Still a prototype, but hopefully this year the gorgeous Strap Stool by Belgium designer Diane Steverlynck will be in production and available for us to buy!
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Teatowels
I really enjoyed this 'teatowel' article on the Etsy Storque last weekend by flyingrhymes ... some of my absolute favorites were ...
... the very bright, colorful and 'brighten up your kitchen' teatowels from my dear blog friend, Francesca from Mrs.ElliotBooks.
... and the teatowles from Elisabeth Bentz, I'm also happy I discovered her blog, good long while, a fantastic place to relax and enjoy the beautiful images and sphere Elisabeth is sharing with us.
Some previous designs by Elisabeth Bentz, which I hope will sooon be available in her shop again.
Schubladen
When I first saw these gorgeous cabinets over at the lovely blog Visual-Notes they reminded me of the chest of drawers called Decades by WIS design ... I have no idea who came first with this very clever concept ... and frankly I don't really care, I just know Ilike both concepts very much and I think the chests from German based design studio, Schubladen are fantatstic! SchubLaden, means ´drawers´ in German is a unique shop in the Berlin-Kreuzberg´s Graefedistrict and it is devoted to the reuse of old unmated drawers ... hooray for re-cycling!
Indiefixx :: Going Out of Business Sale
Unfortunately the lovely Jen from the IndieFixx shop has decided to close up the shop ...this was not an easy decision for her, because opening a boutique has been a dream of her ever since she was a little girl. Jen started her own jewelry line (tiltingswiftly.com), and later Indie
Fixx the blog, but soon her interest in promoting other indie artists grew and her goal was to open an online boutique and later a brick and mortar shop, but running an online shop is a very labor intensive endeavor and other aspects of her life had begun to suffer as a result ... so the tough decision has been made ... the official last day of the Indie Fixx Shop will be March 15th and there is a 'Going Out of Business Sale' until then, or at least until my
goods sell out ... everything is on sale from 10% - 50% off and no coupon code is
necessary. Plus, every order will receive a free Chocolate Bon Bon
Soap, while supplies last!!
Queen
{prints from Sarstar'77, available at their etsy shop}
....... ssshhht ... just want to share another little secret with you ... something completely different than interior design ... but I used to be a HUGE Queen fan when I was younger and yesterday evening I downloaded some of my favorite Queen songs and have been listening to them all day long ... it made me soo HAPPY :: *I was born to love you*let me live*love of my life*somebody to love*it's a hard life*it's a beautiful day*you're my best friend and above all ... *jealousy ... the funny thing is not many people expected me to be a Queen fan, i didn't look like one at all, but next to my love for R&B and soul and Prince I secretly admired the amazing Freddy Mercury, so today a little ode to him, the most talented musician of all times ... he truly was a genius!
Dee Beale
I found these great images of Dee Beale's beautiful gocco prints in my inbox this morning ... Dee is a designer printmaker based in the UK ... available in her etsy shop ...
New wallpaper from Studio Ditte
Studio Ditte, a design studio from the Netherlands, brings new inspiration for your walls ... wallpaper ribbon colorful ... and yes colorful it is, maybe a bit much for an entire wall, but it would definetly look awesome on a smaller wall to bring some 'extra' cheer to your home ... wallpaper is avaliable online right here ...
Open House
a new Open House Tour on BloesemKids ... with Lisa Golightly from Kiki&Polly ... enjoy!
the small object
I'm usually not a big fan of tissue box covers ... but when I spotted a great tutorial or DIY project on the fantasic website of the Small Object I changed my mind and understand how a tissue box cover can look nice in your home...
Sarah Neuburger from the Small Object creates the most lovely little things which you can buy in her shop, but I often visit her website because she so very kind to share with us super handy tips for DIY projects and lovely free downloads... Sarah believes "Sharing is good" and I believe that too...
New PS Collection by Hella Jongerius (again) for IKEA
Why did I miss these incredible new wall-hangings from Hella Jongerius for IKEA when I visited IKEA yesterday here in Malaysia ... maybe I was to focused on getting some things for the small nursery we are creating for the new baby ... or the wall-hangings haven't arrived yet in Kuala Lumpur IKEA, but one thing is for sure, I will visit again this week and try to buy one of them, they could even look very beautiful in the new baby bedroom?
The wall hangings are part of the PS collection and consists of three different pieces, Pelle, Mikkel and Gullspira. Hella Jongerius created them for the IKEA-Unicef programme, which helps women in India to start up small sewing businesses and enables their children to go to school. Sources of inspiration are the animals that feature in Swedish fairy tales.
Drawing by Hella Jongerius for the new wall-hangings for IKEA, the deer wall-hanging is called Gullspira.
{ps. if you would like to know whether your IKEA is selling them give the customer service at your IKEA one of these article numbers:80144599, 80154258, 60154259 and they should be able to tell whether they carry the items}
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