Winifred Wikkeling

Ne’er a peevish Boy

Would break the Bowl from which he drank in joy;

And He that with his hand the Vessel made

Will surely not in after Wrath destroy.

~Omar Khayyam

L’Ivresse des Bois by Marcel Wanders, for Baccarat

via Daily Icon

De

aankomst…

Oranje

fans

Het

elftal

Wat

een

feest!

…Om weer thuis te zijn.

Great weather √

Bike ready and waiting to explore and discover √

First taste of haaring, buttery and flavorful √

Verse Jus every day, everywhere √

Ready for Nederland to bring the cup home √

Het Spui

Ahhh,wilderness is paradise now…

“Bakker allows his products to take shape on the basis of analysis so that they can question their usage and, where necessary, give rise to new rituals or break existing patterns.”

…And thus we are thrilled by the new

faucet  to our tub

Watering can by Aldo Bakker

Via Dezeen

and the decanter in which we

let breathe

tulip petals

rose water

and a few drops of

japon noir

Mixing Bowl by Aldo Bakker

for our bath…

Bold

full bodied

lingers on the tongue

bite

spice…

To these our spirits must adhere,

but for a bottle made of stone

Ben Oostrum's Jenever bottle

Via a29

our poison

might turn clear..

…large hands, firm grip

Hold still, hold time, hold brightness

If we were to spin a tale, een Sprookje,

We wandered into the wild world of Wanders and we wondered

So we’re finding ourselves a bit uninspired these days. Our thirst for beauty is not being met though we admit to perhaps not being entirely in the best place to receive it.

Our mood

has rather

mirrored

The dark celebration of Gehard Demetz

We feel grumpy. We feel annoyed. We feel disappointed that we were not exactly blown away by Dutch Design Week. We could barely bring ourselves to discuss it. Amidst all this cleverness we found ourselves wandering in search of beauty like Arctic explorers in a blinding snowstorm…But in our detached and barely awake for it state, we noticed something that someone living in New York could certainly appreciate.

Badkast by Anna van der Lei

Though this bath within a closet perked us up, we can’t be certain we would entrust to it some of our more precious wardrobe pieces…