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Workshop Bookbinding @ Gesamt Galerie

2012-01-28T06:54:00.000-08:00

The workshop 'bookbinding, small books' will be lectured by Caro de Bruin from HON-Original Bookdesign, on March 24 @ Gesamt Galerie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. You can read the full description (in Dutch) here on Facebook. Join us if you can.

new She-Doll

2012-01-25T05:55:00.000-08:00

One of my new She-Dolls; motorcycle girl. Available in my etsy shop.

--- new bags ---

2012-01-16T03:20:00.000-08:00

I listed some new post bags in my Etsy shop last week.

Am also making some bags with hand-stamped lining, doesn't this look great? :-)

handmade shopping in Rotterdam

2011-11-27T01:25:00.000-08:00

This weekend is the designers market at Gesamt Galerie, Pijnackerplein 2b, Rotterdam

also checkout this homemade market organized at Erika's home (MIKOdesign)

27 november
Wintermarkt in Rotterdam
Unieke en handgemaakte cadeaus kopen voor de feestdagen! Zondag in Rotterdam tijdens de Wintermarkt. Mooi te combineren met Designers Market!
Van 11.00 tot 17.00, Teilingerstraat 62.

Stiksel presented at Dutch Design Week

2011-10-24T00:35:00.000-07:00

I am so happy to announce that two of my post-pillow covers were selected to be showed in the Etsy booth at DDW.
For this occasion I specially made these two in red-white and blue tones. After the show they will be available in my Etsy shop.

new items in my etsy shop

2011-10-21T04:54:00.000-07:00

My talented friend

2011-09-13T06:26:00.000-07:00

My good friend Arenea just started to produce her first handmade products. She is also thinking of opening her own Etsy shop soon. What do you think? Should she go for it? I think these crocheted animals are SUPERcute!!

Brand New PostBags

2011-09-09T07:29:00.001-07:00

I just listed two new PostBags in my etsy shop!
Go check 'm out ;-)

abandoned places

2011-08-30T06:09:00.000-07:00

Abandoned residences, photographed by Thomas Jorion.

Summer-Shop

2011-07-15T06:09:00.000-07:00

An impression of our Summer-Shop at Gesamt Gallery in the Netherlands.
Lots of unique and handmade!

g r e e n

2011-07-11T14:04:00.000-07:00

Summer-Shop @ Gesamt Galerie

2011-07-10T14:27:00.000-07:00

Visiting Rotterdam? Don't miss this!

Gesamt Gallery will sell a selection of unique and handmade products at the Summer-Shop. Products from our own studio as well as that of various designers and artists.

featuring:

ZILAR - silver jewelry
Suus Notenboom - (recycled) ceramic tableware
Dingsboems - soap pistols
- - - stiksel - - - bags and accessories
Bom Design - recycled design
Antoinet Deurloo - stoneware, porcelain, ceramic tableware
Röling Ontwerpt - screenprinted tea towels
Pierre Elitaire - shirts/bags
Senay Akin - silver jewelry
Suzanna Scott - mixed media assemblage & collage
Kim Welling - DIYkits, postcards
Tas Makas Kagit - handbound notebooks

Also, we have a collection of small vintage and retro items and furniture. Come shop at Gesamt at the Pijnackerplein (Pijanackersquare) in the old north of Rotterdam. Nearby are lots of nice places for a coffee or lunch break to complete your shopping experience!

We have an adjusted Summer timetable: Thu 13.00/17.00 pm,
Fri 13.00/17.00 pm, Sat 13.00/17.00 pm.

Hope to see you all soon and have a great Summer!!!

~ sea side ~

2011-05-26T03:46:00.000-07:00

~ how I just love it! ~

NEW tea towel design

2011-05-24T06:39:00.000-07:00

Today, Erica from miko design reminded me to post more on this blog ;-) Yes, I know, it has been a while but I have some news to share.
I designed this lovely set of screenprinted tea towels. The design is printed on 100% fairtrade cotton and are printed with water-based ink in India.

Available in my etsy shop for $12.50 each.

Copyright middle photo: TijmenKielen.com

some new pillow covers for your home!

2011-03-13T11:36:00.000-07:00

These and MORE are available in my etsy shop. Please take a peek. ;-)

Swan Market 2#

2011-02-18T04:46:00.000-08:00

Bolin Art

2011-02-16T22:40:00.000-08:00

I found these on the website of Swedish gallery Bolin Art.

artists:Kajsa-Tuva Henriksson, Mattias Backström, Stefan V. Uhlinder.

Textile in the Mix

2011-01-16T03:38:00.000-08:00

@ Centrum Beeldende Kunsten, Rotterdam

Happy Newyear!

2011-01-04T07:01:00.000-08:00

A fresh new year has started... have a happy one!

Cat brooches

2010-12-28T07:30:00.000-08:00

Harriet Damave from Amsterdam has a new shop with hand formed porcelain brooches, decorated in the traditional Dutch Delft technique using cobalt oxide under glaze and finished with a strong transparent glaze. My favorites are these funny cat brooches! ...you know I am a cat lover! miaaaauw ;-)

Yee-Haw letterpress

2010-12-28T06:27:00.000-08:00

I love the work of this etsy seller Yee-Haw. Beautiful letterpress prints and designs from their own letterpress printmaking and design shop in Knoxville Tennessee.

SWAN market

2010-12-20T07:35:00.001-08:00

The very first edition of SWAN market was a succes! A London 'Camden' inspired market in Rotterdam Noord, with lots of nice goods (vintage, design, handmade, food & drinks, art) for sale.
I was there with Henny to promote our Gesamt Galerie. And it was ++.

snowy night

2010-12-20T02:46:00.001-08:00

Under Cover

2010-12-10T04:17:00.001-08:00

Röling Ontwerpt (Röling Designs) pillow covers! They are available on etsy or at Gesamt Galerie in Rotterdam.

New pillow covers in the shop AND change of name!

2010-12-09T05:59:00.000-08:00

Dear everybody, it was about time to list some fresh items in my etsy shop! I also want to prepare you for a change of name; my 'stiksel' shop will be called 'Röling Ontwerpt' soon. This is the name of my graphic design work (Röling is my last name and 'ontwerpt' means 'designs' in Dutch) and I want to make my work easier to find, without searching through a bunch of labels/names. In the end; my work is graphic and has no limit in use of material; and it will all be listed under Röling Ontwerpt. Also, my mum is helping me making my products which is a great help! thanks mum! ;-)

my new love

2010-11-13T10:35:00.000-08:00

Gesamt Galerie

2010-11-03T06:35:00.000-07:00

Together with friend-designer Henny, I started Gesamt Galerie; a Gallery in which we both work as graphic designers and where we also show visitors some interesting art and (vintage) design.

We are both so excited about this!! I can show these mood pics to get an impression. We are opening this Friday so more news to come about this project soon.

Pijnackerplein 2b, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
gesamtgalerie.com

rolingontwerpt.nl

Eyecandy

2010-10-14T12:06:00.000-07:00

These pieces of furniture by Khai Liew, a designer from Australia, caught my eye.

NYC Alphabet

2010-09-24T00:08:00.001-07:00

This is an attempt to make a NYC alphabet, too many A's and too little time to finish this one, perhaps on the 2nd trip?

vans of New York

2010-09-17T06:29:00.000-07:00

I took sooooo many pictures of beautiful New York on my trip last week, here are the 'vans of New York'.
More pics to come, promisss.

saudade

2010-08-11T03:32:00.001-07:00

giveaway on The Searched And Found

2010-08-09T23:52:00.000-07:00

On The Searched and Found blog you can enter for a giveaway from stiksel. It's a super cool passport cover to accompany you at your travels! Enter this competition via the blog. You can find all information there.

2 new bags

2010-07-28T08:36:00.001-07:00

You can find these brand new postbags in my etsy shop!

Custom Pillow Cover

2010-07-26T22:34:00.000-07:00

Custom made pillow cover for Lori.
Want one too? Please send me a convo through etsy.

inspirations from when you were young

2010-07-21T06:39:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I think it is good to think of what inspired you when you were young, to go back to that time and relive the images that meant a lot to you and find out if they still do. For example one of these images of William Turner was on my wall and I think I actually tried to copy the beautiful skies with my pastels.

vt wonen shoot

2010-07-20T01:28:00.000-07:00

My screenprinted teatowel was used in a photoshoot for the vt wonen magazine.
A well known magazine filled with design, craft and living inspiration. So I was very excited about this!
However, in the end the photo was not published, but I wanted to show it to you anyway ;-)

photostyling: Chrissie Cremers
photo: Kim de Groot

hello handmade galerie

2010-06-13T02:44:00.000-07:00

I am so proud to be featured on this new website called Hello Handmade Galerie.

quoted from the site:

'The initiator and owner of the platform is Sophie Pester, a designer from Hamburg, Germany, who has been active in the handmade-scene for the last 5 years. Sophie founded her handmade label jodii in the summer of 2007 and writes a blog since 2009 which features many talented, mostly young creative people from Europe. Handmade products are sold all over the world, mainly through online-shops like Etsy and Dawanda which have experienced an enormous growth over the last few years and stand for the growing economic potential of the handmade scene. In addition, more and more “real” shops offer handmade products.'

project thirty three

2010-06-07T06:16:00.000-07:00

Found these on the Present & Correct facebook wall!

Olivia

2010-05-16T07:43:00.000-07:00

For a new life (as much as it happens, it's always so special)

Pasport Cover

2010-04-27T11:58:00.001-07:00

I transformed some photo's of my last post into these pasport covers.

ROTTERDAM B&W

2010-04-24T09:38:00.001-07:00

The weather was great so today was shooting day in Rotterdam.
In black & white to feel the nostalgia.

some new passport covers

2010-03-16T09:34:00.000-07:00

With the summer holidays coming closer and closer... it's time for some new covers to brighten up your passport!

Say Cheese!

2010-03-10T02:06:00.000-08:00

Dutch design cheese a.k.a 'DesignKaas' is an initiative of Marinde van Leeuwen. She makes cheese not only be tasty but also beautiful to look at by giving it her own design. So the famous Dutch Gouda baby cheese can now be ordered in a fancy designer jacket. The design cheeses are handmade by a farm named: 'Jongenhoeve' in Bergambacht, a small village nearby Gouda. The cheese will be a nice give away or (when you leave some space in your suitcase) souvenir. Although I'm not sure cheese may be transported by plane... so I will give you some nice designs here to look at. Available here.

Colm Mac Con Iomaire

2010-02-24T02:27:00.000-08:00

Last night I heard this guy perform at the gig of The Swell Season in Paradiso, Amsterdam.

...shhh... no words, just listen!...... shhh...

and so hes gone

2010-02-22T02:41:00.000-08:00

Treasury made by hypho, isn't it stunning??

misty orchids

2010-02-21T12:40:00.000-08:00

Coming from cold outside into this warm place at the ZOO, these orchids look a bit misty, I like the effect, it makes the colours even more vivid with this 'aura'.

geomatric play

2010-02-20T13:00:00.000-08:00

Today I did some playing with geometric forms for a logo. I cut up a black paper and made different compositions, this is fun!

morning walk

2010-02-12T00:32:00.000-08:00

Since Oktober I have my own studio. I took my camera with me on one of my morning walks to it. So much to notice on the way.
If you like to see more, check out my Flickr page.

vie héroïque

2010-02-08T03:11:00.000-08:00

This weekend is watched the new movie about the life of Serge Gainsbourg 'vie héroïque' at the IFFR (International Film Festival Rotterdam). What a fantastic insight on this sublime artist, and heroic he was! This movie is a trip which you will never forget. I googled some images of him and his wife Jane Birkin, mother of actress Charlotte Gainsbourg.

collection

2010-01-25T08:04:00.001-08:00

Some nice items that I stumbled upon on the net last week. 1. embroidered book by Evelin Kasikov 2. bird in tree by Madam Stolz 3. painting by Betsy Walton 4. blanket by FridaMaria

new bags

2010-01-23T10:26:00.000-08:00

Available in my etsy shop.

Retro Finds

2010-01-21T07:08:00.000-08:00

For this year, I am planning to open a webshop (whether it is on Etsy or somewhere else I don't know yet) with retro / vintage finds combined with my own handmade products. So I have to search for great items and I found this bunch of cuties on the net this week.

Versch

2010-01-20T01:26:00.000-08:00

Great Dutch graphic design. I love it when people play with materials and let coincidence be part of the process.
Also not working on a computer is something I should and want do more often. This work is made by Versch Ontwerp. There is also a shop for stunning prints!

NARS

2010-01-15T05:54:00.000-08:00

I am not into cosmetics at all, however I did notice the elegant simplistic and minimalistic design of NARS cosmetics.
But can a beautiful design persuade me to actually buy and use the product too? Sometimes it does in my case ;-)

loved

2010-01-13T01:51:00.000-08:00

I wanted to share this beautiful treasury on Etsy that my doll is in. It is curated by evajuliet and I think it is the sweetest!

fish wrappings

2010-01-11T04:20:00.001-08:00

tones of winter

2010-01-10T02:18:00.000-08:00

New Dolls!

2010-01-06T06:46:00.000-08:00

These new dolls are now available in my etsy shop.

humanoid

2009-12-31T00:49:00.000-08:00

HUMANOID WAS FOUNDED BY SANDRA HARMSEN (CREATIVE DIRECTOR) AND HANS BOELENS (COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR) IN 1981. THE DESIGNTEAM HAS SINCE EXPANDED AND IS CURRENTLY LED BY DESIGNER CECILE BLEIJENBERG.

HUMANOID (LITERALLY HUMAN-LIKE) IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE USE OF FABRICS THAT ENVELOP THE BODY IN COMFORTABLE LUXURY. DESIGNS FOLLOW THE BODY FOR A HUGGING SILHOUETTE WITH ELEGANTLY DRAPED FABRICS. THE DESIGN PROCESS STARTS WITH THE FABRICS; HOW THEY FALL, FEEL AND DYE. THIS RESULTS IN CLOTHES WITH A RELAXED FIT THAT ARE A PLEASURE TO WEAR: ELEGANT BUT WITH AN EDGE PERFECT FOR MODERN URBAN WARRIORS.

Shoes Or No Shoes?

2009-12-03T03:45:00.000-08:00

Almost every human being owns a pair in one or another execution.

On the one hand this universal object leads a visitor of SONS trough all ethnic cultures and peoples, from the first footcovered footsteps of humans till today.

On the other hand through the world of modern art, highlighted out of a surprising perspective. SONS is a place of direct confrontation, an amazing architecture in beautiful surroundings and two unique collections which make this project a happening with international allure.

To share his passion Vanderschueren created a “shoe experience” SONS – Shoes Or No Shoes in Kruishoutem (Cruyshautem), in East Flanders, Belgium, about 70 kilometers (40 miles) from Antwerp and Brussels, and close to Cortina’s hometown of Oudenaarde.

GUERILLA KERSTSTORE BLAAK10

2009-12-03T00:28:00.000-08:00

GUERILLA KERSTSTORE BLAAK10
VRIJDAG 11 DECEMBER 2009 T/M ZONDAG 3 JANUARI 2010

Een verrassende en inspirerende mix van accessoires, kleding,
boeken, prints en nog veel meer voor de grote én kleine portemonnee.

SPECIALE KOOPAVOND KERSTSTORE: VRIJDAG 11 DECEMBER, 18- 21 UUR

Portugese tiles

2009-11-19T23:13:00.001-08:00

I visited Lisbon last weekend with my friend Charlotte and made these pictures of Portugese tiles.

She Doll no.7/10/11/12

2009-10-28T09:53:00.001-07:00

New hearts in my shop!

2009-10-27T04:15:00.000-07:00

Etsy Mix 'n Match #5 My Studio Wall

2009-10-26T02:30:00.000-07:00

What will I put on my new studio Wall?

1. Boy wth a beauty spot (original) by Behappynow $55.00

2. Oh...to be rich and bored... by MaryKateMcDevitt $85.00

3. Live What You Love Letterpress Print in Black by hijirik $12.50

4. Hair Garden by ohmycavalier $16,00

5. My Secret Identity (87) by Estasketch $42.00

6. Mountain Dweller Agnes by Lisa Congdon $280.00

transit

2009-10-25T02:22:00.000-07:00

DDW 2009

2009-10-23T09:19:00.000-07:00

This week is Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Eindhoven is bursting of design talent and they show their stuff all over the town. I will show you some pics I made of inspiring details, especially of the craft/fabric items that I liked!

Want to see more? Check my Flickr.

FLOCKS by Christien Meindertsma

2009-10-21T03:55:00.000-07:00

The work of Dutch Designer Christien Meindertsma is conceptual and original in its execution.
Take this 'One Sheep Cardigan', every knitted cardigan comes with a passport of the sheep that has produced the wool.
It gives something extra to wearing the cardigan. You can be grateful to the sheep ;-)

Christien Meindertsma is nominated for the Rotterdam Design Prize 2009. You can vote for the public prize here.

I want a tree in my house

2009-10-16T04:50:00.001-07:00

They look so great and they are knitted on a knit machine. I have to have these!

This is a tree log-shape bolster pillow made in knit. And it is a imitation of a cottonwood tree log bitten down by beavers. The graphics on this pillow is knitted, instead of printed, in five different colors. The pillow cover is custom made using a specialized knit machine. The pillow cover can be easily taken off for washing.

Everybody needs a Postbag

2009-09-22T11:51:00.000-07:00

;-)

Now available in my etsy shop.

New Postbag Listed!

2009-09-21T06:03:00.000-07:00

Check my etsy shop!

Geek Chic on etsy

2009-09-19T23:40:00.001-07:00

ParkArt Amsterdam

2009-09-18T09:14:00.000-07:00

I'm joining ParkArt in Amsterdam this Sunday. A street and a parking garage full of arts and crafts, design, fashion, authentic food, drinks, performances, dj’s, books, accessories and surprises.

ipod cases

2009-09-13T12:10:00.000-07:00

Soon available in my etsy shop: these leather ipod cases.
Next week I will be selling them on the ParkArt market in Amsterdam.

Pillow Cover

2009-08-03T07:57:00.000-07:00

Today I made this pillow cover. I am very happy how it turned out. If you wish to have a custom cover, please convo me at my etsy shop.

Pantone Universe Graphite Pencils

2009-08-02T03:11:00.000-07:00

Last week I discovered these Pantone Universe Graphite Pencils.
I want to have them all!... Each pencil has three words printed on which match the colour, as you can see on the last picture. They make a great gift for any graphic artist and they all will hesitate to use it because they look so great :-)

Walking

2009-07-27T03:06:00.001-07:00

I want to share the beautiful Dutch landscape with you.

Mix 'n Match #4 Summer Holiday

2009-07-25T22:49:00.001-07:00

1. Tinkerbell Ballet Flats by Spirocreations
2. Vintage Coral Sunglasses by winnieatepooh
3. Grey Vespa by Leah Sutton
4. Sea by Tushtush
5. Soft Batik Fish by Stiksel
6. Camping in France by helenacarrington

Itching Furniture

2009-07-22T00:57:00.000-07:00

I recently bought this new couch. The old one had become one big itching hairy couch due to my two lovely (;-) cats.
This time a leather one for us! Now I can browse the internet for more furniture/lamps/design stuff which I would love to combine it with! (but can I afford it??) I love these bubble lamps by George Nelson, I think they would fit nicely with te couch because of their weightless appearance. The couch is rather bold. And a coffee table like this one by Tom Dixon would be a great add.

Hang onto..

2009-07-05T22:52:00.000-07:00

When looking at these pictures, memories from the past start to drift me away from present time.
For a moment I feel the warm breeze on that summer beach again.
For a moment I am playing games at my grandmothers table..

"Imagine a feeling of comfort, calm and balance at home.
Create a comfort zone."

"A panel curtain collection inspired by your past to relive your family, childhood and travel memories."

Styling: Bibi Silver
Photography: Wendy van Santen
Concept: Wendy van Santen and Bibi Silver

Summer

2009-07-04T09:01:00.000-07:00

I love this summer-picture of my mum and dad having a picnic on the roadside, I guess about fourty years ago.

Blogged

2009-06-21T11:16:00.000-07:00

These two bloggers where so kind to feature some pieces of my work.
Kristin of 622press and Sophie of jodiijodii. Thanks guys!

Summer Special

2009-06-18T07:48:00.000-07:00

My fishies are published in the Summer special of no.1 womens-magazine of Holland: Libelle!

Birds Nesting

2009-05-26T03:04:00.000-07:00

I was out on the land the other day; watching birds nesting.
This is something my dad does as a volunteer to mark and protect the
nests and keep track on the amount of birds breeded this season.

my neighbour's blue dress

2009-05-11T12:26:00.000-07:00

Hanging to dry.

Mr. Jones

2009-04-30T10:44:00.000-07:00

Went out to see Mr. Keziah Jones last week in the Melkweg in Amsterdam. Real music, real funk. It was great. And he's such a poser with that beautiful chest of his ;-)

Photo's by Morgan.

Fresh Coasters!

2009-04-26T05:01:00.000-07:00

Now available in my Etsy shop.

Popgloss Feature

2009-04-25T08:08:00.000-07:00

Today I discovered that one of my postbags was featured on the Popgloss site.
It was a happy discovery.

This is Popgloss:

- All the world’s fashion news in pictures
- Hand picked by our curators, daily
- Popgloss is a Curations.com creation

Popgloss gathers fashion news from top style blogs and websites into a single destination to create a stunning visual gallery that’s updated continuously.

B R I G H T

2009-04-19T00:24:00.000-07:00

Cat habits

2009-03-01T01:55:00.000-08:00

Cats like to curl up in bags and boxes..
This is my cat Thor, he made himself comfortable in an old postbag.

hearts & dolls

2009-02-23T13:57:00.000-08:00

Today I listed some new items in my etsy shop.
Go check m out! ;-) Karin

Too Many Cooks

2009-02-22T02:06:00.000-08:00

Too Many Cooks is the name Lucienne Day gave to this tea towel.
Available at Biotope.

"Lucienne Day's career in design spans 60 years and the freshness and originality of her work ensures that it is still relevant to contemporary interiors. A versatile and influential designer, Lucienne was commissioned by a wide range of companies and extended her very particular vision to carpets, wallpapers, tea towels and ceramics as well as textiles. With her husband Robin she pioneered the post-war revival of design and manufacture and extended the boundaries of modern design, enjoying international recognition. Her best known textile design 'Calyx' was launched at the Festival of Britain in 1951 and subsequently received the coveted International Design Award of the American Institute of Decorators".

Stockholm Delights

2009-02-14T05:59:00.001-08:00

Last week I was visiting Stockholm for the first time. I want to share some delights with you here. A very inspiring interior shop called Malmstenbutiken at Strandvägen 5B. All kind of stuff like teatowels, pillows, scandinavian furniture..
I really loved the new upholstered sofas in bright colors.

Exhibition "Atelier" at Svenskt Tenn.
Curated by Johnny Johansson, Creative Director at Acne.

heart uncut

2009-02-07T00:42:00.000-08:00

These hearts are available in my etsy shop right now! One of these would make the perfect Valentine gift!

happy (ZOO) news

2009-02-03T13:31:00.000-08:00

I have to share this happy news with you. I live 200 metres near the
Rotterdam ZOO (blijdorp) and it was here where last week these two adorable little pelicans were born. This is the first time (and very rare in captivity) to happen in a Dutch Zoo. Wonder what their names will be..??

Martin Parr

2009-02-01T09:41:00.000-08:00

Parrworld

2009-02-01T09:25:00.001-08:00

Yesterday I visited the exhibition 'Parrworld' at the brand new Graphic Design Museum in Breda (The Netherlands). It is about the private collections of the famous photographer Martin Parr. In ‘Parrworld’ the artist will show his photographs in dialogue with his own various collections, which include strange objects, odd postcards, photographs by international artists, as well as an extraordinary collection of photography books, for the first time.

His fascination for the peculiar and his liking for the exception to the rule, for the unusual and the curious, colour his collections with an individual flair. ‘Parrworld’ thereby turns into a medial wunderkammer with many surprises and an entertaining yet serious analysis of photography as a medium.

New Postbag Tote #2

2009-01-31T06:31:00.000-08:00

You can find this tote here.

New Postbag Tote #1

2009-01-30T06:37:00.000-08:00

You can find this tote here.

Gent

2008-12-16T09:33:00.001-08:00

Some pictures of a beautiful city in Belgium