Well isn’t this just a little bit clever? You’re looking at a pop-up shop for a second hand Dutch furniture brand As Good As New. Located in one of Amsterdam’s super-cool fashion stores SPRMRKT (who’s owner clearly isn’t a fan of vowels), the project is a collaboration between advertising agency Gummo, Dutch studio i29 and Krimpex coating systems…

I have extreme love for these deliciously inspiring and visually arresting images by Dutch photographer Arjan Benning. His work is both subtle and striking, at times crossing the boundaries between photography and fine art. In particular, I find his underwater and flower series reminiscent of the paintings by the Dutch Masters…

Arjan is a magician with light with an impeccable understanding of texture and composition, and a true master of elevating the mundane to the extraordinary…

As a practicing interior designer, one of my personal pet-hates are over the top, tricked-up, gimmicky workplaces that try too hard and look outdated from the moment they are conceived. Yuck! Unfortunately I come across far too many examples of such interiors almost daily. Why oh WHY is this still happening?!

***Insert angry roar of frustration and rage here***

Look, I’ll be the first to admit that it is not easy to craft a workplace which is interesting, creative, takes a risk, pushes the boundaries of conventional beige-and-dead-boring-workplace-aesthetic, embodies the company brand etc, yet manages to deliver a fresh,  functional and relevant interior. This is NOT EASY at all! But it can be done dammit! Yes it can – …

The genius of Dutch design studio Ina & Matt strikes again (I previously blogged about their work here) – this time in the form of a concept hotel in Amsterdam called Hotel The Exchange. Conceived and presented more like an art installation rather than a conventional interior, this hotel has rooms which are dressed like models on a catwalk. Engaged by Lloyd Hotel & Cultural Embassy (see previous blog post), Ina & Matt collaborated with students from AMFI – Amsterdam Fashion Institute to deliver the project. Man, imagine how trilling it would have been for AMFI students to work on this…

Home 07 is an apartment in Amsterdam designed by Dutch interior architects i29.

The residence features a series of cabinets with laser-cut holes across their surfaces, which double up as handles.
Beautiful. All this place now needs is some great (lounge) furniture and interesting artwork…