Online lifestyle zine with a hint of green and a touch of indie.
focussing on inspiration, visual strands features + connects inspiring people in art, design, illustration, photography, urban green, the great outdoors and more.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
A Big Important Art Book - now with women!
Inspiring interviews with contemporary female artists, information on successful female artists throughout history and art projects to make yourself.
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Michael van Kekem
Interview with Dutch illustrative designer and printmaker about his work, self-employment, balance, art education and more.
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Roland Pieter Smit
This Dutch social designer has some inspiring stories to tell!
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Nicole Hendriks: Secret Places Hidden in Plain Sight
Interview with Dutch photographer about abandoned places, upcoming exhibition and book presentation.
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FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS
Claire Murphy: Cooee to the ladies!
Interview. Claire is a freelance illustrator and author with a love for comics, graphic novels and vintage.
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Finding your path: Wieteke Opmeer
Interview with artist designer teacher Wieteke Opmeer, who focuses on both conceptual and practical sustainable design.
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Finding your path: Lina Skukauské
Interview with inspring Life Coach & Energy Psychology Practitioner Lina Skukauské.
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Ankepanke: on businesses and lessons learned
Graphic designer illustrator Anke talks about her shops, side businesses and lessons learned. Dutch text available.
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Interview: Windwardmade
Designer Inge van Geem about sustainability, working from home, inspiration and her new collection.
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Sterre Verbokkem: Wildfulness
Interview with illustrator Sterre Verbokkem aka Studio Brun about embracing nature in life/work and the new app ‘Wildfulness’.
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Paula Kool: Nature Art
Using dyes made from plants grown on her own allotment, Paula makes beautiful nature art.
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Kelsey Oseid: Daily Animal Project
Illustrator/artist Kelsey Oseid aka Kelzuki shares her view on natural history and her love for illustration.
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Sandra Apperloo: Crafty Moods Project
Sandra of art and illustration blog ArtisticMoods shares her personal creative project.
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A photographer’s story: Megan Alter
From New York to Amsterdam. Words by Katharina Vorndran.
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Talking inspiration: Melissa Marni
Interview. Inspiration, collaborating and photos of her California beach town.
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Janneke Luursema: wandering
Beautiful ethereal photo series shared by Janneke Luursema.
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100 days of need and greed: Kristina Schultz
Inspiring interview: what happens if you get rid of everything?
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Into the woods: Marijke van Oostrum
Amsterdam artist who makes beautiful sewn woodland sketches. A look at her work and process.
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Plant power: Roos Rutjes
One of the initiators of Plant Power at DesignKwartier and half of Veggie in Pumps.
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Interview: Pini Piru
This ethical Dutch indie brand uses fairly traded organic cotton and screen print by hand with non-toxic ink.
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Nature & Folklore 2: Matt Hayton
Interview. Illustrator / bookbinder / adventurer aka Fawnlorn from the beautiful Lake District (UK).
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Nature & Folklore 1: Adam Pritchett
Interview. Textile artist & sewing enthusiast, maker and craftsman behind The Old Needle, perpetual bookworm and murder mystery fan.
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Iveth Morales, The Angry Weather
Interview. About roots, the importance of a creative community and her beautiful new Heat wave collection.
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Heritage & Moving On, by Mel Chesneau
Mel (Styled Canvas) shares her view on ‘heritage’, featuring architectural work by Smart Design Studio.
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Heritage, by Viktorija Semjonova
Viktorija (Andsmile studio) shares what ‘Heritage’ means to her in this inspiring personal story with beautiful illustrations.
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Take me to the sea: Andrea Cook
Interview. Artist and gallery / art centre co-owner shares her passion for the sea.
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On a hazy morning: California road trip
Photography / storytelling team Joyce and Andres de Lange share their road trip photos.
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Cathy McMurray
Beautiful mountain inspired weaving and art.
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In praise of the low mountain
Beautiful essay written by Ruth Allen.
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David Litchfield
Interview. Drawing every day and the importance of community.
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Urban Jungle Bloggers
Interview with co-founder Judith de Graaff.
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How bird photography changed my life
A bird photographers story, written by Mario Aspeslagh.
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