What about the drawing of a cat?

I adore this message, it's sweet and humorous at the same time, don't you think so?
Have a nice weekend, :-) L
Via DATURA

Fritz Juel, a houseboat in Copenhagen

 

Fritz Juel is a ferryboat built in 1954 in Svendborg, Denmark and now converted into a charming houseboat from DSA Ark . Fritz Juel has for a long time been facing Nyhavn and is now berthed at the Holmen. Equiped with solar panels on its roof, it hosted the office of architect Nils Jeppe Hansen, owner of DSA Ark Studio. Read the History and see more photos here.

Nyhavn

 

Holmen

 “Being an architect, I have, for many years, been interested
in incorporating solar energy into buildings without compromising
the design of the exterior. This I have been able to
achieve on “Fritz Juel”, the house boat dated back from 1954,
where I have my office. I was able to install a system that supplies
plenty of usable energy that is generated by the sun. This
has lowered my heating costs and benefits the environment
by reducing CO 2 emission.”  Nils Jeppe Hansen, Architect

Pastoe, special jubilee cupboard

Jubilee cabinet, studio Pastoe 2013

Pastoe is getting ready to celebrate its 100th anniversary on 13 April 2013. 'This milestone will be celebrated with a comprehensive exhibition at museum the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, The Netherlands from 23 February through 2 June. Curator Anne van der Zwaag and author Gert Staal have been brought in to develop the programme that also includes the publication of a commemorative book, and several workshops. Architects, artists and designers who share Pastoe’s mentality and aesthetics will all be providing a contribution to the programme from their own discipline. The programme will showcase iconic designs from Pastoe’s history, as well as its contemporary products and new ideas regarding living.'Next to the event, Pastoe will bring out a special jubilee cupboard inspired by an original design by Cees Braakman. The original model from the birch wood series was first brought out by Pastoe in 1952.The new jubilee cupboard ­will be launched in January 2013.

 

sm05 chair and boxes

boxes

sm05

 

SAFI, Sebastian Herkner with Carl Mertens

Sebastian Herkner has launched SAFI, his first product  with German brand Carl Mertens at the Maison&Objet in Paris - september 2012.
"SAFI are glass bowls with matching stainless steel lids. The round, purist-style bowls are made according to the two-in-one principle: the light stainless steel lid is designed like a separate flat bowl or tray. In connection with the glass bowl it serves as a protective cover and makes the storage containers stackable. Both parts are thus usable in combination or on their own."

MoodBoard 17: Eames and Myths

Furniture: Ingo Maurer - Zettel'z 5 Pendant Lamp / ciel Eames plastic side chair with wooden base from Vitra/ black Eames plastic armchair with wooden base from Vitra /  Dining Table Dannick from Flamant / Orange armchair from Pinterest

Art: Yoshimasa Tsuchiya’s Private Myths - chimeric wooden sculpture (life-size) / Paul Richards, Orange armchair- oil painting

Photo : Jean-François Perche et Christine Duval on ElleDecoration

Chalk Board finishing for walls: FolkArt Chalkboard Paint 8 Ounce - amazon.com
/ Chalkboard Contact Paper by Kittrich Corporation - amazon.com /

 

WeekEnd in Firenze and Cutigliano

"Brown Sugar Lounge Bar" in via Condotta in Firenze (at the corner with Piazza San Firenze). I love these '700 silhouettes framed.

"Azienda commerciale Marzotto", one of the oldest producer and seller of paper in Firenze, borgo degli Albizi 86/r

Mint and chocolate dessert at "Trattoria da Fagiolino" in Cutigliano (Abetone - Tuscany). We had a very good Sunday lunch also if we are vegetarian! The village of Cutigliano is charming.

Find some time to ...

From Anouk Byourself
I want to do it this we, have a nice weekend too! L

Serendipity Paris - E-shopping ideas

 

Serendipity  is a 200m2 shopping space created in 2004 in Paris and dedicated to children under and over 18th. The boutique offers a collection of unique pieces, limited edition objects and exclusive creations from around the world.

For those who can't visit it in Paris, Serendipity has finally launched its E-shop. In this post, I show you a small selection but you can see all the other items here.

UP: Xboy hard drive bank - Xoopar Boy Bank is a personal hard drive we show, share or not (password to access to datas).  Hard drive with USB 2.0 - 500 Go - Plug'n play H 20 cm. Limited edition, only in white.

Storage tank - This holding tank with tips that can be stacked up has practical handles and can store almost anything. It comes from the industrial universe, is tough and multifunctional. It has been carefully thought out. Its weight capacity is written on the side.

Metal with lacquered epoxy finish. Available in different colors or chalk lacquered
W 30 x D 40 x H 20 cm

Plug truck adaptor cover - power sockets are mostly ugly but ubiquitous. Plug truck collects the standard three-way-socket.  Designed by Jörg Gätjens for children after 18th.

Retro fashion mirror with chain. This simple and beautiful mirror will suit both contemporary and classic style bathrooms. W 57 x H 39 cm (+16 cm chain). Available also in other models (es. three parts).

'Aéro' wardrobe - This wardrobe is inspired from the 30's fridge design. It hosts more re-positionable shelves and a cloth rod. I'd like it for an entry space. The wardrobe is entirely covered with a spitfire material made of aluminium panels assembled with rivets inspired from the famous plane 'Spitfire jet fighter'. The locker system is a perfect replica of this time standards.

H 184 x D 52 x W 72 cm.

Ash II chair by Thomas Bentzen

"Ash II is a personal, nerdy experiment where Thomas Bentzen attempts to minimise the use of materials and tools. The seat and back of the chair are made in the lightest and thinnest veneer possible, and instead of moulding the chair, Thomas Bentzen has bent the seat and back by hand and glued them onto the frame. The solid ash wood frame is assembled with dowels."

Thomas Bentzen is a Danish Industrial Designer based in Copenhagen. His work ranges from tableware to interior design, from furniture to industrial design. Thomas loves to create objects that engage and create curiosity, that are functional and simple and meet the human need while in use - and simply create joy while not!

 

L'ATELIER d'exercices for Ligne 13 - Maison Martin Margiela

 

I found these beautiful matriochkas on Pinterest and searching for more infos, I discovered the playful minimal collection of Martin Margiela.

In the photos:

- Anonymous Matriochkas wooden Russian dolls - blank wooden set of traditional Matriochkas.

- Oversized PVC snow globe, swirling with silver glitter and intentionally free from other embellishments.

- Trompe l'oeil French door print, real size print onadhesive fabric and repositionable to suit your  interior-mood.

 

These three objects are part of Ligne 13 - Maison Martin Margiela - born in 1999 with a selection of decorative objects and are made in collaboration with l'ATELIER d'exercices, the French brand dedicated to the creation, publishing and distribution of objects, furniture and systems.

 

 

Rue Magazine - september 2012

 

My preferred inspiring shots from Rue Magazine  - september 2012:

01 - Tips for your interiors from Lauren Flax, Photos by Donna Griffith

02 - 03 - 04 - Buenos Aires-born decorator Soledad Alzaga's San Francisco home, Photos by Emily Johnston Anderson

05 - A West Village bachelor pad by Michael Moeller, Photos by Emily Johnston Anderson

Read them all here.

 

 

 

ferm LIVING - AW12

'ferm LIVING is a Danish company that aims at designing and manufacturing interior products with a graphic touch. The product range consists of wallpaper, WallStickers, textiles, kitchen items, a large KIDS collection and much more great stuff to come…

Do you feel the rain?

“some people feel the rain. others just get wet.” bob marley
written late 2011 in jacinto street, davao city
from juan day.

Have a nice weekend! L

WorldFlexHome - Danish sustainable housing in Shanghai

Danish worldFLEXhome develops, manufactures and sells "green" homes  at 0-energy. The architect-designed homes have a modern design and are based on modular constructions. The first prototype will be used for a sustainable housing in the Chinese city Wuxi (East of Shanghai), where the Danish test house will be placed in a large development-project with a total of 45,000 m2.
The homes will be the first prefabricated housing system, that meets the class 1- demands in the international environment-building-standard, Active House and fulfils the Danish 2020-requirements which implies co-opting energy consumption through integrated solar cells.
The project started 2 years ago at the Danish Institute of Technology Projektet Institut, lead by center Director Anders Thomsen, and was developed in collaboration with more than 20 Danish partners – like Velux, Isover, Junckers, Cembrit, HTH og Jeldwen.
”We have solved the modular capability by using a module of steel as basic structural element (equivalent to a 20 or 40 feet container), because of the stability and flexibility in this wellknown construction. The building system can be used for construction of detached and semidetached dwelling, townhouses, rowhouses and not least storey housing”, says architect and partner Mads Møller from Arcgency.
”The chinese municipality in Wuxi has provided 2 exhibition sites for our disposal for five years, that will be our commercial take-off both in Wuxi, and also other places in China”, tells Anders Bach-Sørensen, who is shareholder, together with Jan Sørensen, in worldFLEXhome.

Sources: missdesignsays.tumblr.com + worldflexhome.com
Photos: Jens Lindhe

Twig Hutchinson - UK Interior Stylist

I really love the work of Twig Hutchinson. Twig is one of the UK’s leading interior stylists and is known for her beautiful, delicate and classic style. Here some pictures from her website.
After a BA in History of Art & Architecture and a year of various works, Twig Hutchinson began working as a freelance stylist, winning soon the Crown Paint Interior Stylist of the Year ‘One to Watch’ Award.
Over the past 10 years her work has been published in lots of magazines and the number of her commercial clients has grown. She lives in London with her husband and two children.