At the Instagram account of l’authentique I came across an image of a few very rare lounge chairs, I personally had not seen before as far as I remember. Designed by Mini Boga in the 1960s and manufactured by Taaru, India. The boxy frames of these lounge chairs are made from solid teak wood, and […]
Look around the streets of Taiwan and the popularity of bubble tea manufacturer, 50 Lan, will be obvious. The owner Mr. Ma founded a humble beverage and fruit stall in 1994 and with a growing culture of cold and hand-shaken tea, 50 Lan proved to be a thriving business. Today, the company has moved its […]
One of the best things of running vosgesparis for almost 15 years and launching the actual blog in march 2008 are the many beautiful people I connected with over the years. Some fellow bloggers from the first years have become friends in real life and others I lose out of sight for a few years […]
Fragment centerpiece is a handmade sculpture in alabaster stone and brass designed by Rennes, France based designer Frédéric Saulou, Recently he has been selected among one of 100 French Designers that rise French Design around the world and received the French Design 100 award. The objects were realized during design residency’s at Galerie Philia and […]
Calling all designers to enter the A’ International Design Award & Competition, World’s Most Influential Design Award ! A’ (A-Prime) Design Award & Competition is the world’s leading international annual juried competition for design. The A’ Design Accolades are organized in a wide range of creative fields to highlight the very best designers from all […]
Recently I got the chance to add some new products to my shop: the beautiful organic shaped stoneware plates designed by Nelson Sepulveda. I have known and using the plates for some years and even gave some of the stoneware sets away when celebrating my seven years blog anniversary in 2015. After that they were […]
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you probably have read earlier articles about the homes and work of Vincenzo de Cotiis. Have a look here to see a few articles I wrote before: Vincenzo de Cotiis. Today I love to show you more of Palazzo Digerini in Pietrasanta, Italy. Childhood memories […]
Can’t believe it is two years ago I last visited imm, January for me has always been such a happy month working with imm. We had a beautiful lunch in Paris in October where we got a first glimpse from the fair in 2022… yes that one that did not happen either this month. You […]
Over the last few weeks we were in a semi lockdown again in the Netherlands, where all shops, bars, restaurants and musea and music venues were closed. If there is one thing most people love doing these moments it is decluttering their homes. And even I couldn’t help to stroll through cupboards and make some […]
When visiting Amsterdam based Venu, a lifestyle and work place for creatives and entrepreneurs. My eye caught the floor lamp by Schwung. The lamp consists of a solid brass foot and a colonnade of six light sources of frosted glass and is part of the Odyssey collection. Schwung lighting Concept Founded by Belgium […]
Previously I showed several projects by Danish company VIPP. I first got to really meet the family behind the brand in july 2013 when I was part of a Blogger team and we were invited by several brands for a DesignCPH blog tour in anticipation of working together with DesignTrade. At the Copenhagen fair […]
When Norwegian brand Sprekenhus launches new fragrances they invite Kaja Dahl to explore scent through her art. In sculptures, photos and a new handmade diffuser, Dahl interprets the contrasting notes of ‘Dark Amber’. Being a true lover of lavas tone as well for the material, as the use in home fragrances. I was immediately intrigued […]