Flashback: Elegant & Timeless Designs from fashion designer Hasan Hejazi

Would like to share with you again an older blogpost from December 2013 from fashion designer Hasan Hejazi. Love these elegant and timeless designs as well as the lovely hat designs and vibrant colors. It's from his Spring 2014 collection. Be Inspired .......

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Source: Hasan Hejazi
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Interior Design: Beautiful kitchen design by Studio McGee

While surfing on internet today I found this beautiful kitchen design in blue and white by Studio McGee. It's from their project Calabasas Remodel. I must say this is a very inspirational project with a fantastic color combination. I also added photos of the living room and the study room. Love this blue color used for the lower kitchen cabinets as well as the matching blue wall in the study room and the blue sofa. In contrast with the dark brown flooring, lots of white, wood, rattan and leather elements, the atmosphere feels very cosy with an harmonious color use. For the complete project, see the links below. Photography is by Kate Osborne Photography. Be Inspired ..... 

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Sources: Studio McGee, McGee and Co Shop and 
photography by Kate Osborne Photography
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Runway: Jean Paul Gaultier F/W 2022 Couture, Part 02

Highlights from the Couture fashion show from fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier for the season Fall/Winter 2022, seen at Paris Fashion Week. I will post totally three blogs about this inspiring fashion designer. Be Inspired .......







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Source: VOGUE
Photos: courtesy of JP Gaultier
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The Beauty of Ballet - Opera de Paris

Long-time readers of my weblog know already how much I love photography and ballet. I was touched by the elegant and refined atmosphere in this photo from the Opera de Paris. Be Inspired .......

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Photo found on Twitter, source unknown.
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Art: Beautiful artwork 'Face of Peace' by Pablo Picasso

 Would like to share with you this beautiful artwork of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso - Face of Peace, 1950. It is touching my heart and soul. The theme 'finding Peace' is at this moment in the world so applicable. Be Inspired ......

Pablo Picasso, 1962

More about the artist.

Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) was an artistic virtuoso who co-founded Cubism and produced an astounding 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures during his brilliant 70-year career. Picasso’s unparalleled body of work was so vast and its phases so unique, that art historians have divided it into specific periods. A child prodigy, Picasso took advanced classes at the Royal Academy of Art in Barcelona when he was only 15. His revolutionary Cubist works, with their distorted shapes and fragmented forms, established art as a genre that does not need to literally represent reality. Zealously embracing every medium from primitive art to sketches to Surrealism, Picasso had an unrivaled influence upon 20th century art.

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Sources: Pablo Picasso Org, Wikipedia and Art Salon Holland
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Editorial: Marie-Ange Gueye graces the pages of Marie Claire NL‘ March 2022

         
Longtime readers of my weblog know already how much I love fashion editorials ..... Below you will find colorful and expressive fashion photos from the Senegalese model Marie-Ange Gueye. In front of the lens of Katelijne Verbruggen, Marie-Ange graces the pages of Marie Claire Netherlands' March 2022 issue. Verbruggen's images are set against vibrant backdrops to complement the equally rich clothing. Marie-Ange wears here high-end designer labels such as Prada, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara and Miu Miu. Styling is by Anouk van Griensven and hair and makeup by Suzanne Verberk. Be Inspired .......




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Sources: Fashion Gone Rogue and Marie Claire NL
Photos by Katelijne Verbruggen
Styling by Anouk van Griensven
Hair & Makeup by Suzanne Verberk
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Smartphone Photography by Irene: Autumn will arrive soon ....... (02)

I recently decided to follow my passion more and that is shooting photos. It always made me happy, even when I was a teenager. 🤗 I just started with an online training for 'Basic Photography' by learning more about manual settings with a digital camera. Of course this needs time. However sometimes, while I am on my way to an appointment, I am using then my smartphone. It is practical, easy to shoot and quick. I've also heard that Smartphone Photography will become more and more popular. Today I would like to show you some photos of dried flowers I found in the parc close at my place. Aren't they beautiful? Now and then I will show you some photos I've captured. Hope I can Inspire you too ......


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Photos shot by Irene Pouw

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Danish Kitchen Design by Kvik - Beauty & Simplicity all together

In love with this white design kitchen Mano from the Danish brand Kvik. Here elegance, simplicity, craftsmanship and quality meet all together in one design. Love the herringbone floor too. Be Inspired ...... 

More about Kvik

Danish design has always had a great reputation. Famous for its simple, elegant and pure characteristics. Kvik is a Danish kitchen design brand. Founded in Kibæk, Denmark in 1983 as a reaction to the long delivery times, unfathomable sales processes and sky-high prices at the time. Nowadays Kvik insists that the experience of buying a kitchen should be as pleasant as life in the kitchen itself. In typical Danish fashion, Kvik kitchens are not only beautiful and simple but also bring together form and function.

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Sources: KVIK NL, KVIK ASIA, Instagram and Grundig
Photo via Kvik
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Smartphone Photography by Irene: The Valley at Amsterdam Zuidas business district (03)

 
I recently decided to follow my passion more and that is shooting photos. It always made me happy, even when I was a teenager. 🤗 Today I would like to share with you several architectural photos I have taken earlier from the impressive building 'The Valley' at the South Axis in Amsterdam. What an amazing place to live, work and play around! Designed by architect Winy Maas (from the company MVRDV) for the client EDGE Technologies. Landscape design was made by landscape architect Piet Oudolf. For additional information, see the links below as well as the You Tube movies. Now and then I will show you more smartphone photos I've captured. Be Inspired .......  

More about the building

With its landscape of jagged stone terraces, bay-windows and balconies covered in dense planting, designed by landscape architect Piet Oudolf, Valley brings much-needed greening to Amsterdam’s Zuidas business district. Designed for EDGE Technologies, the 75,000 m2 mixed-use project contains apartments, shops, offices, cultural institutes and a creative centre, highlighted by a publicly accessible "valley floor" located on the building's podium at the 4th and 5th floors.

In twenty years, the Zuidas area of Amsterdam has developed into the main international business centre which resulted in a reduced focus on residential interests. The development of Valley is part of the city’s ambition to correct this by transforming the area into a more liveable and complete urban quarter, welcoming large amounts of residents and additional public facilities to the area over the next decade.

Valley’s three peaks of varied heights reach up to a maximum of 100-meters at which the publicly accessible Sky-bar sits, spread out over the top two stories, offering panoramic views over Amsterdam. The building consists of 200 apartments, 7 storeys of offices, a three-storey underground parking with 375 parking spots and various retail and cultural facilities. From street level, a pedestrianised path, running along retails functions, terraces and roof gardens, leads up to the central valley-area spread across the 4th and 5th level and surrounds the central tower. Internationally renowned landscape architect Piet Oudolf designed all of Valley’s vegetation, focusing on a year-round green appearance. The project derives its name from the publicly accessible terraced valley that is spread out in-between its three mixed-use, towers.

Location: Netherlands. City: Amsterdam. Year: 2015.

Surface: 75000 m². Client: EDGE Technologies. Status: On site.

Programmes: Mixed use, Offices, Residential, Cultural, Bar-restaurant

Themes: Architecture, Housing, Mixed use, NEXT

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Sources: MVRDV, Valley NL and Edge Tech

Photos made by Irene Pouw by smartphone