Sweetness and Light

A pretty corner. Love the colours — and the contrasting textures of silk and rough wood.


(lovely photo by richard powers)

Simple Pleasures

A favourite sunny seat.





(sweet photo by melanie acevedo)

Monday

Hope your Monday is the start of a week filled with gentle moments. And for those of you enjoying a civic holiday (like us here), hope it's a good one.


(slim jim table by roland graf for fredericia furniture via dailytonic by way of simplypi)

Sweetness and Light

Love this. A photo of the Amber Chair, created by Jaeuk Jung — preserved inside, like a fly in amber, is an antique chair which is then tranformed into a new and contemporary piece of furniture. Extraordinary and beautiful. Via AnOther.

Industrial Living

This converted factory is now home to artistic director Marieke Wessels and designer and furniture maker Laszlo Balog. Located in a port surrounded by factories and industrial buildings, just a few miles from Rotterdam in the Netherlands, it's a return to the true loft living aesthetic. Creativity is everywhere — Marieke painted the huge yellow flower in the stairwell, and in the ground floor office the white desk she and her sister share was built by their father — as was the bedside table in the green bedroom. A children's chair by Laszlo sits in the kitchen area, while the two wooden cabinet "twins" in the living room — the original on the right made from recovered wood by Piet Hein Eek, with the one on the left a humorous replica by Laszlo — add storage and interesting texture to the space. A multifunctional and stimulating environment — perfect for the creative and interesting couple who live there. More here on Marie Claire Maison.