February 2014

6 articles in February 2014

Iin blogland the buzz is all about the color Green trending for spring 2014. It probably has a lot to do with the indoor gardening trend that is so hot right now. Or with how the color Teal is so visible in everything these days, be it in webdesign, fashion or interiors (the room in the opening shot of Downton Abbey!). So, as a break from my Design Icons series, here is a little green shot to get you in the mood (for spring!!!)

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Ttoday, Eero Saarinen is considered one of the masters of American 20th century architecture. But in his own time he was criticized for having no identifiable style, as he adapted his modernist vision to each individual client or project. Saarinen was born in Finland in 1910 but emigrated to the USA when he was thirteen years old. He studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, where his father was a teacher.

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Ii must say, I learn a lot from writing this little Design Icons series. This one is about Arne Jacobsen, famous for this Egg/Swann/Ant chairs. But who would have thought that the little Louis Poulsen lamps (which I use a lot in my visualisations) are also designed by good old Arne? I never knew.

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Iisn’t it great how furniture that was designed in the first half of the 20th century (1900 – 1950) is still so “en vogue” today? I’m talking about famous designers like Mies van der Rohe, Ray and Charles Eames, Charles Corbusier, Arne Jacobsen, Frits Hansen, Eileen Gray etc. and their iconic designs like the Bibendum Chair, La Chaise and so on.

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Aas I am sitting here behind my desk at the window, staring outside, all I see are the grey wet skies that are so typically Dutch at this time of the year…. It’s rain and cold wind galore at the moment, which makes me cocoon indoors and compels me to make big batches of hot soup in my warm kitchen. Here are some kitchen’s that I really like, some modern, some classic and some in between.

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Remodeling and Home Design

Y[/dropcap/esterday I received an email from Houzz.com telling me that I was awarded Best of Houzz 2014 in the Design Category! Apparently, my portfolio includes some of the most popular images on Houzz.com chosen from all the 16 million monthly Houzz users. Above you can see the winning image: our bedroom in South Africa. I must say, I have fond memories of that room.

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