Well it’s that time again; a whole year has gone by… A fridge filled with champagne and lovely French cheeses… Thank you all for your nice comments throughout the year… I wish you a happy and peaceful 2010! (silver candlesticks made by us)
Entries from December 31st, 2009
Sterling silver letter openers
December 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · My Work, Work in progress...
One of our last commissions were these 2 letter openers with initials. Forged out of rods of sterling silver and inlayed with ebony and cherry wood. Aren’t they beauties? These are the silver rods the letter openers are made of.
Exhibition of ten Dutch sculptures
December 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Art, Life
Hello everyone, hope you all had a wonderful Christmas? When we left our drive still looked like this. The snow stayed just long enough for us to have a white Christmas. We stayed in a little hotel around the corner of the Kröller-Müller Museum. The second day of our stay was a lovely sunny day [...]
A Merry Christmas!
December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Jewelry, Life, Uncategorized
I like to wish you all A Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Peaceful 2010! Tomorrow I am leaving for a small hotel on the Veluwe. To hike, to have Christmas dinner and pay a visit to the jewelry exhibition “het grote versieren” , at the Museum for Modern Art in Arnhem. After Christmas [...]
Fashion Exhibition
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Fashion, Uncategorized
Don’t forget to go to the fashion exhibition about Bernhard Willhelm en Jutta Kraus in The Groninger Museum!
Snowed in!
December 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Jewelry, Life
How was your weekend? We were snowed in for 2 days! Our home is pretty far from the road and the long drive was, because of the more than 40 cm. layer of snow, impassable for our car. In order to do some much needed shopping, we dug out two hollows in the driveway to [...]
Boat House
December 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Architecture
When I grew up I lived in a houseboat. At night in bed I heard the sound of ducks and water. This house in Belgium is not a houseboat but it reminded me of a boathouse, which is something completely different. But it still is gorgeous don’t you think? This lovely private refuge is located [...]
Warm handmade shawls
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Fashion, Handmade
London based Marzena sells in her Etsy shop ‘Under reconstruction’ beautiful shawls, big neck warmers, multicolor jersey scarves and obi belts. They are all very well made, nice and warm. Most of the time she works with factory fabric remnants but lately she discovered a fabric factory, which offers lots of remnants so her latest [...]
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The winning design…
December 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Jewelry
Last weekend we presented our new collection of jewelry in Gallery Sjoch in Beetsterzwaag. For two days many visitors came to see our jewelry. The reactions on our work were good and we have sold lots of jewelry! The price giving for the winning design of our jewelry contest also took place Sunday afternoon. An [...]
The Dancing Chair
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Design, Uncategorized
Constance Guisset, a French designer creates furniture and products. One of her latest designs is “The Dancing Chair”, a wooden rocking chair and a footrest ensemble. The seat rests in the wooden structure, like suspended in a crinoline. Well…how stunning can you go? Via…Daily Tonic The Dancing Chair by Constance Guisset
