marketday

My favourite day of the week. Today it was hard to choose my weekly flowers. I loved them all

Diane Arbus

In 2012, FOAM Amsterdam celebrates it's tenth year with a retrospective of the work of Diane Arbus.

Mrs. T. Charlton Henry in her Chestnut Hill home,

Philadelphia, PA.,

1965 Diane Arbus (American, 1923–1971)

Gelatin silver print
8 1/2 x 8 7/16 in. (21.6 x 21.5 cm)Purchase, Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts, 2001 (2001.399)© 1965 The Estate of Diane Arbus, LLC.

When this portrait of a society lady was published in Harper's Bazaar, the feature writer's text for the image noted: "Mrs. T. Charlton Henry … weighs a fragile, feminine ninety pounds, but moves through life like Trojan." Although Mrs. Henry—with her jeweled dress and formidable helmet of hair—may have been an atypical Arbus subject, the photographer employed her trademark classical style to capture the power and poignancy of this wealthy upper class woman in the elegant confines of her milieu.

Bye bye Dovima

Today is the last day of the Richard Avedon Exhibition in FOAM Amsterdam. For three months I've been working between his portraits and his fashionphotos. Sure I'm going to miss them.

Fluitekruid

There are thousands of pictures of my beloved fluitekruid to be found on the web. This one comes close to the feeling I have about this mayflower

VILLA AUGUSTUS

recycled bouquets

fresh, windy but beautiful

Morning sun on the Prinsengracht

bamboo

I adore these bamboo chairs. They were made in Japan and for sale in a really great shop called Zenza in the Utrechtsestraat.

gardenmarket Amstelveld

A visual impression of the monday gardenmarket at

Het Amstelveld in Amsterdam.

A few more weeks on this location and then this market will move to

De Nieuwmarkt untill October due to renovation of the pavement.

hofjes

Hofje is a Dutch word for a courtyard with almshouses around it. They have existed since the Middle Ages.
A hofje provided housing for elderly people (mostly women). They were privately funded, and served as a form of social security. In the Netherlands there are still a number of hofjes in use.

wisteria lane

tulips from Fransje

Our dinnerguest, Fransje, brought these gorgeous orange tulips. Together with the greeny white snowballs a perfect bunch.

getting better all the time

At the market this morning a happy explosion of springflowers. Yesterday I took the ferry to pick some wild flowers in Amsterdam North.

fabulous fabric

In one of the "9 straatjes" I came across a beautiful shop called "Ethnic Chic" . (Runstraat 24) Here they sell exclusif fabric to upholster and for curtains. LIZZO is a Spanish lable with an interesting baroque collection.

tja

two nights away

Orange is not really my colour except for that special day in the year, Queensdag

sunny saturday

orange

Slowly but without any doubt Amsterdam is colouring orange.

One more week before we celebrate the queens birthday.

dining on the river

Frankendael

feel good

Copied your blogfeed, uncle Beefy, to spread the word but mostly the feelgood.

Oosterbeek

I spent this easter weekend in Oosterbeek, the village where I grew up. A beautiful village near the city of Arnhem along the river Rijn. We visited a special garden that belonged to the estate "De lage oorsprong", before WO2. Both house and garden didn't survive the war. The glory days were over. A few years ago an enthousiastic couple decided to give the garden a new life. They moved into the old gardener's cottage and started to make their dreams come true. With the help of a lot of volunteers and people with expertise they have succeeded in realising a solid and interesting structure that forms the base of this maturing garden.

happy easter

magnolia

After weeks of promising buds, magnoliaflowers are blooming everywhere

B&B Amsterdam

If you're planning to visit Amsterdam and would like to stay in the heart of the city, staying with Wies in her B&B is a great option. In walking distance of Central Station you'll find her nice home in the middle of Amsterdam's historic centre.Visit the website to find out more.

hallelujah

love is all

anunciacao

notcot

designlink > notcot

Catalina Estrada

A flower power revival. The work of Catalina Estrada spreads over Europe and leaves you with a smile.

Born and raised in Colombia, and living in Barcelona since 1999, Catalina brings all the colors and power of Latin-American folklore and refines it with a subtle touch of European sophistication. Her ability for creating fascinating illusive worlds, full of colors, nature, and enchanting characters, bursts in all of her works: art, graphic design and illustration. Presented as a fresh and new design talent by Communication Arts and Computer Arts magazines, her work has also been featured by Die Gestalten Verlag, Swindle, DPI, Ppaper and Graphic Magazine. Some of her clients include: Paul Smith, Coca-Cola, Nike, Microsoft, Paulo Coelho, Sony Music, Anunciaçao, Smart / Mercedes Benz, Custo-Barcelona, Chronicle Books, Motorola, among others.

easter table

Easter table with wow factor created by Rebecca Thuss

paperpassion

All kinds of paper at papier royaal

april 1

H&M Home collection