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ABC’s Favorite Reads of 2011, Part G

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

And yet another installment of our Favorite Reads of the Year! Here are Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part E, and Part F.

These favorites come from Shirley, PeterL, and Renee.  Shirley left us many years ago, but has happily returned to the fold this year; she now works our administration and helps out around ABC Amsterdam, too.  PeterL is ABC Amsterdam’s Horror, Manga, and Gay & Lesbian buyer (and hopefully over his True Blood obsession by now).  Renee is ABC The Hague’s Poetry and Tattoo books buyer, and has read ALL of the Science Fiction & Fantasy section’s books.  Srsly.

We would love to hear about what YOUR favorite reads of 2011 were, too! They don’t have to be books published in 2011, just read in 2011. Please send your top 5 to blog@abc.nl, and be sure to include your mailing address so we can send you an ABC gift voucher as a thank you. We’ll be publishing your Top 5s at the beginning of 2012, so you have the rest of the month to hand them in. Thank you to those who have already mailed them in!

And now, without further ado… the lists!

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ABC Meets: Design guru, Wallpaper editor Henrietta Thompson

Monday, June 20th, 2011

Designers have been rummaging in skips for materials and inspiration for as long as there have been skips to rummage in.

Today, driven by the dual need to save money as well as the planet, they are rummaging more than ever before, and on a worldwide scale to produce some truly inspiring work.

Henrietta Thompson, author of the bestselling book Remake It: Home, former design editor of Wallpaper (now editor-at-large ) will vist ABC Amsterdam to tell us more about upcycling.

She’ll give an introduction to how the professionals’ approach upcycling, including a history of the best, most relevant and most exciting and enduring upcycling ideas we’ve seen to date, what’s going on now, where and how, as well as an introduction to four major new trends for the future.

You’ll find more information on Henrietta Thompson and Remake It: Home on the Thames and Hudson website.


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ABC Meets: Design blogger Holly Becker

Friday, May 27th, 2011

On Saturday, June 25th design blogger Holly Becker, of decor8blog.com fame, will launch her book Decorate: 1000 Professional Design Ideas for Every Room in Your House at ABC Amsterdam.

The first ever international lifestyle bloggers meetup takes places June 25th in Amsterdam. Organized by the blogs Urban Style Vibes and Decor8 , about 100 lifestyle and design bloggers from Europe will come together in Hotel V to meet each other in real life and exchange blog experiences.

One of the speakers during the meetup is Holly Becker. Holly is the founder and editor of Decor8blog.com, a popular design blog with over 45,000 daily readers, and columnist for RealSimple.com. Decor8 was one of the first design blogs and currently attracts about 45,000 readers every day. Holly has made a full time business out of her blog.

In Holly’s new book, Decorate, the world’s top designers and leading décor experts—including Kelly Wearstler, Amy Butler, Jonathan Adler, and many others—come together to share over 1,000 professional tips, ideas, and solutions for every room and every budget. Written and compiled by Holly and acclaimed lifestyle writer Joanna Copestick, this intensive home décor program combines beautiful inspiration with nuts-and-bolts how-to—for stunning results. More than 500 gorgeous color photographs provide motivation while line illustrations, checklists, shortcuts, and floor plans make it easy to get started. For those looking to make the most of their home and create stylish interiors, Decorate is the start-to-finish resource to keep on the bookshelf for years to come.

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ABC Meets: Pia Jane Bijkerk

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

After the success of Paris: Made by Hand, we’re thrilled to be helping Pia Jane Bijkerk launch her new book, Amsterdam: Made by Hand, in our Amsterdam, store.

Pia Jane Bijkerk is an internationally acclaimed stylist, photographer and author specializing in interiors, still life and food. As a stylist she has worked around the world for the likes of Vogue Entertaining + Travel, Gourmet Traveller, Real Simple, Saatchi and Saatchi, Tommy Hilfiger and Philips. She has taken part in both our Urban Culture events and created windows displays for our Amsterdam store.

Amsterdam: Made by Hand follows stylist Pia’s ten “wanders” through Amsterdam to the places where she sources the props, accessories, and objects that she uses in the sets and photographs she creates. You’ll find jewelry, clothing, home furnishings, antiques, collectibles, and more, all made by hand. Along the way, discover the real Amsterdam (Pia lives there—on a houseboat!).

Pia Jane BijkerkThis is the second Made by Hand guide by Pia. The first, Paris: Made by Hand, received an ecstatic reception around the world from magazines such as British House & Garden and Vogue Living, and on dozens and dozens of design blogs from design*sponge to decor8.

Pia describes her book the best:

“As a stylist, I am always on the lookout for objects that are distinctive and alluring—which is why I adore all things handmade. Amsterdam: Made by Hand is an insider’s guide where you’ll discover Dutch ateliers tucked away on the cobble stoned backstreets of the old canal district, and boutiques that Dutch designers and stylists have kept well-hidden inside their black books…until now. Between its pages you can expect to find woodworkers, jewelry designers, dressmakers, ceramicists, and more: with the backdrop of Amsterdam’s beautiful canals and wonky buildings, you can expect to see this quaint old city in a whole new light.”

This is a book for all professional designers and decorators and lovers of design and decorating, lovers of all things handmade, the chic and unique, and, of course, Amsterdam.

Date: Saturday June 5
Time: 3pm
Place: The ABC Amsterdam store.

We love Pia’s websites. If you visit her portfolio and blog, prepare to lose yourself for a few hours in her gorgeous world!

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ABC Meets: Ellen Grift, author

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Author Ellen Grift will launch her book Hot Drop Spots at ABC Amsterdam on Saturday May 8th at the American Book Center. 

Ellen will present and sign her book in our store from 3pm onwards.

Hot Drop Spots is a full colour inventory of Amsterdam’s most inspiring rest rooms and pays homage to the owners, designers and decorators of these porcelain gems.’

After researching more than 170 of Amsterdam’s historic places and hot spots, author Grift selected 25 public restrooms in Amsterdam that offer a different view on the ’smallest room on the premises’. The result is a book of artistic lavatories that astonish visitors with remarkable anecdotes, exotic adventures, funny surprises and innovative creativity.

How about toilets that feature antique cupboards beds, transport you to an exotic island or the mystic Orient? Or being read a fairy tale accompanied by the scent of fresh roses? Some rest rooms will make you feel like a small child in the company of giant toys, or gazed upon by others before the glass doors turn opaque and let you ‘go up in smoke’. The restrooms featured in Hot Drop Spots have become true ambassadors for their proprietors. They are shining spotless examples of the attention to detail, service and quality they offer.

Author Ellen Grift on Hot Drop Spots: “For a room that is visited by all of us each day, restrooms receive surprisingly little to no attention, from their visitors, owners or the media. Hot Drop Spots is a guide to fun toileting in Amsterdam. With this I want to pay homage to the beautiful places of quick rest that Amsterdam has to offer and entice the reader to go visit places that are home to these delectable porcelain gems.”

Date: Saturday May 8th
Time: 3pm
Place: The American Book Center, Amsterdam, Spui 12

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