Fluo & pastel touches

Thank you so much for all your feedback on these two shots for our Spring/Summer catalogue 2012. It was very helpful and interesting (we got lots of feedback on Facebook and Twitter too) and we have now re-shot the BAU pendant light and the San-Francisco map print incorporating most feedback.
Having worked a lot lately around blues, greys, wood and whites, it was nice to see something different such as the home of Norwegian ceramist Silje Aune Eriksen, featured in the latest issue of Elle Decoration Norway.
I love the touches of pastels and pink masking tape that liven up her gorgeous flat, the beams and love, love, love the last shot of the vintage metal cabinet with storage boxes on top of it....another one to add to this series of visually inspiring storage solutions.
Enjoy!

Styling: Kirsten Visdal | Photo: Trine Thorsen

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Mérésine: house tour in B&W

Last Summer, I had a lovely, creative encounter...

Sandrine Ziegler-Munck, the designer behind Mérésine , Hervé and their children Paul and Fleur rented out our holiday home in France. With our creative backgrounds, we thought it would be nice to get to know each other around a glass of wine (which turned into a great dinner party) when everybody was back from the beach.

Sandrine launched Mérésine fourteen years ago with a collection of home accessories made of resin and I remember perfectly her iconic bulldog lights during my first years at M&O. In 2007,
avid collector of religious art, she bought a bunch of religious medals that inspired her to create a jewellery collection - it's was a success! Three years later, inspired by Paul's birth, she launched a clothing range for children, which was modern, fresh and comfy...it was also a success
If you are in France, you are bound to have heard of Mérésine because they have been featured in some of the best magazines: Marie-Claire Maison, Milk, Elle, Elle Decoration, Residences etc...

Sandrine's gorgeous home is featured in Marie-Claire Maison this month and it looks absolutely amazing! I'm loving the striking black floorboards and the old stained cupboard below. The trompe-l'oeil on the wall looks terrific and reminds me of the wall stickers by Maison Martin Margiela.

Everything is beautifully styled and I can't wait for us to catch up with them next Summer.

L'été dernier, j'ai fais une tres belle rencontre...

Sandrine Ziegler-Munck, la créatrice de Mérésine , Hervé et leurs deux adorables enfants Paul et Fleur ont loués notre maison de vacances en France. Avec nos jobs respectifs, on a pensé que ce serait sympa de faire connaissance autour d'un verre quand tout le monde sera rentré de la plage.

Sandrine a lancé sa société il y a quelques années et si vous etes en France, vous devez forcément les connaitre parce qu'ils sont parus dans tous les meilleurs magazines: Marie-Claire Maison, Milk, Elle, Elle Decoration, Residences etc...Cette année, ils ont lancés leur e-boutique, allez jeter un coup d'oeil, cela vaut vraiment le coup!

Leur super belle maison est dans le Marie-Claire Maison de ce mois et elle est canon! J'adore le plancher peint en noir et ce vieux placard qui joue du contraste sur les murs blancs. Le trompe-l'oeil sur le mur est superbe et me rappelle le wall sticker de Maison Martin Margiela.

Tout est superbement mis en scene et il me tarde de les revoir l'été prochain sur le Bassin.

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Gosh, I love this kitchen!

She said after spending her Sunday painting her daughter's inside cupboards in bubble gum pink while catching up on Superior Interiors listening to Kelly Hoppen (who by the way has a very calming voice)

But it is true, this is the kind of pare down, minimalist, natural interiors that I like and the kind of soft industrial look I would like to achieve in our kitchen blending natural materials such as wood, linen, stone and ceramic. Elodie has a similar old farm table in her home in Paris which she dresses with a couple of linen runners we used to have in the boutique and it's just beautiful. Entertaing friends in this space must be bliss...I love the natural light, the simplicity of the pendant lights, the carefully selected B&W art print.

via NNZ Domizil

Dit-elle apres avoir passé son Dimanche à peindre l'interieur des placards de sa fille en rose bonbon tout en regardant Superior Interiors et en écoutant Kelly Hoppen (qui a par ailleurs, une voix très calmante)

Mais c'est vrai, c'est le genre d'intérieurs, minimals, calmes, naturels, que j'aime et le genre de look semi-industriel mais chaleureux que j'aimerais donner à notre cuisine en mélangeant des matériaux naturels tel que le bois, la pierre, le lin, la céramique. Elodie a une table similaire à celle-ci chez elle, qu'elle habille avec deux chemins de table en lin que nous avions avant dans la boutique et c'est juste d'une beauté toute simple et parfaite. Avoir des amis à diner dans cette espace doit etre un vrai bonheur...J'adore toute cette lumière naturelle, la simplicité des lampes suspendues au-dessus du comptoir, l'illustration en N&B choisie avec le plus grand soin. 

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Axel Vervoordt's home

This is the home of belgian designer: Axel Vervoordt which frankly is a pure beauty and exactly the kind of spaces I found calming. Although I think I would need some kind of workspace somewhere in the house, where I could put moodboards on the wall and go crazy with images and MT masking tapes!

via Architectural Digest

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