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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 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.
Posts tonen met het label Steel. Alle posts tonen
Posts tonen met het label Steel. Alle posts tonen

01 september 2026

Interior Design: Amazing London House & Garden by Studio MacLean

Be inspired by this amazing London house & garden studio! British interiors firm Studio MacLean designed the renovation of this West London property – which measures 371 square metres – and its garden studio for a family who wanted to update the interiors with timeless finishes. Studio MacLean used monochrome paintwork, oak chevron flooring, cherry wood and marble finishes to overhaul this London house. Love many aspects of this house, like the monochrome palette in white and black, the oak parquet, the kitchen with wood and marble, the black custom-made steel doors as well as black painted radiator and staircase. And last but least the beautiful lighting design.
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Sources: Dezeen and Studio MacLean.

16 augustus 2020

Furniture Design: The E6 Chair by Nikita Bukoros

Below you will find this interesting furniture design: the E sofa series by designer Nikita Bukoros (ODESD2). This series combines functionality and aesthetics, which were inspired by Japanese culture. The frames and legs are made of steel, with wood lining the armrests. Available in a chair, sofas and ottomans.
Ukrainian design studio ODESD2 has released a series of new furniture pieces with bold, memorable design details. What’s cool about the company is that they have a design school and their goal is to pass along industrial design skills to future designers. Some of the new pieces were even designed by their students. 
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Sources: ODESD2 and Design Milk

12 juli 2018

Sophisticated society table from Arne Jacobsen relaunched by Carl Hansen

Be Inspired by this relaunched society table from Arne Jacobsen which combines steel, veneer, leather & wood. What a beautiful design! Carl Hansen & Son is re-launching this elegant table in close cooperation with Jacobsen’s family. The Society Table was originally manufactured in just a few copies and is now being resurrected in a slightly updated version. The tabletop is covered with fine-structured leather. The drawer unit combines wood and veneer. And the table shelf – with two compartments that fit up to A4 and M65 envelopes – is made of wood with glass sides. The table features an integrated, brushed, stainless-steel desk lamp. Jacobsen designed all of the elements including the conical lamp that completes the modernistic look.
Carl Hansen & Son is re-launching the sophisticated table in close cooperation with Jacobsen’s family, who are thrilled that the unique furniture piece will now reach a wider audience. Jacobsen’s grandson, designer Tobias Jacobsen, who manages his grandfather’s legacy with great dedication, notes:
“The Society Table is an expression of my grandfather’s remarkable ability to make the complex appear very simple. The desk is also an archetypal example of his functionalist approach to the design process, so it is very significant that the Society Table is now being put into production.”
“The desk not only tells a unique story, but is also a distinctive piece of furniture that fits perfectly into the Carl Hansen & Son portfolio of design classics. With strong visual, functional and sculptural qualities, it’s a design that attracts well-deserved attention – and fulfills the high standard of craftsmanship for which Carl Hansen & Son is known,” explains Knud Erik Hansen, CEO of Carl Hansen & Son”.  

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24 januari 2018

Interior Design: City apartment in Warsaw with beautiful doors of steel

Be Inspired by this city apartment of Lucja Szwedo, a lawyer from Poland. Lucja grew up at the countryside, but for her work she is living now with her daugther Helena in a modern city apartment of 106 m2, situated in the centre of Warsaw. With the help of interior designer Paulina Swist from Studio ArchiWisla she arranged to decorate the complete apartment in her own personal style. I saw lots of interesting elements in this beautiful apartment. Like the doors of steel, the industrial kitchen design, the chique bathroom, the beautiful flooring, the lighting designs, the elegant writing table from wood. Love the accents in mustard yellow too for the sofa, the  yellow door as well as the yellow details on the bed design. 
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Sources: Inrichting-huis and ArchiWisla

12 september 2016

Lighting Design: Lamp 'Gauge' by Norwegian studio Kneip (steel + LED)

I was inspired by this beautiful lighting design 'Gauge' from the Norwegian Studio Kneip. It is made from steel and has LED light. They have designed the adjustable lamp Gauge, so that it can be moved up and down or swivelled from side to side to change light levels. The Gauge lamp was first created as a tool for the designers, who found themselves working on a project that required a light source that could be adjusted and moved around the work surface. The adjustable joints, design and use of materials is inspired by tools' functionality and aesthetics," said the studio. Available as a floor and table lamp. 

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Sources: Dezeen and Kneip

03 januari 2016

Design: Sculptural Side Table with Metal Accent by Niermann Weeks

Regularly I am receiving newsletters from the company Dering Hall. Dering Hall is a shopping site dedicated to exceptional, high-end design with lots of beautiful and interesting  luxury design products. I am always enjoying their furniture design choices. Today they showed several sculptural side tables with metal accents. One piece I am highlighting now, is a beautiful design by Niermann Weeks. It's the Pike occasional table made from steel and with a glass top. Isn't it a beauty?
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Sources: Dering Hall and Niermann Weeks

08 april 2012

Interiorstyling: Industrial look, Iron & Steel

For interiorstyling I really love to use iron/metal furniture to create that industrial look. Below you will find some examples of iron/metal furniture, which are available at several Dutch interiorshops. Good idea: in case you can't find thát special piece, just let make some iron pieces at the smith. I wrote MORE BLOGS about Industrial Design. Get Inspired .....
Right: brown metal locker: Fens Decor NL
Left: iron bed, used as relax couch: Combitex NL Right: gorgeous brown metal work table: Combitex NL 
Right below: small metal cabinet, earlier available via VT-Wonen.nl

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Sources: VT-Wonen.nl, edition March 2009. 
Some Dutch shops for industrial looks or metal/steel furniture: 
Collages made by Irene.