have to eat them [only the smell of it...]. And your favourite? My favourite meal is dessert! Your favourite book? My favourite books are fairy tales, the good one always wins 7 survives... Have you got an imaginary friend? My imaginary friend is in my head...I'm discussing everything with this friend...It's a quiet friend... I'm also discussing things with God...He's a friend too...

AMELIE, HOW OLD R U?

AMELIE FONTAINE, illustrator How is your bed? My bed is soft and warm but surrounded by monsters. Which kind of meal you do not like? I hate liver. And your favourite? My favorite meal is my mother’s chocolate birthday cake. Your favorite book to read? I read the Big Friendly Geant of Roald Dahl about a hundred times. It’s also because I love Quentin Blake’s illustrations. Have you got an imaginary friend? No, because I already have a brother, and it’s enough to play cowboys and indians.

RAFAELA, HOW OLD R U?

RAFAELA Van der HEYDEN, fashion design, Elfie How is your bed?  I am the Princess and the Pea- my name is Elfie. I am wearing my princess crown.  My bed is soo big that all my friends like to climb up and play on it all day long. Which kind of meal you do not like? I don’t like lettuce and salad. My Papa says its for rabbits! And your favourite?  My favourite food is chocolate Smarties of course! Your favorite book to read? I love Alice in Wonderland cause she wears pretty dresses with stripey tights and has very silly friends. Have you got an imaginary friend? The fairies that live in the forest at the bottom of my garden.

SZYMON, HOW OLD R U?

SZYMON HANCZAR, designer How is your bed? Big with two levels. Down below slep my brother. The higher level is mine. Which kind of meal you do not like? Pea and carrot with sauce. I hate it! And your favourite?  The best one: bun or baguette with honey. Your favorite book to read? “Make it self”. I don't read, I'm five year old. But i understand pictures. Have you got an imaginary friend? No, i have many real friends. ;)

SOPHIE, HOW OLD R U?

SOPHIE CARRE', Milk magazine How is your bed? My bed is a bit small, since I share it with Alice, my big giant doll. She's got blue hair and wears stripy trousers. Which kind of meal you do not like? I don't dislike anything ! I love soup and mushrooms. I can eat many plates of it. Your favorite book to read? Mum and dad don't have that much to read so my sisters are reading me stories. The one we like is the story of a small lion, Leo, growing up. Have you got an imaginary friend? Hell yes. But I won't tell about them, it's a secret.

MAARTJE, HOW OLD R U?

MAARTJE STEENKAMP, designer

How is your bed? Soft and with a lot of cuddle animals all around. Which kind of meal you do not like? I don’t like sprouts and all the animals because I’m vegetarian. And your favourite? I do like pancakes and the applepie of my mother. Your favorite book to read? Well, I’m 5 so i cannot read yet butI love it when my mother read aloud and I could watch the pictures. I know all the stories by heart. I like stories about elfs and dwarfs. Have you got an imaginary friend? Not imaginary, I have real friends but you mean different than human? My cat is a real friend and actually all animals are friends. I met one mountain goat on holidays and i played all day with him, I talk a lot with cats and dogs.