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, [...]

Royal Tichelaar Makkum was established in 1594 and is the oldest company in The Netherlands. Royal Tichelaar is not only known for their delftware ceramics but also for a number of projects with leading Dutch designers such as Marcel Wanders, Hella Jongerius, and Jurgen Bey. Studio Job designed their Biscuit collection especially for Royal [...]

Studio Job’s ‘Paper Collection’, a collection of furniture made from paper, cardboard and papier-mâché, brings back memories of kinder-garden and our first experiences of making things. Inspired by classic icons but manufactured like modern day furniture, this collection is an ode to classical style and to the material. Monumental and light, transitory and timeless. [...]

This ‘homegrown’ picnic table connects with the user’s garden and become a permanent piece of garden design due to the growth process of the flowers and plants, which find their way into the table’s decoration. What a great concept! The table is designed by vicenzoni, de jager, a design firm based in The Netherlands which [...]

With its leaf motif, casting shadows of branches and leaves, parasol Shady Lace recaptures the sensation of sitting beneath a filigree of foliage. This waterproof lace parasol is designed by Chris Kabel for Droog Design. Chris about his design: “During my visits to factories,” he says, “I noticed lace often has floral patterns that serve [...]

The burning fire basket from Gebr. Knip shows 24 one-word poems (in Dutch), which are all related to fire. Every time the fire glows or burns in the basket, the words flare up and disappear again. The fire basket is made of 4mm laser-cut untreated steel. In time the fire basket will rust away completely, [...]

Would you rather create a pattern on concrete tiles than on grass, then check out Solid Poetry. Design Academy graduates Susanne Happle and Frederik Molenschot created ‘Solid Poetry’ for their graduation project. These concrete tiles reveal a flower pattern when they get in contact with water. This is so clever, to make use of the [...]

For very small houses like the one in my previous post, this compact kitchen designed by Sietze Kalwijk from The Netherlands could be a solution. The Kydex Kitchen is a modular cooking facility, whereby the theme for each step of the design process was food preparation. The principle aim during the design of this “kitchen” [...]

Last year at the Dutch Design Week, I came across this giant stuffed kangaroo. I don’t know why I did write about it earlier, so I do it now.

Not only does this design by Eva Broekhuise look great in children’s rooms but it is also practical. The various pockets that can be attached to [...]

Dutch designer Hella Jongerius created a fabric collection for NY based texile producer Maharam. These dimensions eliminate the traditional and generally accepted repeat in the upholstering of for example a sofa. And a set of two chairs will clearly appear to be members of the same family, although not two of them are the same.

The [...]

I am flying to sunny California this morning for a well needed holiday! I will continue posting so you don’t have to miss your daily dose of design & style here on the style files.

If you are looking for a trip as well, perhaps this design package with Droog, KLM and Lloyd Hotel might [...]

I recently saw this cool silver vase at furniture and design shop Pols Potten. Dutch designer Carola Zee created vase Archetype Blossom especially for this great Amsterdam store. The black vase is from the Archetype Groot series.

Carola’s passion is designing and producing ceramics. She integrates graphic motifs and illustrations into the material and the form [...]

Dutch based Bag and Belly make new bags by mixing old and new material. The result are these unique bags. This stunning colorful bag is decorated with embroidery and little roses. Click here so see more images of this bag.

This design is made from parts of various bags. The bag is decorated with embroidered roses, [...]