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Heritage & Moving On – in the Interior World

Heritage & Moving On – in the Interior World

I have a love of vintage objects and furniture, I also dream of a big old character house that I’ll buy one day. For this perfect home I will bring in the best architects to combine an element of contemporary to the old structure, to the highest detail. I realised...
Heritage, by Viktorija Semjonova

Heritage, by Viktorija Semjonova

I’ll start with a disclaimer 1: All is true, apart from one fact, we never had a samovar in our house but I’d like to imagine we did. :) Disclaimer 2: My name is Viktorija. I’ve been living in England for the past 9 years, I’m Latvia born and bred, my first language...
Take me to the sea – part 2: Monique van den Hout

Take me to the sea – part 2: Monique van den Hout

This is part two of a two-part interview with Monique van den Hout (right) and Andrea Cook, two talented ladies who share a passion for the sea.   Monique van den Hout: illustrator, draughts person, image-maker, designer. Could you tell us a little bit about your...
Take me to the sea – part 1: Andrea Cook

Take me to the sea – part 1: Andrea Cook

This is part one of a two-part interview with Monique van den Hout and Andrea Cook (right), two talented ladies who share a passion for the sea.   Andrea Cook was born in England where she studied Architecture at the University of Sheffield. Since 2003 she has...
In praise of the low mountain

In praise of the low mountain

  The obvious and natural place to start, is with a definition of a mountain, because people seem to feel it’s necessary to mark out dividing lines. And perhaps this is only natural given that mountains for most of us are marked with topographic lines on the map,...
How I found my own path

How I found my own path

Me, in some foliage. Photo by Mario Aspeslagh. After being asked by several people why I didn’t share anything about myself here on visual strands, I decided to write about how I found my own path and started visual strands. Grab a cup of something, we could be here a...