Monthly Archives: November 2014

HoH HoH HoH!

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Wilson

A series of tree decorations from the wonderful House of Hackney. Prices range from £15 t0 £20.

Posted in Fashion, ONLINE FINDS, THE FABRIC OF HOME | Tagged animals, balls, cat head, Christmas, decorations, design, empire, Fashion, fun, glass, glitter, Home, Home & Living, House of Hackney, interior design, London, sparkle, style, tartans, Tree, wonderful | Leave a comment

They all went the proverbial extra mile, big time!! I still cannot believe the results, the distances these 9 years olds have skated, the sum (!) they have raised to build draw-wells in Zambian communities… my son went 3 times the … Continue reading →

Posted in (B)OOST, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME | Tagged Amsterdam, children in need, Dalton De Meer, help, kids, love, Plan Netherlands, Plan.nl, results, score, Skating for water, skating on ice, sponsorship, water, willpower | Leave a comment

Skating on ice for water

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Wilson

Today our son will participate in a sponsorship for a pretty good cause: WATER. Together with the children from his school he will try to raise money for a water project in Zambia (Africa) by skating on ice. They have asked … Continue reading →

Posted in (B)OOST, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, TEXT | Tagged Africa, Amsterdam, charity, Children, clean, Dalton School de Meer, drinking water, Education, help, hygiene, kids for kids, kinderen, Netherlands, Plan Netherlands, project, raise money, schaatsen, school, skating on ice, sponsor, water, Zambia | 1 Comment

Disposal on display

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Wilson

As I am organizing my archive of stuff, I take pictures of things I want to dispose of. In general these are objects on a white background. That is one way to do it. The display above is made by … Continue reading →

Posted in DESTINATION HAPPINESS, ONLINE FINDS, PHOTOGRAPHY, Stuff | Tagged arranging, ART, bin, decay, display, disposal, kitchen, Kosuke Araki, left overs, market, meat, order, peels, PHOTOGRAPHY, vegatables, wabi sabi, waste | Leave a comment

Amsterdam

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Wilson

Wonderful drawings bij 8 year olds of their home town, Amsterdam. I absolutely adore each and everyone of them. Amsterdam to me was a magical magnet for many years before I could move here. These kids grow up here, and these … Continue reading →

Posted in (B)OOST, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, EARLY WORKS, Illustration | Tagged Amsterdam, birthplace, black, brown, charcoal, Dalton School de Meer, drawing, Home, KIDS ART, Oost Watergraafsmeer, town, unconditioned expression | Leave a comment

Looking for clues

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Wilson

Going through my archive of stuff this song came to mind. This one line from the lyrics I like in particular. {The font I used is Nexa Rust, designed by Ani Petrova, Svetoslav Simov, Vasil Stanev and Radomir Tinkov from Fontfabric, … Continue reading →

Posted in DESTINATION HAPPINESS, Stuff, TEXT, TIME LAPSE | Tagged 1980, clues, costumes, follow your heart, heart, life, looking for clues, lyrics, Music, MyFonts, Nexa Rust, randomism, Robert Palmer, soundtrack, text, Typography, video | Leave a comment

Does Randomness Rule?

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Wilson

If you know anything about photography and contactsheets, you will be mesmerized by this image like I am. How did he (Lev Rukhin, the artist) do it? But apart from the technical issue here I l o v e the … Continue reading →

Posted in DESTINATION HAPPINESS, PHOTOGRAPHY, Stuff, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME | Tagged ART, collection, contactsheet, darkroom, inspiration, Lev Ruhkin, life, order, organizing, Philosophy, PHOTOGRAPHY, random, randomism, randomness, reason, Saatchi, search, sense, structure | Leave a comment

Freestyle pumpkin

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Wilson

This is our designer-inspired-but-freestyle pumpkin light, the two faced Gesamtkunstwerk of mother and son 😉 {after an idea on Friday} We lit it with a miniature torch inside, as the tea lights didn’t show the pattern very well.

Posted in (B)OOST, THE FABRIC OF HOME, Things I made | Tagged anthropology, ART, carving, cutting, decoration, design, designer, diy, homemade, inspiration, light, pattern, pumpkin, seasonal, tribal | 1 Comment

RUN to the shop now!!

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Wilson

… if you are a fan of Liberty X Nike like I am! They are back on sale as from TODAY! Oh Happy Day 🙂 I managed to secure a pair of Nike trainers in Liberty fabric yeahh! At Liberty … Continue reading →