Furniture Design: Gorgeous fuchsia velvet armchair Carrosse

Check out this fuchsia velvet armchair Carrosse. Great piece! The envy of royalty, this armchair will add a decidedly colorful note to your living room. This high-backed baroque armchair is also available as the Carrosse white armchair or a pink children's armchair. Be Inspired ...... This blogpost is a repost of my blog of 02-02-2015. 

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Source: Maisons du Monde

Furniture Design: Beautiful Guitar Maestro cabinet from Paula Grace Designs

Be Inspired by this fantastic cabinet. It's the 'Guitar Maestro' cabinet from Paula Grace Designs. This cabinet is hand-crafted from walnut wood, wood veneers, cypress inlay and steel. What a beautiful piece of furniture! 

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Source: via Dering Hall

Runway: Chanel Cruise fashionshow 2026-27 by Matthieu Blazy

Chanel unveils the Cruise 2026/27 collection in a cinematic presentation set against a picturesque coastal backdrop. Models showcase the latest designs while navigating a mirrored runway that reflects both the audience and the serene ocean horizon. Be Inspired ........

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Cruise 2026/27 collection
by fashion designer Matthieu Blazy for CHANEL
Photos: courtesy of Chanel

Music: Most Peaceful Music Ever Written - Bach: Air on G String by Ilia Laporev

 
Would like to share with you today this beautiful piece from Bach's Air on the G String performed on cello by Ilia Laporev and on piano by Estevao Gomes. Beautiful .... Relaxing ....Peaceful. Thank you Ilia and Estevao. 💖

More about Ilia Laporev

Ilia Laporev was born in Ghent, Belgium, in 1990. He is an award-winning cellist, former Principal Cello of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and a dedicated teacher. 

He comes from a very musical traditional family trained at the Moscow Conservatory. His father is principal cello at the Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg and his mother violinist at the Vlaamse Opera Gent. Ilia began playing the cello at the age of nine, studying with his father Ilia Laporev Sr., as well with the Belgian cellist Hans Mannes and with Vladimir Perlin, in Minsk, Belarus. At the age of 16, Ilia was accepted as a promising student to study with Clemens Hagen, cellist of the famous Hagen Quartet, at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. Later studies are with Justus Grimm at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and with Jerome Pernoo at the Conservatoire Nationale Superieur de Musique in Paris. Ilia has participated in master classes with world class cellists such as Frans Helmerson, Heinrich Schiff, Janos Starker, Natalia Shakhovskaya and Maria Kliegel. Ilia has received numerous awards at several Belgian national and international competitions for young musicians. 

As an orchestra and chamber musician, Ilia played in famous concert halls such as Sala São Paulo, Musikverein Wien, Royal Albert Hall & Royal Festival Hall London, Salle Pleyel Paris, Bozar Brussels, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Teatro San Carlo Napoli, Tonhalle Zürich, Philharmonie du Luxembourg and others.

From 2015 until 2018, Ilia was the Principal cello of the São Paulo State Symphony orchestra(OSESP) with Marin Alsop as musical director. During Ilia’s time in Brazil, he was invited to give masterclasses and concert’s at important international music festivals such as ‘Festival internacional de musica Campos de Jordão’ and ‘Festival internacional de musica SESC’ in Pelotas. From 2017 until 2018, Ilia was cello teacher of the ‘Instituto Baccarelli’ in São Paulo. Since his return to Europe he is playing frequently with leading orchestras such as the London Philharmonic and Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg as invited cello (co) leader. Ilia is also very active in the chamber music world. He was member of the OSESP String quartet and the Sao Paulo trio. He performed together with great artists such as Osmo Vänskä, Caio Pagano, Antoine Tamestit, Christoph Hartmann, Polina Leschenko, Sergey Ostrovsky and others.

As an orchestra and chamber musician, Ilia played in famous concert halls such as Sala São Paulo, Musikverein Wien, Royal Albert Hall & Royal Festival Hall London, Salle Pleyel Paris, Bozar Brussels, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Teatro San Carlo Napoli, Tonhalle Zürich, Philharmonie du Luxembourg and others.

On his You Tube channel you will find videos of classical music with emphasis on the cello. You will also find beautiful cello performances, creative & emotional arrangements, technique breakdowns, repertoire deep-dives and musical magic. 

He plays on a 7/8 cello build by J. B. Lefebvre, anno 1763 Amsterdam, whose sound in his hands colourful and deep.

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Sources: HIS WEBSITE and his You Tube channel: Ilia Laporev

Flashback: Dolce & Gabbana F/W 2014-15 - Majolica: From Pottery to Fashion

Be Inspired by these lovely Majolica print dresses from Dolce & Gabbana for 

Fall/Winter 2014-15 with memories of the pottery from Sicily. This blogpost is a repost of my blog of 20-09-2014. Be Inspired .........

Majolica pottery is one of the most iconic ways of decorating pottery in the Mediterranean. Originally a glaze which was imported by the Moors in the early Middle Ages, since then it has become an art of Southern Italy, in particular Sicily.

Majolica is one of the first exports of luxury items made in Italy, with these intricately glazed ceramics taking pride of place at courts of all of Europe in the Renaissance. 

Majolica has continued to attract art lovers, and today fashion lovers since its inception, and remains a thriving art in Sicily. The coloured tiles, pots and vases decorate homes, and even roads (link scalinata caltagirone) in the picturesque town of Sicily.

You can match the majolica dresses with the Dolce & Gabbana Majolica accessories, see also my other blog about Majolica accessories later on. The abundance of majolica has long been an inspiration of Dolce & Gabbana who transpose the intricate decorations and the magnificent colours onto fabric for unique summery outfits. 

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Source: via Swide.com. 

Credits: Dolce & Gabbana

Furniture Design: the Monroe Sofa designed by Sean Dare

Would like to share with you today this beautiful white sofa called the Monroe Sofa. This sofa is defined by its soft, sculptural form and considered simplicity. Gently curved arms wrap around a generous seat, creating a sense of ease and comfort while maintaining a clean, architectural line. Designed to complement both minimal and more expressive interiors, the Monroe Sofa brings a calm, cohesive feel to a space - thoughtful in its details and effortless in its appeal. Designed by Sean Dare from Dare Studio. Be Inspired ........ I wrote earlier more blogs about furniture design, SEE HERE

The Monroe Sofa by Sean Dare

More about the company:

Dare Studio is an award winning British design company producing contemporary furniture and lighting products for luxury domestic interiors and high specification contract environments. Established by Sean Dare in 2009, Dare Studio is a family run company championing the skills of the finest craftsmen setting a benchmark for the very best in contemporary design and manufacture. All their pieces are hand made to order with an acute attention to detail. They use a combination of sophisticated techniques and the finest, carefully selected materials making each and every piece special.

Dare was established in 2009 by Sean Dare with the aim to create beautiful pieces of furniture which become an important element of the space they occupy. They are designed to make a statement without being dominant, providing an understated luxury for generations to enjoy.

''We believe in well crafted design, paying homage to the fine art of furniture making. Refined in both proportion and detail with a highly considered function and purpose. We work with acclaimed designers sharing our vision to create pieces that have a timeless inspirational aesthetic, manufactured to the highest standards in our dedicated workshops across the UK and Europe''.  

Sean Dare, Founder & MD

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Source: DARE STUDIO
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Color Inspiration: Happy Yellow (03)

Yellow is one of my favourite colors as this color really makes me smile. Yellow looks also so cheerful and sunny. :-) Would like to share with you some delightful yellow photos for architecture, fashion, flowers and interior design. Just enjoy the beauty of yellow ...... Earlier I wrote more blogs about Colors, SEE HERE This is a repost of my blogpost of 26-09-2015.

What a lovely yellow spiral staircase. 

At the beach in yellow.

A yellow chapel in Santorini, Greece.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

Lovely in Yellow.

Sunny Yellow.

Yellow coiffeur shop.

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Photography by Irene: Lovely Springtime in North of Holland ........

 Now and then I will share some photos from the area where I live. I live in North of Holland. It's about 40 kilometers from our capital Amsterdam (NL). I guess that my readers would like to know a bit more about me as a blogger (the person behind this blog, the area where I live ......).

This week I went by bike to the Dutch place Egmond-Binnen to pick up a delivered package. The area is quite country-sided with open fields with huge trees and houses. Lots of space with cows, goats and sheeps grazing, really peaceful ...... While cycling I came across this field with yellow flowers and a large farmhouse. There was a beautiful sky with lots of clouds. Of course I could not resist to take a quick photo with my mobile phone. Greetings from Irene. p.s. Earlier I published more photos, shot by me SEE HERE

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Ph. captured by Irene Pouw by mobile phone

Interior designer to know: Katty Schiebeck - Luxurious apartment in Barcelona

While surfing on internet I found this beautiful apartment of 400 m2 located in Barcelona on the Paseo de Gracia, the most listed street of Barcelona. It is designed by the very talented interior designer & blogger Katty Schiebeck. She created a sophisticated & elegant place with personality. Love her interesting choices for interior design. Enjoy the beauty and luxury of this apartment .....  

Katty Schiebeck, interior designer

More about Katty
Katty Schiebeck, self-taught interior designer and blogger at Somewhere I Would Like to Live — a website of inspiring photography, tasteful interiors and architecture — is truly the product of her generation. Her work has been shared online with such an enthusiasm that it has catapulted her onto the international stage.

Despite her modest-sized portfolio of residential projects — the most blogged-about being a 440-square-metre apartment in Barcelona’s upscale Passeig de Gràcia — Schiebeck’s distinctive style has attracted attention from day one. What some might see as a mix of Scandinavian minimalism and contemporary Spanish design, the interior designer prefers to describe simply as “welcoming and austere at the same time”. There are many other influences at play, she adds. The work of Modernists Le Corbusier and Mies Van der Rohe and the dramatic interiors of American architect Paul Rudolph are all touchstones. 
 

Most important for Schiebeck, however — and the starting point for every project — is to respect the history or the ‘bones’ of each site. “I try to retrieve some architectural elements of the space, for instance: a floor of mosaic tiles or some moulds on the walls,” she explains. “I’ve been fortunate to work on properties in Barcelona of modernist style, where you always find such decorative elements.” 

Schiebeck came to interiors via real estate, an avenue that allowed her to build a client base quickly but decorating was always her first love. “I used to love going to Encants, a small flea market in Barcelona, to look for pieces,” she says. “Furniture with lots of character fascinates me.”

The furniture Schiebeck sources for her clients is mostly custom-designed and made to fit each interior, almost always in mid-century modern style. The careful arrangement of these pieces creates a sense of space — one of the most remarkable characteristics of her work. 

Another Schiebeck hallmark is an emphasis on light: “Always maximise the natural light,” she says. Adhering to a neutral colour palette — white, ecru, light grey and blond and honeyed woods with dramatic black accents — and the interplay of timber, marble and micro-cement surfaces make her interiors appear more light-filled.  

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Sources: Katty Schiebeck, Vogue Australia and Vogue Australia 02

Editorial: Iman for Harper's Bazaar Arabia, issue Febr. 2021

Beautiful Somali supermodel Iman with an elegant hat design for Harper's Bazaar Arabia's February 2021 issue. Be Inspired .......  

Headpiece, Dhs2,845, JR Malpere

Photography: Paola Kudacki. 

Styling: Jason Rembert. 

Hair: Oscar James. 

Make-Up: Camille Thompson. 

Manicure: Eri Handa. 

Stylists Assistants: Kristen McGovern, Eden Hurley and Wilton White. 

Production: Heather Robbins.

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Source: Harper's Bazaar Arabia

Beautiful Yacht Design Collection 'Baia' by Christophe Pillet for Ethimo

While surfing on internet this morning I found this beautiful yacht design collection called 'Baia' designed by Christophe Pillet. Ethimo and Christophe Pillet created a new line of outdoor furniture for ‘living on the sea’.

Baia makes an exciting foray into the world of yacht design and outdoor decor, suggesting an open-air lifestyle philosophy that from dry land moves out to sea, configuring the boat as space for living without limits. To be furnished in a refined comfortable way, where the interiors are in constant dialogue with the exteriors. Be Inspired ..........

More about the designer Christophe Pillet:

Lucidity of expression and the search for simplicity are the key principles: in the work of Christophe Pillet the elegance is optimized. Pillet’s perfect command of sensuality and refinement has made him one of the rare French designers who have gained global recognition designing hotels, boutiques and directing artistic projects in the USA, Great-Britain and Japan. He has won international acclaim for the spectrum and quality of his creations. Architecture, objects, furniture, artistic direction, his signature is invariably associated with the finest brands: Lacoste, Jean-Claude Jitrois, Catherine Malandrino, Lancel, Le Tannneur International.

The scope and the variety of his projects share a common attitude, independent of scale. Whether it be as design director for Lacoste or in long-term collaborations with Driade, Cappellini, Emu, Porro or Serralunga his considered interpretations are a testament to high-voltage chic, distinguished both by its precision and rigor. If a “Pillet style” exists, it is in his ability to crystallize, within a project, the excitement of a proposition.

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Sources: Ethimo (01), Ethimo (02) and Christophe Pillet

Danish Design: Elegant Bauhaus dining chair by Kristina Dam, Denmark (02)

While surfing this morning on internet I found this beautiful Bauhaus dining chair from stainless steel. It's a design from Kristina Dam Design Studio. The design is simple and elegant based on pure geometrical components and from the Bauhaus furniture series. Designed in Denmark and available in this black or a neat beige colouring. The Bauhaus furniture collection is suited for indoor usage but also well suited for outdoor cafés, restaurants and urban spaces. It will also function quite well as a fashionable kitchen chair when encircling the black coloured Bauhaus dining table. I wrote earlier already a blog about the Bauhaus dining table. I am in love with this fantastic Danish design! Be Inspired .....

The Bauhaus circular dining table

More about Kristina Dam Design Studio:

The work produced by Kristina Dam Design Studio is never anything short of stunning. The beauty of each piece is its seamless transition from either a focal point to a subtle accent, depending on the context in which it is used. The Kristina Dam Studio design ethos and philosophy could be described as Sculptural Minimalism, with a focus on simple graphic lines, attention to details and carefully selected materials. All furniture are produced within the EU and designed in Copenhagen, Denmark by Kristina Dam.

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Source: Kristina Dam Design Studio

THANK YOU VERY MUCH - 2,8 MILLION PAGE VIEWS WORLDWIDE!

 Good Morning! Today I've accomplished the milestone of 2,8 million page views since I started with my weblog ByElisabethNL on December 11th, 2011. I am very proud and happy with this great result. Would like to thank you wholeheartedly for your interest in my blogs. It's always a pleasure to be a source of inspiration for my readers. 

Wishing you a great new week ahead and greetings from Amsterdam (NL). 
Irene Pouw, Interior- & Fashionblogger (ByElisabethNL). ♥ ♥ ♥

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Inspiring fashion photography by Gladys Ng (01)

Be inspired by this beautiful fashion photo from photographer Gladys Ng. She is a fashion, advertising and commercial photographer based in Singapore. Love her beautiful work, a combination of beauty, art & photography. This blogpost was earlier published on 14-07-2014. 

More about Gladys Ng:
Experimental is the word to describe photographer Gladys Ng and her works. Fascinated by beautiful things since young, fashion photography is doubtlessly her calling. Since she started fashion photography in 2010, her works have been published in numerous fashion magazines and also international platforms. She won many awards both in her own country and internationally.

Never one to bow to monotony and constantly aims to transcend boundaries, she loves to capture beauty through her art. As Alexander McQueen says, beauty can come from the strangest of places. To her, every shoot is like creating a new piece of art that is exclusive. It is not about just taking photographs but creating fairytales. For more information about her background and stunning work, see the enclosed links below. 

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Sources: Gladys NG and FMD

Music: Eva Cassidy - Songbird

 In Love with the golden voice of singer Eva Cassidy. For today I chose her lovely song called 'Songbird'. Just enjoy .......  💖💖💖

Thank you for listening at this song.

Source: You Tube - Eva Cassidy

Quote by Ansel Adams (01)

More about the photographer

Ansel Adams was born in the Western Addition of San Francisco, California. He was an American photographer and environmentalist (1902 - 1984). His black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West, especially Yosemite National Park, have been widely reproduced on calendars, posters and in books.

With Fred Archer, Adams developed the Zone System as a way to determine proper exposure and adjust the contrast of the final print. The resulting clarity and depth characterized his photographs. Adams primarily used large-format cameras because their high resolution helped ensure sharpness in his images.

Adams founded the photography Group f/64 along with fellow photographers Willard Van Dyke and Edward Weston. In 1921, Ansel Adams produced his first photograph. In 1927, Adams produced his first portfolio, Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras, in his new style, which included his famous image Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, taken with his Korona view camera using glass plates and a dark red filter.

Adams received a Doctorate of Arts from both Harvard and Yale universities. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1966. He was awarded with various awards and was inducted into the California Hall of Fame by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver in 2007.

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Source: The Ansel Adams Gallery

Furniture Design: A great storage unit in an antique, industrial look!

While surfing on internet today I found this great metal cabinet. Would like to share it with you. It would be a stunning storage unit for stowing away lingerie, socks, swimsuits & accessories. The Rockwell Metal Chest of Drawers is made in an antique, industrial look with twenty-four metal drawers with a vintage crackle finish & simple metal pulls. Get Inspired ..... I wrote MORE BLOGS about Industrial Design. 

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Source: PB Teen via Popsugar.

VINTAGE FASHION - PHOTO LOVE - NORMAN PARKINSON (16)

Would like to share with you today this interesting photo from fashion photographer Norman Parkinson: The Art of Travel on Artnet Auctions. Love his beautiful fashion photos. Norman Parkinson was a pioneer of fashion photography. Famous for his iconic sense of style and glamour, Parkinson’s unexpected and unique approach brought a freshness to the sometimes staid genres of fashion and portrait photography. Be Inspired ........ 

More about Norman Parkinson (1913 - 1990)

Norman Parkinson established his first photographic studio in 1934 and following World War II rapidly became one of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar most prominent photographer. Sharing with Toni Frissel the honor of being the first to have brought models outdoors, the British photographer privileged a realistic and impulsive aesthetic. He brought glamour and fantasy to his narratives that featured colorful and elegant yet humorous compositions that often took place in exotic landscapes - ‘I like there to be a joke in practically every photo I take.’ He discovered such models as Grace Coddington and Jerry Hall whom he depicted in 1975 in the USSR and pushed a certain Brian Ferry fascinated by her portrait to ask her to pose for a Roxy Music album cover and become her girlfriend. Rigorous yet surrealist are adjectives that would perfectly describe not only his images but also the man. The quintessential British charmer had an incredible allure and attitude dedicated to style. 

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Sources: Artnet Auctions, Elliott Gallery and Wikipedia

More photos via my Pinterest moodboards Vintage Fashion/HC 

Art: Cloud Gate sculpture at Millennium Park, Chicago by Anish Kapoor

While surfing on internet tonight I saw this inspiring sculpture. It's the Cloud Gate sculpture at Millennium Park, Chicago by the artist Anish Kapoor. The Cloud Gate sculpture, also known as "The Bean" is one of the highlights of Millennium Park. Designed by the artist Anish Kapoor, the Bean sculpture is made of 168 highly polished stainless steel plates - giving the appearance of liquid mercury. Up close, the highly reflective nature of the sculpture captures the beautiful skyline of Chicago. What a beautiful and impressive piece of art! Be Inspired .......

More about the artist

Anish Kapoor (Bombay, 1954) has lived in London since the early 1970s where he began his distinguished career as a student at Hornsey College of Art and Chelsea School of Art Design. Over the last 20 years, Kapoor has emerged as one of the most prolific and respected sculptors in the world. In July 2004, Kapoor unveiled his first-ever site-specific installation in the U.S. with a monumental work that anchors Millennium Park. 

Anish Kapoor

The internationally-acclaimed Anish Kapoor has had solo exhibitions of his work in venues such as the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, Kunsthalle Basel, Reina Sofia in Madrid and CAPC in Bordeaux. He has also participated internationally in many group shows at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, The Royal Academy and Serpentine Gallery in London; Documenta IX in Kassel; Moderna Museet in Stockholm; Jeu de Paume and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. Public collections of Kapoor's works are on view at a broad range of international cultural institutions.  

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Sources: Anish Kapoor and Wikipedia