Furniture by Carlos Motta

The Mandacaru coat hanger, by brazilian designer Carlos Motta, part of the Used and Resused Wood. Horizonte Desk, made of Peroba rosewood, iron, leather and a wax finish. Furniture by Carlos Motta exhibition at the Espasso gallery, New York. Via Wallpaper.

Wineglasses by Aldo Bakker

"Glass ware on feet", wineglasses by Dutch designer Aldo Bakker.

Enignum canopy bed by Joseph Walsh

Beautiful work and amazing pictures by Joseph Walsh. The Enignum canopy bed by Joseph Walsh is a new piece to his Formations collection as it embraces and protects, creating a personal environment beyond its function. It invites the user to be sheltered in a natural translation indoors. The natural environment of sleeping under a canopy fed into his process; he explored cutting wood into thin layers and free form bending of the wood to its natural extension of elasticity. Not only does the process achieve a natural shelter but also exposes the humility and potential of how collaboration between man and material can create innovative products. Via Jatzer.

1340 G tablecloth by Christien Meindertsma

New in store is tablecloth 1340 G by Christien Meindertsma for the Dutch Textile museum. Designer Christien Meindertsma (1980) is fascinated by research into the origin of products, raw materials and the history and technology behind it. For her project FLOCKS she committed herself to knit to see how much sweaters she could make from the wool of a sheep. The sheep that produced the wool was honored by her with a passport and photograph, a duplicate of the ear tag and a rosette with ribbons. For her project PIG 05049, she studied the products which are made from a pig. She discovered strange things such as heart valves, brakes, chewing gum and cigarettes. Meanwhile she build her own label FLOCKS and she focuses mainly on designing knitwear apparel and interior products. Commissioned by the Textile Museum, she designed the 1340 G tablecloth especially for the 50th anniversary of the museum. In the middle of the tablecloth are shown the plants that supplied the material for the tablecloth such as flax, cotton plants, seaweed, banana and bamboo. On the napkins and on the short side of the tablecloth are the names of the plants woven including their country of origin.

Urchin Poufs

New in store are the handknitted Urchin Poufs by Christien Meindertsma. These poufs are handknit using strong wool from New Zealand crossbred sheep, handknitted in the Netherlands. Each stool comes with a card identifying the sheep the wool came from. Available in 3 sizes and 10 colours.

Margo Selby wool & cashmere Scarves

New in our Wannekes online store, amazing apparel, scarves by Margo Selby. Luxurious wool & cashmere scarves designed in the Margo Selby studio and has been woven in a specialist mill in Scotland to create this beautifully unique product. Each scarf has been woven using the finest wools and cashmere. This product will be available around half Otober.

Tablecloth "Do you like my Gucci sweater?" Hella Jongerius

Nice new drop of this great tablecloth woven in the Dutch Textile museum. In 2002 Hella Jongerius designed this damask tablecloth "Do you like my Gucci sweater?" for the Dutch Textile Museum. Her work which arises from the design studio JongeriusLab is a result of the combination of craft and industry, high-tech and low-tech. Hella Jongerius is not looking for smooth or polished, she likes a clear “statement”. She refers with her design of the damask table set to the fashion world, dominated by skinny models, who often show a form of anorexia. The title is an obvious reference to the culture where appearance is paramount. Pictured are pointy hip bones of girls who find themselves as attractive. At the head of the tablecloth a list of dishes is shown with associated calories while the napkins contain "etched" drawings of hearts, each with a different table calories. The raw theme is put to the frayed seams. Now available in our Wannekes online store.

Jan Paul Barnard mohair plaids

New in our Wannekes online store, nice soft mohair plaids made from the wool of the goats from the farm of Jan Paul Barnard in South Africa. These plaids are made of the highest quality selected angora wool. Available in 9 different colours.

Washhouse Blankets by Studio Makkink & Bey

I love these great Washhouse blankets from the installation at Helmrinderknecht gallery in Berlin by Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey. The blankets hang from wooden frames to represent a rural village.

Chambres d'hôtes Le Charme Merry

Our last stay is chambres d'hôtes Le Charme Merry in Merry-sur-Yonne (Yonne, Burgundy) located in a typical French village in the valley of l’Yonne, on the pilgrim route to Santiago del Compostella, close of Yonne river and Nivernais canal. Olivia and Nicolas Peron welcomed us in their typical 17th Century wine grower cottage, preserved and restored in accordance with the finest traditional techniques and materials. We like the excellent gastronomic French cooking of Olivia and Nicolas, the refined design of the cottage and we enjoy the communal dining.

Chambres d'hôtes La Paresse en Douce

At the moment we stay in chambres d'hôtes La Paresse en Douce in Tours sur Meymont (Auvergne) owned by the lovely Dutch couple Helen and Henk Slik. They have an amazing old character cottage from the 16h or 17h century. It is tastfull decorated in a modern styl with eye for detail. We like the relaxed atmosphere, lovely garden and the evening meal. Henk is a fantastic cook and Helen a great hostess. We love our evenings with the other guests around the table. We highly recommend this chambres d'Hôtes and hope visting it again in the future.

Hotel Denit

Tonight is our last night staying in design hotel Denit in Barcelona. This boutique hotel is located in the heart of the city; in the Gothic quarter and close to Plaza Cataluña and Las Ramblas. We like this hotel but on our first visit to Barcelona we stayed in hotel Banys orientals we recommend more highly. Last evening we had dinner for the second time in Restaurant 7 portes well known as the restaurant were you can eat the best Paella of Spain, we absolutely agree. Today we visited Vinçon the design shop you must visit when staying in Barcelona.