Joline Jolink shares her week with you…

1. The sun was shining on Friday, but I was working really hard on the design and development of my winter collection in my studio in Rotterdam. I’m secretly so fond of that fuzzy yarn and autumn tints. I can’t wait for the cold to hit us!

2. Regardless of whether it’s late, I find it really important to cook and eat healthily with my boyfriend Peter. Asparaguses are available again and these from the organic market on the Eendrachtsplein in Rotterdam are simply divine. Enjoy them as often as possible now that you still can!

3. Saturday morning is such a lovely moment for myself. Peter opens our store on the Nieuwe Binnenweg and I get to rummage about the house. Newspaper, coffee, walk a bit with the dog. And… do Pilates at home. My aim is to do one exercise a day. Our house in Rotterdam is so spacious that I’ve been able to completely decorate one room with Pilates gear, making it hard to fail my aim :-)

4. When one of my biggest fans — and friend — Kim sends me a message at the end of the day from my store saying she’s just come back from a two week holiday to Mexico, I decide to call it a day. I joined her, her boyfriend Pierre and dog Billy on the terrace of wine bar Lucas with Zoef. Cheers!

5. Finally a tip: the Museum park in Rotterdam is gorgeous at the moment. I’d also recommend the Kunsthal and the Boijmans van Beuningen museum, but enjoying the park is great too!