This text is best read with music, with the music with which I have written it:

“Old Fashioned Holiday” - Andrea von Kampen - LINK

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ABOUT TIME

Last night at 04:28 H was the winter solstice. Today there is a star shower. At the same time that time takes away from you, it gives you gifts: emotions, experiences, memories, maturity... With time, time makes you enjoy it more and you want, at times, for it to stop.

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THE ADVENT CALENDAR

The advent calendar is an object with numbers behind which there is a sweet or a gift. There are many types. I myself drew an advent calendar for Direct Wine Inc. in which behind each little door there was a bottle of wine.

Photo: Direct Wine Inc.

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SPECIAL TIME, SPECIAL WAY

This year I am enjoying the time in a special way, I like to be present in the present. It may be a mix between the fact that I am living a good moment and that I have grown older. Who knows. Anyway, no matter how much time passes, I will continue to feel like that child who searches the house for presents while still believing in Santa Claus and the Three Wise Men.

Christmas campaign for Indigo (@indigo). The collection has many products but this hotel illustration was originally an advent calendar that ultimately didn't happen. I included it on my personal Instagram as part of my 2023 calendar. Here bellow you can see the continuation mixed with my personal work. LINK TO THE PROJECT

Personal advent calendar for Instagram profile XMAS 23. (@vincentmoustache)

Christmas campaign for Globus (@Globus) that included creating the numbers and graphics for their advent calendar on Instagram. LINK TO THE PROJECT

GLOBUS . Schweizergasse 11 . 8001 Zürich . Suïssa . SWITZERLAND. Map . (@Globus )

Personal advent calendar for Instagram profile XMAS 18. (@vincentmoustache)

Advent calendar composed of 24 bottles of wine from around the world and a bottle of champagne for Direct Wine. We wrote "Cheers" in 40 different languages and researched how Christmas is celebrated around the world. LINK TO THE PROJECT . Photo: Direct Wine Inc.

SOME ADVENT INSPIRATION

Advent calendar made with craft bags & Scout Editions (@Scouteditions) sticker advent calendar (You can put there whenever you want turning any objet into an advent calendar or simply stick the numbers directly on different wrappings). Showcase in Paris at the stationery shop L'Atelier Papier. Image: Scout Editions.

L’ATELIER PAPIER . 97 Rue de Belleville . 75019 . Paris - FRANCE . Map . (@atelier__papier)

Fortnum & Mason oversized advent calendar. London. Photo: Mª Isabel Segarra.

FORTNUM & MASON . 181 Piccadilly . St. James's . London W1A 1ER . UK . Map . (@fortnums)

Dior (@dior) advent calendar & red display of the history of Dior in Harrod's. London.

Photos: Dior / Mª Isabel Segarra.

HARRODS . 87-135 Brompton Rd . London SW1X 7XL . UK . Map . (@harrods)

XMAS MOOD

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I was recently visiting London with a friend so I did some Xmas research too. I’ll made a special article. In the meantime, please dream with us around the xmas tree.

Valentino (@maisonvalentino) Christmas tree at Harrod's. London. Photo: Mª Isabel Segarra.

HAY’S GALLERIA . XMAS MARKET . 1 Battle Bridge Ln . London SE1 2HD . UK . Map

Photo: Mª Isabel Segarra.

I wish you a lovely holiday season and I hope you spend it in the way you find the most fun, whatever it is. Bisous au beurre mon croissant! Happy holidays & happy weekend!