Category: De Pijp
A visit to ATELIER TEMPEL
How lucky I am that one of my favorite designers is also my neighbour?! I’m very happy to introduce Hilde Tempelman – the super talented designer behind the ATELIER TEMPEL. Amsterdams smallest department store! (what a great name is that!). Hilde is designing accessories, handcrafted bags, scarves, bijoux, paper goods, dolls, pillow covers an other…
The best secret guide to Amsterdam De pijp
+ I’m regularly updating this guide. Adding new exciting places and address. If you want to be updated you can register to my mailing list on the right, thanks! After many requests to share tips about good places to visit in Amsterdam,….here it is: “The best secret guide to Amsterdam – De Pijp” or “Don’t…
A beautiful winter day
Beautiful winter day. All white and soft. Sun was shining and the sky are amazing in this blue sky. We went to the Museumplein at the end of our street to find that he hates snow and the cold weather- but Loves water…She is loving every moments of white and cold around her.…
Amsterdam – relaxed Sunday morning
Relaxed Sunday morning round on our neighborhood. Autumn, cold fresh air. Still lots of flowers and green. Love this relaxed time together…
A visit to the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (less than 10 minutes walk from my house..so nice) is reopened after almost 8 years (!) of renovations. Beautiful building, exciting exhibitions. In the ground floor I got completely excited from the exhibition and the display about Dutch design. In one of the rooms were lots of hidden articles in big…
Raak Amsterdam 2012
Yesterday evening I went to a fashion show of “Raak Amsterdam” in the westergasfabriek in Amsterdam with (and thanks to) my dear friend Godelinde. And what a great time we had! lovely space, beautiful people all around and more beautiful people around. Nice music, cloth, colors- a real treat for a girly night out. Although…
Sunny winter day
I love those clear sunny winter days. Sunday afternoon at our beautiful neighborhood park. A pair of a vintage gloves, Russian tin doll and my young talented painter. I don’t know what I have with birds lately…
New works…:-)
My dearest all, In the past few weeks I was extremely busy with working on my new series of work. I showed this work and many other on the “Open ateliers” that took place in “De Pijp” in the center of Amsterdam. This is the second time that I’m taking part. For one weekend all…
Win admiration in five simple steps
Win the admiration of your child classmate mothers in five simple steps: 1. Make an appointment in the weekend with your child classmate. Better with more than one child (in ordered to maximize the admiration factor). 2. Make sure that it’s going to be the cloudiest, stormy, rainy day of the week, and you are…
Enjoy the sun
Isn’t he simply adorable? I saw him today next door, sitting on the bench in front of “Het magazijn” cafe, catching a bit of sun…
Open ateliers
What an experience, what a joy. Thanks to all visitors, you made this two day to such a pleasure!
