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some things I liked this week...

I'm devoting this week's 'some things I liked this week' entirely to my dear friend Marjon, the photographer and AnoukB, the stylist ... and their...  Concept 2012

Via Character, a free online magazine you can see exactly what these talented and stylish ladies are up to... what they can do for you ... a whole lot of eye-candy that is sure...

Their latest project was working on  a new cook book for Laurent Med Khellout from Nomadic Algerian restaurant, Rainarai in Amsterdam...

 

Welcome Love

You can find these here and here.

If you saw the post I wrote on Tuesday, then you know how much I love Valentine's Day and why. I thought since I did something for Bloesem Kids, I should put together a little love collection for Bloesem Living as well.

You can find these here and here.

'Make Believe' by uusi

I am kind of looking for new prints in our house and the new "Make-Believe' collection by Uusi is certainly part of my possible list to buy... not sure yet which one I like best... perhaps 'the Goose that laid the Golden Egg' ... which one would you choose?

Giveaway: a gift card to Field Guided

Welcome Field Guided, we're happy you are doing a giveaway with us!

What you can win this week :: a $75 gift card to be used on whatever you wish at the gorgeous Field Guided.

What you have to do :: since most of the totes from Field Guided feature song lyrics, leave a comment below telling us, what is your favorite line from a song?

This giveaway is open for entries until February 8.

Field Guided is the creation of Anabela and Geoff a couple living in Toronto Canada. You can read more about them here and here.

..Field Guided..

*If you are interested in doing a giveaway with Bloesem, please contact Tiffany - tiffany.bloesem(at)gmail.com

Vis & Veg ... a cool cookbook from NL

What do you think, you like these pictures? I made them :) ... with my new nikon camera. Last week it was my Birthday and this was my birthday gift... took me a long time to figure out which camera I wanted to buy, but decided for the Nikon D7000, because it has film function too. Of course I am not a proffesional and not aiming to be one, but I do like the fact that i can bring you some images of my own more often. STarting with this new cookbook from the wonderful ladies of Uitgeverij Snor, a previous post about them right here. 

The book is called Vis&Veg ... meaning Fish&Vegetables. The graphic design of this book is just excellent... a real eye-catcher. The recipes look very nice, but to be honest i can't give you a good oopinion about them as I am not the cook in this home and probably never will be... I just like looking at cookbooks. 

   

..Snor Publishers bookshop

Sponsor Spotlight: The Clay Studio

I was never very good at pottery and yet, I still took classes in high school and courses in it in college. I still remember my pottery professor exclaiming over and over to me, "put your weight into it!" I was too delicate with the clay. I decided I was over it after college, but seeing The Clay Studio makes me feel like giving it a try again. You can find my picks (above) here and here.

I thought I had seen a video on The Clay Studio on PBS a while back, so I looked for it and here it is. You can find my picks here and here.

..The Clay Studio..

Let's Get Personal in Malaysia with Vivien Fayet...

{All the images were taken by  Marjon Hoogervorst}

Let's Get Personal with my dear friend Vivien and her family here in Kuala Lumpur

M:: Malaysian is...truly a melting pot of cultures, foods, languages.  No where else in the world can you have the same experience you find in Malaysia: the gastronomic options are extremely varied, most people speak three languages, everyone shares in the festivities of Ramadhan, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Deepavali...

A:: art in my home is from...mainly two very young, contemporary, talented and amazing artists: my 8 year old and soon-to-be 6 year old daughters!

L:: living in Malaysia means to me...being really laidback, living with extended family or having your elderly parents live with you, having to drive everywhere, learning to decipher acronyms, being able to eat out anytime with a huge variety to choose from, spending a weekend at a beautiful island with powdery white sands and not having to share the beach with a million other people

A:: addiction...mine is...watermelons

   

   

Monday's quick start: Tea towels by Tara Muelu

Hello NEW week, hope your weekend was fun? Just a nice little start to get you in the mood for this week... only two items available in this etsy shop, but I like them both very much.... linen napkins and tea towels by Tara Muelu from Melbourne. She screenprinted pictures on linen...

 

Some things I liked this week...

these new Love Letters from Binth...

this lamp and wallpaper by dottirandsonur...

  

Let's Talk Maps

How much do you love these gorgeous map dresses by Annex? I think I have been watching too much House Hunters International because I am craving travel. When I think of picking up and moving my life to another country, that is the only time I sigh disappointingly about owning a house. I lived in England for a year while I was in college, but now that I am married - I think about how romantic it would be for us to live somewhere overseas for the heck of it.

Since that isn't possible for me (right now), I have found myself compensating in other ways...particularly with maps. There is just something so inspiring about them. They are a reminder of what you have done, and a promise of what you will do.

Let's Get Personal in the Netherlands with Roel Vaessen from ixxi

Let's get Personal in the Netherlands with Roel Vaessen from ixxi 

D:: Dutch is...smart design, no noncense

U:: URL's I like are nalden, pol's potten, hema, store without a home, yvestown... 

T:: trends in design i see right now are...... 'yellow is the new green' (ok, just kidding) modular, natural, pixels, grey, second hand

C:: C is for...clicking a pixel ixxi (a large one!)

   

Sponsor Spotlight: Relique

Relique is my kind of shop, I could spend hours on this website. I am an antique, vintage loving fool and have been since I was quite young. I like to think of these places as my libraries. Relique has a wonderful selection, and for all kinds of decorative tastes. You can find my picks (above) here and here.

You can find these here and here.

..Relique..

ixxi ... a Studio Tour

There are only a few places where I would trade my home-office for ... not that my own office looks very special, I just love my freedom and not having to go to an office every single day, but this place in the Netherlands I wouldn't mind going to on a regular basis :)

It is the very inspriring, open, warm and welcoming office of ixxi. A design studio based in in the Netherlands.

Today a bit more about what ixxi is about and more images from their studio BUT tomorrow I will give you a Grand Tour in their own Home! So don't forget to come over and see how these talented people live themselves!

And what do they to in the ixxi office all day, well they designed a fantastic product for your wall ... to be more precise ixxi is a decorative wall system. With x's and cards, for you to be able to create you your own personalised interior-product in any size possible. 

ixxi is developed by Dutch designers Eric Sloot, Paulien Berendsen and Roel Vaessen. 

   

Monday's Quick Start... 'beautiful around the world'

..... Gong Xi Fa Cai = Happy Chinese New Year ......

yes I know I am one day late, but I was also celebrating my 40th Birthday yesterday! 

And it was a super beautiful day, enjoying some time in Singapore with my three men. Thank you all who left messages on my facebook page and twitter!

I thought these pillows by 'beautiful around the world' are very appropriate for this occasion. My dear friend Yvonne Kusters who lives in Kuala Lumpur but is Dutch from origine has founded her Beautiful Bag company already some years ago, but only recently she has added these happy pillows to her collection. 

 The pillows, wall art pieces and table runners are also available with prints from other countries. You can find all the information right here... 

 

Some Books for the weekend...

Instead of a 'some things I liked this week...' post I would like to share some books that are laying next to me on my desk ... waiting for me to read and browse through them... all I can give you know are some snap-shots I made of the books and share my first impressions with you...  

 The first book is “The Perfectly Imperfect Home” by founding editor in chief of (former) domino magazine Deborah Needleman and illustrated by Virginia Johnson. And all the  'illustrations' througout the book make the book so special and different from me from all the 'photo'-books. It leaves a lot to the imagination ... and if you weren't a fan of Virginia Johnson's work yet  I'm sure you will be after having seen this book.