Hume sweet Hume

[Pictures: Pauline Joosten & Hume sweet Hume]

Well, I know, Summer has started now and it´s time for light dresses, open and airy sandals, walking barefoot on the beach and swimming in the pool. But the beautiful Dutch magazine Seasons (July-August 2010 issue) came up with a great article about the Hume sweet Hume Company. This might be a Winter-theme, but anyway the story is too nice to not bring it to your attention.

The Company is runned by 2 sisters - Jenna and Lizza Hume - who fill the former fish & chips-shop (which is situated on the Orkney Islands in Great Britain) of their parents with wonderful knitted creations. Light Mint, Erin, Denim, Biscuit, Burgundy, Duck Egg, Linnet, Charcoal, Violet, Logansberry, Laurel or Midnight are just a few of the poetic names given to the specific colours of their creations, which remind us of the seaside. Most of the used materials come from Scotland, but for fine wools as Mohair, they find it in Italy. Their trademark: the unique buttons, made of small flints polished by the seawater.

Bags, cushions, jackets, scarfs... you don´t need to travel to the United Kingdom to purchase one of these unique pieces, but you can order from the webshop: Hume sweet Hume.
Pierowal Village, Westray - Orkney Islands GB / 0044 1857677259.

Links:
Pauline Joosten Photography NL
Visit Scotland
Visit Orkney
Seasons Magazine NL

Rattan furniture & Outdoor living

Danish label Sika-Horsnaes a/s is a merger between the two eldest rattan furniture manufactures in Scandinavia SIKA MØBLER A/S, established in 1950, and HORSNÆS DESIGN A/S established in 1940. Both have been specialised in production and distribution of rattan- and wicker furniture ever since, and until 1992 also with their own production plans in Denmark.

I can easily imagine how perfectly these chairs would fit in our own interior, but also for outside-living on a terrace. The rattan furniture is becoming popular again, since it was out of sight quite a while. The black variants are really nice in combination with some ethnic accessories, as for example the new Africa inspired prints ´Vilmie´ at Ikea...

Vilmie-fabric/cushion by Ikea

New papermoulds for cupcakes ´Drömmar´ by Ikea... for a happy Midsummernight party!

Links:
Sika Horsnaes Design
De Compagnie - Sika-retailer for Belgium
Woontheater Belgium
Woontheater Blog

Tine K Home - Rie Elise Larsen & Rice

Rie Elise Larsen, via Bo Bedre

[Rice]

[Tine K Home]

 [Rie Elise Larsen]

[All pictures: via Car Möbel Germany]

Denmark - and other Scandinavian countries as well - is blessed with many famous designers and brands. Two amongst them: Tine K Home and Rie Elise Larsen. Tine K Home stands for ´noblesse´ with a touch of ethnic feeling, Rie Elise Larsen shows a bright and lovely coloured world with vintage elements.
In Germany products of both brands can be purchased at online shop Car Möbel.

Links:
Tine K Home DK
Rie Elise Larsen Store Locators
Lille Lykke NL
RoseMamuze B
Car Möbel D
Ps Ik hou van jou NL

House Doctor Autumn 2010-collection

[All images via: Thoughts & Finds by House Doctor]

Their collection Everyday for this Spring 2010 was already a beautiful festival of colours and vintage inspired furniture and home-accessories, the upcoming Autumn-collection Moments shows the same eye and attention for concepts and details. Enjoy up here a small preview...

House Doctor offers furniture and interior design products to discerning consumers with an interest in interior design.

Each year, House Doctor presents two collections: Everyday and Moments. Everyday is presented in January and contains new products as well as popular products from the existing range, while the Moments collection, presented in August, mainly consists of novelties and seasonal accessories.
The product range is very wide, ranging from kitchen utensils, vases and furniture to an exclusive assortment of clothing and sophisticated accessories – and much, much more!
House Doctor is represented throughout Europe, New Zealand, Israel and several other countries. The main office is in Ikast, Denmark, where they employ a staff of 20 committed people.

Links:
House Doctor Denmark
Thoughts & Finds by House Doctor Blog
House Doctor on Facebook

De Groene Maan B&B

 [City-pictures: found on internet]

[all pictures: De Groene Maan]

When they bought a manor from the 19th century in 2007 the owners of this B&B De Groene Maan (The Green Moon) decided to rebuilt and redesign this house in an ecological way. They chose for the recycling concept and bought only secondhand furniture (except from the beds) for the rooms; you´ll find also sheets and towels made of soja-fiber, nature-based care and cosmetic products, and a breakfast will be served that consists of biological food.
This charming B&B is situated in the beautiful old city of Mechelen/Mechlin/Malines, in between Brussels and Antwerp, which both aren´t far neither. Visitors to Belgium often only visit the main cities like Bruges, Brussels and Antwerp. This is because they don't know that a little bit outside of the beaten track, there are other beautiful historic sites in our country. Mechelen is one of those sites and deserves to be visited!

Links:
B&B De Groene Maan
Stad Mechelen
City of Mechelen

Bungalow DK

[All pictures: Bungalow]

Beautiful block-print textiles with bright colours are the showpieces of Danish brand Bungalow.

´For thousands of years, craftsmen of India have been making decorative block-printed cottons, enchanting and inspiring others around the world.
Skilled craftsmen stamp the cloth using carved wooden blocks to imprint the designs unto the fabric. Depending on the number of colours and the inticracy of the designs the printer hand stamps the cloth 500-2000 times to complete a set of bedlinen.
The art of block-printing is passed down from generation to generation and to achieve the highest quality we are working with some of the best block-printers in India.We love the charm and vividness of these traditional prints and hope that they will bring joy to your shop or home.
Block-printed textiles are handmade products and the printing process is lengthy and complex. No piece is identical. Small spots and imperfections can occur from the printing process. These are not faults, but reminders of the fact that it is made by hand, and are to be expected´ [Minna Hildebrandt, chief]

But the company not only provides textiles, but also pretty lamps with a fairy touch, steel caddies, all kinds of stationery (notebooks, giftpapers a.s.o), bags & baskets and much more.

Links:
in the Netherlands partly available at Lille Lykke  and at Savonnerie in Amsterdam.

RM Amsterdam

[All pictures: Raw Materials]

No, this time we aren´t talking about the famous Dutch interior-brand Rivièra Maison which focusses mostly on Long Island-style, but about the Amsterdam based shop for amazing furniture and exotic accessories with a good vintage and/or industrial character Raw Materials. You can find here unique items like old wooden tables, steel cupboards and chairs, original furniture from India, handwoven textiles and also tribal art: special art-pieces from far away countries.

If you´re in Amsterdam don´t miss to visit Rozengracht 229-233!

Another beautiful link:

De Weldaad. Please check Vosges Paris-blog for more interesting pictures and informations.