household hardware

Welcome for a peek at my friend Ank's store in Amsterdam, we visited last Sunday.

Ank imports tiles, glassware, tableware, furniture, plastic carpets and much more cool stuff from Morocco.

For all who can't go to Morocco, however like a fine Moroccan atmosphere at home, there is a possibility to shop in the souk webshop of Household Hardware.

cow parsley

Flowers for my dear friend. A huge bunch of cow parsley, picked from the verge.
We visited my friend Ank and met her at the stunning new location of her store Household Hardware in Amsterdam last Sunday.

It was the sunniest Sunday of 2015 sofar, more on that soon.

these are the days...

These are the days...
We had a great day in Amsterdam yesterday.
In the morning I had the last Cool Crochet workshop meeting in the showroom of Ank's Household Hardware store. It's a stunning location at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam.
We have talked through the program and We both can not wait to meet everyone in Marrakech in April.

Then we drove to the KNSM island to Sissy Boy Homeland to celebrate Yvonne's booklaunch party.
[Yvestown in de keuken] is such a WONDERFUL book! (much more on that later...)
So many nice people in one place.
Everyone was having a great time, we have made ​​a photo report on Yvonne's request.

he is awesome

he is awesome, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Some things in life are priceless and unforgettable, like the wonderful time with my love chez Ank. Thank you both!

quatre nuits à marrakech

quatre nuits à marrakech, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Here I am sitting, perfectly happy in the tasteful and stylish Moroccan house of my super sweet friend Ank.

The last four nights we stayed in her nextdoor riad Chambres d'Amis in the middle of the Medina.

The riad is an oasis of peace and quiet and indulgence!

Whenever we returned from the city, the square or the souk;
It's amazing to experience the contrast of the crowd, the colors, the scents in the Medina and the complete delight of Chambres d'Amis.

mucket bra

mucket bra, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

In the 'new' bathroom
- a funny old bra hanger
- with a sweet new set
- peppermint / eucalyptus bath gel
- Moroccan scrub pads

A delightful retreat and it feels like a real hammam.
Like my dad used to say 'mucket bra!'

not bad at all

not bad at all, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

The bathroom is so mighty fine!
(after one week of dust & mess)

It's just the way we meant!
That relaxed mediterranean atmosphere...and it feels so wonderfully bumpy to your feet.

wood & wool stool meets household hardware

wood & wool stool meets household hardware, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

Approximately one year ago I met Anke of Household Hardware in her shop at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam.

After a few minutes there was a click and we had a nice conversation about stools & crochet & Morocco; our cooperation plan was born.

Household Hardware imports handmade stools of recycled wood from Marrakech and at that time Anke just started a crochet project with Moroccan women. What a coincidence! She suggested it would be great to produce my design of the traditional crochet cover for the wood & wood stool in Morocco. I made some samples in different colors in the most traditonal pattern and after one year of development, the stools are now available in the wholesale.

The large orders that are impossible for me to make myself, can now be processed.
The design seems to be a success and the stools have been purchased by several European shops in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Ibiza en London.

Meanwhile I have designed the prototype of a pouf, so the collection will soon be expanded.

Today I met Anke in the wholesale in Amsterdam and we are both very happy with the outcome of our cooperation.

I still continue to make stools in a variety of patterns and colors, as I have done so far. It always remains possible, to order a wood & wool stool in your favorite color and pattern. I've been inspired by this 'adventure' to design new stools and products.

By the way, Anke's beautiful (bed & breakfast) home Chambre Demi in Marrakech is featured in the June issue of Elle Wonen.