Came across one of the patterns by Leanne Shapton, an illustrator, writer and publisher from New York via Tumblr and loved it even more when I realised all the patterns came from random things Leann spotted during the day. The first one; Pattern of scarf of man sitting opposite me in uptown A train, second; rows of sausage ravioli at Eataly, third: Piece of soggy fabric tied to a signpost, fourth: Pattern of a woven basket at my therapist’s office. Just love the idea and see more here!
This is me,…I participated in the ‘Who are you’ project by Le petit bird told me. Showing objects and items that represent you or are part of your daily life. This is the photo I took! Check out more here.
These ‘roomportraits’ are gorgious! The view, the space, the colours,…it gives this ‘voyeurs’ feeling, a sneak peak in a personal life. I found them through Big Things Ahead, the older version of Big Big Big Things. They are made by Mexican-American painter Sarah. More of her work here and an interview here.
Have a great sunny weekend!
A couple of weeks ago I changed my workspace at home and I love it so much more then before! It feels so much better to sit there and get things done. Here are some details. More soon,… (I just found a great Tumblr about workspaces! Check it out here)
New in the shop are these braided bracelets with cute silver pendants. There is a feather, mushroom, key, heart with lock (nice to combine), shell and nautic wheel. Ofcourse you can choose the colour of the tassel and braiding yourself. Check them all out here.
Christine from Twinklebird e-mailed me some weeks ago about a ‘tassel necklace copy’ Luckily the material and look of this copy where totaly different so I did not feel threatend. I just thought is was so nice of her to make me aware and letting me know she appreciated the personal style in Made by lennebelle.
Love and patience are key to the designs of Twinklebird. Christine makes cute silver and gold jewelry treasures with birds, squirels and other forest animals. We traded this amazingly pretty bird ring with my pinecone necklace and two bracelets. See her post about it on her blog here and her shop here. I also really like the packaging, seeing the details of her logo coming back in the blotting paper.
We have been brainstorming a bit about a jewelry designers collective to support eachothers work. I really like the idea but for now it will be something for the future!
At the moment I am so cold so I would love to have these around me now! These blankets are part of a styling project by Carline van Oel! The colours are great. I just found her blog Pompoon. It’s really nice. Always fun to discover new inspirational blogs.
Appreciating the work of other designers and an idea of a designer which will follow soon resulted in The Exchange Project. I love to admire the crafts and style of people who make their items with passion and leave a personal footprint into their work. Not always being able to purchase pretty handmade pieces I find it nice to ‘trade’ eachothers work.
Last weekend at the Swanmarket I met Monique from MHL Studio for the first time. We have been e-mailing for a while and I visited her shop, Bon Bon Boutique in Amsterdam, some weeks ago. We swapped our jewelry; I got this beautiful silk braided bracelet with silver button and the ‘birthday’ brooch, she picked the pinecone necklace with wooden beads and a clay green tassel.
The Exchange Project will feature a new true inspiring designer every week. If you are interested in joining in just send me an e-mail!
The Monur exposition is in Berlin and shows the work by illustrator Monja Gentschow. I really like these tiny paintings. A while ago I fell in love with other small paintings made by Monique van Bruggen, here.
Jen Causey is photographer and started ‘The Makers project‘; Photographing inspirational artists and artisans from Brooklyn. You have the ‘bakers’, the ‘florist’, the ‘jeweler’, ‘baker’, the ‘parfumer’, the ‘printer’ and the ‘mixologists’. The project has just started and there ar more to come. I always love the passion and personality behind these kind of ‘jobs’. Enjoy Jens’ photography here!