grijs

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2012-01-25T07:33:00.001-08:00

. .

antique plates found at the noordermarkt i use them for bread , sandwiches

+

a very beautiful exhibition by Doug Wheeler / David Zwirner gallery

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2012-01-23T07:47:00.001-08:00

a lot of people

aren't using the word

DAT

anymore

they only use DIE

as in :

het meisje dat . the girl who

de jongen die . the boy who

for that reason a post about HET + DAT

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2012-01-18T05:54:00.001-08:00

. . dave hakkens

sculpted plug , socket + plug in plug

on top of that . .. dust ball

+ break soap

i love it when someone thinks about the less glamorous sides of design

designs that have the potential to be life changing

i'm dreaming of a wireless world , without batteries

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2012-01-16T08:25:00.001-08:00

. . from a few years back

i've been going through my favorite books last weekend

+ a new to me book from mina perhonen *

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2012-01-11T07:00:00.001-08:00

.                   .          something for the birds

                                   i'm keeping the lights on for a bit

they're making sortofwinter much more pleasant

+ in the meantime at the zuiderzee museum

    INDUSTRIOUS/Artefacts on the evolution of crafts


    by studio makkink & bey

.                    . remember het werkerf by els kuijt
els works for studio makkink & bey
you can tell from the work tables in the middle and the table barn on the left

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2012-01-09T07:28:00.001-08:00

. .

i'm going to start 2012 with as little design as possible

don't you just want that white flashlight , braun should start doing re-issues
or ask dieter rams back or someone else with the same ideas on design

+ sori yanagi

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2012-01-03T07:37:00.001-08:00

. . .

wishing you a wonderful new year ✳

i'm going to work on some new ideas this week
talk to you next monday

p.s.

the new year will be wonderful i can feel it

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2011-12-25T07:27:00.001-08:00

. merry christmas ˙

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2011-12-22T13:51:00.001-08:00

.                    . .

stumbled upon a chinese tea flower *

watched a movie about coco chanel

the clothes , fabrics and styling were   so so beautiful

she changed fashion for women in a big way

( it's important to repeat that )

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2011-12-20T05:44:00.001-08:00

. . .

paper pencil food week

second attempt at quail eggs , poached this time

so * good

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2011-12-15T06:43:00.001-08:00

. . .

i'm trying out stamppot / stoemp / mashed potatoes with waterkers

and a potato called la ratte

talk to you soon *

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2011-12-09T07:03:00.001-08:00

. . . still love pom poms the most

some variations on the theme

uncut

more than one color

circels

flowers

more flowers

i'm going out to find some nice paper

happy weekend *

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2011-12-06T08:07:00.001-08:00

. . . all shipped

don't no why but this year i'm looking forward to christmas

noticed these cute paper decorations

if i see something else i'll show you , it has to be do-able in one evening

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2011-12-02T05:29:00.001-08:00

. . . the shop is open !

SOLD

there are 2 different store fronts you'll see that if you visit more than once

hope you'll enjoy *

happy weekend

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2011-12-01T07:18:00.001-08:00

. . .

some of you might recognise this immediately

it belongs to this man

i'm going to use it to protect some plants with

my SHOP will open tomorrow at 14:30 amsterdam time

+

nido

from argentina

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2011-11-29T07:10:00.001-08:00

. . .

i've seen almost every color imaginable this autumn

quite amazing

except for something like prussian blue maybe

in the mailbox :

the coffeespot notebook by yves drieghe founder of de invasie

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2011-11-25T07:05:00.001-08:00

. . .

took a walk in the park to catch some sun

+ to find nice things for the shop

saw a man on tv named monsieur Dollar
a market man on this market in brussels
just to say currencies are quite the subject

happy weekend *

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2011-11-22T05:11:00.001-08:00

. . .

this color will turn red in a few days

only for a short while

and then it turns violet again

the shop will open sometime next week

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2011-11-18T07:26:00.001-08:00

. . .

my camera squeezed his eyes startled by the light outside

sometimes i like darkness

a beautiful story on the work of jürgen krause

p.s.

the plant in the picture is a bruidssluier / silver lace vine

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2011-11-16T07:43:00.001-08:00

               .                    . .

               culotte

               rue blanche    a beautiful collection

               wolfgang tillmans / galerie crousel

     the trees around the corner are all decorated with lights * ✴

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2011-11-14T02:07:00.001-08:00

. . .

pegs old school

another interesting documentary

be linen

about finding new ways to use flax fibers

made for the linen and hemp community

by le potager design

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2011-11-11T06:42:00.001-08:00

. . .

vegetable autumn

' under 40 japanese architects ' a documentary

i loved it

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2011-11-08T09:42:00.001-08:00

. . .

making more scarves

about to have chinese take away

have a nice diner !

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2011-11-06T05:28:00.001-08:00

     .                    . .

     stumbled upon the entire collection of the fries maritime museum

     after looking for the word glasbatist



     a few search terms for you : katoen-cotton or hout-wood


     friesland is up north

     love it !

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2011-11-02T07:16:00.001-07:00

     .                    . .

     what caught my eye

     objects rescoped

     dutch invertuals

   verger

     raw color







     one afternoon wasn't enough


     to get to see everything

     still


     i'm happy that i went

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2011-11-01T08:11:00.001-07:00

.                    . .

what intregued me

during DDW ,

. top picture taken in a building called the Machine room .
. bottom picture from here

was how primitive it can be in eindhoven and at the same time very sophisticated

a word like landfill combined with the beautiful architecture of the former philips buildings

you can view the 2011 graduates' work here

i'll show you more in my next post

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2011-10-30T04:01:00.001-07:00

. . .

wintertime

i'm off to eindhoven

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2011-10-27T09:04:00.001-07:00

               .                    . .

               laying in the light



               beautiful windows somewhere

               thanks perfektus

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2011-10-25T08:13:00.001-07:00

.                    . .

my window sill

for

beautiful things



+ i love this small table by muuto

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2011-10-20T04:26:00.001-07:00

          .                    . .    went to a forest



           and found the black berries again

           it's called a forest but it looks more like a park



           dutch design week is coming up , looking forward to it

           i'll go there sometime next week

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2011-10-18T07:30:00.001-07:00

hat

rock

. . .

some things to enjoy

had a dream about a rock once it was lilac and see through

and laying on the floor

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2011-10-13T07:38:00.001-07:00

   .                    . .

   found mushrooms and berries




   i'm going back for a type of black berries that give green

   apple green


   the mushrooms give a pale yellow , maybe the color will look more interesting in a few days


   also found elderberries but their color isn't a red-ish purple

   more a red-ish brown very beautiful though

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2011-10-10T14:06:00.001-07:00

. . .

i'm hunting for berries to dye with

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2011-10-07T05:43:00.001-07:00

. . .

Dear Steve ,

Thank you for making my life more beautiful and fun

me and a system like DOS would never have become friends

X

Loraine

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2011-10-05T08:43:00.001-07:00

     .                   . .




     the kho chairs



     i like the state they're in now

     somewhere in between

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2011-10-03T07:10:00.001-07:00

. . .

ini mini apples

antwerp likes it's fruits as much as i do
found these laying on the street

little chairs in brooklyn

an exhibition of 29 vintage children's chairs

at mc&co

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2011-09-30T06:14:00.001-07:00

               .               . .       like a tiny propeller





               loved the window in museum plantin moretus
               a lovely place to visit


               i'm happily dyeing away trying to recreate this swatch color
               which emerged at 65 degrees but won't on a large surface . .    . puzzling

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2011-09-27T06:55:00.001-07:00

              .               . .


              almost an abstract painting




              have been planting bulbs over the weekend

              for next spring/summer

              allium schubertii

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2011-09-23T07:55:00.001-07:00

.               . .

valerie traan

in love with the architecture
then saw it was a gallery a very beautiful one



so beautiful i can't remember what they were called

enjoy your weekend .          . .   it's sunny in amsterdam

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2011-09-20T08:02:00.001-07:00

                                      cooperative designs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           via




     .                . .              a magazine exhibition in singapore

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2011-09-19T06:14:00.001-07:00

. . .

took a short trip to antwerp

in need of beauty

some of you have asked me about my favorite places in antwerp

my favorite one would be the ra concept store

best place to have diner den druiventros

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2011-09-07T09:13:00.001-07:00

graumann autumn/winter




                                                           bamboo picks



.               . .

i've started dyeing again

i'm listening to pj harvey's 'uh huh her' album          the quiet songs

love the part with just the sound of seagulls

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2011-09-05T07:48:00.001-07:00

       .               . .

       i'm growing hollyhocks / stokrozen

       pinks reds and black





       thank you for your kind words

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2011-09-02T06:15:00.001-07:00

               .               . .



                         happy to be back



                        my sweetheart past a way
                        due to kidney failure
                        it broke my heart





                        we buried him in the garden

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2011-08-16T09:02:00.001-07:00

        .               . .



        went to the heartland

        an area where most of holland's plants and trees are grown

        with over 600 nurseries south of leiden

          a hothouse



       i'm in love with small (fruit) trees now



            + it finally stopped raining

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2011-07-05T07:31:00.001-07:00

. . .

found a second hand door handle for the front door

and somehow this picture of my dad belongs close to it

on a break until august

the plan . . . so far

wishing you a lovely summer !

⁃ ‾

2011-06-29T07:56:00.001-07:00

     .          . .

     'procreation'

   by

     salvatore franzese

he used a natural thread on the surface , something like coton or linen probably
it gives light as well , i'm seeing a birdshead , love the color

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2011-06-27T08:13:00.001-07:00

. . .

flowers from the market to start off the week

sanguisorba + scabiosa

hope they make you happy too

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2011-06-20T05:38:00.001-07:00

'elements'

found some fabric that i love


justk by amunt

don't miss the interior it's quite breathtakingly beautiful

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2011-06-17T09:53:00.001-07:00

                    .               . .


                    kawakuboo

                         by

                   rodrigo almeida



                   very inspiring , in the sense that it radiates a wonderful energy
                   an homage to rei kawakubo

⟥

2011-06-15T07:17:00.001-07:00

    .                    . .


    they are trying to make diy more fun for women


․ intrigued by the christmas tree

in front of this house

⌂

2011-06-13T09:38:00.001-07:00

                          .               . .

love these pieces

                          by

                          alex hellum


                         books i'd love to have :

                         dieter rams

                         louise bourgeois

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2011-06-10T07:29:00.001-07:00

              .                    . .



painting the front door

mixing the color ourselves

              the second layer will be more beige then blue

              although this color already makes me soooo happy




             happy weekend !

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2011-06-07T00:52:00.001-07:00

. . . on a short break until friday

⌷

2011-06-03T11:47:00.001-07:00

© grijs

© sacha

i'm going to try out these eggs over the weekend . kwarteleieren

.               . love the color of the sandals

wishing you a lovely weekend
tomorrow is going to be very warm over here

␣ ⎵

2011-05-31T05:17:00.001-07:00

                    .                    . .

                    stumbled upon absolutely beautiful work by els kuijt
                    during 100% design rotterdam


                   on display were her models which i loved
                   to discover the large versions on her website when i came home
                   She raises questions about form and function , largely inspired by
                   constructions you'll find on a farm

                   title of the project "het werkerf"



                   as part of the rotterdam art school fair stand

′﹅

2011-05-29T06:53:00.001-07:00

                                   .             ..

                                   somehow i ended up in this place
                                   to witness a trend forecast
                                   by lidewij edelkoord


                                   .    .. to me it was about design "haute couture"
                                   an hour filled with quality and gorgeousness



                                   it was all beautiful and all about textiles
                                   + it was a pleasure listening to her




                                    :)

⌓

2011-05-24T05:46:00.001-07:00

© grijs

© grijs

noticed an american vintage store on my way back from the market last saturday
+ an online shop
(only europe)

these are my a v t-shirts
top one i use as a sleep shirt
the bottom one i just dyed brown
with dylon
only 40 °c so it won't shrink

⍘

2011-05-20T09:56:00.001-07:00

© grijs



© hay

   .   ..    .      . have been trying out truffel potatoes

they're very tasty and beautiful



love the fabric together with the chair

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2011-05-18T07:25:00.001-07:00

    ©


    ©

    eremitage palace

    photographed by jacobsson




    what a wonderful place .     .   .. palace



    a rare opportunity because

   it's not open to the general public

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2011-05-16T06:20:00.001-07:00

            ..       .         .      now where was i

            at the fabric shop

   it was wonderful



           so many sample books

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2011-05-10T04:38:00.001-07:00

. .. . there's always marni

went to the kvadrat showroom yesterday (very nice ! )
i'm going to visit an upholstery shop in the jordaan area later on

i'm drawn to colors like the ones above

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2011-05-06T08:13:00.001-07:00

© grijs

.      . .         . walked by some beautiful tiles


© ikea

the bench made me think of the shaker series by joep van lieshout

more wonderful weather this weekend :)

sending you some sunshine


( if only )

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2011-05-04T07:52:00.001-07:00

© spazio 900

love everything about this chair and the setting / spazio 900

© grijs

cos lettuce named ballon / balloon

. .. . there's something really exciting

about growing your own food

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2011-04-29T06:06:00.001-07:00

    . .     . kvadrat sample books

                no2 , no3




thanks to a very nice lady down the street
who does upholstery

i'm going to make anchovy pasta
with parsley , garlic and olive oil
made it this week and now i'm hooked





happy weekend !

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2011-04-27T04:59:00.001-07:00

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2011-04-25T06:24:00.001-07:00

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2011-04-20T06:57:00.001-07:00

          © grijs

        © nutsa modebadze

.      ..        . i'm wearing clarks

while taking more pictures of the japanese quince
i noticed my shoes , love their color
not the buckle but that's hidden under my trousers

love the bag

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2011-04-19T03:07:00.001-07:00

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2011-04-15T07:00:00.001-07:00

           © grijs



    black carrots



          they looked interesting
          tasted a bit flat
          maybe just this season

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2011-04-13T06:14:00.001-07:00

© grijs

. .. . . about the paint

by farrow & ball

it's gorgeous and beautiful and . ..

that's a piece of my apron you're looking at

▍

2011-04-11T03:38:00.001-07:00

.     ... .    diy

               new times new heroes






                LoFi studio

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2011-04-04T08:41:00.001-07:00

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2011-04-01T06:41:00.001-07:00

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2011-03-29T08:20:00.001-07:00

japanese quince

           it's used for bonsai i want to try that

           the blossom is also for irene / bloesem

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2011-03-28T05:38:00.001-07:00

. . . . something very special happened

grijs is featured on trendtablet by lidewij edelkoort ● ◯

+ facebook

hay

tomorrow . .. . blossom !

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2011-03-24T06:16:00.001-07:00

. . .. . we didn't paint the walls

i love the plaster just the way it is

。 °。

2011-03-21T08:04:00.001-07:00

. ... .. . spring !

thalictrum

evam eva

yesterday i was cleaning out my picture files
and liked this combination
discovered the evam eva sweater was already on here
but not together with a thalictrum
surely , i thought
i'm afraid to say but in that case plants were involved
as well
even the post title is almost the same

it's good to look back every now and then
because i'm much happier with this post

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2011-03-18T08:41:00.001-07:00

    .    . .    . some scenes from the kitchen



    we used hi-macs for the kitchen drawers and surface

    still thinking of ways to open up the drawers



    the dutch red cross
    has started campaigns for both japan + libya

∎

2011-03-16T08:32:00.001-07:00

Lars Müller Publishers

i 'm into typography these days

. . . stuart is back in town

with a new project 'stillness of the mind'

i'm on his wanderlust list

don't miss hvítur

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2011-03-14T08:16:00.001-07:00

. . . . . the diner table is ready

the floor is painted

planted 3 bulbs

to my viewers from japan : i'm thinking of you

⎔

2011-03-09T14:53:00.001-08:00

n° 1

                            i have trouble throwing things away
                            like the pieces of paper in this picture
                            who collected themselves by chance

   n° 2

                           last april i stopped smoking



                            n° 3


                            i studied at a certain art school largely because i liked the building
                            ( de rietveld )

n° 4


                            last year i discovered the quality of white fabric lampshades
                            never owned one before


                            n° 5


                            i love quietness ,a kind that is never empty



      n° 6

                           i want to do more with textiles than dyeing



            n°7

                            i love visiting cities
    and getting to know them
                            after 3 days i usually
                            do not want to get back home


                          it's almost midnight

                          sleep well

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2011-03-08T06:15:00.001-08:00

    marni



.     .    .. ..   .   you can hear the sound of the drums in the background i hope

    le train fantôme

    soki

    tas-ka

    izakoo

    sunday suppers

    studio nord

    konfettiform

    i decided to hand out the award to people not already
    featured on my blog

    choosing 7 means leaving out
    many more


    tomorrow 7 things about me because this post is getting way to long

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2011-03-04T06:34:00.001-08:00

fabric maybe even looks better on kho

a rock from the albert cuyp market

i'll go back tomorrow to buy trout/forel and dill / dille
and ask what the rock's name was again

have a lovely weekend !

p.s. trout+ dill , risotto and carrots aside
carrots cooked together with basil
. . . my favorite diner
after many weekends of trial and error

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2011-03-02T06:26:00.001-08:00

. ... .. . ideas on how to paint the chair

the sun is shining !

+ ephemeral collections

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2011-02-28T07:52:00.001-08:00

                                            made a mano

                                            p.s.

                                        i'm mixing colors

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2011-02-25T08:11:00.001-08:00

                     j.j.m. hoogervorst

                   . . . ..    . i should visit milan this year

⎔

2011-02-21T08:32:00.001-08:00

. .. . . testing 2 kinds of wood filler for the 2 kho liang le chairs

how is your monday

mine is oh so still
like there's no one around

it's always like that
in my street

p.s i'll get back to you on the award thing

⎛

2011-02-18T07:35:00.001-08:00

                  wow



              dressed



              ❤ this outfit by antonio berardi

              love how it looks like cut out of paper

              via

              an abundance of


           + delphine / studio nord
               won the stylish blogger award

               and gave one to me

               thank you delphine !

⌂

2011-02-16T09:28:00.001-08:00

.   . ...    .   one thing i love about winter

is warmed towels

flowers are scabiosa stellata   PODS

..    . ...   . almost finished preparing new scarves for dyeing

⌓

2011-02-14T07:29:00.001-08:00

. . . .. a kind of pink for valentine

i read somewhere that our world is becoming more feminine

in terms of design

a world without words

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2011-02-09T08:50:00.001-08:00

. . . . . milk & paper

on books

with

blank

pages

love those notebooks

∴

2011-02-07T07:57:00.001-08:00

. . . . what's beneath

my chair turned out to have been upholstered twice
the original fabric is a beautiful moss green

such a nice surprise :)

┍

2011-02-04T08:04:00.001-08:00

⫠

2011-02-03T06:59:00.001-08:00

. . . a new doormat

beautiful

architecture

by AABE

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2011-02-01T04:50:00.001-08:00

. . . wool wash

we're halfway painting the floor

things are starting to look very minimal from a certain angle ;)

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2011-01-26T07:55:00.001-08:00

nube italia

kho liang le

. . . i'm into butttons

just bought a similar chair

. . . it's in need of a make over

◌

2011-01-24T07:37:00.001-08:00

. . . laundry day

taking a look again at the mina perhonen catalog

. . . a big thank you to marina esmeraldo/minimalissimo
for her wonderful post about grijs

had coffee at the blue tea house

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2011-01-19T07:51:00.001-08:00

. . . sanding and painting the floor

. . . stumbled upon this bag in a shop

the red was simply breathtaking
like it was radiating

by fred de la bretoniere

◼

2011-01-17T05:34:00.001-08:00

. . . . . happy monday girls and boys!

to make a monday more easy i thought

'lets have some tea or coffee together '

the coffee maker is from 1992

you can see that , still a bit '80

very beautiful though

the tea cup is from zara

the tea is mint tea
and sometimes jasmine tea

grijs

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