.. Dutch Island..

Some weeks ago we had a weekend without children to visit one of the 'wadden' islands in the north of Holland, called Terschelling.

 

The islands are famous for its landscape. Terschelling meant wide beaches and in low season that means you can be completly alone in these amazing landscapes. Sandsculptures on the beach made by the wind. Lots of beachcafé's where you are glad you have arrived after an hour cycling to get there.

We loved the Restaurant 'de Loods', a building from black wood had these lovely cushion made from old blankets.

.. MESH ..

1. Crystal mesh façade with changeable expression. building with lightstructure in Singapore by Realities:united

2. Mesh sweater by TIBI

..Hello Hamburg..

When modelling a long time ago I lived in Hamburg several times and always with Carmen. We are still friends and with schoolholidays we had the chance to visit Hamburg. It became a wonderful reunion trip, where we not only met with Carmen and her daughter but also with architect and former colleague Anke and her son.

 

Anke made a program for all of us to see the IBA, Intenationale Bau Ausstellung with the first algae apartment building BIQ. One facade is made of algae, which provides energy but also gives shadow through the algae that grow faster when there is more sun.

 

Very known in Hambrug is Planten und Blomen, a great park and playgarden from the seventies with matching plastic mountains. The children loved it.

 

Carmen took us to the neighbourhood Karolinenviertel where we walked through the Marktstrasse, an upcoming neighbourhood where you can find green courtyards, cool shops, have stroll in the fleamarket and eat a nice cake somewhere.

..Colorin dress..

This pattern dress is already nice without color, but looks also great in your own chosen colors.

The dress is a result of a collaboration between a graphic designer, Michiel Schuurman, and a fashion designer, Berber Soepboer, the Color-In Dress is a DIY that can be hand-colored using markers.
If you also like the dress can be ordered through the website of Berber Soepboer.

..3D cube brooch..

Get optically lost in my new handembroidered 3d cube brooch. Now available at CASASderooij.

..Follow the red arrow..

 

 

 

Follow the red arrow to the new brooches in my Etsy shop.

 

 Now available at CASASderooij.

..Going to the market..

 

1. Ever since I was a student I love the work of Belgian architect Marie-José van Hee now she made this market building in Ghent together with Robbrecht and Daem architects.  I can not wait to go and visit.

2. Going to market can be wearing this lovely dress by Missoni.