BUY LOCAL

10 good reasons for buying your gifts handmade and local this year for Christmas. 

(Nederlands in het volledige artikel)

BLACK AND RED

I’m working on my new bOx bag collection in my favourite colour combination black and red ...

MADE LONDON 2014, A SELECTION

I've met a lot of interesting designers during Made London, here is a small but very personal selection:

MADE LONDON 2014, A REFLECTION

You’re probably wondering how Made London was. It was overwhelming that’s the least you can say about it! Here are a few pictures of the set up and the fair itself, a reflection:

LET’S DO IT!

In my previous post I told you that I'm not going alone to Made London. I'm going to share a stand with Jeannine Vrins (ceramics) and we've done a small project together ...

MY 20 DAYS 2 MADE LONDON

In exactly 20 days I'm going to London to present my leather work during Made London! So what’s the plan?

ONE MONTH TO GO TO MADE LONDON

Made London is only 1 month to go and my collection is (almost) ready! Some snapshots ...

BILBAO’S SWEET MEMORIES

We spend our summer holiday in Bilbao (Spain) this year. Interesting city, that’s the least you can say! A small selection of Bilbao’s textures and structures;  

FANTASTIC PHOTOS

Photographer Alain Meessen has taken amazing photos of my ‘working hands’…

  

WHERE POPPIES GROW

Red poppies are beautiful, a field of poppies is amazing, in an installation like this, just stunning! They are the symbol of the many fallen soldiers during wartime …

LUCKY GIRL

Hmmm … today I’m a lucky girl …

HANDY INSIDE

Getting selected for Made London is thrilling and very exciting, however preparing everything is a whole different story!

NO DESIGN TO WASTE

My K-BENCH at the latest exhibition ‘No design to waste’ in Design museum Ghent!

100% CRAFTSMANSHIP

Stitching on the beautiful courtyard of the Gruuthuse palace in the centre Bruges is quite unique …

WORKING HANDS

I gave my first leatherwork course during the kick-off event of Handmade in Brugge. Unfortunately for a few it was fully booked immediately, there was even a waiting list…

NO BALLS NO GLORY

I have to admit I'm not a soccer lover BUT when designers have their say in it, I’m all ears…

A QT NEW ONE

A small gift I've made for my English teacher …

AM I DREAMING?

Is this really happening or am I dreaming?

READY TO KICK OFF

Almost ready for the 'Handmade in Brugge' kick-off …

CRAFTkontor

I’m in very good company in Gallery CRAFTkontor for the next spring exhibition 'Kontrapunkte' …

Ik ben in zeer goed gezelschap voor de volgende lente tentoonstelling in galerie CRAFTkontor ...

NEW PICTURES

New pictures online …

PREPARING for KUNSTHUIS APART

I’m preparing for my next exhibition …

DELIGHTED

My first Tbag in ‘Valentine’ red is a fact and I'm very pleased with the result! I started it on Valentine’s Day and sent it to the gallery in Bonn for the exhibition …

  

WALLET IN RED

Let me present you wallet ANNY:

TIMELESS DESIGN

The newspaper ‘Het Laatste Nieuws’ (a Dutch newspaper) published an article about my work. The XTRA edition of the newspaper talks about my creative bags and timeless design. 

READY FOR SHIPPING TO BONN

A few months ago a gallery owner contacted me with the question if I wanted to collaborate with her. She wants to exhibit my work in her gallery in Bonn. Of course I said yes!! 

VALENTINE RED

It took me a while, but I finally found what I was looking for!

IT SMELLS GREAT

'Oooooh' and 'Mmmmm'!!

GEOLOGY OF SHOES

What to do with leftovers? Barbora Veselá knows ...

BEST WISHES 2014

We wish you an inspirational  and creative new year!

Thank you for your nice comments,

your support and much more the past year!

A lot more to come in 2014 …

Best wishes,

Dominique and family