Rick Owens Fashion store | Milan

I first came across Rick Owens some years ago, I loved the iconic design pieces presented at Maison et Objet, if you are not familiar with them,  have a look at this blogpost | Rick Owens in Paris | This year there was a small presentation of some of the new furniture pieces in Milan and […]

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 […]

COS X Snarkitecture | Milan design week 2015

After last years amazing installation in collaboration with Mendo | COS X Mendo | I was really curious to experience this years Cos’ installation at Milan designweek by Daniel Arsham and Alex Mustonen of Brooklyn based duo Snarkitecture who changed Spazio Erbe into an immersive translucent cave. The installation involved thousands of strips layered white fabric hanging from the […]

Shopping downtown Reykjavik | DesignMarch 2015

Between exhibitions and openings there was some time to discover some of Reykjaviks best fashion and concept stores downtown. I found the Eyland flagshipstore, after seeing a catalog at Suit. In case you did not read my former Iceland post |Reykjavik Fashion Festival 2015 | Cocktail dresses & white sneakers| the main inspiration for Eyland […]

Buster + Punch | New showroom and Led Buster launch

Last week I was a few days in London for another Blogtour, it was the 5th time we travelled together. And thanks to at{mine}, co-organiser of this London Blogtour and our other sponsors |more about them later| we had some amazing appointments with different designers, and some of the finest and most iconic ventures in Great […]

SPRMRKT X WDSTCK | SPRMRKT concept store Amsterdam

When Nelleke Strijkers first entered the space she knew she had found the raw and unfinished area where she could do whatever she wanted. Her concept store SPRMRKT has a perfect raw and honest emotion that she is really comfortable with. At SPRMRKT you will find wearables, interior, exhibitions and more. It is one of the shops […]

Dark Gothic & Raw | Rick Owens Paris apartment

Now this is something really different from the light and Scandinavian homes I love to show on the blog… This is a more dark, raw and industrial way of decorating. It is the home of designer Rick Owens. Whenever I am in Paris I try to visite the stand of Rick Owens at Maison et […]

Inspiration in BLACK | Charcoal by Occulter

Black represents sophistication, rebellion, and being tough…. No wonder I fell in love with the lifestyle products made out of Japanese traditional charcoal, chosen by the owners of NYC based Occulter. I personally always choose items in black or white for my own home. And if you are a Monochrome lover like me you will certainly […]

X X X BERLIN | Black Fashion Multi-Label store

3 small x’es on a wall in the back of a courtyard in Berlin…. was all that indicated this amazing fashion world I visited last May when Emma and I did a little shopping tour through Berlin. Taking a look at the pictures I guess you can imagine how much we both liked this store… x […]

Black and androgynous | Studio Ruig |Fashion

Looking at the program of Dutch Design Week I came across Klere club a pop up initiative by studioRUIG. studioRUIG captures the zeitgeist in unpretentious designed collections with an androgynous sensuality, pure materials and a strong use of color. I selected a couple of pictures of some former collections as I love the mood and rough feeling […]

Maison et Objet 2013 | Mixed Materials

Beautiful details and materials in the stand of all time favorite Rick Owens. Copper plates elegantly used with black iron cast tables. I love this dark and Gothic feeling of the furniture, the heavy iron bowls… I just want the whole set in the picture below.. New copper three-legged stool (there’s a matching pillow) I […]