FRIEND ON THE SOFA

The prettiest magazine of the Netherlands must be La Vie en Rose. Some time ago I used to work there too, which is still a very precious memory. I worked with such an extraordinary team that remains enmeshed even after all this time. Editor in chief Harriet Calo has a blog (isntitdivine.com) and the best Instagram account I know. Agnès Michot became my chef at Marie Claire and still works there. Intern Josselin is now one of my editors (and the one who makes the beautiful illustrations for our site). Art director Daphne just did a restyling for Marie Claire and is also a great fan of interior architecture. I respect her so much because Daphne knows how to do everything I don’t. From baking pies to decorating houses and now she’s launched a Dutch label: Livin’ in a box. It’s a collection of colourful pillow slopes that contain unique, graphic patterns that are lovely to combine. The three dimensional graphic shapes continually become new patterns. The fabric is printed with a wax block print, an authentic and manual printing technique. The pillows are real ‘limited editions’. Surf to livinabox.com and give your house a spring upgrade.