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.

The Revival of William Morris Decorative Arts.

October 25, 2015 in Getting inspired, Interior Design

By the end of the 19th century Arts & Crafts had influenced architecture, painting, graphics, photography, decorative arts, weaving and much more applied arts.

Marble keeps inspiring

October 11, 2015 in Getting inspired, Interior Design, Trend Alert

Marble, commonly used for sculpture and as building materials since classical times, keeps inspiring young designers today.

Summer souvenirs

August 04, 2015 in Getting inspired

Summer: maybe you are somewhere exotic, relaxing on the beach, discovering a new country, shopping abroad for your new home. What you want is to take home this relaxed feeling, you want it to be summer all year long.