Today I’m loving … the beautiful kids furniture collection from furniture maker and interior designer Katrin Arens. Last year I posted about her beautiful home in Italy, which you can see here.

On Katrin’s website you can find more furniture and interior accessories. Each piece is unique and handmade, using reclaimed materials from derelict country houses, [...]

Another fun DIY project today! Graça Paz of the blog aqui pelo campo made this beautiful rustic coat hanger from tree branches and recycled wood. There are no instructions but I don’t think those are necessary as this project is pretty straight forward and not that difficult.

(images from aqui pelo campo, via Poppytalk)

Le Souk has a beautiful new collection of Acacia wooden plates, bowls and cutting boards. The products are great to bring a natural and rustic look into your home!. Acacia is an environmentally friendly hardwood known for its beautiful grain and contrasting walnut brown to light tan colors. The plates, bowls and cutting boards are [...]

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 [...]

Today I’m loving … this Spring Tote Bag from Claudia Pearson. The bag makes a great farmers market bag for all your local produce and reminds us that we should be eating seasonally. Available on Etsy for $14.

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.

Spanish designer Oscar Diaz has created a cutlery set made from plastic bottles. The set, called Found, is made by plating the plastic first in copper and then in tin. The spoon, fork, and knife, have all been made from parts of existing bottles found at the local supermarket. The parts were selected so the [...]

I’m loving this! Pick up Wood by Belgium designer Alain Berteau is a simple hanger hook that requires you to take a walk in the woods and pick up a fallen branch to complete the object and turn it into a hanger. The project was designed for the brussels based non-profit organisation Les Petits Riens, [...]

Restored is one of my favorite new shops in Amsterdam and a must-visit if you happen to be here in the city. Restored is a run by two very creative ladies, Petra and Marijke. Every item in their shop is unique and hand-made.

In addition to their own designs, they also sell ceramics, jewellery, [...]

A long time ago when I justed started this blog I posted about Christien Meindertsma’s giant knitwork. I just found this picture (via Les Carnets du Design) of a piece Christien created for the exhibit Design for a Living World, which just opened at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. The exhibit [...]