Monthly Archives: July 2007

wanted: interior magazines from denmark and sweden

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Danielle| 4 Comments

I love Swedish and Danish home& interior magazines. Unfortunately they are not available here in The Netherlands. Is there someone living in Denmark and/or Sweden that would like to do a magazine swap? I can send you some great Dutch magazines! Please send me an email (danielle@style-files.com) or leave a comment if you’re interested!

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invisible shelving system for books

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Danielle| 2 Comments

I love this invisible shelving system as it is an unique alternative to a regular bookshelf! Sticklebook creates the illusion of a line of books hanging unsupported on the wall. An alternative to a regular bookshelf, it comprises an aluminium bracket and combed strip that grips the cover and pages of paperback books.

I have to agree with contemporary design guru Ron Arad, who has praised Sticklebook by saying “it’s new and it’s original”. The size of a single shelf is 50cm/19.5inch which hold approximately thirteen paperback books. Of course you can install as many sticklebooks as you like in a row to make the length of shelving as long as you want or in many rows for an invisible multi-level book shelf. Sticklebook is available from online design shop POAA for the affordable price of €30.

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inga sempe

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Danielle| Leave a comment

Inga Sempe is a designer living in Paris, France. She graduated from ENSCI-Les Ateliers (Ecole Nationale Superieure de Creation Industrielle, Paris) in 1993. She then was a fellow at the Villa Medici, Academie de France a Rome, in 2000-01. In 2000 she opened her studio in Paris. Inga has won several awards, for example the Grand Prix de la Creation en design de la Ville de Paris in 2003. Inga works with Cappellini, Edra, Ligne Roset, Baccarat, Pallucco, to name a few.

These gorgeous lamps “Suspensions plisees” (pleated-hanging lamp) were designed for Italian company Cappellini. You can visit Inga’s website to see all her other beautiful designs.

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my balcony: styled with ikea

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Danielle| 5 Comments

As I love gardening, but don’t have a garden, I can spend hours on my balcony tending the flowers and rearranging pots and plants. Most of the pots and furniture come from IKEA. I love rocking chair GULLHOLMEN (top image) which is made from banana fiber (€59.00/$59.99).

Stool ALSEDA (€29.95/$29.95) is also made from banana leaves. I have several of them in my house! The silver tray and tea pot are bought on a trip to Marrakech, Morocco, several years ago. As you can see, I am ready for summer. The only thing that is still missing is the sun! (We have had lots of rain in this part of the world and not a lot of sunshine).

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interior with retro furniture

Posted on July 22, 2007 by Danielle| 3 Comments

I have a preference for white interiors, as you may have noticed. As promised, this weekend I show you a house with a bit more colour. I do love those turquoise walls, not to mention the gorgeous collection of retro furniture that can be found throughout the entire house.

(images by Image Locations)

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industreal design collections

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Danielle| 2 Comments

Italian collective Industreal has just launched its first retail collection! Their e-shop carries a gorgeous collection of products from various designers. Most items are now on sale, so hurry to the Industreal shop! They ship world-wide by the way. You can find some of my favourites in the images above and below. Above: Lampe 72dpi by Guillaume Delvigne (148,75 €), porcelain bowl Uni by Giordano Redaelli (33,60 €).

Porcelain teapot Huellas set 2 by María Elena Martínez Fayó & Tomàs Ortiz Ferrer (65,60 €), oak tray Servagon by Christopher Coombes (153,00 €), vases made of a single glass container and its family of porcelain accessories Chapeaux pour vase by Guillaume Delvigne (48,80 €)

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bag alice by koziol

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Danielle| 5 Comments

This bag from Kozial is great for a day to the beach but is also very handy for grocery shopping. Bag Alice will also look good in your kitchen, storing fruit or recipes and magazines. Koziol is a German brand, click here to find a dealer in your country. Alice is available in many colours!

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peacock chair by hans wegner

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Danielle| 1 Comment

While doing some research for yesterday’s post about Wegner’s tree-legged chair, I found another gorgeous chair by this designer. Despite the chair’s almost postmodern design, Hans Wegner designed the peacock chair as far back as 1947. With a clear resemblance to the peacock feathers, the back of the chair is constructed in soap-treated or lacquered ash, with the choice of matching or contrasting arms in teak. The seat is made from woven paper cord. Today the chair is being manufactured by Danish company PP Møbler.

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photographer paul massey

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Danielle| 2 Comments

Last week I wrote about this stylish house in the UK. The gorgeous images were shot by Paul Massey. This British photographer has lots of other beautiful photos in his portfolio. Take a look at some of his interior and still life photos!

(images by Paul Massey)

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three legged shell chair by hans wegner

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Danielle| 8 Comments

Danish modernist designer Hans Wegner has created some beautiful furniture. One of my favourites is this tree-legged Shell chair. The simple design is just gorgeous!

The chair was originally introduced in 1963. After producing a few limited editions, the production stopped. Luckily the chair was relaunched in 1997. In spite of its three-legged base the chair stands well on the floor and doesn’t easily topple over. More information can be found on the website of the manufacturer, Carl Hansen. In the US the chair is available from Room & Board.