The Blog
Plot the blind
|Concept and final sketch for a container housing project, a ‘Wohnkunstwerk ‘ in Berlin. This is my latest collaboration with a great group of architects. The
Online gallery
|The artist about his blog: “the Sad Lab have found extremely cheap rooms right next to the gallery in my head.” Art Waldersten
Scribble on the wall
|After extensive research, my ex-collegue designed this great mural for the Barnes Foundation USA, derived from a handwritten notation by Dr. Barnes, rendered in wrought iron. Design Pentagram, Abbott
Balance in science & beauty
|An actress and some plastic surgeons launched HealGel, skin care products originally created to help the surgeons in their work. The science base is reflected in the
Vodka dreaming
|Great eco-vodka packaging from Sweden. Deliberately a PET bottle was used for minimal environmental impact. Design Mattias Brodén
easy does it
|I’m not a huge fan of Jamie Oliver’s food, but I do love his packaging. A while ago I asked singer-songwriter Stella Bergsma to think
Carnal couture
|Carnality is the practice of finding satisfaction in activities related to fleshly desires and appetites, especially the sexual which definitely was an inspiration for this collection.
NRC Handelsblad
|I was asked to write a column for the weekly magazine of Holland’s most objective newspaper NRC. The theme was called ‘one good thing. The subject was contextual design for charities, the
Stimulatring
|Massage your Valentine: when its time to touch, turn this pearl ring towards the palm of the hand. Design Betony Vernon
Write your own future
|Blogger Frida Ramstedt (1979) turned into a millionaire with her lifestyle & interior blog. Her best tip: Write your own future instead of a business plan. Blog Trendenser Art Jesper
Hunger Games
|I just watched the Hunger Games, a very strange children’s film with a sick theme: children kill each other in a game to amuse the
The making of…
|I’m very fond of my hand painted Royal Copenhagen dinnerware, that reminds me of my grandma. They just released ‘making of‘ clips.
Tapas: a way of understanding life
|“When people get tired of too much ‘evolution’, suddenly there’s a return to tradition.” The visionary Salvador Dalí of the kitchen, Ferran Adrià, closed his restaurant El
Winter food
|Totally Ottolenghi-style. Winter food designed and pictured by the winner of the Best Food Blog Award 2012 Photography & content Manny Rodriquez
Little huts on a shelf
|Smart home made kitchen with upper shelf supported cupboards, looking so good with three different kinds of wood and lots of marble. Architecture Gilles & Boissier Via Yatzer
Stop flabby palates
|I’m flabbergasted by how limited most children’s taste buds are. Young children swear by pasta (no sauce), pancakes (lots of syrup) or anything McDonald’s. Encourage
Small = big
|Amazingly clever and very small apartment in NYC. Please click here to see 8 rooms developing Owner Graham Hill, founder Treehugger System Resource Furniture Via Peter van Deursen