Yesterday I visited the second edition of Design Passage. A project organized by Embassies of Design x WOTH Studio in the former telephone exchange in The Hague, I just always love exhibitions in this kind of buildings. The raw and characterful industrial monument was the perfect backdrop for the over 50 presentations by a diverse […]
Highlighting new Spanish design talent in a context of international relevance, designer Tomás Alía and the Instituto Cervantes of Naples selected five emerging Spanish design studios to take part in ‘España Diseño Mediterráneo’, an exhibition within the framework of EDIT Napoli 2025 in the historic building of La Santissima in Naples. In this previous post: […]
You might have seen in my previous posts that I spend a few days in Mallorca, together with my friend Iris of C-More to visit the sixth edition of XTANT. With the theme HUACA — a Quechua word meaning ‘the sacred’, this yearly event explores how textiles and crafts are powerful vessels of our cultural […]
On our last day in Milan while heading to our apartment we visited a few exhibitions at Tortona and I particularly liked ‘ The Skin I Live in’ at the Garden House by Alysia, a beautiful and installation by Saba and Alysi by Studiopepe and Around Studio. Studiopepe created a story where design and fashion […]
As we speak we are working on our ‘schedule’ for Milan Design week, it almost seems like a day job, reading the many websites, the different favourite guides we saved over the years and look into again each year. All with one purpose making a selection of places and exhibitions we want to see. One […]
While going through going through the major websites, selecting exhibitions to go see during Milan Design Week. Also my email box fills itself with emails from brands I follow for some time. As always we are really looking forward visiting the many areas, the well known Palazzi and the exhibitions in new and unexpected places. […]
Design Biennale Rotterdam is a new event showcasing local and international designers across cultural institutions and unique venues. Last week I visited the event together with Iris, a dear friend and my partner in crime during Milan design week. She is a great trendwatcher and interior designer, ambassador of the Biophilic Design Academy. And Biophilic […]
This week I joined the press days ‘Antwerp Design week’ organised for their Second edition. Taking an early morning train from Amsterdam we arrived at a sunny Antwerp. My last trip to Antwerp was 24 hours in Antwerp with &Tradition and it felt good to be back. First stop was ‘The Club’ the central place […]
Previously I gave you a sneak peek into the beautiful Villa Borsani: A modernist masterpiece – Villa Borsani at Alcova 2024 one of the two villa’s of Alcova 2024. On walking distance at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, there was even more to see. Different floors filled with design and craft, beautiful staircases, kitchens and long concrete […]
The exhibition “Night Time in a Palace” by carpet designer Lila Valadan transported us into a mysterious, surreal world straight out of the tales from the thousand and one nights during Domotex. Guided through different rooms the different designs by the Persian brand were unveiled. I really loved the room with the bells hanging from […]
Born from refined and meticulous research on raw materials and the world of colour, comes a new collection of rugs in organic wool by Amini Carpets. The stand of the Milan based company really stood out for me at Domotex and I loved to learn more about the carpets and the beautiful mood boards the […]
This week I attended a presentation by imm cologne and I am curious to follow and join the exciting journey towards a reconceptualized trade fair at imm cologne 2024. From 14.01- to Thursday 18.01.2024 we can immerse ourselves in the captivating world of imm cologne again. The fair’s new opening days, from Sunday to Thursday, […]