SALE X The new MOOOI collection

Did you see the post where I showed the amazing presentation of the new 'Moooi' and Moooi carpets collection in Milan last month? The collection is now on its way to Amsterdam and NYC. 

Art by RK Design | Win an aquarelle print

I have been missing Riikka's blogpost ... and her as a person ;) and I was really pleased to discover two blogposts on her blog tonight... I really love her styling and photography. Lately she has been painting and on her blog you can win the painting you see in the last picture... only this weekend on WeekdayCarnival 

4 makes a family | Urban Jungle bloggers Plant gang

I loved to see the different blogs joining the latest #urbanjunglebloggers challenge 'the plant gang' and decided to show you half of my own mini gang today... just need to find some new pots for them. On monday I will show you some of the bigger plants and I will have a little giveaway where you can win some plants for your own home! 

Cork & Greens | IKEA Temporary

Just a few hundred meters after crossing the iconic bridge that connects Zona Tortona and the lively square of Porto Genova, IKEA opened IKEA Temporary. Behind the doors at Via Vigliano 18, a small courtyard revealed a first glimpse of the new collections and interpretations of the new IKEA kitchen line by designers such as Paola Navone. The 2025 kitchen was presented by students of TU Eindhoven and Lund university.

A Swedish apartment in Täby

Pictures from a show-home styled by Marie Ramse and Alicia Sjöström for JM agency in Täby, a small town fifteen kilometers north of Stockholm. The apartment is styled in different shades of gray and small bits of blue. Greens are used throughout the whole apartment and I love how the balcony feels like an extra room by using the same colours and lots of green.

Coffee and work at my favorite place | #WorkHappy

Being able to work from home is really great and I love the freedom that comes with it. I am definitely not a nine to five office job girl, instead I love to start my day by checking my emails and scrolling through my social media feed, all over breakfast at the kitchen table. Most days I either continue my day working from there, or I move to my home studio (which, by the way, is getting a little make-over at the moment, I’ll share some details on the blog when I’ve finished revamping it!)

Moodboards in grey & white |

Marble, ceramics, paper, cotton, rubber and different daily objects in shades of grey and white are the base of these stylish moodboards. Styled by Jenny Martinsson and photographed by Sara Medina Lind for Plaza Interior

From Milan to New York City | Moooi Presentation & carpets

While being in Milan during this years Salone I was lucky to stay right in front of the Moooi exhibition, one of every years most spoken presentations! Being totally impressed by the breath taken pictures by Rahi Rezvani in combination with the new lighting and furniture collection I visited the huge hall almost everyday.

FURNITURE, FOOD & FUN by LINTELOO

Hope you are still enjoying my posts about Milan Designweek, there is so much to share and besides the many new designers I could easily make another few posts about all the projects where Paola Navone was involved with this year. She is a real busy lady and she worked on so many new collections and installations in collaboration with several brands like Gervasoni, Cappelini and Dutch Linteloo. Besides her work as a designer she is also an amazing art director and I can't even think on how much fun it must be to come up with a concept and bring it to life. 

No.5 by Abstracta | Styled by Lotta Agaton

My first ever modular shelving system after some really affordable ones from my local DIY shop was a Lundia system, we designed it ourselves and I remember it had blue drawers and red doors... it was some sort of a compromise, I liked blue and he liked red. After some years it was banned to the garage and years later, the week after I throw it out I came a cross a wall filled with black painted Lundia shelvings... and I kind of regretted.

Himmee | design lamps from Finland

Some time ago I received an email from Timo Niskane who recently launched his new Finnish lighting brand and eight new products. The Himmee collecton consists of three pendant lamps formed using different shades. You can see indications of flying saucers in the lamp design. The Lento lamps have got its inspiration from the world of old UFO cartoons and toys. The result suits the Scandinavian interior perfectly.  

IKEA X FASHION | Walter van Beirendonck cooperation

June 2016 Ikea will launch a new collection made in collaboration with some well known fashion designers, and I love to see Walter Van Beirendonck creating five prints for IKEA, which will be rolled out on a whole collection of interior design objects. I loved to learn more of his work, the Antwerp Six, and meeting him in Reykjavik where we both visited DesignMarch, shared the same hotel and bumped into eo a few times, only discovering the last night we both speak the same language. In a video released by IKEA, the Antwerp Six designer says that his textiles are based around a concept he calls Wondermooi |Flemish for "beautiful"| 

TRAVEL | INK hotel Amsterdam

Last weeks I visited the INK Hotel, one of Amsterdams latest lifestyle hotels. The architects of Concrete Amsterdam took us on a tour through the hotel, located in the former headquarters of the Dutch newspaper De Tijd. Themes such as ‘Stories, Ink & Time’ play a big role in the new story of INK Hotel Amsterdam and have been of great influence in the unconventional choices for interior.

Blog birthday presents & a Dyson press event

Last month the ladies at fonQ invited me to an event organised by Dyson, as they wanted to give me one of their latest models as a blog birthday present. Now I’m not usually one to talk about electronic equipment or gadgets… But when I heard the Dyson V6 Fluffy is a cordless vacuum cleaner I couldn’t resist!

NLXL Wallpaper styled by Paola Navone

NLXL won this years prestigious Elle Deco International Design Award in the wall covering category for “Archives by Studio Job” Making extraordinary wallpaper in collaboration with some amazing designers is what NLXL does best.

Back to Black with Hans Blomquist

I recently showed you the work of photograper Johan Sellen in a former post about this amazing Raw industrial apartment in Sweden For this home he teamed up with Swedish stylist and author Hans Blomquist while styling and shooting a home that is up for sale. Est magazine showed several versions of the same home just to show how effective the right styling can be when it comes to selling your apartment. follow the link to have a look at the other two!

A long time love affair | Just the two of us

If you love music as much as I do, I am pretty sure you will know the feeling of getting totally lost in music. Music makes me happy and it revokes all kinds of emotions in me.

I have a long time love affair with Placebo, and I really enjoy listening to their songs. Listening to their music makes me feel strong en determined to get things done, on the other hand I can get really touched and emotional by certain songs, giving me the feeling all songs on the album are written just for me. 

Old friends and new shoes at Eindhoven

Last weekend I was at Eindhoven, I love this creative city with their rich industrial past but it is not a city I come very often besides when visiting Dutch design week.  This weekend however I was invited by Intreza to take part in their gambling game during the Schoenen 6 daagse downtown. And I thought it was the right moment to take the train, getting the change to lay my hands on a new pair of sneakers and finally visit my friend Renee and see some more of Eindhoven.

Spring Monochromes | HOPE SS2015

When Swedish fashion brand HOPE opened it doors last year in Amsterdam I was invited to be at the opening along some of the best Dutch influencers and to be honest I couldn't be happier with the big warm Poppy coat in my wardrobe when travelling to Iceland in March this year. It happened to be the perfect coat to create the Scandinavian look I love so much and to stay really warm.

Ventura Projects press tour | Milan designweek | Fuorisalone

Lambrata Ventura started in 2009 by two Dutch woman and an Italian who discovered this raw area and thought it was the perfect area to build a whole new design district for Milan design week, in this Ventura projects storybook you can find more about the history and see what happened in the area over the last few years. 

A wonderful summer home in the Hamptons | VIPP modules in white

Today I would love to take you to the Hamptons and have a peek in the Summer residence of Marcus Wainwright and his family... If this is their Summer residence I can only dream on how their 'real' home looks like. Marcus is the owner of American fashion label 'Rag & Bone' and fell in love with this former potato barn, located in Bridgehampton, 3 years ago.  

GATHERING X Edelkoort | Milan designweek 2015 | Fuorisalone

On my last day in Milan I visited Ventura Lambrata and after 4 days walking and exploring all Milan design week has to offer I was really happy with the shuttle service between the main locations, after a small tour organised by Dutch interior magazine Elle decoration on which more later, I took the shuttle to Via Cletto Arrighi where this year's design-fashion merging was clearly present by a selection of double souled projects that merge fashion and design, research and craftsmanship, technique and reverie. 

Fritz Hansen 7™chair | Weekly Design deals by CUIP

When it comes to buying small home accessories, I don’t usually have problems making a choice. My taste is pretty much established, I know exactly what kind of materials I like, and I know how to make everything blend in to my already existing interior. It’s not hard to build up a black iron cast candle collection! 

Laundry Industry Flagship store Amsterdam

I have always loved Dutch fashion label Laundry Industrie because of their strong black and white appearance and often popped in at their former store at Rokin. They recently opened a 550 sqm flagship store in the former society and landmark building 'Concordia' and I just posted some pictures off the store on my other blog and thought this store is to good to not show on here.

Meet me ..... at {Mine} | Online platform for interior lovers

We have been styling, photographing, knitting (even the boys gave it a try!) making terrariums, using our phones to tweet and Instagram and wrote numerous blogposts last month... this is how we work. Travelling together, sharing one big apartment, meeting up with brands and visiting amazing designers is what I love most about being part of Design Bloggers United.