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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Design'
Highlights
September 27th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Ceramics, Design, Fashion, Handmade, Interior Design, Jewelry, Life, Uncategorized
This weekend we visited Meesterlijk in Amsterdam. A few highlights … Jacomijn van der Donk uses twigs, pebbles and paintbrushes in her beautiful jewelry. Snurk produces wonderful bed linens and recently also cushions This is Bob. Bob loves sniffing around, walking, not listening and stealing sandwiches from the kitchen sink. But most of all Bob [...]
Tags:Arjan Vaandrager·Jacomijn van der Donk·Saddle stool·Sjoerd Vroonland·Snurk
Reminder of Meesterlijk
September 22nd, 2011 · 3 Comments · Design, Fashion, Handmade, Interior Design, Jewelry, Photography, Textile Art, Uncategorized
Where can you buy objects directly from their makers? Designers, fashion designers and craftsmen? At MEESTERLIJK- contemporary fair for design and crafts. RAI Amsterdam – september 24 - oktober 2, 2011 More info at their site
Tags:Meesterlijk 2011
Dutch Design online
September 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Design, Interior Design
Spotted in Wannekes … Black Widow by Dutch designers Studio Job Wannekes sells Dutch design and contemporary design products. Wonderful Kay Bojesen Denmark Dog/Dachshund made of wallnut. After graduating Artemis Styling Academy in 2004, Tanneke Neessen started her own interior styling office called Studio EHBI. Since then Tanneke’s passion for interiors and design forms the [...]
Tags:Danish design·Design online·Dutch design·Kay Bojesen·Studio Job
Jewelry cabinet
September 9th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Design, Interior Design, Woodwork
Jan and I have been dreaming for years of a beautiful and practical cabinet for our Atelier. So guess what happend this morning … I found him! Wouldn’t it be great to store and at the same time display part of our jewelry in this beautiful cabinet? Sixay is a Hungarian company that makes beautiful [...]
Searching for upholstery?
September 5th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Architecture, Design, Interior Design, Woodwork
While searching for new upholstery for our (Artifort) living room couch I came across the website of MEG O’HALLORAN DESIGN. Boy do they have beautiful fabrics … And not only fabrics, MEG O’HALLORAN DESIGN is a collaborative design-make studio specializing in modern furniture, carpets, and upholstery fabrics. Leading lady Meghan O’Halloran was trained as an [...]
Tags:Artifort·handcrafted furniture·Meg O' Halloran Design·upholstery
Scandinavian design
August 31st, 2011 · 4 Comments · Design, Fashion, Jewelry, My Work, Once upon a time...
Once up on a time we lived in the United States of America. To be more precise we lived in the middle of nowhere in a tiny little place called Watkinsville, Georgia. Just like now we had our own Atelier and made our own line of handmade jewelry. We sold through galleries and did many [...]
Tags:big brooch·handmade jewelry·Marimekko·Scandinavian design
Meesterlijk Design and Craft in Amsterdam
August 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Ceramics, Design, Fashion, Jewelry
The other day a visitor of my blog was so kind to let me know that I paid little attention to some art events in the three northern provinces of The Netherlands. He’s absolutely right. It’s just that I only put those events in the picture which I have visited myself and those which I [...]
Product designer aka beekeeper
July 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Animals, Design, Food
This is the most amazing, optimistical (eco-food) development I came across in a long time … I always found bees interesting and I think it a wonderful progression more and more young people become interested too. Do you know was that in big cities like Montreal, London, Paris and New York a whole Urban Beekeeping [...]
Woven fabrics
July 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Design, Fashion, Interior Design
A thirst for technical innovation and a passionate sensitivity for color are the motivating force of Margo Selby’s work. Margo trained at Chelsea College of Art and Design and followed this with a postgraduate degree at The Royal College of Art (RCA), graduating in 2001. Margo Selby became a designer with a bold approach to [...]
Tags:Marga Selby·woven fabric
