TRAVEL | Essentials wish list HOPE X RIMOWA and This is Ground

Last day of August, I had one of the best Summers for years with lots of Sun and traveling, I hope we will still have some nice days, I want keep my shorts on just a bit longer and am not ready at all for the Dutch rainy and dark days. Luckily I will do […]

TRAVEL | Taturo Atzu | the garden which is the nearest to God

Although it can be really busy in town with the many visitors Amsterdam welcomes every day, I am still deeply in love with my hometown. I live in a quiet area myself and within no time I am downtown to enjoy the small shopping streets, or bike along the canals. Did you see the pictures and giveaway of […]

Inspiration for your home | A quick makeover with natural materials

Here at Vosgesparis ‘we’ are still in a Summer vibe …. with the patio connected to my living, the room feels twice as big and the fence I finally made and painted white is the best thing ever…. it allows me to open up my curtains, let the light flow in and enjoy some privacy […]

Mr Benjamin’s Loft | A dream home in the Amsterdam canal belt

This last friday I was invited at the opening of The Loft, a beautiful evening with an intimate private dinner and party afterwards at Prinsengracht. This is the third edition, and ‘the apartment’ is fully decorated with Mr. Benjamin in mind…Mr. Benjamin is a fictive person and wandering through his home you can discover more about him… […]

TRAVEL | Ashes to Snow | Hair atelier and art gallery

When working on an article about my city guide for the vt wonen love blogs magazine, I wrote about yesterday, I decided to stay a bit closer to home instead of going downtown. The area close to the Eastern docklands where I live, is welcoming many young entrepreneurs lately. One of them are the owners of Ashes […]

Cool new places in town X vtwonen love blogs magazine

With finishing almost all my blogposts about Spain last week I love to take you to my hometown this week as I have to share some great projects with you! Lets start with something I worked on almost six months ago and finally can show you this week! If you have a subscription to vtwonen […]

Spanish design | Expormim rattan furniture

The good thing about our Spanish blogtour, not to mention it was one big great Sunny adventure! was that we did not only got to see showrooms of the brands that wanted to meet up with us, but many also gave us a look behind the scenes in their factories. By seeing the process before […]

TRAVEL | Meet Cosentino at Madrid restaurants DiverXO & Tatel

Two years ago I had an interview with Spain based fashion blogger Macarena Gea, one of Spain’s most influential bloggers on fashion and architecture, at that time she was the face of the Silestone by Cosentino campagne, a brand I met in New York by then. Last month we met up again, and this time in […]

TRAVEL | Praktik Vinoteca hotel Barcelona

While visiting Barcelona I stayed a few nights in the beautiful Praktik Garden hotel, you might remember that amazing balconies view from the garden! Praktik hotels is a chain of beautiful design hotels all located in the city centre of Barcelona and Madrid, and on my last 2 days in Barcelona I stayed at the […]

A styling challenge with Nani Marquina | Spanish design

my styling using one of the nanaimarquina carpets and a few props A bike with a colourful pile of small carpets welcomed us at the doorstep of Nani Marquina, who welcomed us for breakfast in her showroom in Barcelona. Nani daughter of Rafael Marquina, one of the pioneers of Spanish design and the creator of the […]

GIVEAWAY | A Tivoli Audio Music System Three+ for Summer fun!

Just before leaving for Spain I received an email from Tivoli if I wanted to try the new Tivoli Audio MSY3+ or maybe even take it with me on vacation. I have to admit I have always been a fan of the beautiful design of the Tivoli radio and music systems, I have spot them in magazines and […]

Norm Architects X Reform | New Affordable design kitchens

Danish Norm Architects have teamed up with Reform, a new Danish furniture company to design a kitchen that is raw, natural and with unique materials that will patinate beautifully. Partly build out of Ikea kitchen components this will give everyone the opportunity to buy a high-end design at a reasonable price. To construct the kitchen, […]