Martine Claessens Blog

Find out how I work and what inspires me.

A FEW THINGS ABOUT ME

I'm a Belgian who settled in Romania, after spending a few years in Italy.

My roots are in Fashion Design so this discipline and training translated naturally into my current Interior Design career.

I love to work with genuinely creative people, as revealed within a series of workshops that I facilitated in the last couple of years.

Inspiring and being inspired, is something that I now actively pursue through Interior Design classes and professional counseling. I love unlocking people's creative potential and talent and I have discovered my love of teaching and coaching.

I love the art and culture of different countries and to better understand their cultures I have learnt the languages of France, Italy, England and Romania as well as my native Flemish. This helps me and my clients on our searches for special pieces, commissioned pieces throughout Europe.

black and white

A World in Black and White

January 23, 2022 in Create the Look

Black and white can be stylish, elegant, glamorous, minimalist, or whatever ambiance you would like to create. It can be to cold for some, or the perfect base for others. It can be a perfect background for as well a modern interior as a more contemporary classical inspired home.

Decorator's Tip: Interior inspired by Fashion

October 20, 2020 in Decorator's tips

Maybe it is my background in fashion that keeps me going back to fashion, to see what is trendy, as one is influencing the other. Or maybe it was because I prepared a homework for my students this week where they had to make a mood board starting from a fashion image and translate the spirit in to an interior.