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Find out how I work and what inspires me.

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.


Romania's Secret Language

March 26, 2016 in Getting inspired
Romania's Secret Language

There is nothing random about the motifs sewn on the Romanian textiles, every stitch is a code. It tells you the story of it's creator.

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Tags: Romania, tradition, folklore, embroidery, symbols, rugs, rug
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A Bit of Magic

March 20, 2016 in Create the Look, Getting inspired, Interior Design
A Bit of Magic

A bit of magic in the nursery. The room has to be as fabulous as it will be functional, and one of the fun things is to think of a theme for the room.

 

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Tags: nursery, baby's room, magnetic wallpaper, mural, animals, wallpaper
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Colour Blue in Romanian Tradition

March 13, 2016 in Getting inspired, Interior Design
Colour Blue in Romanian Tradition

Blue is a colour you will find everywhere in Romania: in the traditional costumes, in the ceramic, in the architecture of the old houses, in the painted Easter eggs. It is a colour with timeless beauty, easy to integrate in a variety of design styles and interiors.

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Tags: blue, Romania, tradition, ceramics, merry cimetry, lana, folk, folk art, country side, workshop
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Spring is in the Air

March 06, 2016 in Create the Look, Getting inspired, Interior Design
Spring is in the Air

Spring is a season to make us dream: poetic, fragile, feminine, floral, romantic. Sandro Botticelli, an Italian painter from the early Renaissance, embodies all of this. 

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Tags: interior design, botticelli, flowers, colours, poetic, feminine, spring
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Chinese Dream

February 28, 2016 in Create the Look, Getting inspired, Interior Design
Chinese Dream

As my client was fascinated by the Chinese culture, her bedroom got decorated in a way that she would wake up every morning surrounded by this intriguing beauty.

 

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Tags: bedroom, project, Chinese, wallpaper, room divider, wedding cabinet
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Sample Room: Zellige

February 21, 2016 in Sample Room, Interior Design
Sample Room: Zellige

Zellige, zillij or zellij is an enamelled terra cotta tile, which you will find allover Morocco. Those tiles have a typical sparkle and shine that comes from all their flaws and the wildly irregular shade variations of the translucent glazes. 

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Tags: tiles, zelliges, ethnic, interior design
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Eclectic touch for a Bachelor's Apartment

February 14, 2016 in Interior Design projects
Eclectic touch for a Bachelor's Apartment

A small apartment of 80 sqm in town gets a make-over when the new owner buys the property and the final interior design gets an eclectic touch.

 

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Tags: eclectic, interior design, project, colours
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Make Over: From Breakfast Room to Bistro

February 07, 2016 in Interior Design, Interior Design projects, Make Over
Make Over: From Breakfast Room to Bistro

Breakfast room La Bellevue at Hotel Caro became La Vitrine, a contemporary bistro with some industrial touches.

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Tags: bistro, restaurant, make over, industrial, hotel
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Paris in January

January 31, 2016 in Getting inspired, Trend Alert
Paris in January

Paris is always a great destination, even more in January. Paris in January is inspiring. The year just started and everybody is in the mood to create something beautiful.

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Tags: Deco-Off, Maison & Objet, fair, Paris, Picasso Mania, Pierre Frey, Elitis, wallpaper, wallcevering
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Pantone Color of the Year: Rose Quartz & Serenity

January 24, 2016 in Trend Alert, Getting inspired
Pantone Color of the Year: Rose Quartz & Serenity

For the first time Pantone choose the blending of two shades as their Color of the Year: Rose Quartz and Serenity. A balance between a warm embracing rose tone and a cooler tranquil blue. 

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Tags: colours, Pantone, colour of the year, rose quartz, serenity, pastel
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