Humanoid is one of my favorite Dutch fashion brands. Their clothing is not only super comfortable but stylish as well. Click here to find (world-wide) retailers.

Table Islande is Atelier R. Bernier’s latest design. This coffee table with ‘pyrographed’ motives is made from oak. The pyrogravure is an electrically heated needle which is used to engrave or enhance patterns on a surface. Atelier R. Bernier is a French design workshop creating home and fashion accessories, for which they draw inspiration from nature.

This beautiful pastel coloured apartment belongs to French fashion designer Vanessa Bruno. The apartment, located in the historical Marais area in Paris, dates from 1650 and originally served as a carriage house for King Louis XIV and his hunting parties

I have earlier posted about this apartment (you can find this post here) but found these gorgeous large images that I wanted to share with you. I am loving that Finn Juhl sofa by the way!

I can now be found on twitter where I will be twittering about what I am up to as well as about new posts on the style files. See you there! Click here for my profile.

I am happy to know that a lot of you have used my Amsterdam guide for a visit to Amsterdam. In addition to this guide I will be featuring a shop, restaurant, cafe or another place of interest in Amsterdam every week. I start off with Marqt, a great shop that I visited this weekend. Marqt is a new type of shop where you can buy food directly from the farmer, producer and maker. You can always choose a variety of fresh and high quality food from seafood, meat, vegetables, cheese and breads that are sold by the local producers. The food they sell here is mainly organic.

I was like a kid in a candy store. I love everything about this market: they sell the most delicious food, the interior is very stylish, the packaging of the products is beautiful.. and I can go on. We bought some beautiful asparagus from the south of Holland, super fresh organic eggs, creamy butter and delicious ham from a local farmer. That will be a great meal tonight! Address: Overtoom 21. They will be opening another shop (located at the Rembrandtplein) very soon.

{You can find more great Amsterdam shops & stops in my Amsterdam Guide and in the Amsterdam category.}

Today I take you to the Provence, a region in France that I will be visiting this summer (can’t wait!). This barn, which was recently featured in Cote Sud and in Inside Out magazine, has been renovated by a New Zealand couple.

The owners very well managed to keep authenticity while introducing materials, colors and modern furniture. Various modern furniture pieces can be found through the house.

Through the windows, there is a beautiful view of the garden with cypress, rosemary and fields of lavender.

Also the fabulous kitchen is a mix of old and new. The wooden kitchen tops are covered with a thin layer of resin to imitate concrete.

I love that stone wall in the bedroom. The sink in the bathroom (image below) is from Villeroy & Boch, the faucet from Hansgrohe faucet and the shelves are from Ikea.

(images by Cote Sud)

Patricia Urquiola has launched her new sofa at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week. The Spanish designer created Fergana, a modular sofa for Moroso upholstered in fabrics inspired by traditional patterns from Uzbekistan.

Moroso: “The Fergana collection displays the results of a careful study of textiles, which combine ancient weaving techniques from Uzbekistan with European industrial-manufacturing techniques. The collection is made up of an exceptionally comfortable, large-sized modular sofa which can become a monobloc.”

Today another peek into one of those gorgeous Stockholm houses! This apartment, located is one of seven apartments in a large house was designed by Swedish architect Isak Clason.

This beautiful apartment is for sale from real estate agent Lagerlings.

These gorgeous vintage chairs are available from Furniture Love. The decorative side chairs from Swedish furniture designer Yngve Ekström, have a round backrest and new re-upholstered leather cognac colored seating.

Furniture Love is a Belgian (web)shop of vintage 20th century design. They offer international shipping.

Isn’t this a beautiful still life? How gorgeous is that blue wall! The beautifully shaped vase is from Pols Potten and is availalbe from Le Souk (€18.95). I am always happy to see stylists using items that are also available at Le Souk!