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  • DesertX Alua_Image of the day #25

    by Kate Stockman

    The Arabic world tries to embrace the international art world by providing them a golden ticket an exclusive venues to install them in the region. After the magnificent satellite Louvre museum in Abu D’Abi (I was lucky to visit it at the day of the opening in 2019), we now had Desert X Alula. You might know the original Desert X, a site-specific, contemporary art exhibition, held in the Coachella Valley in Southern...

    14th January 2021
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    Art, Design, Featured, Image of the day, Travel
  • Blom-ista, silk flowers are back

    by Kate Stockman

    Living in the country side has it’s advantages nowadays. But it is not exactly the best spot to discover new places to be. So it was quite a surprise to come home one day and see opposite the street a kind of barn that was transformed into an atelier with just a wooden sliding door and a small name tag on the wall. Just...

    23rd May 2020
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    My Job, The Squid Stories Address, Trends, Tried & Enjoyed
  • The Fast Company European Innovation Festival_Milan

    by Kate Stockman

    Last year, Fast Company, a New York based world’s leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, and design, send us an invitation to be part of an important conversation named The Dawn Of Super Intelligence. The Fast Company European Innovation Festival, a two day seminar slash festival took place in Gucci‘s 35,000 square meter Milan head office in...

    3rd May 2020
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    Culture, Fashion, Featured, Milan, My Job, Travel, Trends
  • Covid19 quarantine #1

    by Kate Stockman

    Covid19 quarantine #1 There are different ways to cope with what happened to us in the last 6 weeks. I see people desperately trying to keep on going, despite the lock-down, the social distancing and the nasty virus outside. I hear them dreaming about gin tonics on a sunny terrace, summer festivals they miss and sports events that are cancelled. It reminds me sometimes...

    22nd April 2020
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    Featured, London, My Job, Trends, Uncategorised
  • So hip it hurts: Human connections in a tech-obsessed world

    by Kate Stockman

    “For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict and debate.”   Dat technologie niet heiligmakend is weten we ondertussen al. ‘Tech’ moet ten dienste staan van ons als mens en niet andersom. Dat lijkt evident, maar je hoeft vandaag maar gewoon op restaurant te gaan en je ziet het meteen, minstens de helft van de tafels ‘zit’ op zijn smartphone en...

    19th September 2019
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    Culture, Design, Eindhoven, Featured, My Job, Travel, Trends, Uncategorised
  • So hip it hurts: Class

    by Kate Stockman

    “Classy is when you have a lot to say but you choose to remail silent in front of fools”   ‘Class’, een magisch woord in de ‘betere’ hospitality kringen. Helaas vaak (en verkeerdelijk) geassocieerd met stijf, bourgeois en vooral niet-modern. Inderdaad, driemaal helaas. Klasse staat vandaag voor de talloze vormen van verrassende, ogenschijnlijk moeiteloze verfijning, of zoals het zo mooi klinkt ‘effortless sophistication’. En dat...

    20th February 2019
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    Culture, Design, Drinks, Featured, Milan, My Job, Travel, Trends
  • The Tourist_Image of the day #24

    by Kate Stockman

    This image-of-the-day I shot during a visit at the very strong expo Robotlove during the Dutch Design Week. It catches by attention by it’s beauty, it’s innocence and it’s possibility. The figure is called ‘The Tourist’ and is the work of Dutch artist Margriet van Breevoort. She uses her hyperrealistic sculptures to seduce the viewer to believe in something impossible. The Tourist is the...

    30th October 2018
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    Art, Design, Eindhoven, Featured, Image of the day, My Job, Travel, Trends
  • The new Fondazione Prada tower Milan

    The new Fondazione Prada tower_Milan

    by Kate Stockman

    The new Fondazione Prada tower Milan When in Milan for our annual visit to the Salone di Mobile, it’s always good to spare some time for a quick (or long) visit to the always interesting Fondazione Prada. This year we absolutely wanted to check out the brand new tower designed by OMA.  The ‘tower’ pré-opened the 20th of April 2018 with a real über-VIP evening...

    3rd October 2018
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    Art, Design, Milan, My Job, The Squid Stories Address, Travel, Tried & Enjoyed
  • corn skin waste

    Corn food waste: material innovation_DDW 2017

    by Kate Stockman

    We all know corn. We think there is one kind of corn we can consume during barbecue’s and spare ribes, but are wrong. In Mexico alone farmers breed 62 sorts of corn. The skin of these species of corn are waste material as we don’t consume it. Corn skin waste Designer Fernando Laposse found out dat we do not have to throw away the corn skins...

    1st October 2018
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    Design, Eindhoven, Featured, Food, My Job, Travel, Trends
  • Damien Hirst Pharmacy 2 London

    Damien Hirst Pharmacy 2_London

    by Kate Stockman

    I am one of the lucky ones who visited Damien Hirst’s first original Pharmacy in Notting Hill. It blew my mind and what I most remember are the waiters dressed in blood red surgeon aprons, with an open back. Sexy as hell and so was the rest of the restaurant. Hirst wasn’t the super rich artist he is today and  his art was not...

    9th September 2018
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    Art, London, The Squid Stories Address, Travel, Tried & Enjoyed

Image of the day

14th January 2021

DesertX Alua_Image of the day #25

The Arabic world tries to embrace the international art world by providing them a golden ticket an exclusive venues...

by Kate Stockman
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30th October 2018

The Tourist_Image of the day #24

This image-of-the-day I shot during a visit at the very strong expo Robotlove during the Dutch Design Week. It...

by Kate Stockman
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22nd January 2017

Rick Owens_Image of the day #23

I love the work of Rick Owens. Rick’s clothing lines, fashion shows and furniture collections are always bold statements, very pure...

by Kate Stockman
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POP by Stella McCartney
6th November 2016

POP by Stella McCartney. Image of the day #21

A new concept for a new upcoming target group: POP by Stella McCartney is the scent for the new...

by Kate Stockman
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10th August 2016

Bill Cunningham. Image of the day #20

I’ve always loved iconic street photographer Bill Cunningham, who captured candid historical records of New Yorkers’ changing sense of...

by Kate Stockman
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10th August 2016

Kanye West Famous music video. Image of the day #19

Normally I don’t do posts about celebs, but this image had to make it to my ‘Image of the...

by Kate Stockman
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Fashion

3rd May 2020

The Fast Company European Innovation Festival_Milan

Last year, Fast Company, a New York based world’s leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus...

by Kate Stockman
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30th April 2018

Willy Vanderperre_London

The moment I first heard about the exhibition Willy Vanderperre ‘prints, film, posters and more‘ was holding in London,...

by Kate Stockman
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1st July 2017

Milan shopping_Antonio Marras

As you all know I visit every year Milan Design Week to sense the new vibes, not only on...

by Kate Stockman
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22nd January 2017

Rick Owens_Image of the day #23

I love the work of Rick Owens. Rick’s clothing lines, fashion shows and furniture collections are always bold statements, very pure...

by Kate Stockman
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6th January 2017

Forest of Light by Cos_Image of the day #22

For the latest edition of Milan’s Salone di Mobile, Swedish brand COS teamed up with Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto...

by Kate Stockman
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13th November 2016

Burp, a food magazine, but not as we know it

I am HUGE magazine freak. Every new magazine that comes on the market I end up buying, one day...

by Kate Stockman
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POP by Stella McCartney
6th November 2016

POP by Stella McCartney. Image of the day #21

A new concept for a new upcoming target group: POP by Stella McCartney is the scent for the new...

by Kate Stockman
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13th September 2015

Beauty Papers, a magazine on beauty with a brave new face.

I love magazines. Always have and always will. When I spot a new publication at specialized press shops, I...

by Kate Stockman
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10th August 2015

Hubert Duprat, insects build gold flake and pearl cocoons.

It can’t be denied that insects, though not a popular topic of conversation in most cases, are becoming increasingly...

by Kate Stockman
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30th June 2015

Li Edelkoort, the Anti Fashion Manifesto.

I always was a fan of Li Edelkoort. From the moment I heard her speak for the first time,...

by Kate Stockman
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6th May 2015

The Selfridges’ Agender project in London.

I announced a few weeks ago the Agender project of the über concept store Selfridges in London. So when...

by Kate Stockman
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3rd May 2015

‘The Artist is Absent’ – an insider short film on Martin Margiela.

My true admiration for master Margiela is profound. I know his work from the start, although at that time...

by Kate Stockman
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23rd March 2015

Dries Van Noten_Inspiration walk in his creative master mind.

After a great first edition in Paris in 2014, the exhibition of one of Belgium’s most creative, loved by...

by Kate Stockman
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14th January 2015

The Squid Stories image of the day #8.

Only 100 people had been invited to the show (editors and friends of the designer: photographer Nick Knight, Alber...

by Kate Stockman
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4th January 2015

The Squid Stories image of the day #3.

What time better than the start of a new year to share with you the ‘colours’ that made it to...

by Kate Stockman
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Design, Fashion, music, Kortrijk, Goose, trend, Biennale Interieur, Budatoren, Nicolas Karakatsanis, Willy Vandeperre, deconstruction, performance
5th November 2014

Goose-De/ReConstruction’ performance.

Bands that re-invent themselves once in a while, have my full support. It’s good sometimes to reflect on what...

by Kate Stockman
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Blom-ista, silk flowers are back

by Kate Stockman

Living in the country side has it’s advantages nowadays. But it is not exactly the best spot to discover new places to be. So it was quite a surprise to come home one day and see opposite the street a kind of barn that was transformed into an atelier with just a wooden sliding door and a small name tag on the wall. Just Blom-ista, by appointment. Nothing more. Very discreet, minimal without any window, and no clue what it actually was. My curious nature won, and the next day I pulled over my car as the wooden door was open and checked it out. The barn, concrete floor, white walls, was stuffed with large pots filled with all sorts of colorful flowers. But this is not an ordinary flower shop. This is a flower ‘bibliotheque’ or library. Blomista I met Kirsten Blom, the owner & ‘blomista’ in her atelier and she introduced me to her art & her profession. She’s a flower stylist for retailers, hospitality and events but she does not work...

23rd May 2020
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Blom-ista, silk flowers are back

Living in the country side has it’s advantages nowadays. But it is not exactly the best spot to discover new places to be. So it was quite a surprise...

23rd May 2020
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The new Fondazione Prada tower Milan
Art, Design, Milan, My Job, The Squid Stories Address, Travel, Tried & Enjoyed

The new Fondazione Prada tower_Milan

The new Fondazione Prada tower Milan When in Milan for our annual visit to the Salone di Mobile, it’s always good to spare some time for a quick (or...

3rd October 2018
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Damien Hirst Pharmacy 2 London
Art, London, The Squid Stories Address, Travel, Tried & Enjoyed

Damien Hirst Pharmacy 2_London

I am one of the lucky ones who visited Damien Hirst’s first original Pharmacy in Notting Hill. It blew my mind and what I most remember are the waiters...

9th September 2018
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Bar Luce at Fondazione Prada_Milan

Each year we head to Milan for ‘Il Salone del Mobile’. Besides a shit load of design, great food and interesting talks we always visit the wonderful Fondazione Prada. ...

5th February 2018
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Snails: streetfood in Marrakech
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Where and what to eat in Marrakech?

Visiting Marrakech without trying out some of their wonderful flavors, herbs and local specialties is a shame. This is one of the most exciting cities when it comes to...

27th August 2017
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Frank’s Smoke House Amsterdam

Last time we were on trend safari in Amsterdam, we visited this wonderful, small, local producer of high quality smoked fish and meats. The place is called Frank’s Smoke House...

12th July 2017
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