Today I will be visiting the Dutch Design Week 2007 in Eindhoven. I am really looking forward to see new, talented designers, just graduated from the Design Academy, showing their work. But there is much more to see! During Dutch Design Week (DDW), virtually all design disciplines ranging from product design, graphic design, and spatial [...]

Remember those handmade embroidered tablecloths of your grandma? Dutch label Jansen+co took the well-known rose and transformed it into a modern and high-tech trivet. This Rose Trivet, made of silicon is dishwasher safe and is heat resistant.

This trivet is available from design store POAA for 15 euro (they ship world-wide!).

Another great design from Dutch design label HUH is this ‘Not a Lamp’ light. In stead of a lamp in a box, this box is a lamp (do you get it?). You push out the pre-cut shape and the wire, fitting and lamp are in the box. And voila, you have a lamp!

Also from HUH [...]

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 [...]

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 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. [...]

A great place to have coffee and/or lunch in Amsterdam is De Bakkerswinkel at the Westergasfabriek premises. They serve excellent coffees and their delicious sandwiches are made with traditionally baked bread. I was there last weekend and had a scone with the most delicious mango & orange jam (home-made!). Not only the food but also [...]

Piet Hein Eek is well known for his beautiful furniture made from scrapwood, but this Dutch designer has also created a gorgeous collection of ceramic objects. Take for instance these jugs (top images), the large facet vase (below right) and the beautiful mugs (below left).

Visit Eek’s website to see all of his ceramic designs. They [...]

Bovist, designed by Hella Jongerius, is a floor cushion that can be used like a stool or simply as something to lean on. The appealing shape is the result from the layers of textiles that are joined with multiple seams on the sides. But the most distinctive feature of the Bovist is its embroidered cover [...]

Marcel Wanders has designed some beautiful accessories for B&B Italia’s Object Collection, the company’s first collection of home of accessories.

The Dutch designer was asked to re-introdice decor into the B&B home by giving ceramic accessories and pillows a contemporary look. B&B Italia: “For centuries people have filled their homes with finely decorated porcelain objects, [...]

I received an email from Berthe to inform me that her website Muurwerk is now in English as well as in Dutch. Berthe creates the most beautiful wall illustrations which you can buy as a stencil.

Berthe also takes assignments for tailor made designs. Give her a photo or some text and this talented lady will [...]

Marjon Leek from The Netherlands designs under the name BAGLADY. All her gorgeous bags are made from recycled leather. Browsing through her collection you can see that Marjon is inspired by the tulip. In her work space in Amsterdam Marjon gives a workshop ‘restyling’ where you can learn how to reform an existing piece of [...]

Check out the beautiful work from Jorine Oosterhoff! This Dutch designer mainly works with porcelain and ceramics for her own label JORINE. She lets her products become characters, like individual things that seem to live their own life. They have their own identity and personality. Sometimes they seem to come from a fairytale-world.
“Tea [...]

The Concrete Light is made of partially transparent concrete. It is this unique combination of concrete and light that inspired Dutch designer Marieke Rongen to design this lampshade. By turning on the light, little spots of light appear in the concrete. The shape of the lampshade descends from traditional lampshades, but in combination with these [...]

Marcel Wanders has designed some couches for Dutch design label moooi. I especially like the fabric of Moooi Boutique sofa, New York (top image). The red couch is Moooi Boutique sofa, Diary.

This gorgeous tablecloth, LET’S TALK, is designed by Karijn Otjes from The Netherlands. The heavy fabric has a 18th century feel but the abstract pattern is modern. On the tablecloth you can find questions (in Dutch) about friendship, love and life in general. By reading or pointing out these questions, interesting discussions can be initiated [...]

I love the Share Chairs by Dutch designer Ineke Hans! The chair is made from recycled plastic and is available from POAA.

Bedtime Stories gives you something to read in case of insomnia. Take your time gives you something to do during dinner. This tablecloth, with 300 riddles printed on it, is designed by SEMdesign from The Netherlands. I like the concept: you will never be bored during dinner and there will always be things to talk [...]

Remember those beautiful carpets from Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk that were featured on the style files last year (it was one of my first posts!)? I received a message from Kiki that she now has a new design: a carpet made from bricks. Isn’t it gorgeous?!

Do you have a design-loving friend or relative moving to a new place, or getting married? Then this is the perfect gift! Droog Design has created a box that contains eight products to get you started on a lifetime of love for (Droog) design. What’s in the box? A tape of Do frame, Bowls plus, [...]