I don’t know why but lately we have a lot of commissions for silver napkin holders. It is indeed a beautiful and lasting gift. A while back I wrote about this napkin holder. At that time we were inspired by the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. My first design of napkin holders ever were these. Inspiration [...]
Entries from April 30th, 2010
Studio Mara Skujeniece
April 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Ceramics
For some reason Mara Skujeniece got lost in my list of posts to make. Because Mara quite recently had an article in VT wonen, she was often shown lately on various blogs. So sorry … I am a bit slow to mention her name but I do hope that she is for most of you [...]
Cradle to Cradle
April 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Fashion
I was first introduced to the handmade bags of Weidesign last year at the design fair ”Meesterlijk” in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Weidesign is the new brand of designers Chantal van der Erve and Rob Green. They make beautiful felt and leather laptop bags. This link brings you to the online store… (sorry only in Dutch) [...]
Tags:Cradle to Cradle·felt and wollen bags·handmade bags·Weidesign
Native Americans and Architecture
April 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Architecture
Rarely or never does one read about American Indian Tribes in Europe . So I was pleasantly surprised to find this positive piece of information. The Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation is located on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State. The House of Knowledge is the realization of a dream for the [...]
Tags:CutlerAnderson architects·Johnston architects·native Americans·the S’Klallam Tribe.
Yokoo’s Spring collection
April 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fashion, Handmade
Slowly but surely the weather is warming up. No need for warm woolen shawls anymore. So instead Yokoo started making woolen totes. Farmers market tote by Yokoo Like her shawls the bags are nice and big. Take a look in her Etsy shop for lots more wonderful bags and how about the amusing floppy sun [...]
Tags:Big totes·Etsy·handmade bags·Yokoo
Jan in the spotlight…
April 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Jewelry
My partner Jan’s passion is wood; whenever he can he works with it. Like for instance in this silver bracelet with ebony wood. ( for the story behind the bracelet see our online store ) Or in this abstract sculpture made of ebony Yes… last weekend he made a fence, so the dog will not [...]
The Tasting Gloriette by The Campana Brothers
April 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Architecture, Design, Uncategorized
French Champagne house, Veuve Clicquot unveiled its latest endeavour with Brazilian designers Fernando & Humberto Campana, at the 2010 Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile this week. The Campana brothers designed a gloriette—an open pavilion of sorts—for the redesigned garden of Veuve Clicquot’s family residence, now a luxury destination, Hôtel du Marc in Reims, France. Dating [...]
Tags:Campana Brothers·Corallo chair·Hotel du Marc·Milan Furniture Fair 2010·Veuve Clicquot
Living on water
April 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Architecture
A long time ago all house boats in The Netherlands looked like the one in the picture. I grew up on a boat like this… Today a house boat may not even look like a boat. The house boat in the photo below for instance. American designer Joanna Borek Clement has developed ‘Tafoni Foating Home’. [...]
Tags:House boats·Joanna Borek·Marlies Rohmer·The Floating Home·Water homes IJburg
Invitation for Silver and Wood!
April 12th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Design, Jewelry, My Work, Uncategorized
Last year we were at the same fair with Pilat interiors in Amsterdam. You can read about that in a previous post over here. Now, together with our jewelry Jan and me are invited to a festive event in Pilat’s store in Twijzel, The Netherlands Gjalt Pilat started out in 1974 as a restorer of [...]
Design blues
April 9th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Uncategorized
For the last few days I am struggling with the design for a new necklace. If you click here you see my first drawing in a former post. So far the design does not turn out the way I had intended at all. Oh well… I guess we just keep on trying… In the meantime [...]
