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  Dear readers, I wasn’t planning to post today, but I really had to mention this! May Vervoordt, the wife of the Belgian antiques dealer and decorator Axel Vervoordt, introduced her new book. ‘At Home with May and Axel Vervoordt: Recipes for Every Season’ May reveals her secrets to enjoy a simple and light cuisine at every season. Almost all of the ingredients for the dishes grow in the private

  Dear readers, I wasn’t planning to post today, but I really had to mention this! May Vervoordt , the wife of the Belgian antiques dealer and decorator Axel Vervoordt , introduced her new book. ‘At Home with May and Axel Vervoordt: Recipes for Every Season’ May reveals her secrets to enjoy a simple and light cuisine at every season. Almost all of the ingredients for the dishes grow in the private garden of the Vervoordt’s castle in ‘s Gravenwezel.   This morning I received my copy and I can’t get my eyes of it. It is not just a cookbook but also a guide to be the perfect hostess! The pictures, taken by the photographer Jean-Pierre Gabriel , are exquisite!   Cover of the book To order the book, click here or here .                              I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves to cook and/or enjoys good...

  I just love the way Axel Vervoordt is storing furniture and decorative items.  Kanaal, a former distillery complex at Wijnegem (near Antwerp) that the Axel Vervoordt company purchased in 2000, is the perfect location to store lots of antique furniture. It is always so inspiring walking around the warehouses of Kanaal. Visiting Belgium, you really should visit this gorgeous site! The way Axel

  I just love the way Axel Vervoordt is storing furniture and decorative items.   Kanaal , a former distillery complex at Wijnegem (near Antwerp) that the Axel Vervoordt company purchased in 2000, is the perfect location to store lots of antique furniture. It is always so inspiring walking around the warehouses of Kanaal. Visiting Belgium, you really should visit this gorgeous site! The way Axel Vervoordt is displaying his collection of antiques, turns every single piece into ‘a piece of art’ ! Axel Vervoordt Photo credit Joël Laiter   Axel Vervoordt Photo credit Joël Laiter   Axel Vervoordt Photo credit Jan Verlinde   Axel Vervoordt  Photo credit Jan Verlinde   Axel Vervoordt  Photo credit Vincent Leroux   Axel Vervoordt  Photo credit Jan Verlinde   Axel Vervoordt  Photo credit Vincent Leroux   Axel Vervoordt  Photo credit Guillaume De Laubier   Axel Vervoordt  Photo credit Joël La...

  KIM CLIJSTERS WINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME !!! Congratulations Kim! We are so proud!! ___   AXEL VERVOORDT OPENS ART GALLERY IN ANTWERP Gunther Uecker “Black Rain” source : http://www.axelvervoordtgallery.com   In the Vlaeykensgang, located in the city centre of Antwerp, Axel Vervoordt opens a new exhibition space. He will focus on the ZERO and the GUTAI art, an

  KIM CLIJSTERS WINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME !!! Congratulations Kim! We are so proud!! ___   AXEL VERVOORDT OPENS ART GALLERY IN ANTWERP Gunther Uecker “Black Rain” source : http://www.axelvervoordtgallery.com   In the Vlaeykensgang, located in the city centre of Antwerp, Axel Vervoordt opens a new exhibition space. He will focus on the ZERO and the GUTAI art, an international movement of the sixties, who sought harmony between man, nature and technology in which light played a dominant role. For more information : www.axelvervoordtgallery.com ___   Wish you a wonderful weekend! xx

Twice a year I am visiting the Castle of Axel Vervoordt. In Summer time for the Summer Exhibition and in Winter for the Winter Exhibition. Yesterday my sister and I visited the Castle and Kanaal. We started our visit at the Castle of ‘s Gravenwezel. The weather was fine, it was rather cold, but sunny!   Me at the entrance gate of the castle.   My sister walking in the garden.  

Twice a year I am visiting the Castle of Axel Vervoordt. In Summer time for the Summer Exhibition and in Winter for the Winter Exhibition. Yesterday my sister and I visited the Castle and Kanaal. We started our visit at the Castle of ‘s Gravenwezel. The weather was fine, it was rather cold, but sunny!   Me at the entrance gate of the castle.   My sister walking in the garden.   Here and there we noticed some Christmas decoration. As you can see here at the background, the green festoon at the gate.   And as this lovely but simple Christmas entrance fence! Very inspiring. It is not difficult at all to make one yourself!   I am so sorry I can’t show you pictures of the inside of the castle, because we are not allowed to take pictures. But I can tell you that I discovered a lot of Wabi-influences inside the castle. If you want to read more about the Wabi-inspirations of Axel Vervoordt, you can read my blogpost about it HER...

I can’t wait to receive my copy of the new book of Axel Vervoordt. It should be published this month! Here is the cover of the book I found on the internet. It will be titled “A Way of Wabi”. To order the book : click here. And now you will ask me ‘What is Wabi?’Here is what I found at Wikipedia : ‘ Wabi-sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance

I can’t wait to receive my copy of the new book of Axel Vervoordt. It should be published this month! Here is the cover of the book I found on the internet. It will be titled “A Way of Wabi”. To order the book : click here . And now you will ask me ‘What is Wabi?’ Here is what I found at Wikipedia : ‘ Wabi-sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent and incomplete”.It is a concept derived from the Buddhist assertion of the Three marks of existence, specifically impermanence.’ Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetrie, asperity, simplicity, modesty, intimacy, and the suggestion of natural processes. Wabi stands for rustic simplicity, freshness or quietness, and can also be applied to both natural and human-made objects, or understated elegance. Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with age, when the life of the obje...

  As a lot of you know, 2 times a year, in summer and in winter, the castle of ‘s-Gravenwezel, owned by our famous Belgian antiques dealer and decorator Axel Vervoordt, is open for public. As I am a huge admirer of the work of Axel and his wife May, I won’t miss any opportunity to visit the castle. I thought about you, all my readers and blogfriends, and wanted to share with you some pictures

  As a lot of you know, 2 times a year, in summer and in winter, the castle of ‘s-Gravenwezel, owned by our famous Belgian antiques dealer and decorator Axel Vervoordt , is open for public. As I am a huge admirer of the work of Axel and his wife May, I won’t miss any opportunity to visit the castle. I thought about you, all my readers and blogfriends, and wanted to share with you some pictures I took of the castle and its gorgeous garden! The weather was so beautiful this Friday, so I was able to take a lot of good pictures to share. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to take pictures of the inside of the castle, that we have to respect because Axel Vervoordt and his family live in it. I hope you will enjoy the tour of this fantastic garden! If you want to read more about Axel Vervoordt and his castle, please visit http://www.axel-vervoordt.com .   The entrance gate of the castle.   The back of the castle.   The entrance.    ...