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 [...]
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Extreme origami
November 28th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Architecture, Design, Fashion
Tags:a paper garden in Nagasaki·Anouk Vogel·landscape architecture·origami
Just in time for Halloween
October 31st, 2011 · 3 Comments · Fashion, Textile Art
Imagine the world bustling with creatures: foxes, badgers, enormous hares, expressive rams and the odd minotaur, not to mention all the beasts you can’t name…… Welcome to Barbara Keal’s fierce and furry feltworld…
Tags:Felt creatures·Halloween
Knitting Grannies
October 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Fashion, Handmade
What a great initiative … Here is the concept … young designers come up with knitting patterns for woolen beanies, scarves, tube shawls and mittens, the knitting is done by Grannies who love to knit. With your knitted item you receive a picture from the maker. Sometimes it is that simple. All knitted items are [...]
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 [...]
Autumn
October 18th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Fashion, Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work
Today when I am looking outside there is no doubt about it, this is autumn. So high time for … The wonderful shawls and the luxurious knitted accessories by Australian textile designer Danielle Sanders. Please click here for her online store, she ships worldwide. … a very strange toadstool like this one in my garden… [...]
Vegan Moccasins
October 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Fashion, Handmade
Brooklyn designer Kristen Lombardi works with three craftspeople to make each of her moccasins by hand, carefully stitched and gathered, overlaid with geometric cut-outs. And if you like the look but don’t wear animal products, Lombardi also sells vegan versions of her designs. Please take a look at the site of Manimal for all the [...]
Hogenbirk Knitwear
October 13th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Fashion, Handmade, Interior Design
Started on the MTS for fashion and clothing Erica continued her education at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht Fashion Design Department in The Netherlands. There she specialized in machine knitting techniques. Besides complicated motives she knits beautiful color transitions. Recently Erica started experimenting with printing on felted wool … she makes wonderfull felted [...]
Tags:Erica Hogenbirk·felt·Knitting
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
Shopping spree
September 19th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Ceramics, Fashion, Life, Photography, Uncategorized
The weather was just fine whilst visiting Keramisto but as soon as we sat down to have our traditional pick nick at the lake it started to rain. Other than that we had a wonderful time and we went on a big shopping spree! We came home with 5 beautiful new pieces of ceramic. Soon [...]
