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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Design'
The Tasting Gloriette by The Campana Brothers
April 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Architecture, Design, Uncategorized
Tags:Campana Brothers·Corallo chair·Hotel du Marc·Milan Furniture Fair 2010·Veuve Clicquot
Invitation for Silver and Wood!
April 12th, 2010 · 2 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 [...]
Dutch Design
April 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Design
Kiki van Eijk is a young Dutch designer who graduated Cum Laude at the Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Her designs have a strong personal touch and thus strongly represents a new generation of Dutch designers. Concept, material, structure and technique are all beautifuly in balance in her work. Kiki works in a wide variety [...]
Marimekko
March 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Design
Do you know this Finnish web shop with many fine brands including the allways beautiful Marimekko? Siirtolapuutarha, heavy weight cotton fabric features black and coloured flowers, representing urban nature at its best. In good company, porcelain plate. In good company, porcelain mug.
Log House record studio
March 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Architecture, Design, Uncategorized
Out from the woodpile comes music to our ears… Located in Hilversum, The Netherlands, this unique Log House belongs to Dutch music-entertainer Hans Liberg. Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek, known for his scrap wood furniture and use of reclaimed materials well before the green boom took off, created the for-real recording studio. When the windows [...]
The Campana Brothers
March 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Architecture, Design
Fancy a nice exposition in the beautiful city of Maastricht? From March 13 to June 6, 2010 the NAIM / Europe (formerly Dutch Architecture Institute Maastricht) shows the work of the brothers Humberto and Fernando Campana, the most important contemporary designers from Latin America. The exhibition “Antibodies” is developed by the Vitra Design Museum. On [...]
Royal ceramics
March 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Ceramics, Design
Are you familiar with the beautiful online store of Royal Tichelaar in Makkum, The Netherlands? Royal Tichelaar Makkum was established in 1594 and is the oldest company in The Netherlands. Out of love for the profession Royal Tichelaar Makkum still has a traditional production process. The only remaining company in the Netherlands fully specializes in [...]
Tags:Ceramics·Delft Blue·Hella Jongerius·Marcel Wanders·Royal Tichelaar
Painting adventure!
March 4th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Design, Handmade
We are in the middle of painting the living room in hues of white and very light grey. After days of hard work the room is white all right, but so far in all the wrong shades. My…my…I had know idea it was that difficult to come up with the precise whitish tint. So these [...]
From Swiss with love…
February 19th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Design, Uncategorized
Years ago Manufactum was one of the first online stores that I discovered on the web. A wonderful store with items you thought no longer existed, classics in the real sense of the word…… I hope you all have a wonderful and relaxed weekend! Swiss army blanket, 100% new pure wool. Once upon a time [...]
Tags:Manufactum
Drops Pouf!
February 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Design, Uncategorized
Camilla Hounsell Halvorsen is a Norwegian designer. She is a master student in furniture design and interior architecture at Oslo National Academy of the Arts. First there was the Drops Chair and now Camilla made the Drops Pouf. The pouf is inspired by the art of tassel making. Camilla wrapped an inner tube in colorful [...]
