Villa Augustus 2007 - 2012
The Villa Augustus 5th anniversary book "Queens of the secret garden" is a 'love song' to anyone who works or has worked in Villa Augustus.
Since the opening in June 2007, I'm enchanted by the place.
Back home they asked me how it was and I started to cry spontaneously for it was overwhelmingly beautiful.
In July 2007 I started my job at the hotel reception in the water tower and halfway I switched to the market.
Working at Villa Augustus is a pretty fine job or in Buddha's words;
"Joyful is the accumulation of good work."
The book (with a contribution of 20 artists who stayed in the Secret Garden room) expresses the VA atmosphere and experience superbly.
The makers Dorine de Vos & Andrea Piersma have made the perfect VA book and court-photographer Ries van Wendel de Joode has visualized VA, just the way it is.
There is a limited edition for sale.
So hurry to the market shop!
It's been proven
by people who are really skilled in style;
a house is a home when it's homespun.
A Homespun Style house is never done (whew) and always alive.
Selina Lake's Homespun Style is a book to refer to again and again and again...
Being a big fan of Sissy Boy since my teens,
I was pleasantly surprised by the message that I am one the winners of the 30th anniversary book of Sissy Boy.
In the 25th anniversary book published in spring 2007, a few pictures of Pippa and me were featured.
When we visited the SB shop in Breda 5 years ago, we got the book as a gift from the storemanager, who had recognized us as regular customers in the book.
Now we won the book!
The beautiful book represents the classy SB style through the years.
It's a tribute to the founder Michael Smit.
Reading the handwritten text of Michael in the 25th anniverery book, really touched me yesterday.
Sissy Boy is my favorite store in the Netherlands and I can't imagine my wardrobe and home without Sissy Boy...
Today we visited the book launch at the Walhalla theater.
Dorine de Vos, illustrated this wonderful children's picture book.
It's called; "Miss van Zanten and the seven robbers" and is written by Mathilde Stein. A funny story and there is much to see. You have to read it at least several times to see all details.
Tonight I read Pippa in the garden (that was long ago!) and we have both enjoyed it so much.
Long before I was a mother I had an addiction regarding children's books.
(with growing children that reduces)
Fortunately today we had a good reason to add this 'educational' and colorful picture book to the collection. Signed most delicious by the illustrator herself!
Here you can find more about the book and check out the interview with Dorine de Vos!
Nederland, mijn interieur (Netherlands, my interior) is the newest edition of the Japanese interior book Editions de Paris.
The book contains twelve 'handmade' interiors in the Netherlands, including ours and some interior design shops and fine places.
The Japanese texts are indecipherable for me, but the photos and layout are a feast for the eyes and do compensate entirely, thanks to the creators Masami, Miho and Naomi.
