Do you remember me posting so many flower pictures? I love my little flower pictures, but it’s even more exciting to see your own photography blown up to a bigger size! Today I had a chance to display my flower pictures at the Kitchen Club here in Dortmund. It looks fresh & is perfect for the summer weather!
I am going to Italy this week, it’s going to be a loooong vacation & I won’t be posting a lot, so if you want to take a glimpse at my work: go to the Kitchen Club, enjoy the photography & eat the best food ever!
And if you are still not satisfied & catch yourself missing me: don’t forget to follow me on Instagram and look me up once in a while on VSCO!
Category: Interior Decoration
LE JARDIN DE A. XVI
LE JARDIN DE A. XV
LE JARDIN DE A. XIV
LAST WEEK ON: INSTAGRAM
Last week was pretty colorful with all these flower images, so I made myself a quite & white mood board. Isn’t this white porcelain bug the most precious little thing you’ve ever seen? I got it here… He’s my favorite at the moment!
PALAIS XIII
Ladies and Gents,
may I introduce: the most beautiful shop on earth! When I grow up, I want to live in the PALAIS XIII! Ok, actually, I want to be Dietlind Wolf AND live in Palais XIII when I grow up!
Before I tell you about the shop, I need to tell you, how I found it first.
I have been a HUGE fan of Dietlind Wolf for years and haven’t missed a post. Many of you may know her for her amazing prop styling… But being the creative artist, that she is, she also makes beautiful ceramics & amazing jewelry! I got so inspired, she even got me to producing my own jewelry. I know, this isn’t everybody’s favorite – but I love bugs. I brought some antique forms from Paris & have been experimenting with jewelry making à la Dietlind. So here goes my first little bug:
Well, I love my little bug, but it is still not as fragile as Dietlind’s. My cravings for her black ceramic pendants didn’t disappear, so I wanted to have a black little bug by Dietlind. I did my research & found a link on her site, referring to Palais XIII. Tadaa, so here we go.
3 weeks ago I was in Hamburg , visiting my best friend, & could finally pay a visit to Palais XIII! The shop owner & I had such a nice conversation after I told her, how I found their store. Palais XIII is run by two designers and I am heartbroken, that I didn’t ask for the name of the lady I was talking to { so let me know who you are – if you are reading this }. It was a really nice talk, where we went on chatting about wire sculptures, how it is being a shop owner & offering customers unique products… They have a beautifully chosen collection of art, ceramics, wallpaper, furniture… It’s too much to pick from, so you have to go & see for yourself! Before I show you some of the images, you have to promise me: visit Palais XIII the next time you are in Hamburg, OK? Promise?
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LE JARDIN DE A. XIII
LE JARDIN DE A. XII
I told you, I can’t stop taking flower pictures… Especially, when you get rare colors like these salmon colored peonies… And this is, how they look on my desk:
LE JARDIN DE A. XI
LE JARDIN DE A. VIII
BOUQUET FOR THE STUDIO
The summer break gives me a little time to breathe & do all the things, I always wanted to do. I know, I am going to spend lots of time in the studio, so yesterday I went flower shopping & garden cutting & made this beautiful flower arrangement for my studio. Now, every time I enter the room, my heart smiles! Summer bouquets are just so lovely & it makes working easier by simply looking at them!
OPTIONS! AMSTERDAM!
A week and a half ago I went to Amsterdam & have already told you about some of the vintage stores & flea markets I love to go. Now its time to show you a very special store, that I love to visit, every time I go to Amsterdam! I can’t remember when I discovered this beautiful shop, but I already promised to write more about it. At the end of this tour I will show you, what I brought home from Options!
Options! offers accommodations at their Hotel The Exchange & also has a nice cafe right next to the Department store. The store Options! is just a walk down the street from the main station & it is close to many famous attractions of Amsterdam like The Sex Museum and the Red Light District. The spot, where you can go on a guided boat tour is right across the street & it is also not far away from Chinatown.
Once in the store, you can choose from designer furniture, stationary, jewelry, clothes and ceramics… Being a huge fan of all kinds of bugs, I thought these bug towels were very funny!
The last time I’ve been to Options! I fell in love with this little turquoise table & now wanted to take a closer look at it. This time there were much more tables on display, in all sizes & colors. Well, can you decide what your favorite color is? I can’t choose between yellow & turquoise…
Next to the amazing tables, I was impressed by the beautifully chosen decoration at the counter. The nice lady behind it told me, that these threads are not for sale, they are just the rests of the garn, they used for the mattresses at the cafe next door. Isn’t this just the cutest idea? I fell in love with the copper garn & the lady was nice enough to cut off a tiny little bit of it: now it matches my black letters I got there. Here you can see, how the mattresses look – I think they are gorgeous! Also, the sitting area had the largest tulips I have seen in my life! Again, isn’t this pretty? Here you can get an idea how beautiful the cafe was…
Of course I brought some souvenirs back home: I love to wear necklaces, I got myself a cow & a lion… To me this lion symbolizes strength & the cow is a perfect present from Holland, as you seem to see cows all over the place when you go to Amsterdam… They are so easy to wear – as they are light as a feather – the perfect summer accessory! The same applies to black initial letters. Love! Love! Love! those & I get a lot of positive response. Neon has been all over the place for years now, still, I couldn’t help but falling in love with this business card holder!
I hope, you get the idea, why I LOVE Options! by looking at the pictures… If you get a chance, you NEED to go there!
anastasia benko 
