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Bench is a bench is a bench…

November 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Design, Handmade, Uncategorized

It is not often that I show you images of interiors on my blog.  But I find these pictures of Another Country so lovely, so full of light and a love for wood that I like to share them with you over the weekend. Have a good one! Another Country makes contemporary craft furniture. The [...]

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Invitation for Silver and Wood!

April 12th, 2010 · 3 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 [...]

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Painting adventure!

March 4th, 2010 · 4 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 [...]

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Sexy furniture

January 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Handmade

Boy… what to think about these? Is it sensual or sexist? Simplistic or sublime? The maker of these sculptures, Peter Rolfe is a master of fine design and construction and also a maker of suggestive and erotic pieces of furniture. Whether sublime, sexy or something else entirely, each part is carved with incredible delicacy and [...]

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