Hasta La Ideas

I believe it has been more than a year ago since I showed you the first slowwood collection by Christien Starkenburg. Great to find an email in my inbox this morning with gorgeous new images of slowwood 2

Whereas the first collection all about small side tables … slowwood 2 goes much bigger … same style and materials but scaled to dining table sizes. 

Designer Chrisitien Starkenburg from slowwood lives in a very special and what I consider must be one of the most beautiful homes you could possibly imagine… truly a dreamhouse … would you like to see her house then follow this link.  [MORE]

Another thing I would like to highlight in this post is the perfect styling by Tatjana Quax. She is well-known in the Netherlands as one of the best stylists. I love her always crispy looking worlds … and I strongly believe that working with a stylist like Tatjana makes all the difference when launching a new product or collection. Nice to see my new passion, copper accessories in this picture.

..slow wood the MUN collection

..Styling Tatjana Quax 

photography: Ben Lambers 

{WorldSkinColor scarves by Reineke Otten}

This coming weekend I will be joining my friend Jurianne Matter and Tuttobene across the Atlantic to New York. From 19. – 22. August Jurianne will be showing her products at the NY Gift Fair (Booth 3762 ) together with 15 other very talented Dutch designers and three design labels from NL. (ps. if you are looking for me you can probably find me too at the booth number 3762)

Tuttobene is a platform for Design based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. They organize design exhibitions around the world and their aim is to connect young creative talents with the industry, marketing organisations and/or retail partners. All the links to the participating Dutch designers can be found here. 

{image above: Handmade jewelry by the boyscouts}

I will use this week to try and meet people I have met via Bloesem throughout the years but also to meet new people, see what is happening in the world of design in NY and hopefully get new ideas and inspiration for my own future with Bloesem ~irene

{image below: Guidelines and dish of desire by Frederik Roije}

.. Come and visit us at the NYIGF  Accent on Design, Booth 3762 ..

..Tuttobene

..Jurianne Matter 

When I (=Rachelle, intern at Bloesem) am travelling, I always get this curious vibe over me while looking at all the other travellers around me. The questions that come to mind are where are they going and what do they carry in their suitcase or backpack?

Dutch Designer Jolien Hanemaaijer thought of a solution that will calm down my curiosity. 

She created this wonderful project named My Infinite Home Tool that I absolutely love! This project exists of 2 portable suitcases, one regular suitcase and one you can carry as backpack, you can use these objects as cabinets or you can take them with you to carry around! Her work got nominated for aDMY Award 2012 in Berlin (DMY Berlin is an international design network for contemporary product design.)….. MORE

This project was inspired from her own personal experience while travelling and having to live out of a suitcase. These 2 suitcases will bring you freedom and adventure that you get from travelling into you daily live.

Jolien graduated from the Royal Academy of Art (The Hague) in the department of Textile Design. After she graduated she started her own design label named Hanemaai.

Read more stories about the infinite Home tool here and here and who knows maybe you too will get inspired to fill up a suitcase and show it to the world! ~Rachelle intern at Bloesem

..Jolien Hanemaaijer 

Today I will let you wander in the home of Studio Boot … you remember the post I did last Monday about the new loco motives from ixxi … well the people who live in this house designed the patterns. 

All images by Jean-Marc Wullschleger at living agency

..studio Boot

The Designer Profile series is my absolute favortie column on BloesemLiving and I am very thankful to Marjon and Sandra for creating these unique, personal and interesting interviews for us. Sandra and Marjon visit well-known dutch designers in their own homes, asking them questions about their work and life and give us a really nice look into their own design homes.

This week we visit the ladies from studio rENs … the complete story and all the images can be found here … 

..Face-to-face: a designer's profile with Renee Mennen from rENs

..all images by Vorstin