In 2014 I visited some beautiful boutiques with unique and well curated collections of goodies for the home. These are my absolute favorites: Vintage & modern goodies for the home at Pedlars, London /// True letter & sign nirvana Kidimo in Paris Stationary heaven Present & Correct in London /// Shopping, plants and good coffee Read article…
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My London tips
By popular demand I gathered some of my favorite places in London (oh and I also updated my Paris tips!): As usual my first citrytrip tip is: simply walk around. It's my favorite way to discover a city and get a sens of its size, the different areas, the people and the more uncommon areas Read article…
Green Factory in Paris
Last night was the official opening of a wonderful new green place in Paris: Green Factory. Unfortunately I couldn't make it, but I was lucky to visit a few weeks ago and seriously: if you are an Urban Jungle Blogger, you want to add this place to your Paris list. And even if you're not Read article…
Le Comptoir Général in Paris
Le Comptoir Général in Paris is one of these places that's been in a corner of my mind for a long time, but I never visited it. While filming for Urban Jungle Bloggers this weekend (see our Facebook page for a peek behind the scenes) we walked by the Canal Saint Martin on our way Read article…
Present & Correct in London
Since like forever I had been wanting to visit the brick and mortar store of Present and Correct in London. Their online presence is so so good, clever, hilarious and witty. If you love checkboxes and beautiful forms, their website is heaven. Plus who has ever enough notebooks, pencils or vintage office supplies? My job Read article…
Tokyobike in London
The difference between the Dutch and the French riding their bike: the Dutch ride from A to B, the French from A to A. Even after more than 12 years in France I still ride almost exclusively from A to B. My bike is a very Dutch old one-gear bike, the first 3 bikes were Read article…
WExAtMine event at West Elm London
Last Saturday was such a fun day! Together with the talented ladies behind at{mine}, my Urban Jungle Bloggers buddy Igor and I hosted the #WExAtMine event at the West Elm store in London. To go short: we invited 12 design bloggers to style an area of the West Elm store. With extra bonus points for Read article…
Nouveautés Papier Tigre
Papier Tigre is one of the brands that makes me proud of French graphic design. At Maison & Objet they presented some of their new products for this fall. Recently Papier Tigre created an exclusive collection with Diptyque which is fabulous, but let me show you some of their new paper goods. First a family Read article…
My Paris tips
By popular demand 😉 some of my favorite places in Paris (updated February 2016): ► La Trésorerie /// 11, rue du Château d'Eau /// 75010 Paris /// a mix between Dille & Kamille and Merci: goodies for home & kitchen. ► Kidimo /// 227, rue Saint Denis /// 75002 Paris /// Vintage letters for Read article…
Summer in the city
My absolute favorite season in Paris is early springtime, when it's still chilly and the sky is pale blue. But summer isn't so bad either, especially in August when all Parisians are on holiday, shops are closed and the streets are empty… until la rentrée in September. Last week was warm and sunny: perfect for Read article…
