Lighting Design: Elegant Table Lamp by interior designer Jan Showers

In love with this elegant & stylish table lamp design from interior designer Jan Showers. The interiors of Jan Showers & Associates are chic and timeless. They exude glamour and grace with an approachable and at ease feeling.” At the end I added also the link of Jan her website. In case you would like to see more of the work of this special lady. I hope you're Inspired ........ Earlier I wrote more blogs about Lighting Design, SEE HERE

Interior designer Jan Showers

More about the designer:

Jan Showers has been designing interiors for over 25 years. In 1996 she opened her showroom in the Dallas Design District, presenting a collection that reflected her design philosophy. Showers also designs a custom furniture line.

Understated glamour, the combination of a variety of periods and styles and the creation of comfortable spaces are the foundation of Jan Showers’ style. Jan is inspired by art, travel, fashion, fine antiques and objects, as well as nature. Her design firm is recognized as one of the most distinguished in the nation as is her antiques business. In January 2014, Architectural Digest named Jan Showers & Associates to the AD100 list of top design & architecture firms.

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Sources: Jan Showers and Chairish 

PFW: Giambattista Valli S/S 2023 Couture, Part 01

Highlights from the couture fashionshow from Giambattista Valli for the season Spring/Summer 2023, seen at Paris Fashion Week. I hope you're Inspired ......










And some beautiful backstage photos .....




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Sources: Vogue VOGUE and WWD (backstage photos)
Photos: courtesy of Giambattista Valli

A sophisticated New York skyline apartment by James Thomas Chicago

I am totally in love with the chic & sophisticated decoratingstyle from the interior designers James Dolenc and Tom Riker (from James Thomas Chicago). Take a look below at this beautiful & dynamic residence in New York decorated by them. It's the epitome of highrise living. Cool style lined with sophistication, quality furnishings and easy hues. City views are simultaneously relaxing and breathtaking. I hope you're inspired!

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Sources: Decoholic and James Thomas Chicago

Fashion: Elegant Pre-Fall 2023 collection from Ferragamo, Part 2

Highlights from the Ferragamo Pre-Fall 2023 collection. This is part 2. I hope you're inspired! Earlier I wrote more fashionblogs, SEE HERE









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Source: VOGUE
Photos: courtesy of Ferragamo

Elegant & Minimalistic conference table Snaregade by Norm Architects

Today I would like to show you this inspiring conference table called the Snaregade table for Menu, designed by the Danish company Norm Architects. What an elegant design! This table was thoroughly tested by founder and creative management. An elegant and minimalist table with a strong geometric presence, the Snaregade is sleek enough to aesthetically elevate any space and durable enough for both commercial and private use. The thinner silhouette enhances the elegance of this beautiful table.

The Snaregade Table was originally built for the home of MENU founder Bjarne Hansen, answering the question: what does the founder of a furniture company need in his dining room? He needed a table that was efficient in its use of space, visually light and of course sophisticated. It was so well-received that it’s been in production ever since. MENU brings personality and intimacy to every piece and the Snaregade showcases the best of that as it feels customised for every setting.

The new linoleum tops are both visually and materially appealing with a heartiness that makes it an easy choice for families with young children or for a restaurant setting. The more slender silhouette of the top adds to the already present sophistication and minimalism. Earlier I wrote more blogs about this inspiring company Norm Architects, SEE HERE I hope you're inspired!

 More about Norm Architects

Kasper Rønn & Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen

NORM is a multidisciplinary design studio situated in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark, focusing on residential architecture, commercial interiors and industrial design. They have a beautiful way of presenting their designs in a way of timeless simplicity, simple shapes and lots of white and grey tones. 

NORM was founded in 2008 by architects Kasper Rønn and Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen by their vocation to create timeless architecture and meaningful design products. "Our home and the things we surround ourselves with, should provide a refuge from the daily chaos, which seems to dominate our world. By understanding minimalism as an aesthetic and simplicity as a philosophy of life, NORM aims at providing structures which gives a feeling of freedom. The justification of a product lies in its ability to differentiate: aesthetically and in functionality. With a determined focus on the good idea, right materials and fine craftsmanship, NORM's primary endeavour is to create useful products, appealing design and architecture that captures and inspire life".

Sources: Norm Architects and Menuspace

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PFW: Elegant collection from Dries van Noten F/W 2023 RTW, Part 1

Would like to share with you this elegant collection from fashion designer Dries van Noten for the season F/W 2023 RTW, seen at Paris Fashion Week. I will post 3 blogs about this beautiful collection. I hope you're Inspired ......... Earlier I wrote more blogs about Fashion, SEE HERE

More about the designer
Born in Antwerp in 1958, Dries Van Noten is the third generation in a family of tailors. At the age of 18, Dries entered the fashion design course of Antwerp’s Royal Academy. On graduating, he began to freelance as a consultant designer before starting his own collection of menswear in 1986. Since its beginnings Dries Van Noten has presented collections for women and men for Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter each year. He celebrated his 50th fashion show in 2004 and 100th fashion show in 2017.

In June 2008, the Council of Fashion Designers of America honoured Dries Van Noten with its International Designer of the Year Award. 2014 began with the grand opening of Dries Van Noten, “Inspirations”, a first ever exhibition featuring his designs and influences at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Another configuration of the exhibit moved to Antwerp in 2015. In July France decorated Dries Van Noten with the honour of ‘Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.’ In October 2016, Dries Van Noten wins the Culture Award from The Province of Antwerp for his contribution to Culture.

2019 saw Mr Van Noten collaborate with world renowned fashion designer Mr Christian Lacroix on his collection for Women, Spring/Summer 2020. In June 2020 and September 2021, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has again nominated Dries Van Noten for its International Designer of the Year Award.

Q&A with dries van noten

When did you know that designing clothes was your path & passion?

There was a certain logic to my choice as my family had been involved in fashion and the garment business for generations. My father created one of Belgium’s most innovative retailers of ‘Pret-a-Porter’ and my grandfather was a tailor. I inherited my love of garment making, its traditions and rituals, from these men and my mother. Family immersed me in the craft and skill of fabrics, impassioned me with the power of flair and style for women and men that fired my quest to explore and question the subjectivity of “beauty” and the role it would play in my life. My family was very supportive and encouraged me to continue its fashion tradition. I regularly accompanied my parents to Paris and Milan on their many buying trips for collections. Though they had imagined I might take over the retail business, that I was passionate to become a fashion designer came as a great surprise to them.

What is your design signature?

I see a garment as a singular item of excellence that is part of a larger story told, firstly, within a designer’s vision for a collection and ultimately as part of the final wearer’s expression of their style through their wardrobe. My joy is to create a garment that fuses and balances beauty, craft and function, a garment that can perform well and continue in time to become part of life’s story. I enjoy juggling with colours, textures and light in a way that evokes rather than provokes.

Where do you come up with your best ideas?

The spark of inspiration for the narrative of a collection rarely ever comes in the same way. The initial idea can sometimes come quickly and remain constant throughout the design process… occur on a walk in my garden, encountering a painting or the life and work of an artist. It can be something rarefied or ordinary, for example, suddenly looking at something that has surrounded me every day and seeing it in a different way that inspires. It can be a photograph in a book or a magazine, a re-read passage in a loved book, a conversation with friends or my design team or a piece of music. For other collections the story is more of a journey, deliberate, considered, and evolves through time and the design process. Anything can be that spark that ignites the creative process. What I have learned is that one recognises the spark when it happens, it may not be too planned, be ‘of its time’ and is more emotional than cerebral.

Is there a difference between style and fashion?

Of course, style comes from within..

What colour or fabric would you never use?

None actually! Often, challenging myself to work with colours, fabrics, or forms that I have disliked and bringing them into a collection can be an important aspect of the creative process.

What is beauty?
The idea of beauty is supremely subjective and very personal. Time also plays a role when our view on what is beautiful to us evolves. A flower, a building or a garment can be a thing of wonder for one while leaving another completely indifferent. What was beautiful to us even recently may be ugly today. Luckily, all designers have their own eye on and language of beauty.

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Sources: VOGUE and Dries van Noten 
Photos: courtesy of Dries van Noten