Message on a Shirt

HAPPY EASTER!

Masterpiece - The Answer

In the meantime, we found the mysterious artist of the beautiful masks...another Dutch talent: Bertjan Pot! Tataaaa!

Fashion Mutant

Check out the unique collection of Dutch designer Bas Kosters..funny!

Postcard from Prada Marfa

Damn - they didn't have Madeleine's shoe size!

Masterpiece

The last few hours I spent trying to find out who made this beautiful piece. I take my hat off to the anonymous maker.

The Leg Lady

Little hands

Aaawww...

2 become 1

Let's officially welcome Héloïse - our neighbour Bob's little girl.

You might think the two are acutally physically attached - but no, this is just a partnerlook at its best. We love it!

Silly shoes part 2

Elegant? Yes. Silly? Yes. Comfy? No.

Lady Gaga? Yes!!!

Too silly for my shoes!

I don't know whether I should laugh or cry..I'm really hesitating between being amused or offended by bad taste. But they surely make me smile!

Lets make gloves out of squirrels!

(or the other way around)

Posted today on Maryela De Las Nieves's Facebook

Did you know..

...that the cable knit is historically linked to the british fishermen?

Here's the story:

Each village/port had its own pattern - usually a combination of bars, seeds and cables. The story goes that this meant that if a fisherman was washed overboard his body could be identified by the pattern on the sweater - wool, after all, would survive longer in the water than human flesh!! If there was more than one man in each family the knitters would often add the wearer's initials in the underarm gussets. There is one story of a knitter identifying her son's stolen sweater by asking the new wearer to raise his arms and asking if his initials were, coincidentally, the same as her son's!!

YEAR OF THE DRAGON!

Happy chinese NY! The pictures don't do the real thing justice, but it is pretty impressive to bump into these huge dancing dragons on the street! I take off my hat to the ones that made these beautiful costumes!

Our idea gets copied everywhere!

Look what I found on my trip!

'DORSU is a Cambodian Social Entreprise, producing clothing and accessories, teaching sewing skills and giving back to the community..'. PERFECT.

Bangkok, Thailand

HAPPY SAINT NICHOLAS!

Knitted Furnishings

While strawling through winter-cold Zurich today, I discovered the work of Ireland knit designer Claire-Anne O'Brien. I just can't think of anything better than sitting on one of her chairs while knitting my new winter-scarf. It also makes me want to to dress so all my furniture at home!

TRAVEL LIGHT

GREETINGS FROM THE SOVJET SWEAT SHOP MASSIVE!

Knitted Colors

Our swiss friend and conceptual artist Tobias Spichtig knitted theses fabulous geometrical figures, to be seen in his current expo 'THE BLUE, THE RED, THE YELLOW, THE WHITE, THE BROWN AND TEH GREEN', at A.C.Kupper_Modern in Zurich.

Makes us want to wrap up the entire Sweat Shop furniture! Great!