Thu - 2 February 2012
Suite
Where is IRMA right now?
In her hotel room at the BOWERY HOTEL.
In her hotel room at the BOWERY HOTEL.
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The world is a fascinating place and I love to discover new things, whether it's traveling, meeting people or surfing the Web. Every day I see and hear things that inspire me. In IRMASDIARY I want to share them with you.
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Mon - 30 January 2012
Journey of Water
NEW YORK: Tea is essentially a journey of water. And since I discovered the most elegant tea company, Bellocq, in Brooklyn I keep thinking about that phrase whenever I taste one of their delicious blends. Just reading their tea lists enlightens your memories or imagination and I keep thinking about journeys, scents, tastes and different seasons. My favorites are LE HAMMEAU, a fresh organic herbal blend evocative of a summer meadow, and MAJORELLE MINT, organic Chinese gunpowder green tea and mint with a refreshing citrus twist. I recommend visiting their tea Atelier at 37 Greenpoint Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11222 for a taste of unique teas whose ingredients are too rare for wholesale.
Bellocq Tea Atelier, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Bellocq Tea Atelier
Assorted teas from Bellocq
Pencils from the Brook Farm General Store
Houseware from the Brook Farm General Store
Thu - 26 January 2012
Art, Food & Decor
COPENHAGEN: January is a month which makes me think about my house, my kitchen and the year ahead. I have to sort everything out for the next months, think about where to go, what to do… etc. My thoughts are clear when I cook in my kitchen for some friends or enjoy a meal at a nice restaurant, even on my own. I look for places which are different and which give me new perspectives and I buy tons of cooking books which also make me stay at home in my kitchen.
Yesterday in Copenhagen I discovered the Cafe Charlottenborg Contemporary Art Space whose interior has been designed by the Italian designer Martino Gamper. The cafe is an art space with a kitchen focusing on Danish home cooking. The tables are by Arne Jacobsen and fit perfectly into the space.
Cafe Charlottenborg Contemporary Art Space
smoked fish
Hotel Nimb
homemade bread at the hotel’s brasserie
Mon - 23 January 2012
Summer in Winter
SYDNEY: To escape the colour grey and exchange it for lots of sunlight and bright colours, plan a trip to Australia now. Get inspired by colourful interiors and great bars and restaurants which are not only a treat for your taste buds but also for your eyes. I shop a few things for my London apartment at KIITOS, Living by Design and have dinner at Sydney’s Concrete Blonde in an amazing glamorous, Pop Art-inspired interior design by Michael McCann, who used glass mosaics to show large-scale extracts of comic books.
