Sophie Duran lives and works in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. As a conceptual designer, Sophie balances between art and design. Sophie’s new collection is a wonderful series of scarves, titled “Undiscovered Wonders of the World”. The scarves are digitally printed on crepe de chine and silk velvet. The project came about with the cooperation of the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Design'
Feeding the birds
January 7th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Animals, Design, Life
I hope you survived the heavy storm o.k.? Here in Friesland, the province where I live, complete pastures are still under water, due to the enormous amount of rain. Lucky for us our little house is built on a mound; so we are save from the water … Will it ever become winter you think? I [...]
Typical Dutch
January 4th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Ceramics, Culture, Design, Uncategorized
Royal Delft has long been synonymous with Dutch tradition, tourism and lets face it kitsch. With the help from fresh young Dutch design talents the brand is now reinventing itself with a new series of porcelain called BlueD1653. Three master painters designed in collaboration with designers Arian Brekveld, Chris Koens and Damian O’Sullivan as many [...]
Japanese online
December 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Ceramics, Design, Fashion, Interior Design, Uncategorized
Know idea how I found this beautiful Japanese online store, they don’t tell much about themselves so maybe they are such a big name that I ought to know them? Anyway please take a look at their site and blog it is all so very Japanese and beautiful … Hand hammered copper kettle Stools Japanese [...]
Tags:copper kettle·Japanese interior shop·Jurgen Lehl·wooden stool
Tips for under the Xmass tree
December 18th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Design, Jewelry, Textile Art
Today I am finally full time out of bed ! The sun was shining especially for me today so I made a nice long walk with the dogs. A Coffee tasted like coffee again so I declare myself cured from this awful flu. Reading was all I did this last week. In this time of [...]
Tags:Gifts for under the tree·handmade jewelry·Handmade red bag·Kerst and Carry·Marion Pannekoek·silver bangles
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
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 [...]
An experiment
October 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Design
Wonderful funny, surpising and simple experiment with a chair in the streets of New York City … Takes almost 9 minutes to watch! (Via Blu Dot)
Tags:Blu Dot·design furniture
3D Work the nice way
October 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Design, Jewelry
Cinnamon Lee is an Australian artist who makes precious objects in the form of contemporary jewellery and lighting. Trained as a gold and silversmith the primary basis of all her work is driven by the medium of metal and it’s unique working properties. Cinnamon specialises in using 3D computer modelling and rapid manufacturing processes in [...]
Tags:3D jewellery·Cinnemon Lee
Architects and their shops
October 22nd, 2011 · 5 Comments · Design, Fashion, Uncategorized
Many architects were hit badly by the crises, they are unempoyed or as an independent architect they no longer get enough orders. Maybe that’s why I hear lately about architects, especially women, who start their own shop. Not a shop for architectual design but more like a career switch… Like for instance Elena she is [...]
