le corbusier in Zurich

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the last house he did
on the lake of Zurich
built not to live in
but for exhibitions
there is no bathroom
only a little toilet

Heidi Weber

piet hein eek

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nice space in Eindhoven
old philips fabric buildings
a little too much designed design
we were really looking foreward to it
but went out finally empty handed and with not that much inspiration
maybe it was just too much?

Want to have this book

pale forms

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only organic eggs have different shapes and colours
the old french curves I like a lot
the folding chair I cleaned, sanded and finally oiled
he got darker
the sitting is natural leather
it will darken too

open the door in style

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I don't own a house, but for the future
I'm always looking for nice handles
the hand is definitly my favorite
but wood I like as well

only one of the handles fits in a door in my apartment
last ones are from a bakkery in Antwerp and a gallery in Paris

eigen haard naar eigen aard

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a book from 1961
illustrations by Peter Eggendorfer
how to style a modern home where you feel comfortable?
a lot of classic mid-century designs
the texts are hillarious
but it's still modern today

preview pop-up flea

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some sneak peaks from the pop-up flea
whisky the cat is waiting for you

before pop-up flea

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how to separate the objects to sale from the ones I want to keep?
how to deal with the fact that strangers enter your apartment?
how change a living space into a shop?

I underestimated the modern communication
I got linked and posted and linked without doing anything myself
there was even a portrait about myself here
and the Antwerp newspapers wants to write about me

strange ghosts
sheets to hide
sheets to separate
sheets to clear the mind and the belongings

maybe I wear a mask :-)

pop-up fleamarket coming up

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need more space
get rid of some things from my collection

vintage clothes, shoes, accessories, juwels
fabrics, leather, beads
houseware, tableware, ceramics, glass, lamps
books

have a look

friday, 16.12.     6-10 pm.
saturday, 17.12.   2-7 pm.
sunday, 18.12.     2-7 pm.

Nachtegaalstr. 42
2060 Antwerpen

if you're looking for a vintage lamp...

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you have to come to Antwerp to this shop
this guy has a collection of vintage lamps and furniture
that is giant
lamps in all variations

Venice III-Olivetti

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one of the only 20th century interiors on San Marco is this
olivetti showroom from Carlo Scarpa
beautiful architecture
beautiful details
wood and marble
craftmanship

Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret for Chandigarh

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I visited this exhibiton
low cost furniture for India
raw forms
nice colours
interesting details

dansk furniture II

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This weekend it's Design furniture market in Brussels.
A big hangar filled with the most beautiful furniture from the last 60 years, not only the common pieces like the Eames chairs in all variations also rare and special pieces.

Felt in love with a very nice plywood chair from Eames. The man kindly told me the high price and the story behind:
Charles Eames gave this chair as a gift to Harry Bertoia. Both names are written on the underside: the price 4500.-- euros

As always with dealers, there are nice ones and asholes.
One told me by asking for the price of 4 tiny wooden spoons: "It's wenge! You know wenge? This are no papplepels (papspoons)."
But another one sold me the pendant for all the money I have left in my purse, which was the half of what he was asking for first.

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There is the stool pk33 from Poul Kjærholm. He was sold for 4000.-- euros. I have the copy in simily leather and found the perfect tray to build it into a coffeetable. The wood is beautiful-no wenge for sure, maybe rosewood or palisander!!!

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Salt and pepper fishes I got as a late birthday present from E.
They are too cute!

Dansk furniture

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My first glimpse in the windows of the shop made my heartbeat break for a second. I mean I already knew it, but they have so beautiful pieces. But I know as well that their prieces are not that beautiful.
I thrifted a similar stool 2 weeks ago, let's say a bad copy of it.
One of the next days I just walk inside and try at least to sit for some seconds on these expensive pieces of furniture!

wishlist 1 chairs

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looking too much into inerior magazines and blogs I reallized, that the world is full with eames chairs. I can't see them anymore!
But I would really like to have the chairs from Charlotte Perriand, which she designed for the ski resort in Les Arcs in the french alps.
Let me know if you see them in real.
And I like the closet visit from momo suzuki! She has the chairs-check flickr!
Her name, what a fantastic combination. Momo was the only book in fairytale style I liked as a kid, and a motorcycle isn't bad either!