Como Audio – Tried, tested and found true
When it comes to audio, you can definitely say I’ve been upping my game lately. Late last year, I bought a high-end Bluetooth headset. It’s not just great for the road, but it also comes in quite useful whenever I want to listen to my music at home – which I…
Dream Out Loud! Dutch Designers share their dreams at the Stedelijk (part 1)
I wasn’t supposed to be there. The plan was to go on a two-week trip of Bavaria, the Alps and northern Italy. But, alas. After only one week, I had to return to Rotterdam and spend my second week off at home. As luck would have it though, I received an…
Nest Cam – what’s it like to live with one?
My husband walking around the living room in his bathrobe – and not much else. That is the first thing I saw when I installed our new Nest Cam a couple of weeks ago and decided to play around with it for a while. It is a sight I see in…
Deurbeslag – dé luxe finishing touch voor je huis / Door furniture – the luxury finishing touch for your home
Deurbeslag. Wat is het en waar moet je op letten als je het koopt? Ik ging op zoek naar het antwoord bij Paul Jansen van Intersteel, een bedrijf dat als geen ander Nederland enthousiast krijgt voor nieuwe deurkrukken en alles daaromheen. Enne…messing kan dan wel heel hip and happening zijn in…
Summer Night City – Win a Tivoli Music System Three+!
Sa-WEET! I unbox my new Tivoli Music System Three+, put it on the table and think to myself: this baby will be going places! No way?! Yes way!! You can win a Tivoli Music System Three+! Find out all the details at the end of this blogpost. To get you in the…
Living with Nest thermostat – part 1
As I sit on the morning train to Amsterdam, I decide to play a little joke on my husband, who is still at home. I take out my phone, open the Nest app and set the temperature to 30 degrees Celcius. Moments later I get a text message: Are you turning…
Work Art | Play Art – I OBJECT!
So you think it’s impossible to follow all those trends you see in interior design magazines? I object! In this new installment of Work Art | Play Art I’ll show you how easy it is to use statues and other art objects from Kunstuitleen Rotterdam if you want to get your living…
Dutch Design Week 2014 – Final day tips!
So many fairs, so little time! As I sit here on Sunday morning writing today’s blogpost about Dutch Design Week, I’m also getting ready to visit the Biennale Interieur in Kortrijk, Belgium. Phew! Anyway, if you’re going to Eindhoven today, I have some great tips for you. PS: In case you missed…
I love you, UE Boom 360º portable speaker!
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere – there’s some wonderful music to share! I got the new portable Logitech UE Boom 360º speaker a few weeks ago and let me tell you, I”m hooked! I don’t know about you, but I don’t have a gazillion euro stereo system at home because frankly, I don’t…
Dutch Design Week 2014 – Sifting and Sorting
How can I even begin to process everything I’ve seen? That was the question that went through my head as I drove back home after participating in a two-day VIP press tour of Dutch Design Week 2014. What an amazing weekend I had. I was bombarded with hundreds of innovative designs,…
The Surface Pro 3 is the holy grail of computing
tl;dr – You really should consider the Microsoft Surface Pro 3! How many screens do you have at home? At the Interiorator residence, we have three laptops, one tablet, one desktop computer and two TV screens. And you know what? I don’t feel comfortable using any of them. Laptops are nice…
Yeah! It’s my Tech & Trends radio debut on Amsterdam FM!
Good morning, Amsterdaaaaaaam! I’ll be making my radio debut on Amsterdam FM this morning at 10.45. Exciting to the nth degree, don’t you think? If you’re interested in hearing about all the latest tech and trends, you can tune in on 106.8FM or – of course – you can listen to…
More Wanderlust, aka one of the hottest interior design trends of 2014
Time to keep my word! A while ago, I promised you I would get the full list of items that made up the amazing Wanderlust trend space by the Dutch Perscentrum Wonen at Elle Festival. Well, ladies and gentlemen…I got it! I’m going through the list with THE most important 2014 interior design trends as…
Sunday Roast at a Rooftop Farm
Between all the last-minute preparations for Christmas I managed to squeeze in a a couple of hours of R&R this weekend. We were invited to the first edition of the Sunday Roast at the Schieblock rooftop farm right here in Rotterdam. As luck would have it, my friend Alex of Serve…
Interiorator sets ‘De Standaard’, beats dead horse
The good news just kept on coming these last couple of weeks – it almost made me forget it was October 17th last Thursday, the day my interview with Belgian newspaper De Standaard was published. It was a brief affair, but it’s always nice to see your name in print and…