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Welcome! Thank you for visiting my weblog. I am Irene, Elisabeth Pouw, a Dutch blogger. As blogger I am connecting my readers with beauty, style, quality and craftsmanship in various subjects like interiordesign, architecture, haute couture, photography, art etc. I love decorating & bringing beauty and harmony into interiors. I created this blog to share my passion for decorating as well as the many other things which inspire me. From time to time I am also highlighting certain interior designers, decorators, architects, stylists, photographers etc. I hope you enjoy your visit. Feel free to give a comment on my blogs. I will react back as soon as possible. Best regards, Irene Pouw from Holland.

02 februari 2025

Flashback: Beautiful collection from Berluti S/S 2015 Menswear


Would like to share with you a flashback of the highlights from the Berluti fashionshow for S/S 2015 Menswear. Love the colorchoice Berluti has used in this collection. Be Inspired ...... This is a repost of my blog I publised earlier on 20-11-2014.









Source: BERLUTI
Photos courtesy of Berluti.
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01 februari 2025

Glassware: Murano Magic - Colourful glassware by Nason Moretti

Be Inspired by this dandy glass collection designed by Nason Moretti. Below you will find a short impression. My favorite one is the orange glass jug. Is this your piece too? This is a repost of my blogpost of 24-09-2020. For more information just have a look at the website of Nason Moretti below. 










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Source: Nason Moretti
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30 januari 2025

Beautiful artwork by illustrator Edward Julius Detmold

 Would like to share with you today this beautiful and refined artwork with flowers and butterflies from the illustrator Edward Julius Detmold 
(1883 - 1957). Be Inspired .....

More about the artist Edward Julius Detmold (1883–1957)
Edward Julius was a watercolourist, illustrator and printmaker specialising in natural history subjects and the creation of his own fantastic worlds. Like his twin brother Charles Maurice he was educated privately and studied creatures in the zoo. He worked with him until Charles Maurice’s death in 1908. Edward Julius settled in Montgomeryshire by which time he had established a reputation as a book illustrator working with great exactitude. The Fables of Aesop, 1909 and Maurice Maeterlinck’s The Life of the Bee, 1911 were notable examples. For a few months in 1905 the brothers were associates of RE but resigned. Edward Julius was a prolific exhibitor at Fine Art Society, Brook Street Art Gallery, Arlington and Baillie Galleries, NEAC, RA, RI and elsewhere.

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Other sources: Art UKWikipedia and Bing
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25 januari 2025

Design: The Woolsey Ping Pong table for design lovers by Sean Woolsey


A few pieces caught my eye this week, like this beautiful Ping Pong table for design lovers by Sean Woolsey. What an elegant and beautiful design! Love the use of walnut too. This Ping Pong table is a sleek, multifunctional table with a solid black walnut top. The table sits on solid walnut legs and has a powder-coated steel net that can be easily removed. Need a dining table? The Woolsey Ping Pong Table can be converted to a dining or conference table as well. This blogpost is a repost of my blog of 24-09-2016. For more 'Design' inspiration SEE HERE


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Sources: Design Milk and Sean Woolsey
Photos by Foxes and Wolves

VINTAGE FASHION: BRIGITTE BARDOT (06)

Brigitte Bardot is the epitome of French glamour and timeless sex appeal. In honor of her birthday (she was born on 28-09-1934 in Paris), we look back at some of her most iconic fashion moments. Here we see a dreamy vintage fashionphoto from Brigitte Bardot. Earlier I wrote more blogs about Brigitte, SEE HERE
Source: Who What Wear. 
Ph. Pressefoto Kindermann-ullstein bild via Getty Images.
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Flashback: Elie Saab F/W 2016-17 Couture, Details (01)

Would like to share with you today some flashbacks of this stunning collection from Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab. What a fantastic designs again! I am a huge fan of the beautiful designs of Elie. Always a joy to look at ...... For more inspiration, SEE HERE
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Sources: VOGUE and ELIE SAAB
Photos: courtesy of Elie Saab
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22 januari 2025

Music: My favourite song today: Casta Diva "Norma" by Inessa Galante

 Listening to beautiful music can really touch my heart and soul. On a regular basis I will share with you one of my favourite songs. Today I choose this song: Casta Diva "Norma" by Inessa Galante. Fantastic opera singer and performance! Just Enjoy ......


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Source: You Tube

20 januari 2025

Lighting Design: La Lampe Gras (02)

La Lampe Gras, icon of the 20th century
Be Inspired by this beautiful and timeless lighting design, La Lampe Gras. In 1922 Bernard-Albin GRAS designed a series of lamps for use in offices and in industrial environments. The GRAS lamp, as it was subsequently called, was astounding in its simple, robust and yet very ergonomic design. There are neither screws nor welded joints in the basic form. In 1927 the Ravel company purchased the patent and started production of the GRAS lamps. I wrote earlier ANOTHER BLOG about this inspiring lighting design. This blog is a repost of my blog of 19-07-2021

Bernard- Albin Gras was one of the most innovative designer of the 20th century. The functional esthetic of his lamps and especially the design of details such as those of the arms, stems, brackets and bases were truly original and far ahead of his time. Early on Le Corbusier was seduced by the modern design and user-friendliness of the lamps. He became one of Bernard-Albin GRAS’s most enthusiastic supporters using the lamps in his own offices as well as employing them in numerous architectural projects all over the world.

Others such as Robert Mallet-Stevens, Jacques Emile Ruhlmann and Eileen Gray followed this trend as well. Furthermore, such well-know artists as Sonia Delaunay and Georges Braque also used these lamps in their studios. For the first time in history, a lamp was equally popular in professional as well as in residential applications. Today, the GRAS lamp has become sought after a collector’s item all over the world, most notably in France, in the United States and in Japan. Bernard-Albin Gras’s talented and visionary design has proven to be timeless.
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Photos: courtesy of La Lampe Gras. 
Source: LA LAMPE GRAS
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