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

Studio Nest

Fisherman's lights by Mattias Ståhlbom

I like these fisherman's lights designed by Mattias Ståhlbom. Glass fishing floats were once used by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their nets afloat. We saw these lights this summer at a beach of Lombok at night and we saw the fisherman go into the water, what was a beautiful view.

pictures via zero.se

Caravaggio matt from Lightyears

What a nice surprise that the Caravaggio pendant light is available in matt colors. It looks like concrete and in white like porcelain. So beautiful and a nice example what material can do. In my opinion the form becomes more elegant. Definitely on my wishlist to use it in a project.

pictures www.lightyears.dk

Times are changing

I've been busy with the start of my own company Studio Nest. That's why I haven't been blogging lately, but that's going to change. I will let you know when my website is finished but for now you can see what I've been doing here, on Facebook or via Twitter.

Last week we threw a party and got this jug from a good friend. I love the form so much and it looks really pretty as a vase as well.  It's from the table ware collection of Piet Hein Eek called DIK (what means fat in dutch) and it's made in Thailand & faitrade.

Apartment with style

This apartment is my cup of tea! It's raw, graphic and elegant at the same time.  Love the bedroom wall where you can write you're great ideas you get at night or a romantic poem for your love.

 

source Elle decoration UK septembre 2011

Words Jill Macnair - Pictures Wichmann+Bendtsen - Styling Helle Walsted

Steel cabinets by JSPR

I'm really into steel cabinets lately. I love that you can make composition of your favorite things within a frame. This modern handmade interpretation by JSPR is just amazing! How the forms are attached to another it becomes a cabinet skyscraper…

Definitely a piece on my wish list.

Source JSPR

Living blue

The theme of the Histor house during the Elle inside design was light, air and space. Everything was painted in different colors of blue and turquoise. I love blue a lot, in fashion as well, it so easy to combine. Blue is my black.

Pictures by Rosa van den Kerkhof & Kleurinspiratie.nl

My recent project: A restaurant makeover

We had to create a new restaurant with a tight budget (no budget to buy new chairs), quite a challenge. The owners are very happy with the result. And the best thing is, busy times are back again and that was the goal of this new concept and big change.

 The inspiration moodboard for the new mediterranean concept

The interior moodboard

The restaurant is situated in an old doctors house and the restaurant is spread over several rooms that each have there own color scheme.

 

In the attic the owners will create a room where people can smoke, pour their own drinks and play their favorite records. This is the inspiration moldboard.

Restaurant Diverso

This is the ocean colored room with yellow accents in the photo collages I made. This room is connected to the yellow room.

I created these collages with inspiring images that remind me of a warm south european summer. It's to create an atmosphere that's more then just good food. We printed them on large canvases

This is the restaurant before the makeover. 


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The result of my first freelance job: Moodboards for KLM

Photography and work © Rosa van den Kerkhof