Who run the world? Girls.
Seriously, where would the world be without women? Nowhere, I tell you. Nowhere! There should be more women in politics, at the top of the corporate ladder – and Goddess knows America could use one at the White House. In honor of the fairer sex (or is that sexist to say…
Woody Allen’s Interiors – It’s Just a Vase I’m Going Through
Let’s face it, the biggest cause of divorce is marriage. In Woody Allen’s Interiors, the stately Manhattanite of advanced style Eve is slowly abandoned by her husband. To process this, she throws herself into improving her impeccable greige interior – and that of her children. And who in their right mind…
What is it like to write a book – in two hours or less
‘Procrastination has always been my weakness,’ I confessed to my new friend Ron earlier tonight. ‘Oh, who cares? It’s charming!’ His reply was just what I needed. The time had come to sit down, overcome an insane bout of writer’s block and finally tell you what it’s like to publish a…
Surer after Tal R that this dreamer should be a doer
If there is one thing nagging at the back of my mind about writing an interior design and art blog, is that it’s never about me. Wait, let me rephrase that. It is about me, of course – I am fortunate enough to do see beautiful things, go to inspiring places…
Scherven brengen geluk, right? Buh-bye 2017, hello 2018!
Scherven brengen geluk. It’s a Dutch saying that roughly translates as “Shards bring good luck”. Well, let me tell you, if that saying is true then I’m in for a veritable shitload of good luck in 2018. And I’m going to need it. I spent much of last year writing and…
Death in Venice. And Munich.
Now that it’s time Now that the hour hand has landed at the end Now that it’s real Now that the dreams have given all they had to lend I want to know do I stay or do I go Things were pretty much over when we drove from Munich to…
Vegan hot dogs ready in five minutes
Ja, maar wat mag je dan wél eten? Dat is steevast de eerste vraag die ik krijg wanneer ik mensen vertel dat ik tegenwoordig veganistisch eet. Ik eet – een kleine uitzondering daargelaten – al inmiddels meer dan een half jaar geen dierlijke producten meer. Goed voor mijn gezondheid, goed voor…
Life Happens at Biennale Interieur 2014
Without going into details, let me say things have been a bit rough these last weeks. Life happens, I suppose. Still, I thought it would be a good idea to stick to my original plans and head to the Biennale Interieur 2014 in the Belgian town of Kortrijk last Sunday. And…
I’m blogging LIVE from Woonbeurs Amsterdam
What a weird and exciting day! I’m blogging live from the Woonbeurs interior design fair in Amsterdam at the moment. Which means I’ll be running back and forth from whatever part of the fair I’m blogging about and then to the huge bloggers’ table right in the middle of Design City….
Song Qi – Fab frou frou frilliness, effing fantastic food (I imagine)
I read about the new Song Qi restaurant in Monaco last weekend and had to think about my day trip to Monte Carlo in 1989. I was nineteen years old at the time and remember sharing a baguette on a street bench with my parents and my brother. It’s pretty much…
My interview in VTWonen magazine – one month later
It’s been almost one month since my interview with vtwonen magazine was published. Altogether, it’s been a wonderful experience with some valuable lessons learned along the way. If there is one thing that makes me feel all warm and tingly inside, is the enormous amount of positive feedback I got from…
A night to remember at CitizenM Schiphol Airport
It had been a rough day when my husband Patrick and I met at CitizenM Schiphol Airport. I won’t go into details if you don’t mind – but suffice to say we were tired and oh, so happy to see each other on the night of our fifth wedding anniversary. An…
I’m looking at the man in the Ultrafragola mirror
Earlier this week, I was invited by Hans Lensvelt at his home on one of the nicest stretches of the Herengracht. I had written a blogpost a while back about the giant penis hanging outside his building during Elle Inside Design – which was quite a statement, even by Amsterdam standards. I…
Gevonden op Marktplaats gevonden
I had a great time last night after work. Now that Interiorator is growing as fast as it is, I get to meet a lot of interesting people to bounce ideas off. Sometimes I meet them totally by accident and sometimes I get in touch by e-mail and then decide to…
Welcome home, Olivier!
It’s a funny medium, Facebook. Take my friend Olivier Scheffer, for instance. I met him over a year ago during an event at De Schouw, a local bar in Rotterdam, right across the street from the Goliath store for which I used to do the visual merchandising. We became friends on…
My first day teaching at Artemis Styling Academie
As I sit here on the train to Amsterdam, I wonder what my day is going to be like. You see, today I’m starting as a teacher at the renowned Artemis Styling Academie. I’m going to teach a subject called Image Communication to first-year allround styling students, which means they’re going…
Alexandra Schijf – Serve With Cream
Let’s hear it for Alexandra Schijf! My favorite food stylist also happens to be one of my best friends – and so when Alex told me a while ago she was working on a new blog called Serve With Cream I thought this would be the perfect occasion to introduce you…
Voulez vous? Abba – The Museum
Many, many years ago I had a booze fueled late night discussion with a good friend over which group had the most impact on music history. My friend was convinced it was the Beatles and little homosexual me could only think of one alternative: ABBA! I’m extremely please that 2013 is…
Stockholm Scandic Grand Central Bloggers Room
Ah, the suite life of a blogger! As you may know, I work as a Living & Design Editor for Dutch luxury department store de Bijenkorf. Sounds extremely fancy but what it comes down to is that I write a weekly blogpost about all the wonderful stuff you can buy at…