The wire series - Table Top by Menu

After spending some nice days off with my family and enjoying a cosy Easter 

with my sister and her family I realised that I havent shared some of the 

latest changes in my livingroom. 

When you have been following me you´ll know that my livingroom is one of 

the most redecorated rooms in our home,  I just love it when it all comes together 

just by changing a few details... Mixing and matching with different accessories is such fun! 

In my opinion the decorative wire series of Danish design brand Menu is just 
perfect for this occasion... I already knew the wire base could be combined with
the flowerpot (I even used it as a standard for our Christmas tree) and 

turned into a stand for the Disc Oil lamp but a little while ago I discovered

 the latest addition of the Wire series!

Because we do not have a very large living room, we decided not to take a coffee table

so instead of this I'm always looking for small tables. I admit; I have this "thing" 

for nice stylish sidetables (already have a few of them) and I'm always changing and

 rearranging them around the house...  So yes, when I discoverd the new Menu

 Wire table top at online departmentstore fonQ  it really made me smile!

The tabletop is made of Marquina marble (available in black and white) ,

 a particularly beautiful natural product and its such a nice fact that 

every piece of marble is unique! All the wire series products can be used

both indoors and outdoors, that makes it extra special!

The inspiration for this charming and decorative wirevseries came while Kasper Rønn and Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen 

(Norm Architects) were visiting a Japanese-inspired garden in L.A. The garden had custom-made standing and

 hanging displays with flowers and light. Together with Japanese trees and small fountains it transformed

 the garden into a beautiful new kind of Art Deco style.

this post is made in collaboration with FonQ.nl 

styling/photos/text by elvs

SS18 at Menu Space

Imagine a place that fits into Nordhavn like a missing jigsawpuzzle piece, a place that champions high-end aesthetics and clever design solutions, while celebrating its northern harbour roots. Browse or purchase the piece of furniture or textile accessory you fell in love with during a work meeting, or receive a hit of design inspiration from MENU’s refined and timeless aesthetics. Here, the realms of boutique shopping meets exemplary design in all its forms, be it from lifestyle to accessories to furniture.

In collaboration with Norm Architects, Menu has taken a new approach to the art of running a design business and 

created a co-working space where great ideas, beautiful design, powerful concepts and inspiration could 

flourish and be shared with one another. 

As I said in my previous post I started this new year in a fantastic way

by travelling and with a lot of interior inspiration ...

Two weeks ago I was in Copenhagen where I finally had the opportunity to

 visit the always inspiring Menu Space in Nordhavn ... and inspiring it was for sure!

After seen a lot of pictures of this creative space and its hospitable cafe at

 other blogs and at instagram we could finally admire almost the entire

 new collection admire SS18 by ourselves in this amazing setting... so pretty!

Today some snapshots that I made at our visit at Menu Space but also some pictures

 of the visit at the Menu stand at IMM Cologne 2018 where I was invited for a press tour. 

At the fair I could admire the new collection once again and even some accessories

 that I hadn't been able to admire in Copenhagen,  as the new Harbour Chair,

 the Eave Sofa, the Cast pendants, the Dell lamp socket and the phare & led bulb

 (one of my favorites) Also, I saw the Carrie lamp in new colors (burned Red, 

Olive and white)  and the beautiful Zet shelves (also a new favorite) but also

 the table (who is on my wishlist for longe time) the snaregade in oak and grey ... 

wonderful additions to the collection and  there's so much more,  

You can see everything here!

Zoals ik in mijn vorige post al aangaf ben ik dit jaar geweldig begonnen met reizen en met veel interiorinspiratie... 

Twee weken geleden was ik in Copenhagen waar ik eindelijk de gelegenheid had om het altijd inspirerende Menu Space in Nordhavn te bezoeken...  en inspirerend was het zeker! Na al heel veel foto's te hebben gezien van deze creatieve ruimte en het gastvrije cafe konden we nu bijna de hele nieuwe SS18 collectie bewonderen

Vandaag wat snapshots van het bezoek aan Menu space maar ook nog wat fotos van het bezoek aan de Menu stand tijdens IMM Cologne waar ik was uitgenodigd voor een perstour. In de stand kon ik nogmaals de nieuwe collectie bewonderen en zelfs nog was producten die ik in Copenhagen nog niet had kunnen bewonderen zoals de nieuwe Harbour Chair, de Eave Sofa, de Cast pendants, de Douwes lamp & socket en de phare led lamp (één van mijn favorieten).  Ook zag ik al de Carrie lamp in nieuwe kleuren voorbij komen en de geweldige Zet shelves (ook nog een nieuwe favoriet) maar ook de tafel (die al langer op mijn wishlist staat)  de snaregade in de nieuwe kleuren oak en grijs... prachtige toevoegingen aan de collectie waarvan je hier alles kunt bekijken!

                                                                                                           (mobile phone) photos: elvs

Sunday

After a very busy week Sundays are just perfect for 

quiet mornings with my family, 

lazy afternoons on the couch with a nice cup of tea, music and 

magazines and slowly preparing for Christmas...

Hope you all had a nice Sunday and I wish you a happy new week!

Wire plant pot and base by Menu.as via fonQ | cage table by Menu.as |

sideboard by Domodesign | table accessories by Designletters | vase by Lyndby porcelain |

linen cushion byMolle | festive decorations by COS | natureprints ViaMartine.nl

Menu Space

Probably you already have seen them but when I saw the stunning images of 

 the newly showroom, office, and café - Menuspace -  I wished I could admire it 

myself and book the first possible flight for a quick visit to Copenhagen!

Menu Space is designed in collaboration with Norm Architects for Danish design
 company Menu and the goal was creating a welcoming open space where everyone 

could stop by for a coffee, a meeting, creating great ideas or simply to admire the 

beautiful designs of Menu and build a community around Menu Space that way.

“The idea is to keep Menu Space moving and ever changing. To have friends of the

 house and people we admire stop by on a regular basis and change the interior layout 

however they see fit – ensuring that we always have a vibrant, creative, lively 

space that continues to inspire our neighbours, visitors, friends, clients, and designers”

 The interior is inspired by the raw and industrial setting of the surrounding area,

 the harbour in Nordhavn and according to Norm architiects the space draws heavy 

inspiration  from strong materials that can be found in the area such as concrete and 

steel, providing a beautiful contrast to the objects and designs that fill the plateaus, 

floors, and corners of the space.

Menu Space can be found: Hamborg plads 2, 2150 Nordhavn, 

Denmark openinghours weekdays 8.00 – 16.00

Afteroomchair by Menu #giveaway

Today some snapshots of some of last weeks changes (and try outs) at

my workspace/bedroom with a tribute to the beautiful 

Menu Afteroom dining chair that has finally arrived in my home ;-)

About three years ago I wrote my first blogpost (here) about this chair and 

I still love the simplicity and the clear lines of its beautiful design 

This three-legged chair is an homage to functionalism and to the Bauhaus school of art & architecture.  The chair is availble in various versions and I choosed the black dining chair 4 
to add in my renewed and refreshed workspace. The three legs, the round details and its flexible backrest made it an interesting and practical chair for us to add in our relatively small bedroom/workspace.  What do you think? 

Are you,  just like me,  a huge fan of the stunning Afteroom chairs by Menu?
 I have teamed up with Menu and started a giveaway on my instagram. 
You will find all details here
                                                                                                                 photos and styling elv's 

                                                                                             

FUWL cage table by Menu - tablelove

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Na een drukke periode vol interieur inspiratie in Zweden en Duitsland vandaag weer eens
 wat foto's van mijn woonkamer! Onze vernieuwde woonkamer eigenlijk... want tijdens de kerstvakantie zijn we begonnen met klussen en het opfrissen van ons huis. 

Omdat we niet zo'n hele ruime woonkamer hebben en onze houten lockerkast

 naar de opgeknapte kamer van onze zoon zou verhuizen,  was ik al een tijd 

aan het kijken voor een stijlvolle hangende wandkast waardoor de kamer ook wat ruimer

 zou ogen en we toch redelijk veel opbergruimte zou hebben.

Ook was ik al een tijdje op zoek naar een nieuwe koffietafel... Lekker hip en

minimalistisch, niet al te groot maar wel met genoeg ruimte om toch wat accessoires 

er op te kunnen neer leggen dat was wat ik zocht! Dus toen ik onlangs de persbeelden 

van de Menu SS2017 collectie zag met  daarbij de vernieuwde witte en zilverkleurige

FUWL cage table (ontworpen door Form us with love) wist ik dat dit het soort 

model was dat ik zocht!  De doordachte combinatie van het mooie strakke

 ontwerp en de functionaliteit is zo gaaf!

De zwarte versie van de FUWL cage bijzettafel vond ik op bij fonQ! 

Omdat het blad van deze tafel gemaakt is van warm donker essenhout 

(in tegenstelling tot het marmer van de vernieuwe SS2017 versie) en het frame 

van mooi mat zwart gepoedercoat staal,  had deze variant 

van de cage bijzettafel mijn voorkeur! Het feit dat je de tafel, als je het blad er af haalt, 

ook als opbergmand voor bijvoorbeeld tijdschriften of warme kleden kunt gebruiken

 sprak mij enorm aan... Houden we niet allemaal van het regelmatig veranderen 

van ons interieur of het hergebruiken van onze accessoires van tijd tot tijd?

After some busy weeks filled with Swedish and German interior inspiration today 

some photos of our living room! Our changed living room actually...  during our Christmas break we started doing odd jobs and upgrading our home. Because I knew our wooden locker closet would to move to my sons room and because our living is quit small I have been looking for a stylish hanging wall cabinet to create a more spacious look. 

Also I was searching quite a while for a new coffee table... It had to be a Minimalist, not too large one but with enough space to lay down some of my fav stuff ! So when I recently saw the press photos of the Menu SS2017 collection with the renewed FUWL cage table (designed by Form us with love) I knew this was the kind of model that I was looking for! The thoughtful combination of its stunning design and functionality is so cool!

I found the black edditon of the FUWL cage side table at NL webshop fonQ! I prefered this version because the top of this table is made of warm dark ash wood (in contrast to the marble top of the renewed SS2017 version) and of its matte powder coated steel frame.  I also like the fact that the design focuses on function combining the table with a storage unit underneath. The basket under the wooden the table is perfect for storing magazines or blankets!

this post is made in collaboration with FonQ.nl 
styling/photos/text by elvs