{meet+greet} Sandra from 5 inch and up

Posted on June 17, 2010 by chicmodernvintage

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I’ve been following Sandra’s blog 5 inch and up for a while now, She’s only been blogging since February of this year and has amassed quite a following. I know, I know decor is suppose to be my thing, but this week I’ve been off on a fashion tangent, and can’t seem to get off.

This fabulous drape dress…~~well there are really not any words that I can say, other than it’s~~ is a show-stopper without a doubt, and can be purchased from Aqua by Aqua. Yes they ship to the US ladies and gentlemen, I emailed to enquire.{that’s the way they spell it in London}

Sandra where were you going on this night?

and before I go any further, she has an APB {all points bulletin} out for these shades from H&M. They’re sold out. So if anyone has them, or knows of an H&M location that has them, let her know. PLEASE.

Here she’s wearing an outfit that I love, everything is from Top Shop, and she had this bag for sale in her shop. I’m upset that it’s sold already. SANDRA! I need this clutch, like last ~~week~~ year. Somebody has one, they want to get rid of, I know they do. Would that be you?

She has quite a collection of boots and shoes. OH see! Look she’s using an old wooden ladder for her necklaces and other accessories. Fabulous idea if you have the room in your closet.

This is a much better view of all those fabulous shoes and the custom wooden shelf. She built by herself, by the way AND she calls this shoe porn; I know what she means when she says that. If you don’t get it now, you’ll get it later. I am so jealous right now. {in a friendly way, of course}

Sandra, I wear a 9.5 OK? Just in case, you come across something. In the right price range of course.

Check Sandra and her blog over at 5 inch and up. Notice I did squeeze a little decor too.

{meet+greet} Mariska Meijers, artist designer & blogger

Posted on June 10, 2010 by chicmodernvintage

With no formal art or design education, only a short while ago Amsterdam-based artist designer and blogger Mariska Meijers quit her corporate career in pursuit of her dream. But she has obtained plenty of experience with several exhibitions around the world. Her first solo exhibition was 2005 in Singapore.

It’s evident that her work is loved and appreciated. She has been featured in numerous publications:

ELLE (Singapore), Glamour (Netherlands), Time Out (Mumbai), Viva (Netherlands), Elegance (Netherlands), Home & Decor (Singapore), Expat Magazine (Singapore), Vriendin (Netherlands, ELLE ETEN (Netherlands), Nouveau (Netherlands), Ariadne at Home (Netherlands), Hindustan Times (India), Residence (Netherlands), Joie de Vivre (Netherlands), Metro (India), ESTA (Netherlands), Wining&Dining (Netherlands), Mid Day (India), GOOD FOOD (Netherlands), DM Magazine (Belgium), “Kunst & Antiek Journaal” (Netherlands), Ambition (Netherlands), Libelle (Belgium), Finder (Singapore), Home&Living (Netherlands), BBC News, and recently featured on blogs Bright.Bazaar and The Decorista, to name a few.

Following instinct while painting; She never obtains accuracy is never achieved and rarely attempted. She says, “I stir a cocktail of objects, patterns and colors in my thoughts with translate straight on my canvas.”

She has launched her line of stationary in 2008, launched a line of pillows in May 2009. Meijers also accepts private and corporate commissions.

You can visit her blog and her website to purchase any of her fabulous merchandise.

{meet+greet} Hila Rawet Karni, jewelry designer

Posted on June 9, 2010 by chicmodernvintage

A granddaughter of a woodworker and a daughter of an industrial designer, and inspired by art and design since early childhood.

After specializing in different aspects of arts and crafts such as painting, sculpturing, needlepoint and photography; She studied Industrial Design in Israel & Milan, and worked as an industrial designer in fields such as table top products and consumer goods. Jewelry has been a passion of hers for years and currently working independently out of London, perfecting and broadening her jewelry lines and promoting them worldwide trough exhibitions and boutique stores.

The jewelry lines have various connections to the world of industrial design, origami and fashion. The world provide the inspiration for materials, techniques and the combinations between them.

I fell in love with Hila Rawet’s jewelry designs when I first saw them. The Kisut and Kipul collections are two of my favorite collections

The Kishut collection uses plastic and grommets, hardly anything you think of as girly. But the combination is fabulous.

The combination of innate femininity and clean lines really sums up the marriage between jewelry and industrial design, both of which are Hila’s passions.

The Kipul (folded) collection is origami inspired contains a number of objects, created with various materials including paper. In spite of the use of a simple familiar raw material the result is unique and surprising.

On the one hand the diverse jewelry can be manufactured in large quantities and at low cost, while on the other hand the choice of the paper type, its shade and texture, bestows a different character to each ornament, enabling a wide range of options, distinct one from the other in character and look.