I did not see it right away … do you? Can you tell …? And now? Yes it is laundry! The LAUNDRY project took photographer Sivan Askayo to Madrid, Barcelona, London, Florence, Venice and Buenos Aires to snap the anonymously displayed drying clothing.
Entries from November 30th, 2011
Extreme origami
November 28th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Architecture, Design, Fashion
Anouk Vogel is a Dutch landscape architect. She just realised FOLDING FOR PEACE, a paper garden in Nagasaki, Japan. “An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. Inspired by this popular belief, the garden Folding [...]
Tags:a paper garden in Nagasaki·Anouk Vogel·landscape architecture·origami
60+ unique and glorious insects
November 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Art, Ceramics
Exhibition SCHWARM Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. To March 4, 2012. What began as a glaze assignment grew into this wonderful art work SCHWARM by artist RaR (Reinheimer and Ulrike Beate Rehm). Dozens of ceramic beetles each with a diameter of 30 cm centimeter crawling over the entire museum wall. You can read more on this [...]
Tags:ceramic beetles·Keramiekmuseum Leeuwarden·Reinheimer·Schwarm·Ulrike Beate Rehm
Zwarte Parel (Black Pearl)
November 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Architecture
Countless times I came across the Black Pearl on the Internet, the house always drew my attention and I always thought, “that house is so black!” Recently this former neglected home which is situated in Rotterdam, The Netherlands won The Lensvelt Architect interieurprijs 2011 prize. Because of this I looked into the project again and [...]
Tags:Dutch architects·Studio Rolf.fr·The Lensvelt Architect interieurprijs 2011 prize·Zecc Architects·Zwarte Parel
Mmmm …
November 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Design
A simple way to stay warm, the hot-water bottle is a timeless product. With its soft skin and unique aesthetics, this one becomes too beautiful to hide. Wendy Legro’s graduation project Hot water bottle has been on show at Sotheby’s London, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Nike’s design conference in Beaverton, Orlando, Designersfair at IMCologne, Graduation [...]
Dogs
November 23rd, 2011 · 3 Comments · Animals, Handmade, Life, Once upon a time...
A friend of mine is getting a puppy next weekend! So this post is for her …. Once upon a time I lived in Amsterdam. I was very young, had a room to live in, a bike, lots of books and a small dog. Wherever I went the dog went with me, also on the [...]
Tags:dog in transport bike·dog on bike·dogs in the city·Marion Pannekoek·new puppy
Apologies
November 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Lately you might have noticed some irregularities on my blog, or maybe the blog was hard to reach… my apologies…the server is yet again working on something I have no influence on. Hopefully soon all is back to normal … Marion Pannekoek
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Lady, a sculpture
November 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Art
Today I like to show you an other version of Lady, a bronze sculpture made by Jan a while ago. The patina came out a deeper hue of blue this time and we gave Lady a proper pedestal to sit on. Like to know more about Lady? Please click over here for more photos and [...]
Tags:abstract sculpture·blue patina·Bronz sculpture·Jan Kerkstra·small sculpture of a woman
Update Silver Spoon
November 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Work in progress...
Jan is working on a commission for a silver Christening spoon. (Please click overhere if you want to know more about this commission.) Today an update from our Atelier …
Tags:Christening spoon·Dutch tradition·Jan Kerkstra·silver spoon
Porcelain vessels
November 14th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Ceramics
Beautiful porcelain vessels by Anna Sykora … ” This looks somewhat Japanese” is what European often say, “What you craft looks very European ” is what Japanese say. More of her works on Anna’s site
Tags:Anna Sykora·Ceramics·porcelain
