Fiva (Netherlands)
Visting Europe during the past three weeks has been a wonderful experience. I don't need to tell you this if you've ever been here. You know how special it is. Long nature walks, pretty parks, cobblestone streets, relaxing train rides, dining for hours... Of course, another huge advantage is the exposure to so many new products. Simple trips to the local food market is an absolute pleasure, the colorful labels, chocolates filled with liquors, creamy yogurt that melts in your mouth... Of course, I can't deny the fun involved in discovering new fashion labels and jewelry, too. Discovering many new design products for the home that I'd not seen before, or if I had, only in the pages of UK or French home magazine. Spending time away from your home soil is total freedom. We're here until the beginning of December, so I'm trying so desperately to take it all in before it slips through my fingers and we're back on our flight to Boston...
Now that we've wrapped up our contest, I'm going to start posting about the many things I'm discovering here... I have lots of photos to share with you from a fair I attended this past weekend, I will get those up on the blog tomorrow.
Let us start with some of my new finds with the atelier of Fiva in the Netherlands. I spied their jewelry at a store here recently and fell in love. I think you'll enjoy their studio design, and perhaps, the jewelry as well. So pretty. What a great color palette - the natural tones of beige and cream with a touch of lavender...
"We use semiprecious stones, handmade glass beads from Venice, freshwater pearls and crystal. While travelling around the world I search for all kinds of innovative materials. We fashion these parts together in our studio, with a lot of care and attention to detail. In this way extraordinary eye-catching jewelry come into being which is manufactured in small quantities by hand, in the Netherlands."
(images from fiva)