What is Strijp-R in Eindhoven Strijp-S is a well-known hipster-haven in one of Eindhoven’s former factory neighborhoods. Strijp-R, the name of the neighboring area, is less known, but everybody knows it’s main attraction: the huge terrain of Piet Hein Eek, one of Holland’s most famous designers. I knew of him and of his work […]
Fred Lives Here. Singapore’s funkiest furniture store.
Singapore has a few fantastic stores with cool furniture wether it be contemporary or vintage. The funkiest one must be Fred Lives Here at Orchard Central. No, Fred does not live here, nor is he a real person;-). Not only do they carry the coolest brands, but they let one of my favorite local street […]
W Hotel Bali. Inside and out.
The W Retreat and Spa in Bali- Seminyak; wow, where to begin?! Let me start with pointing out, that we were there only five days and that we chose not to do a whole lot;-). We did not go to the gym nor to the Spa. Instead we went from our room, to one of […]
W Retreat & Spa Bali - Seminyak. Welcome in our Spectacular Ocean Facing Retreat.
Long term readers know that I am a huge fan of the W Hotels. I wrote about them here, here and here and that’s not even all;-). Type W hotel in the search bar on the right side of my blog page and all the posts will pop up. I love the cool and quirky […]
National Design Centre Singapore
The new National Design Centre was appropriately opened during Singapore’s Design Week in mid march. Statements about what is design. Unfortunately I was not in town for that week, but as soon as I was back in Singapore, I went to 111 Middle Road to have a look outside and in. The 120 year old […]
One year of In Situ Design in Singapore
A year ago, my fashion blogging friend Sylvia received a media invite for the opening of a new luxury furniture shop, named In Situ, and I went along. The opening was held at the In Situ Design Showroom at 238 River Valley Road, where we (amongst others) met with owner Isabelle Persenda and one of […]
Material Matters in InsaArtCenter
Exploring Insadong in Seoul, I stumbled upon the Insa Art Centre. One of the exhibitions going on there at the time was Material Matters. The exhibit showcased international furniture designs using unexpected, unusual materials or using materials in an unexpected way. It was not a large exhibition, but it was pretty and interesting. I was […]
Dongdaemun Design Park & Plaza, Seoul
On the former location of the Dongdeamun’s baseball and soccer stadium, now exciting architecture is rising. Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid has designed a huge multi-functional complex. Supposed to be finished in 2010, the building and site are still ‘under construction’ today. But it is said that it should be ready now this april (2014). We […]
ParkRoyal on Pickering
Driving by in a taxi one day, I noticed an exceptional building. It turned out to be a new hotel: ParkRoyal on Pickering. The ParkRoyal on Pickering is the building in the middle. Concrete layers and green at the bottom, above which you see some high pillars on which the hotel towers rest. A better […]
The W Singapore. Part 5
It’s finally time for the finale of my series on the W Singapore. We have explored the hotel’s Glowing Jungle theme, the AWAY spa, the restrooms, the art on display and it’s High Tea from a Birdcage. This is all topped by the extravaganza from the hotel’s most luxurious and expensive suite: the Extreme Wow Suite. […]