palme d’or

To ignore the freezing cold outside, I went for a golden palm this morning...
(after my weekly run; unfeasible! despite wearing double running trousers and thermo shirts, woolen gloves and a beanie)

A chic version of the palm I made last week, the c c p p, that is to say cool crochet palmtree pattern or cool crochet petit projet

Still a bit of testing for the cool crochet workshop, which is coming up in April.

natural hues

Bamboo chair, oak floor, rope rug, raffia pillow, leather pouf, all in the same natural hues.

pink little sheep

Here's Cato once more, dressed up like a pink little sheep!

The pink baby waistcoat is available in my E T S Y shop.

cato

Cato is 11 months old and she can almost walk.
We had so much fun together and Cato loved the poufs in our living room.

I had the pleasure to photograph Cato for a wood & wooly waistcoat shoot!
She's a natural!

You can order a handmade baby waistcoat or in case you would rather make one yourself, you can also buy the pattern* of the waistcoat in my ETSY shop!

(*the pattern is also available in Dutch)

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.