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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.


Weekend in the mountains

January 17, 2016 in Getting inspired, Interior Design
Weekend in the mountains

Snowy mountains. Can you picture yourself posted up in front of the fireplace as snow falls outside? Ready for some luxury in the wilderness?

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Tags: mountains, cabin, weekend away, winter, open fireplace, throw, baskets, wood, natural materials
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Ribbon-Couture for Photoliu

January 10, 2016 in Interior Design, Product Design
Ribbon-Couture for Photoliu

One day Irina invited me as a guest designer to offer a "Martine Claessens touch" to one of her armchairs. With my love for colours and my fashion background, the Ribbon-Couture came to my mind.

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Tags: Ribbon-Couture, Photoliu, Houles, Designers Guild, ribbons, Louis XV, upholstery
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Fresh Start.

January 03, 2016 in Getting inspired
Fresh Start.

A new year, a fresh start. I never make a list of resolutions for the new year, as they will fade away along with the holiday glow. I make a list of goals which is helping me to focus and get things done. But there is nothing like to the start a new year in a cleaner, more organised, and more peaceful home. 

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Tags: declutter, organising, cleaning
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Ready to party

December 27, 2015 in Getting inspired
Ready to party

It's party time! Lets have a drink.

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Tags: party, cocktail party, bar, glasses
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Cocktail Party

December 20, 2015 in Getting inspired
Cocktail Party

The end of the year is near, we all get in the mood to party. May it be celebrating Christmas, parties with colleagues or friends.  The last weeks of the year and the first weeks of the new year are a perfect time for cocktail parties. They are easy to plan and glamorous. 

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Tags: cocktail party, party, how to
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Counting down till Christmas/ Wrapping gifts

December 13, 2015 in Getting inspired
Counting down till Christmas/ Wrapping gifts

Wrapping presents can be as enjoyable as opening them. Plan ahead, choose your materials carefully. This will help you make a well-organized gift wrapping project. Some gift wrap tips and inspiration will help you to make the outside of your present as special as the gift inside.

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Tags: Christmas, gifts, wrapping, celebration, decoration
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Counting down till Christmas / part 2

December 07, 2015 in Getting inspired, Create the Look
Counting down till Christmas / part 2

A nice decorated table makes every occasion special, not just Christmas, when we do an extra effort. Beautiful napkins in cotton jacquard, linen, embroidered. Silver cutlery, crystal glasses. Once you realize table setting is based on logic, things become less intimidating.

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Tags: Chris, table setting, Maramures, Romania, tradition
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Counting down till Christmas

November 29, 2015 in Getting inspired, Create the Look
Counting down till Christmas

Two styles, one inspiration: Maramures. The days are short and dark, Christmas is coming soon, perfect time to start decorating our homes.

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Tags: Christmas, decoration, Maramures, tradition, Christmastree
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Turning your Bathroom into a Wellness

November 23, 2015 in Interior Design
Turning your Bathroom into a Wellness

If it wasn't for the Romans and the Greeks we probably would still be taking a cold shower. Our modern bathing finds it origins in the invention of the Roman Thermae or hot baths. What comes to our mind when we think of wellness?

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Tags: bathroom, wellness, hammam, towels, candles, soap, scrub, shower, faucets, bathtub, tadelakt, zelliges
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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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