Art Nouveau

In the company of a good friend I visited the Art Nouveau exhibition in The Hague.

I just love to be surrounded with beauty and it was certainly worth the visit!!!
Below some of my favourite objects...

Jurriaan Kok - sugar bowl and Mocca pot (1902) painted egg shell porcelain

Theo Nieuwenhuis - clover and clover with roots (ca. 1900) paint on paper

Chris Lebeau - pike perch study (ca. 1900) pencil and ink on paper

Chris Lanooy - vase with underwater scene (1906-1907)
painted earthenware with luster glaze

Theo Colenbrander - four-piece garniture Day and Night (1885)

Cornelia van der Hart - vase (ca. 1903-1907)
glazed earthenware with sgraffito decoration

and another work from
Chris Lebeau - study after a cross-cut of a red cabbage (ca. 1896-1899)

this study resulted in a gorgeous patterned corduroy textile and bench...

you can find my earlier visits tot he museum here and here

Tip Ton

 Curious about the forward-tilt position, I bought a Tip Ton chair on the internet.
Research shows a forward-leaning sitting position increases muscle activity in
the abdominal and back areas, which boosts the supply of oxygen to the body.
This solid plastic chair was designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.
I hesitated about the colour for a while: basic dark or ice grey? 

The ice grey is a bit too blue to my taste. So I'll have to exchange it now.
I should have sticked to my old-time favourite black :)

Zaishu

Our new piece of furniture, a Zaishu designed by Matthew Butler
with artwork in collaboration with Kirsten Johnstone. We love it!

Sandman

We bought a used table.
It was designed by Piet Hein Eek and this table was made in 1993/1994.

The table top in desperate need of some work......

And finally.......

Last wednesday the kenderman has been sanding for a couple of hours.
I'll show you the result tomorrow.

Truck

I don't read that much but I like books with photos.

I love this Truck table but we already bought a new one.

I'm so excited because we will pick it up next sunday.......

A really nice book about Truck with several photos.

Dining room