British designer Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien have designed a collection for Italian brand Moroso. The collection Charpoy and Chaupar was presented a the last International Milan Furniture Fair and have already won their own cult following. The idea behind the Charpoy and Chaupar range is to present two different and complementary approaches through Doshi […]

Browsing through the design section of nymag.com I found this apartment owned by art adviser Sharon Coplan Hurowitz. The entire house is packed with beautiful design and art. Hurowitz’s collection is focused on European designers from the nineties to the present, Boontje to Wanders. This lady sure loves Dutch design! Her decorating sense is fearless […]

Early this year I wrote about Autoban, a young and very talented design company from Istanbul, Turkey. Box Sofa is one of their latest designs. Inspiration for this sofa, which is made from Oak and Walnut, came from the 1950’s modernist approach. It is certainly worth checking out Autoban’s website as their entire collection is […]

Discovering foreign countries, making new friends, tasting exotic dishes. According to Bugaboo, this doesn’t have to end after becoming a parent. The Dutch manufacturer of the famous pushchairs has created fun day trips that you can do together with your kids.

Discovering a city together with a child can be an inspiring experience. […]

This bed (seen in the World of Interiors) is great for lazy, relaxing days. It will make a perfect day-bed to be used outdoors! The beautiful Baldaquin frame and natural cotton drapes from Cote Bastide are available from UK (online) shop Bodie and Fou.

Through Skinny laMinx I found Sam’s Etsy store Homegrown Skinny where she sells some gorgeous bags. Click here to go to Homegrown Skinny’s shop. The price of the bags is $29.

One of the most beautiful Greek Islands is Santorini. Santorini is essentially what has been left from an enormous volcanic explosion which destroyed the earliest settlements thereon and led to the creation of the current geological caldera. I stayed on the island a few years ago and I can tell you that the natural beauty […]

Fency is a bench that also doubles as a fench. Clever isn’t it? It is designed by Freeline, a Dutch company that has a lot of beautiful outdoor furniture in their collection. I couldn’t find much information about this ‘fench bench’ but if you are interested you can contact Freeline at info@free-line.nl.

You might know ferm LIVING from their gorgeous wallpaper. But did you know that this Danish company also has some great wall stickers in their collection? Wall stickers are a big trend these days, and I have to say that I don’t like all the designs that I see. But the patterns from ferm (Danish […]

How hard is it to find comfy, cute, and affordable chairs? HouseandGarden.com just launched a helpful slideshow of great dining chairs put together by Grace from Design*Sponge.

It is worth checking out the slide show. Also if you’re not looking for a dining chair! Click here to go the House and Garden website.

I love Swedish and Danish home& interior magazines. Unfortunately they are not available here in The Netherlands. Is there someone living in Denmark and/or Sweden that would like to do a magazine swap? I can send you some great Dutch magazines! Please send me an email (danielle@style-files.com) or leave a comment if you’re interested!

I love this invisible shelving system as it is an unique alternative to a regular bookshelf! Sticklebook creates the illusion of a line of books hanging unsupported on the wall. An alternative to a regular bookshelf, it comprises an aluminium bracket and combed strip that grips the cover and pages of paperback books.
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Inga Sempe is a designer living in Paris, France. She graduated from ENSCI-Les Ateliers (Ecole Nationale Superieure de Creation Industrielle, Paris) in 1993. She then was a fellow at the Villa Medici, Academie de France a Rome, in 2000-01. In 2000 she opened her studio in Paris. Inga has won several awards, for example the […]

As I love gardening, but don’t have a garden, I can spend hours on my balcony tending the flowers and rearranging pots and plants. Most of the pots and furniture come from IKEA. I love rocking chair GULLHOLMEN (top image) which is made from banana fiber (€59.00/$59.99).

Stool ALSEDA (€29.95/$29.95) is also made from banana […]

I have a preference for white interiors, as you may have noticed. As promised, this weekend I show you a house with a bit more colour. I do love those turquoise walls, not to mention the gorgeous collection of retro furniture that can be found throughout the entire house.

(images by Image Locations)

Italian collective Industreal has just launched its first retail collection! Their e-shop carries a gorgeous collection of products from various designers. Most items are now on sale, so hurry to the Industreal shop! They ship world-wide by the way. You can find some of my favourites in the images above and below. Above: Lampe 72dpi […]

This bag from Kozial is great for a day to the beach but is also very handy for grocery shopping. Bag Alice will also look good in your kitchen, storing fruit or recipes and magazines. Koziol is a German brand, click here to find a dealer in your country. Alice is available in many […]

While doing some research for yesterday’s post about Wegner’s tree-legged chair, I found another gorgeous chair by this designer. Despite the chair’s almost postmodern design, Hans Wegner designed the peacock chair as far back as 1947. With a clear resemblance to the peacock feathers, the back of the chair is constructed in soap-treated or […]

Last week I wrote about this stylish house in the UK. The gorgeous images were shot by Paul Massey. This British photographer has lots of other beautiful photos in his portfolio. Take a look at some of his interior and still life photos!

(images by Paul Massey)

Danish modernist designer Hans Wegner has created some beautiful furniture. One of my favourites is this tree-legged Shell chair. The simple design is just gorgeous!

The chair was originally introduced in 1963. After producing a few limited editions, the production stopped. Luckily the chair was relaunched in 1997. In spite of its three-legged base the […]