Waking up to thoughts of the US this morning. After Sandy I was almost worried about another disaster this week… but I'm glad it's not the case! LEGO Lady Liberty has been keeping me company on my desk for the past few weeks. She's pretty cool right? Have you ever seen her "live"?
Author: Judith de Graaff
Styloise: Vincent
Vincent, a high school student from Précy sur Oise, was on his way to meet some friends when I bumped into him. He told me I found the right guy for getting to know all hotspots in the Oise, as he likes to hang out here a lot. His favorite place in the Oise is Read article…
The apple tree
Our winter garden is not actually our "winter" garden. When I saw that temperatures would drop down to 2°C, I moved all my palm trees, agaves, succulents and aloë to heated rooms in the building. My beloved Elstar apple tree is now hibernating in our living room!
JOELIX in Butterzart magazine
Earlier this year I met Nina in Berlin when we both attended The Hive, a European Blog Conference. We immediately hit it off ( we talked for hours during the cocktail party! ) and have been in contact ever since. Nina writes a monthly magazine called Butterzart about kids fashion & lifestyle. It's an honor Read article…
New IKEA guest blog: my workplace
My second guest blog on IKEA family live just went live! It's about my workplace. Check it out here! Remember how I told you I never ever win anything? Well my luck has changed! I won this beautiful orange Kaleido tray by HAY on Mrs D.'s blog Fair and Softly goes far. The tray is Read article…
Happy Halloween!
Simply for the sake of Halloween, I made these prefab Bubble Gum cupcakes. They taste the way they look: extremely chemical. As an extra touch, I added 2 little selfmade cardboard bats on top. In Belgium, on the way back home from Hello Etsy, I heard on AFN radio ( a tip if you like Read article…
Would you live in a colored house?
Maybe it's because I grew up in a house with a bright red panel on the facade. Or because one of my favorite children's books told a story about a bunch of kids who painted their house in bright colors when their parents were on holiday. Anyway I'm always intrigued by colored houses. Why did Read article…
Hello Etsy @ Dutch Design Week
This saturday I attended Hello Etsy in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The worldwide marketplace of handmade goods organized this gathering around the theme of "Small Business In A Big World". I'm not a true crafter ( and don't have an Etsy shop ), but as a graphic designer I can very well relate to being a Read article…
Styloise: Aïcha
On a beautiful sunny afternoon, I met Aïcha. She's originally from Toulouse in the South West of France and only recently moved to Creil in the Oise. She works at City Hall and loves to take her two young daughters to Verneuil-en-Halatte for some park & playground fun. She recommends Café Noir in Chantilly for Read article…
The Typography of Travel 6
Beautiful typography spotted on some of my travels: Grocery Store – Muros, Spain Pharmacy – Santiago de Compostela, Spain Bazar shop – A Coruña, Spain Supermarket – Santiago de Compostela, Spain Mac Burguer – Muros, Spain Barbara jewellery shop – Bilbao, Spain San Francisco beach – San Francisco, Spain Hotel parking – Burgos, Spain (huge Read article…
