Digna Kosse graduated cum laude at Design Academy Eindhoven (The Netherlands) in 2009. Since then she is working as a free-lance designer. I love her ceramics project ‘een menselijke maat’.

Digna: “People are consuming more and more. All materials and resources we are using, are not in proportion to our own bodies, and our size in [...]

New at Le Souk is this gorgeous Birdhouse wallpaper. This unique wallpaper will turn any room in your house into something special! The wallpaper is filled with sweet birdhouses and elegant little birds on a worn-out background. Fabrics from the remnant basket, newspaper clippings, and cheerful prints provide a decoration for your wall.

Tip: you [...]

It’s a warm day today. Too warm for someone who is almost 7 months pregnant.. I try to stay as cool as possible but the high temperature did not stop me from thinking about knitted baby hats. Our baby boy is expected to be born at the end of September. One of these cute knitted [...]

A great alternative for hanging plates on your wall as decoration (as in this post) is this beautiful ‘Porcelain Wallpaper’ from Dutch designers Studio Ditte. This wallpaper will turn (part of) your wall into something special! Tip: you can also mount the wallpaper in a frame, on cabinet doors and other kinds of furniture.

The designers [...]

Rockid is a rocking chair and cradle in one. This clever piece of furniture is designed by Dutch designers Ontwerpstudio. While softly swinging the rocking chair and reading a book or singing a lullaby, the baby falls asleep. When the baby outgrows the cradle, it is possible to reconstruct the rockid into a rocking chair. [...]

Famous Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has created a beautiful collection of baskets for Fair Trade Originals. Together with traditional craftsmen he made the baskets out of scapwood at a small workshop in Vietnam. All pieces are made according to the Fair Trade principles. These unique designs are now available at Le Souk. As an [...]

A great new interior store has opened its doors in Amsterdam. Friday next, a concept store for interior and lifestyle, sells a unique mix of furniture, fashion and food. A trendy and accessible selection of renowned brands and small, exclusive upcoming designers can be found in their collection.

Friday next also offers personal and high-quality interior [...]

Famous Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek created a beautiful collection of baskets for Fair Trade Originals. Together with traditional craftsmen he made the baskets out of scrapwood at a small workshop in Vietnam. All pieces are made according to Fair Trade principles. The baskets are available from Le Souk.

Some outdoor inspiration photos as spring has finally arrived in this part of the world! I love the garden furniture (image above) designed by Dutch designer Piet Boon. This furniture is high on my wish list of things I can’t afford..

(images by Douglas Friedman)

Design studio Designerette is a young design studio, currently working in London and Amsterdam. They have created this scaled-up version of a doll’s house tea service, called Mini. The full-size teapot, cups and saucers are made of porcelain and retain the shape of the tiny originals.

The designers: “Driven by the influence scale has on the [...]