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29.6.12
28.6.12
Making room for BB - SALE
This Saturday and Sunday, T and I will be selling a lot LOT of stuff at a monthly flea market here in Amsterdam (IJ-hallen).
All to make room (and money) for the little one.
Truth be told: most of the stuff we're selling is mine. It's the result of years and years of rummaging through thrift stores and antiques-shops, collecting all kinds of things that I could use for projects, or just found too beautiful to leave behind on a dusty shelf.
T refers to it as 'clutter', while I prefer the word 'forgotten treasures'.
Well, treasures or not, we needed to make room, and in my current pregnant state I somehow found it easier to get rid of a lot of things I would usually part with a lot more reluctantly.
What makes it easier: we agreed that most of the items left behind Sunday Afternoon will be donated to a local thrift store, but that I do get to keep the pieces that I really really like or think I could sell online. Let's hope we don't have to get into too big of an argument when we close shop this Sunday. ;-)
Here are a few of the items we'll have for sale:
If you see anything you fancy, send me a quick shout-out and I'll make sure to put it aside for you.
The IJ-Hallen flea-market is open this Saturday and Sunday (June 30 / July 1) from 09:00 till 16:30.
Entrance fee is € 4,-. Take the free NDSM-ferry from the Central Station to get to the site.
Let me know if you're planning on visiting 'the country's largest flea-market' this Week-end, I'd love to see you there (yes, of course you'll get a discount...).
All to make room (and money) for the little one.
Truth be told: most of the stuff we're selling is mine. It's the result of years and years of rummaging through thrift stores and antiques-shops, collecting all kinds of things that I could use for projects, or just found too beautiful to leave behind on a dusty shelf.
T refers to it as 'clutter', while I prefer the word 'forgotten treasures'.
Well, treasures or not, we needed to make room, and in my current pregnant state I somehow found it easier to get rid of a lot of things I would usually part with a lot more reluctantly.
What makes it easier: we agreed that most of the items left behind Sunday Afternoon will be donated to a local thrift store, but that I do get to keep the pieces that I really really like or think I could sell online. Let's hope we don't have to get into too big of an argument when we close shop this Sunday. ;-)
Here are a few of the items we'll have for sale:
If you see anything you fancy, send me a quick shout-out and I'll make sure to put it aside for you.
The IJ-Hallen flea-market is open this Saturday and Sunday (June 30 / July 1) from 09:00 till 16:30.
Entrance fee is € 4,-. Take the free NDSM-ferry from the Central Station to get to the site.
Let me know if you're planning on visiting 'the country's largest flea-market' this Week-end, I'd love to see you there (yes, of course you'll get a discount...).
27.6.12
Two moons
We might not have a full-moon in the sky today, but that's no reason to not want to wear one (two, actually) around your neck:
Two moons scarf by Athena Procopiou
through net-a-porter
26.6.12
Dreamy-picture-land
I love photographs that make your mind drift into that dreamy nostalgic world of sunshine and pastel-colours.
A few months ago I featured the work of Matthias Heiderich, and now I'm mesmerized by the 'perfect summer day'-photographs by 'Ooh Pretty Shiny'.
Here are a few of the photographs available on Etsy:
To purchase prints: head over to the 'Ooh Pretty Shiny'-Etsy store.
For updates and info: check out the 'Ooh Pretty Shiny'-blog.
A few months ago I featured the work of Matthias Heiderich, and now I'm mesmerized by the 'perfect summer day'-photographs by 'Ooh Pretty Shiny'.
Here are a few of the photographs available on Etsy:
All photographs courtesy of Ooh Pretty Shiny Photography
To purchase prints: head over to the 'Ooh Pretty Shiny'-Etsy store.
For updates and info: check out the 'Ooh Pretty Shiny'-blog.
25.6.12
Cool stuff: matches by Kaoru Mende
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| Photograph from the book 'Re-design - Daily products of the 21st century |
Designed by Japanese architectical lighting designer Kaoru Mende for Kenya Hara's (a.k.a. the art-director of Muji) project 'Re-Design - Daily products of the 21st century', back in 2000 (!).
(by the way: click here for a elaborate review of Hara's book 'Designing Design' (2009) on 'The Designers' review of books')
21.6.12
Drifting off: Hot air balloons
It's summer!
Finally!
(kinda, at least: the calendar says so, the weather seems to be slowly adjusting)
Anyway: we can start looking out for hot-air-balloons again. An ultimate summer-feeling.
I remember a time back when I was 7-ish, when a hot air balloon had to land in a field not far from our house. My parents allowed me to get out of bed for the occasion, and to even go out to the field -in my nightgown- to see the landing of the gigantic balloon.
The mixture of embarrassment for being out in nothing but a nightgown and the excitement of the balloon coming down, makes it one of my most vivid childhood-memories.
And up to this day, when I see a hot-air balloon, I have to point it out to T, who in his enthusiasm will arch his neck in several directions while driving -all the time keeping one eye on the road of course- to get a glimpse of it before it disappears after trees or buildings.
I love the archetypical shape and colours of hot-air balloons of the olden-days. Don't care so much for the flying advertisement-banners you -unfortunately- encounter mostly nowadays.
As always, the US does it bigger.
Below are some images from balloon-festivals all over the US.
If I were to see one of those balloons flying in the wild, I would just tell T to park te car.
Finally!
(kinda, at least: the calendar says so, the weather seems to be slowly adjusting)
Anyway: we can start looking out for hot-air-balloons again. An ultimate summer-feeling.
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| Photograph by Zila Longenecker, available through Etsy |
I remember a time back when I was 7-ish, when a hot air balloon had to land in a field not far from our house. My parents allowed me to get out of bed for the occasion, and to even go out to the field -in my nightgown- to see the landing of the gigantic balloon.
The mixture of embarrassment for being out in nothing but a nightgown and the excitement of the balloon coming down, makes it one of my most vivid childhood-memories.
And up to this day, when I see a hot-air balloon, I have to point it out to T, who in his enthusiasm will arch his neck in several directions while driving -all the time keeping one eye on the road of course- to get a glimpse of it before it disappears after trees or buildings.
I love the archetypical shape and colours of hot-air balloons of the olden-days. Don't care so much for the flying advertisement-banners you -unfortunately- encounter mostly nowadays.
As always, the US does it bigger.
Below are some images from balloon-festivals all over the US.
My personal absolute favorite:
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| All photographs taken at Balloon festivals in the USA |
20.6.12
19.6.12
Lovely: Fumi Koike
Somehow I cannot find a word for the work of Japanese Illustration artist Fumi Koike other then 'lovely'.
Her illustrations have lovely colours, show a lovely uncomplicated view on the world and would be just lovely on the walls of my living room.
For more work check out Fumi Koike's blog (which is -unfortunately- in Japanese, but has lots of pretty pictures of recent drawings).
Her illustrations have lovely colours, show a lovely uncomplicated view on the world and would be just lovely on the walls of my living room.
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| All photographs courtesy of Fumi Koike |
For more work check out Fumi Koike's blog (which is -unfortunately- in Japanese, but has lots of pretty pictures of recent drawings).
18.6.12
Setting the scene
Just because it's pretty.
And it's a Monday.
Even worse: it's the Monday after the Sunday before.
Safe to say: happiness has to be 'specially created today.
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| Photograph courtesy of Geronimo Balloons |
15.6.12
A great collaboration
Photographs by Maria Wretblad, styling by Sasa Antic and paper props by Fideli Sundqvist.
For Papier mache magazine.
For Papier mache magazine.
14.6.12
13.6.12
Colourful tartelettes by Emilie de Griottes
Last spring, French food magazine Fricote gave food designer Emilie de Griottes carte blanche for a project to be featured in the magazine.
And this is what she came up with:
For more information and lots of other great food-design projects, check out Emilie de Griottes' blog.
And this is what she came up with:
Brilliant, had to add it to this scrapbook.
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| All photographs courtesy of Emilie de Griottes |
For more information and lots of other great food-design projects, check out Emilie de Griottes' blog.
12.6.12
Weaving joy - the map tapestries by Hannah Waldron
More work on Hannah Waldrons' website.
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| Kurukuru - 2012 36 x 60 cm - various yarns Photograph courtesy of Hannah Waldron |
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| Venice - 2012 30 x 200 cm - various yarns Photograph courtesy of Hannah Waldron |
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| NYC section - 2011 8 x 72 cm - silk, cotton Photograph courtesy of Hannah Waldron |
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| after NY - 2011 7,5 x 53 cm - silk, cotton, linen Photograph courtesy of Hannah Waldron |
More work on Hannah Waldrons' website.
4.6.12
A pack for the back
For the last months I have been looking for a backpack for T.
I thought it shouldn't be too hard to find one that's both stylish and affordable, but even though there's an abundance of cool rucksacks all over the web, I don't seem to be able to find them in 'real life'.
Yes, I hear you, of course I could order on-line... but aside from the fact that most supercool bags I found thus far are also superexpensive, I am reluctant to order a backpack that I haven't been able to hold in my hands.
So... I am treating the web as my source of inspiration and will continue roaming the shopping streets in my quest to find T his perfect bag one day.
Here's my inspiration so far:
I thought it shouldn't be too hard to find one that's both stylish and affordable, but even though there's an abundance of cool rucksacks all over the web, I don't seem to be able to find them in 'real life'.
Yes, I hear you, of course I could order on-line... but aside from the fact that most supercool bags I found thus far are also superexpensive, I am reluctant to order a backpack that I haven't been able to hold in my hands.
So... I am treating the web as my source of inspiration and will continue roaming the shopping streets in my quest to find T his perfect bag one day.
Here's my inspiration so far:
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| Farm Rucksack by Makr carry goods |
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| Flap Rucksack by Makr carry goods |
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| AO Rucksack by Ally Capellino |
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| Dean Rucksack by Ally Capellino |
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| Fjell Rucksack, Norseprojects and Ally Cappelino |
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| Little America Rucksack by Herschel |