Monday, April 11, 2011

from africa with love


from africa with love, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

After lunch at the IJ-kantine we had a wonderful boat trip on the NDSM ferry to the city center of Amsterdam.

Starting with a walk through the Haarlemmerstraat and back along the Brouwersgracht, where we happened to meet Mariette, owner of From Africa With Love.

She invited us in her home & gallery with handmade, recycled products from South Africa.

The collection consists of beautiful and original handmade lighting (Magpie) and furniture (Adobe), home and kitchen textiles (Skinny Laminx).

I fell in love with the Magpie lights and yellow coffee table.

We were more than pleasantly surprised by this visit and Mariette radiates sincere Love From Africa.

2 comments:

  1. Lovely to hear about someone from my home country. Glad it was an inspirational visit!

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