Update for your home

Do you want to maken your home more cosy? Need a place to relax and reed a book?

This XXL cushion could be your solution... isn't it beautiful? 

It's called "Nest" (what's in a name :-)

It's hand knitted by the woman of the fairtrade union in Nepal and made from wool from New Zealand. 

Nest (by Zilalila) is in available off white, grey and brown at Sukha, only a bit pricy €499,- 

www.zilalila.com

Styling idea: The round mirror

A great benefit of using a mirror in your interior is that it makes a room more spacious.  Beside this it is a beautiful object to decorate your home with. A round mirror is a bit less predictable  and a friendly form. What do you think?

Source: //1. agent bauer // 2. HAY // 3. Annaleena Karlsson  // 4. bolig magasinet // 5. Jarlath Mellett    // 6.  Ara Design Studio

Styling idea: decorative plates

A great styling idea is to create a composition of different plates, like these examples.

It's an easy way to create a personal creative wall.... You can make your own plates from papier mâché, update flea market finds with fluor washi tape or just choose only blue ones for your collection

 Source: //1. RTL Woonmagazine //2. VT Wonen: Styling Judith Dekker / Photography Hotze Eisma //3. Photograpy Per Kjærbye //4. Picture by kleurinspiratie.nl plates by absolumentdesign.com 

Eclectic by Tom Dixon

I'm very fond of the lighting collection of Tom Dixon. Unfortunately the copper shades were cut of a project recently because of the budget, what a shame....

At Maison et Objet Tom Dixon launched a collection with smaller things, called Eclectic. 

Cool name don't you think? 

I would like to have this beautiful chop board, you can't see it very well but there is a golden detail laid in the board.

Photography © 2011 Studio Nest. All rights reserved.

Industrial italian: Vicini Rotterdam

Vicini is a new italian restaurant in Rotterdam. I like the industrial interior style, with the raw materials and the fabric fishes that are hanging in the space. They remind me of the work of Paola Navone and give the interior identity.

It's time to go to Rotterdam to eat good simple italian food! 

     

photography Jim Ellam

Trend report: shades of ocean blue

At Maison & Objet last month I noticed all shades of ocean blue. This is the color trend of 2012! Combined with a touch of yellow it is just summer, exactly what we need right now...
At the stand of Antonio Lupi they combined the Ghost chair of Gervasoni in this beautiful turquoise with wood and shades of grey. That's a combination I adore and it's definitely a color/material scheme I'm going to use this year.

Photography © 2011 Studio Nest. All rights reserved.

Natural color inspiration

In adition to this post, more natural color inspiration...

1. Source VT Wonen / Styling: Fietje Bruijn / Photography: Dennis Brandsma

3. via Bright Bazaar

Amsterdam apartment vintage style.

In the spring of 2011 my boyfriend and I moved in together. Two interiors became one and it changed a lot since. I'm happy to show you finally some pictures. Fore more pictures you can visit my website Studio Nest

Photography © 2011 Studio Nest. All rights reserved.

Funny decorative art by Fleur Goedendorp

I saw this handmade word for the first time at home of a friend and I really liked it. It's so cheerful. It's for at the lovely shop Restored in Amsterdam.
The designer, Fleur Goedendorp, get's inspired by materials, rhythms and construction that result in her words that can be worn as jewelry or as decorative art in an interior.

Source images Restored

My new crush: the round mirror

I have a new crush, lately i'm into round mirrors and this is the one! The strap Mirror from HAY is on my wish list and the nice thing is that it's really affordable so hopefully it will be hanging on my wall soon...

Image by HAY

Inspiring designer: Paola Navone

Visiting the fair Maison&Objet this weekend reminded me of what a wonderful and inspiring designer Paola Navone is. I met her once when I organized lectures at the Woonbeurs and I had to announce her, very exciting. She was very friendly and one of a kind.
I love the series she designed for Richard Ginori, the reinterpreted 1000kg of porcelain, that was for sale at Merci in 2009.

Below an interview from the Australian Inside Out Magazine with Paola Navone

source images Merci & Richard Ginori

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Color Inpiration: The blues

What a nice example of how dark blue can work beautifully in an interior, it gives the space intimacy. I would prefer more wood in combination with the blue to add a bit more contrast.

source VT Wonen

Styling with HEMA & VT wonen

Love these pictures, they were shown in VT Wonen magazine, a colaboration with HEMA. Unfortunately not all the accessories are for sale yet, like the little stool you see in the left, so I can't wait.

Source VT Wonen

Color inspiration

Again a beautiful example how Art can be integrated in your interior. Don't you love the use of color in these images? I use these images often in my inspiration moodboards.

 Left picture found via Bright Bazaar, source right picture unknown, if you know more please 

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