When you’re in Brussels during the only 3 weeks of the year when the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken are open to the general public, you just HAVE to go, right? This was the first time ever, that I queued up to visit a greenhouse. It was also the most annoying visit ever: there were too Read article…
When I was a student and together with Robert for a few months, I bought my very first piece of furniture: I invested all my money into the largest and most expensive boxspring bed I could afford. It hardly fit into my room, but it was huge and comfy. The 180x220cm bed moved with us Read article…
A few weeks ago I was in Zurich together with Igor to speak about the Urban Jungle Bloggers community and our book at the Textile & Fashion Days of the Swiss Textile College. It was really fun as their topic of the year was “Urban Jungle” and they had a Slow Fashion Performance at night with models Read article…
We just got back from a short, intense and very fun trip to London. Robert joined me as I was invited to speak on a panel at the Town Hall Hotel with eve sleep. Our main goal was to eat at any of Ottolenghi’s restaurants Spoiler alert: we made it to Ottolenghi’s Islington location, we Read article…
Even though I just came back from two crazy and intense days in London, where I spoke at an event and wandered around the city (and visited several plant shops as well… bien sûr) I wanted to show you this peek into the newest plant shop in Paris today: Leaf shop végétal! After four years of Read article…
For the last blogpost of the year, I’m taking you inside the greenhouse at the Orto Botanico in Rome. If you liked the little walk around the botanical garden (part 1) you are in for a treat: the inside is gorgeous too! It is definitely not the prettiest greenhouse that I ever visited, but I had Read article…
Some days feel like you received a precious gift. Not in a monetary way, that you may expect in this month of gift giving, wishlists, giftguides, giving to charity and advent calendars. But more in an "experience" way. Two weeks ago, after spending a wonderful weekend in Rome for #Blago2017 I was lucky to have Read article…
When a French design company of modular furniture collaborates with a Parisian flower & plant delivery service, this is what you get: a plant bench! TIPTOE just launched their new capsule collection with Bergamotte that consists of 3 designs: a plant bench, a plant console and a plantshelfie. They're the perfect gift When you order it, you also get Read article…
Redecorating our home while it's on sale, feels strange and delightful all at the same time. Secretly I'm already decorating our new home, even though we have no certainties about the where and when. So while keeping our home as "neutral" as possible for the sake of selling, it's a delight to make it actually Read article…
Quirky words and botanical jokes are part of my daily life ever since we started our @urbanjungleblog Instagram account. Twice a day we share the most inspiring homes with plants and the caption can completely change the way everyone looks at a photo. One of my favorites is this one with a short cactus poem: If Read article…
