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made from recycled tires

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Danielle| 5 Comments

recycled eco design
I love products made from recycled materials! It is not only better for the environment but products made from recylced materials also have a more unique quality compared to mass produced ‘standard’ items.

I am happy to have these baskets made from old tires in Le Souk. The baskets are great for storing kitchen utensils, bathroom goodies and you can also them for your plants. Both the silver basket and the black basket are €17.95.

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silver pottery and tableware by jurgen lehl

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Danielle| Leave a comment

silver
More silver! These absolutely beautiful items are from Japanese shop Jurgen Lehl.

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silver ottomans

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Danielle| 4 Comments

The silver ottomans in this image are a great example of how you can use silver furniture in your home.

(image from cookie magazine)

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silver shining

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Danielle| 11 Comments

Lately I have been seeing more and more silver colored home accessories and even silver furniture. Combined with other colors (for example) silver can look beautiful in your interior. But don’t go overboard , just a few silver accessories and furniture pieces will do the trick. Above and below your can find some examples of silver interior items. Above: large silver leather sofa, silver egg chair (image from the portfolio of Beale Lana), silver bath and mirror (image from photographer Penny Wincer).

Gorgeous large vase by Dutch designer Carola Zee (this vase can be bought through Le Souk, let me know if you are interested).

Clockwise starting left: Garland light by Tord Boontje, silver leather poof, Oh Deer coat hook, silver coated porcelain teapot, classic racer, large coral vase (can be ordered in different sizes through Le Souk, just drop me an email).

Top row: embossed metal-covered chest of drawers (left), Indian white metal coffee table (right). Second row: embossed metal-covered cupboard (left), embossed metal-covered bedside table (right).

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fashion trends 2008 – part II

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Danielle| 1 Comment

More fashion trends for 2008 so you know what to wear this summer:). Silhouette trend: Fluid (images above).

Accessory trend: Skinny belt (above)

Print trend: Mismatch.

(images from catwalking)

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fashion trends 2008

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Danielle| 4 Comments

Something different today: a post about fashion! Above and below you can see the differents trends in fashion for 2008. More trends will follow tomorrow in the second part of this post. Color trend: Acid bright combinations (above).

Style trend: Retro – 1970s (above)

Fabric trend: Parachute Silk (above).

(images from catwalking)

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inspired by delfts blauw – part 2

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Danielle| 4 Comments

I am happy to hear from your comments that you enjoyed the ‘inspired by delfts blauw’ post. There is a lot more blue & white to show you, so hear is part 2 of the post! The images above are from stylist Christine Rudolph’s portfolio.

Some more products of designers who are inspired by Delfts blauw: coffee pot by Jurgen Bey (top left), vase with hand-painted butterflies by Studio Job (top right), plate by Marcel Wanders (below left), plate by Hella Jongerius (below right).

Peggy recently posted about blue & white china on her blog design formula. The images above are from Maison Francaise. Visit Peggy’s blog to read the entire post and see all images.

Also Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk has been inspired by Delfts blauw. The chair and stools are from her Modern Dutch tiles collection.

This was part 2 of ‘Inspired by Delfts blauw’, I hope you have enjoyed these two posts!

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inspired by ‘delfts blauw’ – part 1

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Danielle| 7 Comments

Lately I see a lot of designers and stylists being inspired by ‘Delfts blauw’. This blue and white pottery, also known as Delftware, is made in and around Delft, The Netherlands. It has been produced in this city for many centuries and is very popular with tourists visiting The Netherlands. Above are some images from a magazine (I have forgotten which magazine) where blue & white ceramics have been used for styling. Below you seen how Dutch designers are inspired by Delfts blauw.

Carpet by Marcel Wanders for Moooi (top left), MaMa vase by Roderick Vos (top right), bowl by Hella Jongerius (below left) and plate by Jurgen Bey (below right). There will be more Delfts blauw tomorrow.

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suzani textiles

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Danielle| 11 Comments

Lately I have been seen suzani textiles everywhere: in magazines, on blogs, in interior stylist photos etc. I don’t mind as I love these antique textiles. They are a great way to give a eclectic and unique atmosphere to your home.

For those not familiair with the term Suzani: this is an antique and decorative tribal textile made in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and other Central Asia countries.

As you can see in these images, there are various ways for using a suzani as interior decoration. A small suzani is great as a wall-hanging (top photo), a larger one can be used as a tablecloth (second image). I also love the idea to use them to conceal a wardrobe as has been done in these images (above and below) that I found in Domino Magazine.

Online store Uzek Craft has a great collection of suzani. But I would certainly look on Ebay as well. Ebaystores Desert of Suzani and Great Silk Road have beautiful Suzanis and the prices are very reasonable. Depending on size and condition, you can ‘score’ an suzani for $50-150. By the way, the suzani featured in these photos is from Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A feature of the Samarkand embroidery suzani is the colour palette on a white or red background, having formed at the turn of centuries.

(images from Selina Lake and Domino magazine)

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hem 2007 fair in stockholm

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Danielle| 6 Comments

I finnaly had time this weekend to upload my pictures from Stockholm. Holly had an excellent post on Decor8 about all the fabulous shops we visited. Besides shopping, doing the usual sightseeing, going out for dinner etc, we also visited the Hem 2007 fair. Here are some photos of products and trends spotted on the fair. Swedish magazine ELLE Interiörs was present with a boot showing their favorite designs.

One of these products is this beautiful chair (images above) designed by Carl Malmsten.

There definitely was a lot of black and white on the fair. These are images (below and above) from some of the exhibitions created by Swedish stylists Jimmy Schönning and Helena Sandberg. They designed various living rooms decorated for parties (the central theme of the fair was ‘Oh, what a party!’). The second image above shows a new year party in an eldery couple’s home. The modern room is decorated with black furniture. The minimalistic, white interior (above and below) is from a single girl throwing a house warming party. The tiles are from Fotokakel . I see photo tiles being used more often and it is developing into a real trend.

But it was not only about black and white. There was a lot of colour (with an ethnic vibe) to be seen as well. The image below shows the boot of textile designer Ulrika Hedström.

Then there was also the stand of Liebling, showing colourful trays and other beautiful patterned accessories (image below).

The picture above is from “Teenage rooms” exhibition by Jan Rundgren.

The boot of Swedish interior shop Cosas showed the gorgeous work of Swedish ceramic designer Karin Eriksson.