I HAVE to go to Ikea!

Oooh I love the new papershop from Ikea! I have a thing for beautiful gift packagings & stationary and this collection really has some "want to have" items. One of my favorite wrapping paper is tissue paper, I have it in 20 different colors. But what I don't have is patterned tissue paper, so I really need to go to Ikea to get me some (or loads...) of it! But before you also run off to Ikea, be aware: they don't sell it in every Ikea store yet...

White Structures

White is a “color” that goes with everything, makes a room spatial & light and I like to use it a lot. Here are some white items with a beautiful stucture or shape. 1 Forest chair is a Design from Robby and Francesca Cantarutti. A design of great visual impact, that offers unquestionable sophistication and individuality without compromising in comfort. Forest is a small collection of seats taking its inspiration from the forms of nature. 2 Studio Job designed these plates for Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum (Royal Tichelaar Makkum, est. 1572). This is the oldest company in the Netherlands and has worldwide recognition in the field of ceramics. One day I hope one of these plates from the Biscuit collection is hanging in my living room on the wall. 3 This is the bottom view from Lamp Norm 06 of the Normann Copenhagen collection. It’s made from lamp shade foil and has a diameter from 62 cm. The lamp distributes a soft, surrounding light that works well in most rooms. Hang it over the dining room table, in the entrance hall or use it in the bedroom. 4 This Crochet Table by Marcel Wanders is one of my all time favourites. When I was studying I was fascinated by Lace. My mother once gave me a bag filled with the most beautiful pieces of Lace and I did almost everything with that Lace during my study. I made patterns from it, I used it as templates, I designed Doily window stickers, I made beautiful plastic 3D lace, I created window film with modern Lace patterns etcetera… and I made miniature furniture from the Lace which really were in te same style as this Crochet Table. So when Marcel Wanders presented this Crochet Table (and gained a lot of success with it) I felt it as a missed opportunity that I was still a student and couldn’t gain Marcel’s succes yet with my designs which were similar. It kept me busy and in that period I realised that being a good & succesful designer isn’t only about creating beautiful products, you have to be an entrepreneur as well. If you miss those commercial capacities your designs will stay hidden for the rest of the world. So I don’t only think this Crochet Table is a magnificent design it also thaught me a good lesson. And up tot this day I admire the creative and commercial talents Marcel Wanders has and the way he created his own design empire.

Window films

Here is the newest press collage I made. It's for my collection window films and I believe this is a beautiful collection. In my vision these stickers are THE perfect solution for extra privacy. Because the stickers are static you can even reuse them if you want or just place them a few inch higher/lower. I know this sounds like a real advertising pitch :-), but hey, do you blame me? I really believe in this product and love working with it. I came up with the idea of elegant window films during my study at the Design Academy (more than a decade ago!). Since the stickers are a big hit and I am very happy and thankful that I can earn my living with creating beautiful things! Just before the vacation I sent this press release, now hoping for a lot of publicity! Have a very happy weekend!

Enjoy your summer!

Cute isn't he? Just wanted to share this  photo with you. 

Pullman Cannes Mandelieu

Hello dear readers. I am sorry that I post so little lately...but I am in the ultimate holiday mood! Here in The Netherlands the weather is hot, hot, hot and the best way to handle that is to sit back and relaxzzz. This year we are not going on vacation, but I also love spending some time at home. The kids can swim in the plastic little pool in the garden and I am watching them from our comfortable garden set. So you can understand, no complaints here... But if we were going I wouldn't mind going here again. A few years ago we went to this hotel for a few days and it was lovely! It's a few minutes from Cannes in France and it's called the Pullman Cannes Mandelieu. But for now I keep on dreaming of going again and in the mean time I enjoy our own garden (and that's not too bad either)! Hope you all have a great vacation too.

 

Pastel Blue

Pastel colors are still (very much) in the air. So I hope you will like this Pastel Blue moodboard for a kids room. 1 Baby jumpsuit from GoodMoodKid. Made from cotton with a little bit elastin so it’s very comfortable to wear! The cute print on it is from my hand :-), I designed a number of prints for this Dutch company. 2 Car from Floris Hovers. 3 Cute bed from Piet Hein Eek. 4 I like to place some “grown up” lamps in a nursery/kids room. It gives the whole look of the room a stylish finishing touch. This wooden lamp is from Muuto. 5 Meet Suki Mushroom from Donna Wilson. Made of 100% lambswool with polyester stuffing. Knitted in Scotland, made by hand. Suki loves opera and Scottish Whisky…

Follow me with Bloglovin!

Good day everybody! I have a bit of a holiday feeling because the school holidays started over here. However I still want to get some work (actually my work is my hobby :-)) done and today I registered my blog at Bloglovin! Bloglovin is a very handy website where you can follow all your favourite blogs. When a blog (selected by you) posts a new blogposts you can see it over there. In this way you have a good overview of all the new blogposts and you stay up to date in a very easy way. So please Follow my blog with Bloglovin. I would love to have you!