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..7 rings..

Seven rings for seven days and one happy woman!

silver rings by Wouters and Hendrix, My favourites!

HOLA, let me introduce Raquel Vela.

She has been featured in this blog showing her wonderful home in the Eixample in Barcelona.
Next to being a gifted landscape architect, she also makes beautiful drawings.

She works as a illustrator and has made this animal abecedary, for now in Catalan. Which is nice for me because we educate our children in two languages, Dutch and Catalan. But even if you do not speak the language the alphabet invites to make words.

So, if you like her illustrations you can say HOLA to her here.

..Children's Books in Rotterdam..

With friends we had a coffee at the new 'de kleine kapitein' ( the small captain) children's bookshop in Rotterdam. It moved to the Botersloot a very nice neighbourhood near the market with cute small shops. The shop has a great interior space and super decoration. Parents can drink a coffee and children's have a play corner.

Of course they also sell books and toys. Which is tempting. So we had a look around and found some great children's books. My favourite, 'He watch out, I am not you grandmother! by Bette Westera, a Dutch book with beautiful illustrations from Sylvia Weve. It is about older people in a care home. Of course they were not always old and this is told in a funny way. ( shown under in the righthand corner)

..Orla Kiely House..

I am a sucker for Orla kiely design. Their new house collection has great fifties feel to it.

Not for sale still but can me admired at Orla Kiely.com

..WIN A NEON 2013 CALENDAR POSTER..

2012 is coming to an end. So time for some changes, maybe something that can brighten up your life in 2013.

CASASderooij is giving away one NEON 2013 CALENDAR poster in your own choice of colour.
(neon pink, neon yellow or neon orange)

What do you have to do to win?

1. Leave a comment in the comment section telling what will be your resolution for 2013
2. do this before midnight CET 31st of December 2012.
( I would be happy if you also want to follow my blog and share this on pinterest)

We will pick one winner with the most inspiring comment.
We'll send the NEON 2013 CALENDAR in the colour of choice to you ( including shipping)
Anybody in the world can participate.

I am looking forward to your resolutions!

..brooch collection by CASASderooij..

I like brooches so much that I have been thinking about making my own collection. In the last months I have been busy making my accessory collection for my Etsy shop CASASderooij. Finally I have been able to set up shop!

My brooches are of wood and hand embroidered. I like to them to have simple forms with some pop of colour. From Dutch canalhouses to flowers.My dear friend photographer Inger Hollebeek was kind enough to make beautiful pictures of the brooches. All items are now available in the Etsy shop.

.. Fashion on your wall ..

The walls in our house are predominantly white. White because I am afraid to hang something from them. But this weekend something changed. We hung limited edition artwork in our bedroom that I acquired in the V&A museum shop. Our hallway is now gracing a vintage advertisement hanging of Cordoniu Cava from the old shop of our Catalan uncle. But our living room is still missing something…

Recently I came across these stunning fashion photos by Dutch runway photographer Peter Stigter. He has set up a website Peter Stigter aan de muur where he sells some of his photos of which the proceeds go to help people that are blind or visually impaired. I think I found my match for the living room. Now the difficulty will be which one to choose more abstract or baroque …

photo Peter Stigter

..Couture fall 2012..

With summer not arriving I am dreaming of warm clothes

gorgeous coat by Chivenchy

Dress by Ulyana Sergeenko

.. At home in London..

My friends in London have a classic house with a modern extension done by architect Dalriva. Their interior is amazing. Its modern white and greys but with pops of orange and a very seventies vintage feel to it. I love the big rubber foot sculpture they have in their kitchen. In their company Harrow and Green they sell tea towels that fit right in with their style, like this milk and sugar tea towel hanging at the stove. I wish I had a house like this, I am glad they let me stay with them sometimes.

..M1..

This graphic poster of motorway nodes caught my eye. They are a M1 50 year celebration publication by Melissa Price. It is a dedicatory to the M1 roads in United Kingdom. Very soon I will take a trip to London, I found out that she also sells them as posters at the V and A museum. Let’s see if I can resist.

..In her shoes..

I would not mind being in her shoes. My stylish colleague Daphne has these gorgeous polka dot Chie Mihara shoes. Well let me put these oxford shoes with neon sole by Jil Sander and these neon Geisha shoes by United Nude also on my wish list. Out of my budget unfortunately or by miracle the crisis in architecture has to start dissolving very soon.

..Dream House..

My dear friend Raquel Vela, landscape architect, illustrator and mother, lives in one of the Eixample houses in Barcelona. A typical apartment in the grid of Cerdá. It stretches from the front facade to the back and has these long views in the house, beautiful tiled floors and its Catalan structural bowed ceiling. She has such a comfortable place with great casual style. I love her workplace with all the posters she collected and the wooden furniture which shows some of her art work, of which I will show more when she has her own website up and running. This is definitely one of my dream houses.

..Essentiel Belgium..

To much colour? NO, after the very cold and snowy weather the past weeks I am ready for spring. These window displays by Belgian brand Essentiel make me long for warm weather and sun.

..Happy 2012..

My sons love Lego so our family New Years resolutions are to build more.

Starting with ourself!

..Urban Sprawl..

Eat your city out. I see so many city themed tableware. I could not resist collecting some items.

1..City breadboard by Taska

2..World dinner maps, placemats of New York, Tokyo, London and Paris

3..Dining on the city plates by Seletti

4..Typical german breakfast board Urbino by Remember

..Autumn..In..Orla..Kiely..

Ever since I laid my eyes on the classic stem print of Orla Kiely I am in LOVE. Her prints and choice of colour are so beautiful and with such simplicity. With autumn almost arriving I like these pieces from her autumn collection, the midnight coat, the stem punched Ivy bag with its matching wallet of course.

..Urban Gridded Notebook..

128 grid cities together in one book. This is a very nice notebook by John Briscella.

I have many notebooks, sometimes just because they look great. In a way a pity to write in them, but this notebook can be an inspiration for urban plans. Or an excuse to visit all the cities, just to make your own guide.

....les..belles..dames..a..CASAS....

Celinda Versluis is a wonderful Dutch artist and a lovely friend. She transforms vintage porcelain

into something personal and new with her ‘belles dames’. I especially love her ‘les maison des belles dames’.
I am hoping she wants to transform these vintage rose plates I have at home. They could use an update as
great as this and would look astonishing at home.

.....Lighthouse.....

I would like to have a new lamp for my bedside table.

This lighthouse by SUCK UK would be perfect.

Not only I can remember my bookpage, but it would give a nice

atmosphere to my room.