27
Apr
 2012

Ta Ta Ta Tamawa

tamawa, Hubert Verstraeten, Bakelite, Balls, Design, Accesories, Wallpaper, I Love Belgium, Blog, BelgianWhat translates into Japanese as “bead on a ring”? Tamawa it is! This Belgian design brand plays on the beauty of Bakelite beads. Bakelite, an early plastic, was developed in 1907 by Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland and today still worldwide known as billiard balls. Tamawa took the material into a new direction: design objects and accessories. Read the rest of this entry »

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9
Mar
 2012

Wallpaper Loves Belgium

Wallpaper, design, nation, Belgium, Sylvain Willenz, Tamawa, Objekten, Bram Boo, Michael Verheyden, I Love Belgium, BlogWallpaper confirms what we already know: Belgium is a design nation! For the very first time, the international design, fashion and  lifestyle magazine Wallpaper includes Belgium in its top ten style and design nations. Read the rest of this entry »

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