Hold my stuff please

Great as a gift or to keep for yourself: these zip purses by Hay (made from their furniture fabrics). Available in Turquoise (for an instant summer feeling!) / Plum (shall I keep this one too or give it away?) / Candy / Light Grey / Mint / Bumble Bee and in four dimensions, including pencil case and iPad cover sizes. The ones in the pictures are 14 x 22,5 cm. Perfect to keep your phone and wallet together in your bag!

© Eva V.

Hello spring

Come into my house :-)

(photo in picture taken in Montevideo, Uruguay)

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So much prettiness again

...at Lenneke Wispelwey. Remember her? Last weekend my friends Djoeke and Josja let me pick something at Lenneke's for my birthday. Ah! Oh! The prettiness!! Coming there is already a gift on its own. So, the green box is my friends' present and the pink little cup I couldn't resist so bought as well. Actually the box is supposed to go on top of another, bigger one, but I liked it more on its own and Lenneke was flexible, so my present's bottom is now at her house. ;-)

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Reflexiones by Matthias Heiderich

I told you before about Berlin based and self-taught photographer Matthias Heiderich. He says his primary interest is in architecture and the many possibilities of photographically representing buildings. I love his style and find his photos very inspiring (which might not come as a surprise if you know that I like concrete/architecture/geometrical shapes, present in most of his photos). Below are some photos of his new series Reflexiones.

© Mathias Heiderich (2013)

My own Stutterheim!

Stutterheim Raincoats. Swedish melancholy at its driest, to battle the forces of nature in style. Using the finest craftsmanship, materials and details, the Stutterheim Arholma is described as a state of the art version of the traditional raincoat worn by generations of Swedish fishermen. It is hand sewn and each coat is individually numbered and signed by its seamstress. A companion for life. I am ready for the rain! :-)

Arholma Vit | Item No. 456 | Size S | Handmade by Aniko Bozzai

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Kunsthal (3): WOOD WOOD WOOD

Check out these cute Pastoe cabinets!

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In search of... a floor lamp

We need: a floor lamp. Because: we want to be able to read when we sit on our couch. So.. where to find one? I've actually found a couple of pretty ones, but we haven't decided yet which one suits best (a) our house and (b) our budget. Going for appearance, which one of the lamps below do you like most?

Cobra by Greta Grossman (© / image via Gubi)

Leaf lamp by Muuto (© / image via Muuto)

Gräshoppa by Greta Grossman (© / image via Gubi)

Kunsthal (2)

So yesterday I went to the Kunsthal, Rotterdam, to see the Jean Paul Gaultier and Pastoe exhibitions currently held there. About Pastoe: since I'm a fan of their furniture designs and live opposite the Pastoe factory in Utrecht, there was no way I could miss out on this exhibition. Pastoe was founded in 1913 and as stated on its website, simplicity, timelessness, quality and craftsmanship have been at the centre of the company's philosophy ever since. When I entered the floor where Pastoe was exhibited, a sudden feeling of happiness came over me. Such pretty pieces of furniture and an at least as beautiful way of exhibiting them! Anyhow, although not very big, Like Pastoe, 100 jaar vernieuwing in vormgeving is definitely worth a visit!

Depicted below: some serious lost-in-colour meets geometry. More pictures will follow!

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Kunsthal (1)

Pastoe @ Kunsthal, Rotterdam (to be continued..)

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More great reading material on my (side)table!

Did I mention that I'm a fan of The Good Life and MONOCLE? They're great magazines, covering a broad range of things - design, fashion, travel, business, lifestyle, and so on. These are not their latest issues - I'd better check on those soon! :-)

© Eva V.