new on the table

New on the table:

Being Bardot, Brigitte photographed by Douglas Krikland and Terry O'Neill, a gift from Henk.

To me October is the time of year to brighten up the interior. Moving furniture around and making appealing corners.

le citron majorelle

Le Citron Majorelle, edition 2021.

A new lemon on canvas, is inspired on the lemon in Jardin Majorelle.
The lemon canvas is painted with the original Majorelle blue acrylic paint on a canvas size 80 x 60 centimeters.

If you are interested or want more information, you can send an email to info@woodwoolstool.com or a DM via my instagram account @woodwoolstool.

Normally I visit the spectacular garden in Marrakech on every occasion.
How I miss those annual visits to Yves Saint Laurent's garden in Marrakech.

Below a few editions of the lemon parade since 2012 over the years.

august

Saturday, 1st of August.

We celebrated my birthday at home with family.
Unlike previous years, when we used to celebrate my birthdays abroad. But hey, it was a lovely summerday and it felt just as special as a 'holiday birthday', like the ones in Cadiz, Madrid, Pamplona, Berlin, Antwerp...

Nowadays we travel in the early and late season, so I will be celebrating my birthday probably at home more often in the future. Nothing wrong with that...

Dahlias on the table. The August flowers par excellence!

My birthday party was relaxed, with the kids, my sisters and niece. We ate cake, had lunch together at the round kitchen table and dined in the garden.

And evermore it feels kinda special Yves Saint Laurent was born also on the first of August.

His characteristic portrait, which we found in Lisbon some weeks ago, got a 'place of honor' in the hallway.

cafe hafa

Tanger

Cafe Hafa, founded in 1921, is located along the cliff top overlooking the Bay of Tangier. Opened in 1921, the cafe has retained the 1920s style of decor and through the years has been visited by famous writers, singers, painters and designers, from Paul Bowles and William S. Burroughs, Matisse, to The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Yves Saint Laurent.

The legendary cafe is known for its mint tea with a view.

The pure simplicity and dominance over the Strait of Gibraltar, the multicolored and plastic chairs, mosaic tables, blue walls, trees that grow without concern to none and with charm to which no one can resist.

So on the first afternoon in Tanger we walked to the cafe on the coast (elatedly) and found it completely empty...

Not a single soul on the terrace. Only empty tables, piles of plastic chairs and a few cats.

We were a little disappointed and wondered if the abandoned sight was due to Ramadan or maybe because the cafe no longer existed.

A neighbor told us that we had to come back in the evening to see what it's like during sunset.

After wandering around on the 'holy ground' where Yves & Pierre once enjoyed the view, we did the same and decided to return in the evening.

As we approached the sunset on the way to Cafe Hafa, hordes of locals walked in the same direction.

Once arrived at the place, the terrace was packed with people, with their home-cooked meals installed on the tables for iftar, waiting for sunset.

Very special and moving to experience the gathering and as soon as the sun went down in the ocean, everyone started eating and drinking quietly.

We had a glass of mint tea and enjoyed this impressive moment.

musee yves saint laurent marrakech

“When Yves Saint Laurent first discovered Marrakech in 1966, he was so moved by the city that he decided to buy a house here, and returned regularly. It feels perfectly natural, fifty years later, to build a museum dedicated to his oeuvre, which was so inspired by this country.” - Pierre Bergé

Today is the opening of Musee YVES SAINT LAURENT Marrakech.

A museum entirely devoted to the work of the legendary fashion designer, Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008).
The new building, situated on Rue Yves Saint Laurent next to Jardin Majorelle, spans over 4,000 m² and is more than just a museum. Designed by Studio KO, it features a 400 m² permanent exhibition space where the work of Yves Saint Laurent will be presented in a scenography by Christophe Martin; a 150 m² space for temporary exhibitions, a 130-seat auditorium, a boutique and bookshop, a café-restaurant, as well as a research library comprising 5,000 volumes.

Last week I past the building by bike several times and I watched videos of key moments in the YSL history, at a mighty public screening on the Djemaa el Fna on Friday evening.

During an official ceremony on Saturday, we even were allowed to cycle past the strictly secured and closed Rue YSL, right next to the red carpet, with our Green Gardens workshop group on 12 bikes.

Never-to-be-forgotten memories!

Yesterday, just one day before the opening I left Marrakech. For an invitation to the opening today, I would have missed my flight without hesitation.

Well at least now I have another good reason to go back to Marrakech.

jour des jardins

A relaxed day in the gardens of Marrakech.
In the morning we visited Jardin Majorelle and in the afternoon we had lunch and crochet at the pool in the Beldi gardens.