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a little bit more inspiration just for the weekend to start

Hope you didn't miss these two posts last week on Bloesem Kids...  Sweets for Christmas ... AND a Chalkboard Christmas ...    

..Bloesem Kids 

 

Design expo about The Eating Person

Marjon and Sandra visited the DesignHuis in Eindhoven a little while ago where the exhibition 'De Etende Mens' or 'The eating Person' is currently showing. The exhibition is curated by well-known food designer Marije Vogelzang and organised by Premsala.

The Eating Person is about exploring the link between people, design, food and the origins of what we eat - with topics ranging from global farming systems to the potential of laboratory-grown meat. You will find the work from international designers, photojournalists and artists including Marti Guixe, Peter Menzel, and Koen van Mechelen. 

If you are in the Netherlands this exhibition is definitely worth going to and you still have some time ... open until 13 January 2013. 

{image below: The Last Supper by Julie Green : a very interesting story about last suppers for death row prisoners.}

     

All You Eat is Art by Ina Arends

Visual artist and painter Ina Boonekamp-Arends has a huge passion for food. For more than a decade Ina has surrounded herself with everything food-related in the widest creative sense possible. And has worked with food designers like Marije Vogelzang from Proef and Katja Gruijters.

A little while ago she launched her website All You Eat is Art where you can find her prints and a link to her blog, Food Inspiration Shower, bringing you wonderful collages of food art from Ina's daily researches into food creativity. 

I really love her prints and believe they are perfect for a kitchen, dining-room or outdoor space. 

 

 

 

Let's Talk Cake Toppers

I am sure inside most of us there is a desire to create really gorgeous cakes. Where their taste is as equal to their beauty. That is why I have such a crush on shops like Potter + Butler, they make wonderfully fun cake and cupcake toppers. I love to bake, it is something I do to relax. But I'd like to improve on the presentation of it all, and having lovely cake toppers would surely do that.

Can you believe all of these are edible? Andie's Specialty Sweets are pretty fabulous cake toppers. I can't get over the details of each piece - such lovely pieces of edible art.

Photisserie ... Food Photography in the best way possible

Via B:Studio I met Kathrin Koschitzki and ever since we had email contact I am following everything this German lady does. She is so inspiring ... her pictures, her thoughts about food and her styling are just totally up my alley ... wow I 'm jealous wishing i could make things like this.

PHOTISSERIE is the name of Kathrin's blog and here she shows the  culinary adventures and discoveries of the photographer and Patissière 'Kathreinerle' ... i loved this "Peas' series but you must have a look at the Caramel and foret-noire series too...                                  Read More >>>

kokoro : chocolate in a sweet wrap

Not often do I write about packaging or product design but there was no doubt in my mind that I had to share this super nice packaging for a new chocolate brand!

kokoro, wich means something like 'from the heart', is a new chocolate brand by chocolatier Kaori Pi, she also made the cute illustrations on the back of the bar, but my favorite designer from the Netherlands, Ben Lambers ... studio aandacht ... designed the logo, the total packaging and mold for the chocolate bars... yummie yummie can I have one please! {unfortunately the website from kokoro is still in the making ...}