From Place To Space: Room To Dream In Munich

Today I want to take you to my favorite shopping spot in Munich, Germany, to the cute interiors boutique for slow living: 'Room to Dream'. I have already blogged about it quite a while ago, but recently I went to the boutique to style up a few corners and get them photographed by my friend and photographer Lina Skukauske. These are the results of our mutual work.

'Room to Dream' is run by Sabine Stadtherr, a charming lady who welcomes every client with a big smile and sometimes even with a cup of tea and cookies. Currently the entire store boosts with wonderful Christmas decor ideas as well as fantastic gift ideas for the upcoming holidays. One of my insider tips if you are in Munich and still on the look out for Christmas presents: Sabine makes her own collection of chunky knit cushion covers and baskets. Absolutely spot on at the moment and super soft and comfy!

If you love Scandinavian design and Scandinavian interior brands, you should visit 'Room to Dream'. You will find a beautifully curated selection of home accessories, furniture and home textiles for stylish homes. Oh and you can enjoy a warm mug of mulled wine just in front of the store, too. What else can one wish for on a festive shopping spree in Munich?

Room to Dream, Lenbachplatz 7, 80333 München

Photography by Lina Skukauske

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From Place To Space: Zurich Design Guide

Today I am taking you on a design tour through the Swiss city of Zurich. Two weeks ago I spent a weekend in this charming city in Switzerland thanks to the kind invitation of Zurich Tourism. During my visit I had the opportunity to visit the design fair Blickfang in Zurich and the next day I took part in a guided design tour with one of Zurich's best design connoisseurs, René Grüninger.

I want to show you a few of my personal highlights from the Blickfang design fair in Zurich and the design tour through Zurich's design districts, Kreis 4 and Kreis 5. Let's roll!

Blickfang Design Fair

The Swiss designer Véronique Baer is based in the Netherlands and presented her super fun 'Bounce Chairs' - puffy chairs in soft pastel hues that look like giant candy. You approach those chairs with a certain curiosity and caution - but once you take place you sink into a soft seating that perfectly adapts to your body and makes for a perfect seating.

Swiss furniture maker Kadur Rohner caught my eye with his sleek, almost Scandinavian inspired furniture collection. In a short chat I've learned that his design is actually pretty Swiss - apparently the Swiss prefer simple, sleek design made of natural materials with a good quality. Very cool pieces for purists!

The young German design label 'Freudwerk' exhibited some almost spacey furniture and lighting pieces. The clean cut lines, the irregular angles and a creative usage of size make the pieces of 'Freudwerk' stand out. I particularly liked their floor lamps.

Zurich based 'Raum B' presented a cool geometrical bowl in white and in a colourful version and was a little colour highlight for my ceramics loving eye.

Zurich Design Tour

If you happen to travel to Zurich any time soon (hint: join my Pinterest giveaway by repinning THIS IMAGE and winning one night for two persons including breakfast in the cool 25hours Hotel where I was staying), I have a few design addresses to recommend:

Bogen 33: This is a fantastic store for vintage lovers. Furniture, decor items, accessories - everything is presented in a cool arched store and the charming owner will invite you for an espresso at his bar if you fancy.

The Chair: A cool and well curated store with contemporary design pieces and yes - quite a few design chairs. Also located in the famous 'Bögen' (arches) of Zurich's design district.

Waldraud: A funky concept store uniting fashion, design and art in a small boutique.

Einzigart: A very beautiful design store in Zurich. They feature a wide range of home accessories, design and cook books, design furniture and home textiles. I could not leave this store empty handed.

Nico Heilmann Lighting Design: The design studio of the Swiss lighting designer Nico Heilmann is small but equipped with pretty amazing lighting design pieces.

Bliss Modern Antiques: Mid-century lovers will drool when entering this store. Fantastic mid-century furniture pieces and home accessories will make you want to spend all your money. Moreover, a shop-in-shop called 'Green Stuff' is in the store too selling classic looking light bulbs with modern LED technology, combining old and new!

I hope you enjoyed this little design tour through Zurich, Switzerland. I was pretty surprised by the thriving and creative scene in this picturesque city. And yes, Zurich is more than banks and chocolates - it's a cool design city! For more Zurich design tips check out my blog post over on Roombeez (in German).

Happy new week!

Photography by Igor Josifovic

This blog post has been brought to you in collaboration with Zurich Tourism

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Happy Interior Blog Recommends: Stilherz

Let's be honest. Summer is over and we are stepping into autumn. It's September and here the weather has really turned into a mild autumn atmosphere. Traditionally, we tend to reconsider our interior styling and decoration with the change of seasons. So I thought it's a good moment to introduce you to my latest 'happy sponsor': Stilherz.

Stilherz has a fine selection of home accessories to support your autumn redecoration at home. I've browsed the online shop and I've picked five favorites for an autumn styling at home. Let's see what I've found:

1. Concrete pendant light
2. 'Straight Twill' blanket by Tina Ratzer
3. Glass bottle vase
4. Marble candleholders
5. Green ceramic candleholder 'Illumina'

If you are looking for a little decoration item, a lovely lighting solution or beautiful home textiles, make sure to check out the online shop of Stilherz. Oh and if you like to shop, make sure to use the code 'Happy' for a 10 % reduction on all orders above 50 Euros. Happy shopping!

But I wonder: Anyone of you planning a redecoration project at home? Let me know!

This post has been brought to you in collaboration with Stilherz

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Welcome To Europe, West Elm!

Today is the day! Interior design aficionados like myself are happy and excited that a cool design store is touching base in Europe: Today the first European West Elm store is opening its doors in London's Tottenham Court Road. On more than 12.000 square foot the store will feature furniture, textiles, accessories and gifts, as well as a West Elm Market shop-in-shop and a coffee shop. Until now I was forced to travel to the USA to shop at West Elm (and I did so in October in San Francisco) but now my voyage is way shorter - a quick London weekend seems now more tempting than ever before!

Since I am currently in Berlin on a design blogger tour, I couldn't make it to London for the opening, but I've curated a few favorite lifestyle shots from West Elm to give you an idea what you can expect in downtown London as of today. And this is just a small selection!

So keep it in mind for your next London trip - a visit to Europe's first West Elm store should be on your itinerary! The store is located on 209 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7PN, and for on-the-go inspiration you can follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Now I only have to lobby for more West Elm stores on the European continent. Do you hear me, Brooklyn?!

Photography by West Elm

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