I came across this great photo on the beautiful blog three85 A bicycle shop in Altlandsberg, Germany advertises their goods with a wall of around 120 bikes mounted on the building’s exterior in lieu of a sign. I like the idea, the graphic effect and the grandeur of it all.
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Wrapping up the week…
August 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Animals, Fashion, Jewelry, Life, My Work, Uncategorized
This week I worked on a few new necklaces for our next exhibition “Designers at the Oude Hortus” in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The Jewelry Story is invited along with 10 other designers to present their work in the wonderful setting of the Botanical Gardens of the University Museum in Utrecht. Like to know more? Please [...]
Tags:13Threads·De Oude Hortus Utrecht·handmade jewelry·sculpture Jan Kerkstra
The Balloonists
August 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Uncategorized
Balloons are magical… don’t you think?… the small colorfull balloons reminding you of happy times in childhood. Often big balloons fly above our house and I wave at the people in the basket… the movement is slow and the weather is allways nice otherwise the balloons would not fly… The artist Maggie Mailer paints colorfull [...]
Tags:balloons·colorfull paintings·Ferring Gallery·Maggie Mailer
Pen and ink
August 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Handmade, Uncategorized
Nosideup, graduated from Product Design at Central St. Martins, London. She studied Fine Arts in Barcelona and is currently studying for a Master in Contemporary Art History and Visual Culture in Madrid. She also makes these beautiful pen and ink drawings… for more please see her Etsy shop.
Wrapping up the week…
August 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Fashion, Jewelry, Uncategorized
This week Toast presented a beautiful new collection of clothing. And we (Jan and me) created a new ring called “Blue Eye” The actress Juliette Binoche bought a new pair of earrings, or is it the lipstick? And yesterday I stumbled upon these funny chicken-paintings of Nicolette Arens on the Internet while looking to buy [...]
Tags:big silver ring·Juliette Binoche·Sterling silver ring turquoise·Toast new collection
Too beautiful for words
August 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Photography, Uncategorized
Sometimes I come accross a photo and there is no need for words… This is one. Seaview, Malo-les-Bains, France Photo via Kaatblogt
Tags:beach·Malo les Bains·seaview
Barnhouse?
July 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Architecture, Uncategorized
I don’t think you can call this house Barnhouse but I like the simpel shape of it. Twice before I wrote about Barnhouses, please klick here and here. Substance Architecture have completed this contemporary renovation on an Iowa City residence that was originally built in 1941. After the renovation Before Much more photos and the [...]
Tags:House renovation·Iowa City·modern house·Substance Architecture
Under the spell
July 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Life, Nature, Uncategorized
Busy preparing for my first camping adventure and completely under the spell of my vacation I give you some nice accommodation addresses at various very special locations. I found the silo at Kaat blogt. Spotting bird of pray at eye level Halfway between Basel and Zurich in Herznach, Switserland is an old iron ore silo [...]
City Inspiration
July 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
For all of you who need inspiration for that much deserved break! Among many others Memphis, Fredericksburg and Manchester, are included in the very informative Design City Guide which can be found at Design Sponge. Fredericksburg, Texas Manchester Via 2dstudioinspiratie
New jewelry and other things
June 25th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Uncategorized
We’re looking forward to a warm weekend over here in the Netherlands! What will I do? Painting the house, working in the garden and a canoe trip. And perhaps when there still is time we to go to East Site 2010, an exhibition of sculptures in Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle. I end this week [...]
Tags:big silver ring·EastSite 2010·handmade jewelry·Museum de Fundatie·red coral·silver necklace·turqoise
