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Martine Claessens

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.


Make Over: From a dark apartment into a sparkling one

November 15, 2015 in Interior Design
Make Over: From a dark apartment into a sparkling one

It was immediately clear for me, from the first meeting, which colours to use for Madalina's apartment. Her sparkling presence, colourful outfits were saying everything without words.

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Tags: interior design, colours, make over
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Simply White: colour of 2016

November 08, 2015 in Trend Alert
Simply White: colour of 2016

Simply White, Benjamin Moore announced recently that this is their colour for 2016. White is associated with freshness, purity, innocence. It is as a blank paper, up to you how you want to fill it: to write a letter, to make a drawing, to fold and unfold. White can represent a successful beginning. It is considered to be the color of perfection.

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Tags: white, colours, trend, interiordesign
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A modern approach on William Morris

November 03, 2015 in Create the Look, Getting inspired, Interior Design
A modern approach on William Morris

After one hundred and fifty years, William Morris designs of wallpapers continue to inspire interior architects and fashion designers. So, how can we use his heritage in a modern way? By printing his wallpaper designs on a big scale, and using his wallpapers, rugs in a modern surrounding?

 

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Tags: morris, morris&co, moodboards, interiordesign, rugs, furniture
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The Revival of William Morris Decorative Arts.

October 25, 2015 in Getting inspired, Interior Design
The Revival of William Morris Decorative Arts.

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

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Tags: williammorris, morris, morris&co, colours, wallpaper, fabrics, interiordesign, fashion
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Marble keeps inspiring

October 11, 2015 in Getting inspired, Interior Design, Trend Alert
Marble keeps inspiring

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

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Tags: marble, furniture, floor covering, Venice
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The entrance: a small place, lets give it a bold look.

October 04, 2015
The entrance: a small place, lets give it a bold look.

The entrance is, most of the times, a small place, there is no place in the house where we spend less time than in the entrance hall. So it is a perfect place to make a big statement.

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Bistro Kitchen: when your kitchen gets the center of your home.

September 20, 2015 in Interior Design projects, Create the Look
Bistro Kitchen: when your kitchen gets the center of your home.

When I think of bistro I think of Paris, I love to go to the small places where at noon you will meet all the people working or living in the neighbourhood. The place in general is so small that all the tables are nicely put in a row. They pull out a table so you can slip in and sit on the bench.

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Tags: kitchen, bistro, interiordesign
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Create the Look: the 70s are back

September 11, 2015 in Create the Look
Create the Look: the 70s are back

Weekend is there, the season is changing, you are in the mood to give your home a re-look after the summer. Let the 70s inspire you.

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Tags: 70s, createthelook, interiordesign, moodboards
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Trend Alert: the 70s are coming back

September 06, 2015 in Trend Alert, Interior Design
Trend Alert: the 70s are coming back

When you take a look in the fashion shop now than you will see the first items for winter arriving and yes, the 70s are back. Some will look back on those years with some nostalgic, others will think this can't be back in trend. So lets see what was typical in the 70s.

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Tags: 70s, interiordesign, macrame, wallpaper, paisley, geometrical, pottery
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A clean desk, ready to start working

August 30, 2015
A clean desk, ready to start working

We spend 8 hours a day at work: in an office space, at home or moving around. It should be inspiring and it should make it easier to be productive. Surround yourself with nice objects, refined materials, something extra to make your working hours a time to enjoy.

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Tags: desk organiser, workingspace, accessories, leather, wood, office
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