preparing for new seasons with wedding reasons..
The coming weeks blogging for blushing will be little hard while I’m in China working on new collection of work untill end January. There is of course enough inspiration around and I’m also working on few pre wedding ideas here. For now a little peak into my local here, I’ll be back blogging soon, just irregular.
There is one point I never really know what to do, of course it depends on what you wear but .. would you wear jewelry on your wedding? I never really wear anything except my engagement ring, I do enjoy experimental necklaces but mostly look at them and not wear them. What about making a bold statement of your love and carry this on you, displaying something deeper then the outer layers of love. For my own wedding day could imagine the following combined with a simple good cut dress.. carrying a special message !
Probably many couples are thinking about how they can capture something on their weddingday, something what unites the atmosphere and the people who were there. Also we have been thinking about creating this marking point, creating a moment in the evening were the guests can internact and leave messages to us for future. Yes, we have out post it adventures but thinking about having a item in our house later what brings this back, the family dinner table cloth is really not a bad item ! On House to Home you can view the steps that you could take for creating a memory cloth, also on Brooklyn Bride is this featured.
There are many ways of setting this up, by having the groom & bride setting up graphical base or placing this work on a special place in the room where people leave there writing and drawing on them. You can also think further in napkins, bed linnen or other textiles applications. I know one thing for sure, it will leave me stitching the whole first year of marriage, do give yourself a deadline of course !
I really had to think about this one, what is my folklore? I was intrigred and reading up about my background, the dutch ways of life. Thinking what is folklore and what meaning does it have, when you search the interpretation your find topics on traditional beliefs, customs, and stories in the community, passed through the generation by word or mouth. Some things go generations back and usually when people think about folklore they only relate to costumes and holiday’s to preserved orginal cultures.
In our changing times, what do you consider to be your folklore and do you value this? Is there a new folklore developing in you that you like to express to your guests on your wedding day, passing through new customs for new generations?
Define your folklore!
One fashion designer in holland working around the new folklore is jan taminiau , worthwhile to check out.
The basic umbrella was invented over four thousand years ago. We have seen evidence of umbrellas in the ancient art and artifacts of Egypt, Assyria, Greece, and China. These ancient umbrellas or parasols, were first designed to provide shade from the sun, just how we used them today. They we’re one of the first appropriate accessories for women. The umbrella is actually one of the nicer accessoires we dont think of on regular rainy day, I mean, mine is usualy tucked away or half broken and they become easy a trow away product for people.
Many years ago I had a beautiful one, as a gift on a birthday, blue with green drawings and I kept it good for years. I think it’s time to go back to that time, really loving your umbrella, or paraplu how we call them in dutch, it comes from parapluie (french from against the rain). Also in France lies the city Aurillac the umbrella city, they produce over 250.000 umbrella’s here, biggest supplier for the french people.
A definite nice accessorize for a great day like a wedding. Check out Bella Umbrella for their nice selection of styles.
Weekend is over again and we had some lovely cooking in the kitchen with fresh autumn mushrooms and fish. Our kitchen really is a place where we can try out things out, we look forward in our future house to have a better food lab there to make new things but this should not limit us right now in tasting things new, new structures and experiments. Never the less we look forward to a time with little less hectic life and more cooking experiments.
Let me give you an idea of how we like to see our guests define our love for food and flavor.. time for some performance !
Involving new styles of how to eat, exploring and being aware of the customs we go through during eating, performing new experiments with experiencing flavor and texture. Placing some radical enjoyments on the menu and in products on the tableware. The wedding should be a reflection of our love and view on life and how much more fun can you have together by implementing this in the dinner experience.
Performing the new food experiences, finding new personal journey in your tasting - food-design
Creating a moment of time in your invitations, experiencing a personality and or origin to who you are. There was a young graduate who created fonts that deteriorate over time like a shrivelling leaf and a design duo in london called studio Glithero who creates direct moments on the glaze on plates. Cutting out certain elements for your invitation or on your wedding day, using material that show time and experience for your guests through food and change through time. Moments that become reposed like a dried leave or flowers, the traces of food or the stain of the red wine.
Simple marks in your day can last memories for a life time..
Dressing yourself in natural , sustaining materials, being ecological, knowing where the fabrics come from, complex matters ? For most people something sometimes to hard to comprehent and make workable in their daily life. That why there are some great designers out there who make clothes that go beyond the greyknitted sock we sometimes tag as eco clothing. But eco couture does exist, bringing clothing to a different level.
Norwegian designer Leila Hafzi is taking eco couture to a new level with her spectacular collection of evening wear. As a designer dedicated to making a difference she presented her first collection in 1997, introducing te idea of eco and ethical trade to the Norwegian high-end fashion industry. Eleven years later her goal remains unchanged; to eco and ethical trade in the fashion industry on global basis, and continue developing a 100% environmentally-friendly production cycle.
We are a Post It couple. We can’t deny this at all, the notes are in our house.
We map out everything in our lives, leaving each other sweet notes in the house, when away with travel, through brainmapping together.
One of the great things you can do together when you understand each other workfields..our workfields are complex they mix work & private on a daily base and that takes some good clear view on how we make life work, yes with post its. The Post Italso will maybe also take a special place and function in our wedding.
How great would it be when our dinner area would be covered with them… hundreds and hundreds with messages and notes.. leaving traces of a intimate day with loved ones, having our guests learn to understand our deepest sides through simple yellow notes.
Life can be so easy, just map it out one more time.
It was even an idea for our wedding invite.. but we need a graphic or illustrator person who can make this drawing for invitation.. anyone? Do note – we love http://riflemade.squarespace.com/
Weddingcakes is one of these big custom things. What the bride like maybe the groom doesn’t and what the couple likes maybe the parents don’t. We experiences also a big diversity in opinions.
We always see our cakes are creative and good tasting , visually attractive and diverse shapes on the wedding. Maybe a table with one more arty cakes and smaller cupcakes. From my dutch culture background, the cakes are also not always the highest on the list and most couples get 1 big cake and its done. In contrast to m fiancee german background where they have a rule, the more cakes the happier. For his customs with weddings some people have like 15 or more cakes on the wedding, real german cakes, all styles, cremes and richness on the table and everyone can eat like 3 huge pieces to their likings.
Quite a contrast to my experience, how could I explain my parents this ? Maybe they would find it very decadent, why have 20 cakes ? Why would you want to eat 3 huge pieces, for sure you are not in any appetite for the nice dinner afterwards.
Was I thinking to Dutch?
I took a day and explained my parents.. their answers? ’ Well, you are marrying into a other culture, so if we have to adept to this through the cakes, then so be it’ said my dad with a smile. Maybe the dutch cake soberness is just something weird and strict, but when they get the chance they will eat the 3 pieces.
After some brainstorms and design ideas for the tableware amuse-bouche, we realized that a lot of what we actually do is running a lab. Running our studio but also looking through the history of our togetherness, passions and shared activities its all been one big laboratory. One process of life together in work and private of processing, researching, experimenting and inventing new flavors, shapes, colors and lifesteps that belong to us. We are the components for our own lab.
Creating new possibilities together, this lab might be a great subject to our wedding day.. just imagine..
We like our wedding to have pure tastes and experiences for our guests, you can do this very simple, there is no high dollar caviar needed for this but just good local products with good character. We are designing some own porcelain tableware for these small amuse-bouche. Yes, amuse-bouche is their name, it’s french for ‘pleasing the mouth’ their small but can rock your socks more then a large plate. Amuse-bouche are different from appetizers in that they are not ordered from a menu, but, when served, are according to the chef’s selection alone ( or the wedding couple alone). Also very pleasing for the eye, to showcase the artistry and showmanship of the chef.
There is not that much words needed for this color, everyone has a connection to it. For sure me and my fiancee love green, it’s our place of rest, specially with living in super hectic cities and full agenda’s. We always come back to that we are on our best in a green environment being able to slow down, personally and also together.
The more nicer it was to have a look at the Origin of Green. Being a Dutch & German couple it became even more nicer, specially pronouncing our own languages of green again. It is definite a language we understand. . green!
ORIGIN Old English grēne (adjective), grēnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groen, German grün, also to grass and grow .
Green, Groen, Grün , what more do you have to say ..
This bench by Pablo Reinoso has definitely a poetry covered in the shape that defines a deeper love for material, its nature and journey. Bringing together a simplicity of characters..
When we take away all distraction around us and focus on the origin of who you and your fiancee are, the deeper side of your love. What color could this be, is it a pure white? A tranquil palette of structures blending with only it natural side, white. Bringing the unblended in your wedding day.
