Ca y est: an overdose of decorations in Paris & the Oise helped me a to get into the mood for Christmas! After several years I found our xmas lights again! In the mean time the pine tree in our garden grew so much that the light string only covers a small part of it. Read article…
Author: Judith de Graaff
Xmas in Paris
Can you believe we're only a week away from Christmas? This is what xmas looks like in Paris: above Andrea Crews for Uniqlo, below the Repetto store. The light swirls around the ballerina dress remind me of the beautiful Le Deun lights. This made me laugh, I bet I'm not the only who took a Read article…
A ridiculous bike trip
Last week I did something quite ridiculous: I joined au5v on their annual bicycle trip around the neighborhood to see the local xmas illuminations. That doesn't sound very ridiculous in itself but we wore Santa hats, our bikes were decorated, and 2 xmas trees were in the bakfiets and bicycle carrier. And we also played Read article…
The Typography of Sint
This past weekend my family and I celebrated my favorite holiday: Saint Nicholas! Even though it's not nearly as much fun when you live in a country where noone celebrates Sinterklaas ( I know they do in the Alsace region… but it's not really the same… ) I still enjoyed gathering around 5 euro gifts Read article…
The Typography of Travel 11
One Bunting Away is joining me again with some amazing signage from Miami! I love how the W and Y are joined in the New Yorker hotel signage! Merci again Giova! Royal Cheese boutique – Paris, France New Yorker hotel – Miami, Florida, US The Tiffany hotel – South Beach Miami, Florida, US Modified Spaces Read article…
I’m obsessed with this video…
I have a confession to make. I secretly looooove cheesy music. Taste in music is so personal and reveals so much about your age & social culture, don't you think? I grew up in the nineties during the big boom of music videos and developed a decent taste in music. But some pulp slipped through Read article…
Merci prepares for Xmas
Two weeks ago I quickly hopped into Desiree's favorite shop in Paris again: Merci. The visual merchandisers were preparing the store for Christmas with trees & light bulb stars. I realized that I'm not quite in the mood for Christmas yet, although I did buy my first xmas gift there. ( can't tell you what, Read article…
Short days, more light!
Rise & shine it's monday morning! I hope you had a lovely weekend? Mine was filled with snow, Saint Nicholas treats and family fun. So let's start off this week with some nice lightning. I'm usually not a big fan of exposed lightbulbs because they blind my eyes. But the bulbs above ( several dozens Read article…
8 years at Studio Sapique
Today, exactly 8 years ago we moved into Studio Sapique! What an adventure it has been! I think if we would have known all the obstacles we had to overcome, we would have never moved here that day. But after all I'm glad we did. We've learned so much, about each other, about ourselves, about Read article…
The Typography of Travel 10
For this 10th edition of my Typography of Travel column, One Bunting Away is joining me with some amazing signage from Miami! I love the bright pastels and retro typefaces. Merci Giova! The Carlyle Hotel – South Beach Miami, Florida, US IKKS store – Antwerp, Belgium Beaucoup bistro – Paris, France Crescent Resort, South Beach Read article…
