Emma's Hof

Vandaag de stadstuin Emma's Hof bezocht in Den Haag. Een initiatief dat door buurtbewoners is bedacht en uitgevoerd. Echt een schitterend resultaat: de tuin heeft meerdere hoekjes waar je kunt zitten, je kunt er kruiden knippen, er is ruimte voor kinderen of een voor picknick. Door het hoogteverschil, "zithoekjes" en de natuurlijke routes klopt het ontwerp helemaal www.emmashof.nl

coffee time

Many new cafes opened in the Zeeheldenkwartier, one of the first was Appeltje Eitje.

pure market

The Pure Markt  has both stalls with hand made products and stalls with (local) food. The photos are taken at the stall of  Public Pie, which sells delicous apple pie! 

signposting

Some impressions of our bike tour through the dunes of The Hague; Meyendel.

green fingers

 Some impressions of our balcony at home

scheveningen wedding

This is my favourite wedding shot! The photo is taken by a friend who owns an old hasselblad camera 

wedding stationary

We designed our own "wedding stationary" existing of save-the-date fridge magnets, lasercut invitation cards and customised stamps. The fishes from the card can easily be pressed out and were used for the mobile on the wedding day. Our inspiration came from the harbour and the sculptures at Scheveningen (See old blog post)

Blossom

 

The Sweelinckplein is a landmark near my house and this beautiful park is starring in many dutch movies. Every spring I think of taking a photo however it needs a foreign guest to really go there.

Crisis

foto:www.nai.nl

Berlage's first plans dating from 1920 were impossible to build due to the extensive design and high cost during the economic crisis. Years passed and the plan disappeared from agenda's. It was only when the then director threatened with his resignment, that Berlage was given the order to make a sober design. This design was approved in and construction started in 1931; opening took place in 1935. (source: http://www.gemeentemuseum.nl/index.php?id=034125)

office make over

I daily pass this building on my bike. The facade of this former PTT office has been stripped and transformed into a luxurious Hilton hotel. (the photos and more information can be found on: www.guldenfeniks.nl/inzendingen/2011/transformatie/hilton_hotel_den_haag )

Berlage Totaal

The best place to be, on a rainy afternoon, is the Gemeentemuseum in Den Haag (in my top 10 favourite buildings). This weekend was the last chance to visit the Berlage exhibition. Besides his architectural work on this museum, the exhibition pays attention to his designs for wallpaper, chairs, bookcover, crockery and complete interiors.

Gerd Arntz memory app

I received a newsletter with the announcement of the: Gerd Arntz memory app. It contains a selection of 250 from the more than 4000 pictograms Gerd Arntz drew between 1928  and 1965, scanned from the collection of the Gemeentemuseum The Hague. It is initiated and realised by Ontwerpwerk, The Hague, the Netherlands.  We do our utmost to make Gerd Arntz's work visible for a large public. It is part of our cultural heritage and we believe his work is of great importance for the world of contemporary visual communication. Check out the website:  http://www.gerdarntz.org/ 

1 of the pictograms is also used in the Caballero Fabriek.

public art

De sculptures made by Tom Otterness (USA) on the seafront in Scheveningen are my favourites, how funny to come across similar figures in a subwaystation (14th Street–Eighth Avenue New York City Subway) called "Life underground", however this movie about the sculptures during the redevelopment on the seafront is excellent and funny!   (movie made by DPI)  http://www.youtube.com/user/gemeentedenhaag?feature=mhum#p/c/0A5E4A094EE2F6C6/65/0oozwwOwNDU

inspiration - my scrapbook

Other scrapbooks offer a lot of inspiration, however my own scrapbook (middle one) is getting thicker and thicker too..

all about snow

A view from the kitchen

interior renovation

Ondernemershuis Vaillantlaan opened almost a year ago, after it was renovated from an outdated office with small cabins into an open and transparant meeting and working place. Entrepreneurs can visit this place for information, coaching and courses.

Vaarwel SS Rotterdam

The Building brains congress took place in Rotterdam, on the SS Rotterdam, a cruiseship that recently has been renovated into a hotel, congress & leisure spaces. The first glimpse from the quay is beautiful especially covered in snow! The best part is the whole interior and the use of old photographs always works well, something we also did at the Caballero Fabriek.