I love things made from wood, especially old wood. No wonder that I LOVE these photos showcasing the designs of carpenter Andrea Brugi.
Andrea’s ‘laboratorio’ with all his beloved amazing pieces is a graveyard of beautiful old stuff. Here you can find anything: old railway beams, chairs and tables with a missing leg, tree trunks, roots from a 400 year old olive tree, etc. All just waiting to be fixed or given a new life.
All his designs have a strange touch of naivety, yet a the same time they are modern and contemporary with a rustic and organic appearance.
Andrea always tell people that he doesn’t make up the shapes: “the shape is already in the piece – a design of nature”.
(images by Ditte Isager)
Today I’m loving … this alphabet wallpaper from Swedish company Mr Perswall.
(via Purple Area)
This post is for all of you who can do with a little bit of sunshine and who need some color in their lives!
In my part of the world it is winter time which means that is it dark and the days are short. At the Bahamas (where these gorgeous images are taken) there is plenty of sunshine (and color)!
(images from Cote Maison)
Today I’m loving … this serene bedroom with a beautiful branch as wall decoration. You can see another example of a branch as decoration here.
Happy weekend!
(image via the design files)
Unfortunately the stylish clothes from US brand J. Crew are not available here in The Netherlands but we can take a peek into the home of their creative director Jenna Lyons.
Together with her husband Vince, Jenna lives in a beautiful brownstone house in Brooklyn, New York.
The couple found the three story house in poor condition. It had been renovated only once in the seventies, and it had kept all original details.
Modern pieces are combined with antique items. Many of their furniture pieces are made to measure.
They kept their kitchen (image below) modern and minimalistic.
(images from At Casa)
This beautiful branch hanger matches really well with our branch banister.
(via The Happy Home Blog)
Today I’m loving … the art photos in the image above and the various framed paintings and drawings on the wall below.
(top image via Emmas Designblogg and Yatzer / second image by Graciela Cattarossi)
This loft, featured in Milk Magazine, belongs to Estelle, a graphic designer, and Jean-Michel who is a landscape designer. Together with their childeren Brune (7 years) and 2 year old daughter Fleur they live in Paris, France.
All rooms, with white walls and black floors, connect with each other by a set of openings and ingenious arrangements. This way there is plenty of space to play with bikes and rollerblades!
(images from Milk)
In the month of January Le Souk offers 20% discount on the beautiful towels with woven flower pattern (displayed in the upper left image). These Turkish towels have been manufactured in the same way for many years. The woven flower pattern and the beautifully knotted fringe give a luxury feel to these towels. The towels fit really well with our other bathroom accessories such as the hamam bowls Sun, the haman bowl with hammered motif and our popular hamam towels.
First of all, Happy New Year! I hope 2011 will be a wonderful year for you all. I will continue with the style files in 2011 and will be bringing you lots of inspiration and stylish interiors!
Today we start with these inspiring images from the portfolio of Glen Proebstel. Glen is a well known stylist living in Melbourne, Australia. He is also Style Director for Inside Out, one of my favorite interior magazines.
(images from the portfolio of Glen Proebstel)
