Let's do one more quick start today to start this week… these beautiful hopper boxes inspired by the traditional Japanese Wappa bowls by design duo Florian Kallus and Sebastian Schneider aka kasch kasch from Köln in Germany… who wouldn't want to have storage containers like these… I know I would!
Last week we shared a lot of images from the Milan furniture fair 2012 and I will do so later today and tomorrow… but the person who made these images for us is Lisette Scheers, creative director from company La Scheers&Co and Nala designs.
Nala designs is the name of her label of accessories, stationery, totes and pillows. The patterns for all of these are Lisette’s hand drawn illustrations. I really love them and am happy to share them on Bloesem today.
You can find them all in the webshop right here…
All images by me, Irene.
I always enjoy seeing the work by studio Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters and the new collection called Avifauna they designed for Italian textile producer Rubelli is simply stunning!
Maarten and Guus made a special series of Avifauna birds, which will be shown at Spazio Rossana Orlandi, during the 2012 Salone del Mobile in Milan. The series contains 13 different birds varying from a swan and stork to a woodcock and a quail, all covered in Reticolo Ardesia fabric form Rubelli’s collection.
in their own words… “After having observed, analyzed and documented nature, we’ve stared with Avifauna to materialize nature as we see it. In every new project we learn more about the change of land, water and the flora and fauna that go with it. Being designers we see blossoming timber, bleeding textiles, moving garlands and a limitless offer of techniques in the ways nature constantly changes and adapts. We try to materialize our observations and bring it closer to the industry we work in. In Avifauna we molded on the conserved parts of the species to materialize their characteristics in textiles."
Let's start this week with some yellow … only a few more nights and the Easter bunny is coming. It is the new collection of Dutch design duo Lilesadi. Studio Lilesadi is the young label of German textile and surface designer Dinah Smutny and her twin sister Sarah Smutny. Founded in February 2011 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
And just last week they launched their new pillow collection with beautiful graphics… all available here in their online shop.
You might recognse the wallpaper and lamp in the right image below? The lamp is from snowpuppe and the wallpaper is of course Lile Sadi availbal via Photowall.
..Lilesadi.
Margarita Lorenzo, the designer behind London based brand chocolate creative made these fun wooden hooks and knobs and I thought they are perfect to start this new week with! I hope you have had a good weekend? I really needed some down-time after the super intense but fun and very creative week I had with Marjon Hoogervorst, shooting the cities of Kuala Lumpur and SIngapore en two houses for 4 different magazines… joehoe!! More about that when I am allowed to share pictures with you 🙂
Later today I will have a sublime Giveaway from you from my favorite Paper designer from the Netherlands.. so stay tuned 🙂 … xxirene
Perhaps I like these plain colored hooks even better and like the image on the right is implicating, they are perfect for kids rooms too… available right here at the chocolate creative shop…
It's not a 'primeur' today in the Monday's Quick Start and you might have seen these already in blogland before … but I enjoy starting this monday with these colorful Notes … I am sure they will bring you in a Happy mood…. my online friend Joke Vande Gaer who lives in Portland (but is originally from Belgium) just launched her new stationery collection including these notes and some great stickers, useful for soooo many occasions. Will add a nice extra to any present, card or letter you are planning to give.
.Tokketok.
Siba Sahabi presents her candlestick series Istanbul Twilight at Gallery Sofie Lachaert. The exhibition is called Candles and Mirrors and you until 8 April 2012 to visit …. that is if you are in the neighboorhood Tielrode in Belgium 🙂
Siba Sahabi is a graduate from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam, 2006 and thinks of herself as a poetic designer. Drawing from her German/Iranian roots, the work of Siba aims to show how one culture can influence another, leading to renewal and cultural richness. Her designs are inspired by the European and Middle Eastern history of ceramics and architecture. A passion for crafts and imperfection drives the process of Siba's work.
Very nice to see Jessica Nielsen's new collection pillows, the bold and colorful patterns are so nice with spring coming soon.
Above an image with Jessica being featured in Dutch online magazine 101-woonideeen last year.
..the pillows are also available at BijzonderMooi*
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…
….. 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...
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