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.

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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

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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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

Get inspired

This is definitely the most colorful room I ever designed. During a meeting you can write your great ideas on the pink walls or hang your paper sheets, so you don't need ugly whiteboards... I used vintage chairs from project 99

©  Rosa van den Kerkhof

Being Alice in wonderland

This interior is like being Alice in wonderland or like stepping into a cloud! Very special.
I like the soft mint color with the copper lampshades! This interior of the information centre of the Groninger Museum was designed by Jaime Hayon.

Photography by Peter Tahl © Groninger Museum

Colour hunting

I was immediately fascinated by the subtitle of the book "How colour influences what we buy, make and feel" and this sentece of the advertisment at framemag.com "This book takes us on a colourful journey, hunting out and broadening our horizons into the immense potential of colour. With an appreciation of every nuance, tone, tint and shade, the possibilities are truly infinite." 
I can really recommend this book, it's true inspiration! The book contains beautiful quotes from great artists, a lot of beautiful pictures and interviews with well known professionals like Claudy Jongstra, Piet Oudolf and Scholten & Baijings. Fore more info check this link

 Pictures from the book Colour hunting

source framemag.com

Vote for our design

Recently my boyfriend and I joined a design contest here in Amsterdam. The assignment was to design an apartment with the intention of actually buying or renting it later. So we designed our dream apartment with a studio that we can afford at this point in our life. If you like you can help us by voting here and click on the most right star. Thank you very much and I'll keep you posted.

Here you can see the design & story below (in dutch)

© Dirk van den Wijngaard & Rosa van den Kerkhof

Fresh start

Recently opened Mundvoll café  and grocery shop in Germany was designed by London based design studio Joint Perspectives. Love the casual style and the use of plywood and the fresh colors. Read more at Design Milk

Photo Lena-Reiner

Photo Joint Perspectives

Photos Joint Perspectives

Photo Lena-Reiner

Photo Lena-Reiner

Playful dutch interior

I like this playful interior of eatbar "DIT" , as they call it in dutch, in 's Hertogenbosch in The Netherlands. Don't you like the furniture? The furniture is designed by Roderick Vos and, one of the most inventive dutch designers in my opinion. Love the wall lightning and Bonsai Candleholders  of dutch brand Functionals!

 

(Photography Frank Tielemans)

Original shelf

I think this is a very original design. What I like most is how it seems to grow out of the the wall. The shelf is designed by Olivier Dolle, he seems to be inspired by natures as you can see in his other designs.

source olivier-dolle.com