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pillow in Libelle magazine

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Last week another of my pillows was featured in the Libelle. The starting-point of the shoot was denim combined with blue. My pillow, upper left corner on the second page, fitted very nicely.

competition old crafts

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The Boijmans van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam has a new exhibition: Hand Made: long live craftmanship. This exhibit giva a unique overview of the most surprising handmade objects througout the years. It wants to clarify countless, mostly romantic cliché's about craft and crafmanship. Curator Mienke Simon Thomas: "With our rich collection of handmade objects and all the knowledge that the museum has gathered about it througout the years, we want to enrich the level of the discussion about craftmanship and the image that people have of it." Alongside the exhibition the museum organizes in cooperation with Etsy a competition for Etsy sellers. Hereby they'll search for special handmade products that combine a traditional craft with an innovative and inspiring view. Thus giving Etsy sellers the opportunity to exhibit their handmade products in the ArtStudio of the museum. At the end of the competition on April the 8th a professional jury will pick 10 nominee...