Hasta La Ideas

We previously wrote about the beautiful Story Tiles by Marga van Oers (also one of the best selling items in the Bloesem store) and most recently Marga has created Story Wood. 

The creative fun stories are now on sustainable wood. We love the tiles but who doesnt love something new! The wood panels come in several different designs and sizes to fit any space in your home. The birch wood panels are 18 mm thick and are easily installed with an integrated hanging system. No fuss, no muss that's our motto. And of course all the pieces come with the Story Wood fire stamp and their own individual flame pattern.

 .. Story Tiles

Welcome to Jonna’s kitchen, not exactly her’s but a kitchen she designed. If you think interior architect, Jonna Klumpenaar sounds familiar, it’s because we have written about her own lovely home before. You can have a quick look over here before continuing with this  kitchen.

The pictures below are of a kitchen Jonna has designed for a young family from Amsterdam. Working together with her clients, she tries to achieve the perfect atmosphere within the space. To her, being an architect means not only being the creative force but also being able to understand what the client wants and translating that into a design they will appreciate. 

It’s alot about feeling out who you are working with and getting what they want even if they aren’t able to specifically express it. A fan of bright spaces, Jonna loves the energy and peace such spaces eminate. The yellow-painted floor with olive green and white basic kitchen tiles also give the room a young and fresh feel.

Perhaps you remember Jonna her own home with the gorgeous chairs 🙂 right here in the Bloesem archives you can read a short interview with her. 

.. Jonna Klumpenaar

With a palette of pale pastels and light colored wood, M.OSS design immediately caught our attention. The colors, materials and details all work towards this classic, almost old school style, which we love!

Marcel Ossendrijver is the designer behind these beautiful 100% handcrafted light fixtures.

The light fixtures Marcel creates remind us of the metal table lamps we used to see on study tables but with a fresh and fun twist on them!

The image of the lamps in the living room is from here.
 Scrumptious food image from Blend&Blender.
All other images by M.OSS Design.

.. Moss Design on Facebook
.. Moss Design on Etsy

Today we are shining the spotlight on Dutch photographer, Masha Bakker Matijevic. Her website is best described as a feast for the eyes. With her works (we love the wide range of different kinds of photography she does, you will not be bored) on full display there, we spent a good amount of time looking through them all. 

One photographer, 3 Dutch designers and some food … what else can you ask for today?

We are so happy that we have been introduced to 3 new Dutch designers, Studio Els van't Klooster and New Found Treasures ( Klass Kuiken and Dieter Volkers), through Masha's photography and her website. This is just the first step, they have now caught our eye and so the search is on to find out more about them. Hopefully we will be featuring their works more in the near future!

The blanket from Studio Els van't Klooster looks absolutely plush, I mean even the dog is snuggling up in it! I don't own a dog so I don't know if they usually use blankets, but that dog looks awfully comfy. The graphic print on the blanket in those soft tones… two thumbs up.

Designers Klaas Kuiken and Dieter Volkers' collection of hanging home accessories, including this mirror are true conversation starters. A twist on the ol' mirror, an essential piece in every home.

Masha's photography for Designers:
Studio Els van't Klooster
New Found Treasures

And her food photography for : Chef Sugar Hill 

.. Masha Bakker

A few weeks ago Histor organized a competition in the Netherlands,called 101Karakters, for people to submit their ideas of how they would customize a specially designed cabinet by Piet Hein Eek. 2000 People submitted their designs, and 101 of those submissions were chosen and invited to Piet Hein Eek's workshop to actually get their hands dirty and create their designs. 

What an amazing opportunity!

I love the concept behind this and the fact that you are able to express your own design aesthetic, what ever it may be. 

Of the 101 designs that were chosen, we have picked one by Maaike from My Deer, that caught our attention! After spotting this instagram mommy previously, we had noticed her snap of her custom design on her feed. Don't you agree her design is beautiful? And the pictures of the cabinet and space look fantastic.

We already have some ideas how we would design our cabinet if we had the chance. Plus, it would have looked great in our new studio space in the new year. (How is it already coming to the end of 2013?!) 

Two last images are from the 101Karakters FB page and Moodkids.  

One other favorite of Bloesem is the cabinet by Beeldsteil. 

.. 101Karakters

.. My Deer