Remember our plan to build a new wall cabinet? After two weeks of sawing, hammering, hauling out old cabinets, cleaning and painting the walls, this is the result. Finally room for my collection of Maigret detectives, artbooks and a whole lot of big and small ginger jars. In search of a new lamp I came [...]
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True facts
January 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized
My name is Junyi. I am an illustrator living in Los Angeles. I like to draw, arrange shapes, and be outdoors. I also like pops of color, weathered textures, and pools of light. True facts. Junyi Wu Via Olivier Abry
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Typical Dutch
January 4th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Ceramics, Culture, Design, Typical Dutch, 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 [...]
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Silver hare in a field of turnips
December 5th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Culture, My Work, Uncategorized
Do you remember a few weeks back when Jan began to work on a Silver Christening Spoon? Click here to read about the beginning of this assignment. The whish of the client was to have a silver spoon with the image of a hare. The spoon is inspired by a drawing of the Dutch illustrator [...]
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Unleashed!
December 2nd, 2011 · 3 Comments · Culture, Jewelry, Uncategorized
Until November 5 2012 the MMKA (Museum of Modern Art) in Arnhem, The Netherlkands presents the exhibition UNLEASHED! This exhibition is an overview of rule-breaking JEWELLERY. In this state-of-the-art overview, pieces of jewellery will break out of the museum cases and be scattered over the walls and floors and decorate streets and squares. From small [...]
Apologies
November 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Lately you might have noticed some irregularities on my blog, or maybe the blog was hard to reach… my apologies…the server is yet again working on something I have no influence on. Hopefully soon all is back to normal … Marion Pannekoek
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Horses and design
November 7th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Photography, Uncategorized
What a great picture … Horses stand in the shadows of a gigantic wooden table and two chairs during nice autumnal weather at a meadow near Doellstaedt, central Germany. Via Design you trust
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The choice of Mr. X
October 27th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I wrote about Mr. X from Odessa, Florida who wanted to give his wife a brooch for her birthday. His wishes were simple and clear, please make me a brooch made of wood, silver and maybe a fern leaf. So that’s what we did, we made 3 brooches and had a [...]
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