Before settling in France in 2002, I never heard of Jean Paul Goude. However I was familiar with his work. It is pretty impossible to take a Parisian metro without meeting up with Goude en route. Or to think of Grace Jones without remembering his graphic & avant-garde imagery of this goddess of disco. And Read article…
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When it's cold outside, what's better than cocooning, staying cozy at home? I always want to keep my feet and nose as warm as possible. I haven't found a solution for keeping my nose warm (except from drinking hot tea) but for my feet I found many solutions. My favorite are my pink/grey Camper Wabi's. Read article…
Studio Sapique on Design*Sponge
It is no secret that I am proud of my home. Seven years of hard work, blood sweat and tears, frustration, good news, helping hands, challenges and lots of endurance made it into a very special place. So very special that this week our home was featured on Design*Sponge! It has been very exciting to Read article…
Yohji Yamamoto S/S 2012
Last night Yohji Yamamoto made me almost regret not to be wearing my huge YY hat to the show. The high temperatures in Paris kept me from wearing it: it has never been so warm & sunny at the end of september. Anyhow, Yohji presented a floor-sweeping and voluminous collection with larger than life headgear Read article…
LIMI feu S/S 2012
This afternoon Limi Yamamoto opened en closed her Parisian fashionshow with a banner in the name of the children of Japan, which is still in recovery mode after a devastating year. Despite the seriousness of this message, the show was very upbeat. Not in the least because of the sparkling presence of Charlotte Free, the Read article…
Our cats are Desired to Inspire
Our cats are on Desire to Inspire today! Go have a look!
Delicious Recipes
I am blessed to be surrounded by people who are very good at cooking and absolutely love to do it too. That is why I rarely (read: never) cook. I like baking cookies or cakes though, but I must admit I'm not very good at it. Usually that's because I don't have all the ingredients Read article…
Handmade Goods
Two weeks ago I watched the excellent documentary by France5 "The secrets of the beehive". Of course it was all about bees & their hives but it also focused on the medicinal values of honey, the Royal Jelly and pollen. In the countryside beehives are dying because of the pesticides and it is said that Read article…
Harvest Month
During the month of august I was unable to harvest any of the zucchini in my (small) vegetable garden due to some pollination issues. To go short I loved the courgette flowers a little too much and the plant didn't have enough time to develop any zucchini fruits. But with a helping hand I will Read article…
Kico Candy
What's in store today? kids & candy! This summer campaign by Kico Kids is just perfect. Great concept, styling and colour palette. The giant balloon sea creatures are so well done, so much better than a banal dog by any balloon twisting clown. Even better than Jeff Koons if you ask me, but that's a Read article…
