Congratulations! Mama Petula now has a second point of sale in Paris! Talented Caroline worked with the team of Welcome Bio to create a very inspiring planty corner in their brand new concept store called Welcome Bio Bazar. It's a spacious corner in the back of the shop where you can buy lots of interesting Read article…
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Delighted by Marset and Apparatu
The biggest perk that comes with being a blogger is that you get to meet the coolest people and visit the most amazing places. This summer in Barcelona, our group of design bloggers and journalists was invited to the showroom of Marset, a Spanish creative lighting company. You may recognize some of their lamps, like Read article…
Peonies Café et Fleurs in Paris
Plants are my thing, but I also really enjoy flowers. But not nearly as much as my flower friend Elodie from Madame Love. Earlier this summer we picked the most beautiful Café au Lait Dahlias in her second home here in the Oise. The other day we had lunch at a brand new café in Read article…
Amodo Objects & Stories in Berlin
Between working on an urban jungle hangout and styling a jungle rooftop dinner location in Berlin last month, I found this gem of a shop in Mitte. Marianna, the Italian owner of Amodo, created a darling shop with a cool mix of everything I like (and more): plants, color, plywood, and a very personal and Read article…
I won the vtwonen Advanced Blogger Award 2016!
So happy, humbled and honored! This weekend I won the vtwonen Advanced Blogger Award 2016 with my blog JOELIX.com. It was such a surprise, because I was shortlisted together with two very talented blog colleagues: Marij from My Attic and Suzanne from &Suus. They both create beautiful content for their blogs and social media and totally Read article…
Garden banquet with my LZF family
It's the last day of summer and today I want to share with you one of my most memorable evenings of this summer: the garden banquet at LZF Lamps in Spain. As part of Sunny Design Days, our group of bloggers and journalists was invited to attend a garden banquet in Chiva, a small town Read article…
Urban Jungle Bloggers #31
Wow, what a week! We joyfully launched our #urbanjunglebook in Munich last Friday and life has been one big whirlwind ever since. The book launch was such a festive occasion: Igor and I presented the result of nine months of hard work to bloggers, journalists, homeowners, plant lovers, in presence of both our partners. The Read article…
Espacio Brut in Madrid
When I walked into Espacio Brut my designer heart skipped a beat: stunning colors, handmade contemporary wooden furniture and even a few plants and exciting plant pots! Welcome to this design shop in the heart of Madrid, filled with delicious Spanish design items and furniture! Even though I'm not a big carpet lover (our cats Read article…
A peek inside Expormim factory
What can change your ideas and opinions about a beautiful design object? A peek of the production process; by visiting a factory with its particular smell, the functional tools, large production halls and the talented people that work there! I believe it makes you better understand the craftsmanship, knowledge, materials and time that go into Read article…
Hotel Alexandra in Barcelona
Staying in a beautiful hotel at two steps from the Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona was not the main goal of my stay in the capital of Catalonia last month. But coming home to a very comfortable room after a long day of Sunny Design exploring, felt like pure luxury. Hotel Alexandra Barcelona, part of Read article…