February 2012
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Product design by Studio Aandacht
Studio Aandacht designed the shape and look for newly founded chocolate brand Kokoro chocolate. I haven’t tasted it yet, but if it tastes as good as it looks I’m a fan!
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Dutch designer Iris van Herpen
I have been a fan of Iris designs ever since she started her label in 2007 (at the age of only 23) And i’m not alone, she won several of impressing awards for her collections. Her latest collection ‘Micro’ is exceptional, one of her best collections in my opinion! Her structured garments are pieces of art, but at the same time very wearable (well, not for grocery shopping but...
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Giveaway: Iris won!!
These rad geomatric paper ornaments with Delft blue porcelain look would look great in your fruitbowl, on a bookshelf or as table decoration.
Iris mentioned Dutch Delight on Twitter as requested and therefor she will receive these cool ornaments. Please drop me a note with your adress Iris!
Ice Disco
For the first time in 15 years the canals of Amsterdam were frozen. Fun! It looked beautiful, altough also a bit weird if you’re used to the canalboats passing by :)
Last friday some guys threw a disco party on the ice and a whopping 1500 people showed up.There was music, soup and even a lifeguard for safety (who is probably in bed with pneumonia now…)
ps. Great video
Working girl
Sorry for my blogging absence this week!
As you might know I work as a exhibition designer when I’m not blogging and things have been quite hectic for me. Today is a bit more relaxing, I’m deciding colours for the displays (which is one of the fun bits to do!) These are some pictures of exhibitions I worked on last year.
This afternoon I am going to relax. It has been freezing in...
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Dutch artist Anne ten Donkelaar
‘Broken butterflies’ is Anne ten Donkelaar’s latest art project in which she tranforms and rebuilds the fragile wings of a butterfly. Above she mends it with pins and thread. In the picture below she used an old map, of the region the butterfly originated from.
Insects and nature are a big inspiration for Anne. Her projects ‘flower constructions’ and...
January 2012
15 posts
Anthology in Amsterdam
Victoria from sfgirlbybay went to Amsterdam for Anthology magazine. She made these wonderful pictures that give such a nice impression of the city. in the magazine she tell’s all about her trip including tips and references. I love the fact that people from abroad always make pictures of all the bicycles in the city.
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Helicopter necklace
I get very nostalgic when I see a maple leaf seed. When I was at elementary school we used to have a maple tree on the playground and we would put the sticky maple leaf seads on our nose and run around like a crazy herd of rhinoceros. The boys would use them as helicopters. Good times!! Joline Jolink, a very talented Dutch fashion designer made these necklaces in silver and gold.
Maple...
Guest Blogger; Maike from MoodKids
Every week Dutch Delights introduces a fellow blogger, or designer to share their five favourite Dutch things regarding art, design and lifestyle. Please meet Maike!
Maike from the website MoodKids started developing an eye for childrens design ever since she became a Mom. She however noticed that there wasn’t much attention for the subject. Together with graphic designer Eefje...
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Dutch artist Claire Verkoyen
I am a big porcelain fan (yes I am aware of how nerdy that sounds, thankyou…) and especially when it comes to pots and vases. I can’t get over these beautiful ones by Claire Verkoyen. I love everything about them, the shapes, the colours and the decorations. Her vases are a hommage to certain decades in history and are influenced by different cultures.
Besides working as an artist...
Breaking down the house
In my street, and the street behind my house the housing corporation that ownes most houses (thank god not mine!) is busy with upgrading their property. In stead of renovating the more than 100 year old homes they decided to just break the houses down to rebuild something new. This morning I was drinking coffee, looking at the demolishers throwing out panel doors, hammering through...
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Dutch artist Hagar van Heummen
Hagar van Heummen is a multi disciplinary artist based in Amsterdam. In her serie ‘Thread and ink’ (2011) she combines needlework with printed canvas. Lovely, no? Hagar also writes a really nice blog.
Guest Blogger; Nienke from Circus Weick
Every week Dutch Delights introduces a fellow blogger, or designer to share their five favourite Dutch things regarding art, design and lifestyle. Please meet Nienke!
Nienke is a graphic designer and mom of two boys. She is a dreamer (with her eyes wide open) and has made a habit of pointing out how BIG the fine things in life really are in their small extent. You can find and...
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HK Living collection 2012; Wicker chairs
Dutch interior label HK Living designs funiture and home accessoires with a rustic, pure and authentic feel. Their unique pieces are inspired by lots of influences. For their 2012 collection they designed this serie of wicker chairs in white, either as stand alone model or (my favourite!) the model that hangs from the ceiling. The colour makes the chairs look fresh and modern. You can find their...
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Beautiful college libraries
Flavorwire.com selected the 25 most beautiful college libraries in the world. The central library of the technical university in Delft (which you see on the photo’s above) is amongst them! To be fair… It wasn’t the best one in the lot, but hey I am a proud Dutchie, so I like to brag ;) Here you can see them all!
Guest Blogger; Lenneke from a little hamster
Every week Dutch Delights introduces a fellow blogger, or designer to share their five favourite Dutch things regarding art, design and liestyle. Please meet Lenneke!
Lenneke is a jewellery designer and illustrator. With her blog she shares her moments of joy. Lenneke also has her own jewellerybrand l e n n e b e l l e.
Fine silver handmade jewels made with materials from all over...
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Zeeuwse knot earrings by Suus Notenboom
Suus Notenboom makes ceramic jewellery, beads and objects. These ‘Zeeuwse knot’ earrings are inspired by Dutch folkloric costume. Women would where silver Zeeuwse knot’s as addition to their attire.
I love Suus her modern take on this historic piece of jewellery. You can find Suus here.
photo of Zeeuwse lady by Jo Koneko San
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Dutch artist Marjan Teeuwen
Marjan Teeuwen disembowles empty rooms and buildings to create a new space build up from junk, scrap and other objects. Her well thought compositions give her photo’s a lot of interesting lines, perspectives and texture.
Here you can find more work and in this video you can see her at work.
A new year...
2011 was the start up year for this blog. I am very happy with the way it’s going and all the interest and encouraging words, thankyou so much! I made new friends, got introduced to new designers and projects and learned a lot about blogging since I started.
This year I hope to continue welcoming and interesting you! I have got lots of exciting ideas :)
For now, all the best for 2012, I...
December 2011
16 posts
Guest Blogger; Ruth from Ruth illustreert
Every week Dutch Delights introduces a fellow blogger, or designer to share their five favourite Dutch things regarding art, design and liestyle. Please meet Ruth!
Ruth is an illustrator from Middelburg, a town in the south-west of Holland. The favourite subjects in her illustations are animals. She is a perfectionist and loves to draw in small detail. She blogs about her work and her...
Christmas getaway
For this christmas I have fled Holland to celebrate with my aunt who lives in a beatiful medieval farm in Wales UK. It is actually the perfect place to celebrate christmas. In Holland christmas has a different feel. For us it is mostly eating big dinners in the evening and eating too much chocolate during the day. And we don’t really exchange presents either (well, some people do,...
Guest Blogger; Renee from Lovely Dutch
Every week Dutch Delights introduces a fellow blogger, or designer to share their five favourite Dutch things regarding art, design and liestyle. Please meet Renee!
Renee is the heart of the webshop Lovely Dutch that sells Dutch design, art and photography. She especially has an eye for young talent. On her website she also keeps an agenda of good events about art and design. Renee just...
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Illustrated pillows
Myrthe de Zeeuw makes wonderful bird illustrations which she prints on pillow covers. Myrthe is fascinated by birds, unlike me… I am really scared of birds, but I still love her pillows! You can buy them in her Etsy shop Mirthquake. Myrthe is currently also working on clothing fabrics.
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Dutch jewellery; Fashionology
Fashionology was founded by Rachel Duister in 2009. Their handmade jewellery is inspired by nature and culture. They have an international customer base and sell their products all over the globe.
This is just a small selection of their collection. I recently purchased the silver vertical ring :) For more information visit their blog.
Guest Blogger; Caroline from Lille Lykke
Every week Dutch Delights introduces a fellow blogger, or designer to share their five favourite Dutch things regarding art, design and liestyle. Please meet Caroline!
Since Caroline started Lille Lykke 3,5 years ago she’s spent many, many hours on the internet. Searching for new brands, interesting topics for her blog and since recently inspiration to share on Pinterest. From the...
December gift guide
Normally in Holland the tradition is to give eachother gifts on decmber the 5th when we celebrate Sinterklaas. This year however I skipped Sinterklaas because I will be celebrating an English christmas in Wales. For the occasion I made a gift guide for your family and loved ones starring Dutch designers.
1. For your dad; Document holder by Fred de la Bretonniere.
2. For your mom; Necklace...
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Homemade Winter
Last week I finally bought the newes cookbook by Yvette van Boven. I can’t stop reading it before bedtime ever since. Her recipes are pure, her writing is amusing and the illustrations and cut out’s by her own hand are wonderful. Yvette also runs a small catering and table d’ hote in Amsterdam. For now Homemade winter is only available in Dutch, her other book Homemade is also...
Guest Blogger; Irene from Sukha
Every week Dutch Delights introduces a fellow blogger, or designer to share their favourite Dutch things regarding art, design and liestyle. Please meet Irene!
Irene is the owner of the wonderful shop Sukha in Amsterdam. Sukha is a lifestyle store where you can buy fashion, furniture, interior accessoires, gifts, books and even workshops and travels. ‘Sukha’ is Sanskrit for joy,...
Talking about remakes...
After my post yesterday about the remake photo project I got an email from Barbara, one of my readers. The project made het think about her own Lego reproductions. How about this one! A reproduction in Lego of Rembrandts painting ‘the anatomy lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp’. Very witty, with wonderful details! Thanks for sharing Barbara :)
Remake photo project
Adobe came up with this photo project where students were asked to remake a famous work of art using photography. What a great idea! Since the contest was only for students in the UK Jeff Hamda from BOOOOOOOM! extended the competition worldwide. The pictures above are examples of Dutch masters remakes. Here you can find more great photo’s
WatchThis video by Greg Shapiro cracked me up. I thought it would be nice to share with you on a lazy sunday :)
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From the flat land; Studio Ditte
The girls from design studio Ditte get inspired by everyday life, and want to add an extra touch to it with their designs. They aim to give people a new perception on their environment.
The pictures above come from their project ‘From the flat land’ in which they believe that our modern high-paced world makes us long for simple life. Mirror Windmill and Carpet Boerenbont are...
Robert won!
I promised to let you know how Robert would do in the finale of the wood challenge. Yesterday the jury to decide to give him and another contestant a shared first price. However, Robert also won the public award. Nice! Way to go Robert!!
Photo by Maaike Appels Fotografie
November 2011
16 posts
Guest Blogger; Martine from Omstebeurt
Every week Dutch Delights introduces a fellow blogger, or designer to share their five favourite Dutch things regarding art, design and lifestyle. Please meet Martine!
Martine is owner of papergoods-store Een Nieuw Avontuur and the fabulous pom pom company Omstebeurt . She blogs about her work, her family and lots of other beautiful stuff, shares her top five with us. Besides...
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Wood challenge 2011; Rising chair
Woodchallenge is a competition for Dutch students to submit an innovative design for a new product or technology that is created with wood. A panel of judges will determine which design shows the most passion and vision for the material, they are also looking for a daring design and a modern view.
The rising chair by Robert van Embricqs is nominated as one of the five last contenders for the...
Guest Blogger; Julia from Rock that horse
Every week Dutch Delights introduces a fellow blogger, or designer to share their five favourite Dutch things regarding art, design and liestyle. Please meet Julia!
Julia is the mind behind the blog rock that horse. She is an Amsterdam based graphic designer and she blogs about design and creativity. Julia is married to beardman and mom of Kira.
1. I recently read an article in our...
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Nova Zembla premiere
The first Dutch 3D movie premiered yesterday in Amsterdam. The movie is about the legendary sea travels of Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz in 1596. It tell’s the story of his last journey at which he found himself stranded on the island Nova Zembla. The film got some really good reviews from the critics. And the premiere was star studded. Amongst the guests were Doutzen Kroes (love...
Legal graffiti
Wessel and Stein are brothers and founders of the company ‘Ik wil graffiti’ which means ‘I want graffiti’. After being illegal graffiti makers for years they decided to start a company which makes graffiti commisioned by customers. They make murals, canvasses and even spray objects.
Photo’s ikwilgraffiti.nl and Volkskrant
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Woolfiller by Heleen Klopper
I am in absolute awe of this product by Heleen Klopper. It’s called Woolfiller and is a realy easy and - above all pretty way to mend a hole in wool fabric. The natural scales in the fibre of wool makes it stick to the wool of your garment. It won’t even come of in the laundry. She has an assortment of colours, but she can also make any color custom-made. I am seriously...
Guest Blogger; Anki from Zilverblauw
For a new topic on Dutch Delights I will weekly introduce a fellow blogger, or designer to share their five favourite Dutch things regarding art, design and liestyle. Please meet Anki!
Anki is the mind behind the wonderful blog Zilverblauw. She blogs to remind everybody how beautiful life is. Her interests are photography, lomografie, (interior) design and conceptual thinking. Anki is married...
Coming soon!
I am very excited to introduce a new returning segment on this blog, where a Dutch blogger, artist or designer will tell you about their five favourites regarding Dutch design, (interior) decorating, art, music, food and lifestyle.
That way Dutch Delights hopes to give you an even broader view of good stuff from Holland. So far, I have four great bloggers lined up for you; Anki, Iris, Julia...
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Scarlett Hooft Graafland in Huis Marseille
This weekend I visited museum for photography Huis Marseille in Amsterdam. Where the Dutch photographer Scarlett Hooft Graafland (1973) has an exhibition of her work untill december 11th.
In her pictures she uses unusual objects and places them in a scenery where you wouldn’t expect them. She travels to extraordinary places such as China, Bolivia and Iceland.
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Dutch Shop of the Week
When the leaves start falling my handcraft spirit is uplifted again. My knitting needles come out and I start making cute stuff for my little nephews.
Near my house (in Amsterdam-Oost) is this great handcraft store with the appropriate name Handmade Heaven. And it truly is! It’s absolutely impossible to leave the shop without purchasing something. They sell wool, fabric, beads, paper...
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The worst hotel in Amsterdam
“The Hans Brinker Budget Hotel has been proudly disappointing travellers for forty years.” that’s the first sentence you read when you go to Hans Brinkers website. This youthhostel offers you a bed fot budget tarifs in the city centre of Amsterdam. Don’t expect any luxuries, but their rooms are clean and cosy. And above all, it offers a really fun stay.
Every year they...
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Roasted chestnuts recipe
I grew up in the middle of a forest and in the fall me and my sibblings would spend days collecting, eating and selling (my brother already had a nose for business when he was 8) chestnuts. I love them, and they remind me of happy times. No I live in the city and there arn’t many chestnut trees here :( But whenever I visit my parents in the fall I take some chestnuts home to roast.
Here...