Next week (October 5-8) I will be travelling to Stockholm! Here I will be meeting up with Holly from decor8, who I met last year at the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. On Friday 5th October we will be meeting Swedish blogger Emma and some other Stockholm girls. If you are in the neighbourhood and […]

New at the Beholder, an online gallery featuring the works of emerging artists from the U.S. and Canadais, the beautiful work of Klea McKenna. Klea is a San Francisco artist whose career is definitely one to watch. Featured is work from her series Hollow Mountain and other Stories, which draws on the imagery of fiction; […]

Summer is gone, autumn has arrived! It is raining here with strong winds, and the trees begin to loose their leaves. That’s why today’s post is about various designs involving trees. Above the well-known Wooden USB sticks from Dutch designers Guido Ooms and Karin van Lieshout. These are available from online design shops BijzonderMOOI and […]

This rug is perfect for people who like to puzzle! PuzzlePerser is a Persian inspired rug created by German product designer Katrin Sonnleitner. Nine different colors have been used to create this beautiful and playful pattern. The puzzle pieces used for the rugs are made of a recyclable mix of both natural and synthetic rubber. […]

What do you see? These mirrors, designed by Karel de Boer for Dutch design label HUH, have the shape of a Rorschach test. The idea behind the design is that each individual interprets the picture that is projected on the retina differently. Therefore everyone observes something else; we see what we know or see what […]

This may look like just as a pile of clothes. But if you take a better look you can see that this pile has the shape of Europe, with the boot resembling Italy of course. I noticed this photo by Corriette Schoenaerts a while ago in Rails Magazine (a free magazine distributed in trains in […]

I love this beautiful work of Karl-Oskar Karlsson! This young Swedish designer combines glass and wood which results in these amazing vases. You can see more of this work by visiting Karl-Oskar’s website.

(via materialicious)

Kate Hume is a designer and stylist renowned for her extraordinary glass vases, and her partnership in the design company Birdman Furniture. I have posted about her gorgeous vases before but never have shown her interior design work. Kate’s interior projects for international clients are simple and luxurious while celebrating her signature eclectic style and […]

This SKIRTbag is made from a leather skirt. The pockets, zipper and buttons are still used, but now serve a different function. The bag is created by Tessa Kuyvenhoven. This Dutch designer likes to re-use objects and materials in her design-process. This way new meaning takes shape. Each bag is unique, in color and size. […]

Although the picnic season is over (at least here in The Netherlands) I would like to show you this ‘2in1 picnic bag/rug’. Is the idea of carrying so many bags withholding you to have a picnic in the countryside or on the beach more often? This 2in1 bag and rug means that once you have […]

Zara Home has now the new fall/winter collection in store! Above and below you can find some images from their latest catelogue. It is worth getting a copy of the catalogue as it is packed with gorgeous and inspiring images. You can also view the catalogue online, just click here.

As you can see Zara is […]

Also in the fashion industry you can see a lot of grey. These gorgeous designs in muted greys are from Peter Som’s Spring 2008 collection.
(via Oh Joy! & style.com)

More grey furniture and home accessories! The rugs above are all from Paola Lenti. This Italian company, founded in 1994 by Paola Lenti, has a gorgeous collection of furniture and rugs.

There beautiful sofas are from Paris based designer India Mahdavi (I am a big fan of her work!).

If you want to have grey in your […]

Today will be about grey it is one of the season’s trend colors. I have been seen a lot of grey colored furniture and accessories. Above and below you find a selection of what I have been spotting. Above: a gorgeous table from Paola Navona for Gervasoni, beautiful Kose vases, poofs by Paola Lenti.

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The Gubi Bedside table by Chris Ferebee can be used free standing on the floor but also mounted on the wall. The table, made from dark oak veneer, is part of the Cinal Collection. Available from 0900-design (€399).

Last week a posted about the House of Finn Juhl. I received a lot of email from readers asking me where they could buy the furniture that was displayed in the house. Today the license for producing Finn Juhl furniture lies solely with the company Hansen & Sorensen in Denmark. Above and below you can […]

Christine Misiak wrote me an email introducing her beautiful teasets. Christine was born in Poland but grew up in the UK. Her final major project at university was her tea sets, which she took down to London for the 2007 New Designers Exhibition, and whilst there she received the Peter Walker award for innovation […]

Stephen Burks is one of the most recognized American industrial designers of his generation. He and his New York studio Readymade Projects have been responsible for creative design direction on projects ranging from retail interior and events to packaging, lighting, furniture and home accessories.
The Patchwork vases were commissioned by Angela Missoni, as part of […]

The work of UK designer Hilary Anderson-Barr has been featured in magazines like Elle Decoration and House & Garden. In producing her unique and quirky knitted vessels Hilary’s intention has been to raise the perception of knitting as a craft - usually functional and domestic - by associating it with the art of the potter, […]

Check out these very cute and unique ‘night bags’ from Reddish!