madame hervé : behind the curtains

Nothing : Francisco Gomez Paz

I had a meeting with a lightplanner the other day, and he showed me the new LED lamp NOTHING from Francisco Gomez Paz. Nothing is a shadow that makes light, made of almost nothing. Like it!

thanks agenturarber

BACK AT HOME!

It's so wonderful to be back at home!

Mumbai : Last Day India

I'm still in India, my last day in Mumbai. The internet conncection in India is really superbad, the last 5 days I had no chance to get a stable conncection... Anyway, I'll share some moods from the last two weeks....

Anish Kapoor : India again

Yesterday we fixed our next India business tour: from January 14th to February 5th ... How cool is this!

So this post is just for me, (and a little bit for you): works from Anish Kapoor, I saw an exhibition this February in Delhi, absolutely stunning!

via dailyicon

Winter Intern : welcome Prachi!

We are really happy to announce: We found our Winter Intern!

Please welcome Prachi from Pune, India!

She is currently studying graphic design at NID, a fabulous design university located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (I visited NID on my Indiatrip last february!) So please stay tuned, soon you'll see more from Prachi here!

Studio Madame Hervé got over 80 applications from all over the world!! It was an extremly difficult task to short-list candidates! I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the interest you have shown in studio Madame Hervé. I think the intern experiment will be great!!

source: studentproject from Prachi

Update: Want to work at Madame Hervé?

First, a big THANK YOU for all the applications I've already received!!

Wow, I'm all over the moon!

Some FAQ: Closing date for the application is Sunday, Octobre 2, 2011.

 

Want to work at Madame Hervé?

Well, here’s your chance! Madame Hervé is bringing on its first intern! (Yes, this is an experiment) What does this mean? I am looking for an intern to help 3 or potentially 4 days a week. But, you don‘t have to live in Switzerland, we communicate on a daily basis via skype to discuss the projects.

This is a paid internship.

Daily/weekly activities include:
* research in design related topics
* moodboards and design concepts for clients
* graphic concepts corporate design related
* conceptual design of products
* interior design concepts
* communicate on a daily basis with studio Madame Hervé
   
Desired skills:
* solid knowledge of industrial design, graphic design, architecture
* trendspotter, ability to find great design sources or trends
* Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop skills (CAD a plus)
* good Internet connection
* MAC user a plus
* Typepad experience a plus
* knowledge of HTML a plus

Term: 3 or 6-month commitment

How to Apply:
We are accepting applications via email only.
Please send the following to tilda [at] madameherve.com with subject “Winter Internship”:

* CV
* A statement about why you want this internship
* If you are a designer, please send a link to your portfolio or images (pdf only)

weekend inspiration : cauliflower

We have a lot of work this weekend, we have to chop around 30 kg of vegetables for a big dinner... ;-) See you tomorrow!

via timothyliles

Jaipur : Colors

It's hot in Jaipur, finally! The Indian people are so amusing, friendly and open minded. I had several interesting meetings, I'm tired but in a very good mood. The colors in India are so different to the colors in Switzerland. They add color more impulsive and in a really new way for me. I found color combinations they really impressed me!!

Delhi : Animals

I'm already on the way to the next meeting in Jaipur. Today I found wonderful old fabrics in a little street in Delhi. My fabric collection is still growing.... Yesterday morning I saw several cows, a wild pig family and a lot of baby dogs in the streets, yep, normal life!

Delhi : Republic Day

Yesterday was Republic Day in India, nobody worked... ;-) I walked through the Lodi Garden, it's a park with the Mogul graves. Wonderful mood, a lot of colors, great smells.... Real India feeling?!

 

India : Anticipation is the greatest pleasure

Today I organised my Visa for India, as usual at the last minute... ;-( But I'm in a good mood, a lot of stuff is organised or finished, some work for India is still prepared. If you know something really special with design context, let me know!!! My India route is Delhi - Jaipur - Ahmedabad - Mumbai.

Now I'm looking for some inspiring www places or designers in India. I found this ceramic and glass design class at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Stunning!

Another interesting workshop, also at NID, is this bamboo project. Prof. MP Ranjan sounds like the Eames and Enzo Mari of Indian design. Or at least Indian bamboo design. He's the head of the Centre for Bamboo Initiatives at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, where he evangelizes local design and production as a tool for economic development.

I saw this ad for an exhibition from Max Streicher, a canadian born sculptor. He build this amazing floating creatures, so I hope I'll have time to go in this gallery!!

New Year Resolutions !

Wow the first week in 2011, let me start by wishing you a lucky and amazing

N E W Y E A R !  
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

 


I decided to post a few of my goals for 2011....

★ BUILD A JUNIOR BED BY MYSELF ★

my son turns 2 in october ★source

 

★SEW MORE★

shop less ;-) ★source

★ DRESS UP A LITTLE MORE ★

last year i forgot to wear all my heels ♥  ★source

★ ENJOY INDIA ★

3 week business trip in february

★ BOOKPROJECT ★

finish and realise it! ★source

 

★ TAKE A FOTOCLASS★

i'm a superbad fotographer

★ GARDENING ★

reanimate our backyard

 

★ BUILD A PLAYKITCHEN ★

♥ favorite place in our house ★source

 

★ CITYTRIP ★

organise surprise trip for my husband ♥

 

★ REFRESH MY BLOG ★


So, that's it!  Are you making any New Year's Resolutions?

Half time : new floor

So, today is half time!! In 2.5 week our tenant will be back and his part should be ready....

The attic floor  is ready for the new flooring!!

view spiral stair circle...

Sledge Hammer : Yeahh!

Before we leave for a supershort one day break in Montreux ( Diana Kral and Elvis Costello ;-))) I show you our first rebuilding steps...

Attic view, plasterer has finished his work last weekend, next step is sanding and painting.

First floor, before sledgehammer

First floor, after sledgehammer !

First floor, new guestroom, before sledgehammer

First floor, new guestroom, after sledgehammer

After this rebuilding, I think my arms will look like this.... ;-)

STEP BY STEP : ATTIC FLOOR

Oh wow! Status quo of our attic floor, the walls of my atelier are isolated and most of them are covered with plasterboards. Oh my! Tomorrow the construction ingenieur is coming for some structural analysis. We would like to apply Anhydrite plaster for the floor, but perhaps the material is to heavy for our old house. We will see?!

step by step : attic floor

As I promised yesterday, the status quo of our attic floor... This will be my atelier!!! Thank you V, you are the BEST!

 

Gender topic : Interiors

Sorry for the lack of posts... At the moment I'm working (hard) on a design research project with gender topic: especially women and interiors 1900-2000. I found a lovely flickr pool with old interior ad's and colored pictures....have a look here! By the way...tomorrow I'm flying to London for a short citytrip!!

Gael Maison : Blog Report Madame Hervé

Wow!!!! Since this morning the new issue of the magazine Gael Maison - Feeling Wonen is in the shop. Genial journalist Emmy Toonen sent me a pdf from the blog article... and yes Madame Hervé is mentioned there!!! World wide web is fantastic, thank you Emmy, I feel so honored! 

Outdoor Workshopdoor : Refreshing

Finally!! After a long planing and working phase our workshop door is installed!!! We changed the former entrance to the cold storage room into our outdoor workshop. (Yes, when we bought the house, behind this door was the cold storage room of our little village, with 180!! completely rented cold boxes...) Anyway, a year ago, we bought this old french rusty door, fit it into the space in the front and yesterday my oncle installed it!! We are soooo happy!

entrance before with the old cold storage room door

rusty french door (yes this is my own shoemaker press ;-))

test montage before varnishing

Tada!!

Printstudio : Personal

I refound this picture
;-) my own drawer in the printstudio ;-)
Thanks Patricia! You are the best sister!!

Happy New Year!

I wish you a happy New Year! 2009 was really great, a lot of real surprises and great encounters...

Thank you so much for this wonderful blog year; it has been so much fun to have you here. Thank you for reading this blog, your support mean the world to me!

2010 will be a hard working year for me. We'll complete rebuild the second part of our house and office, our brand will grow this year once more and I have to organise daily routine with our 10week old sweet babyboy.

So, I'm really curious and accept this challenge!!

rebuilding part 2 : tilda's atelier

As I told you not so long ago, last week we started part 2 rebuilding our house! It's so nice weather outside I know, but we need urgently more space! So, have a look below, my new atelier 'before', our new library 'before' and tons of insulation in our office!! So give us some time, then I will show you the 'after'!

my new atelier before! to cool, I tell you!

library before!

 

tons of insulation!

Spring is in the air : DIY

Now, I hope that it won't take long until spring finally arrives for us in central europe too! Found this DIY water garden via happmundane! Cool!

Tagged : 6 random things

I have been 'tagged'!
What an honour, famous Emma from Emmas Designblogg tagged me with the "6 random things" tag! 

Rules: Write 6 random things about myself, link the person who tagged you, post the rules. Tag six people and link them. Let them know they have been tagged.

Mmmhhh, ok.

1/ I can’t swim, true.

2/ I collect every kind of materials, pictures, new or used objects and machines.

3/ In my mind I’m a perfect structured person, my stuff is organised either in chronological order or in issue-related/topical/thematic order. The reality looks different...

4/ I live with my husband near Zurich, before he was my neighbour.... that's how we met :)

5/ For my feelings, days are to short.

6/ The view over the lake Zurich, when I go for a little walk through my village.

 

I'm very curious about this six bloggers:

Holy    >> Decor8
Marisa    >> HopeHope
Joe    >> HELLO BAULDOFF
Tanneke    >> Wannekes
Tessa    >> Studio TED
Jantien and Hester    >> TAS-KA

 

Compositions

Component parts, ready for the composition!

Two girls, one day, several brocantes

Yesterday was a inspiration day. For a little productserie we need some inspirations, so we went to several brocantes in Switzerland. It was too cool, thank you M! I will show you the results in a few weeks, so stay tuned!

DONE!

Let's start the 'hanging around in your cosy cashmere sweater' time.... All work is done, I've finished three big projects! Time for new projects, concepts and world fabulous web!

shortcuts

superfast

Today I have to work superfast!! (grafic via lulu )

sound supplier : daily routine

May I introduce you my cooperator in daily routine:  supplied me by sound ...

Dear clients: How to build your brand on internet

Found this interesting concept by John Mellkvist, founder of the design company JohnLookdotcom. I will share this with my next brand client.... (via davidreport )

1. Find your signature product
Hermès has their scarf, Lacoste has their polo shirt. Identify your signature product or service. Internet is big and thick so you need a sharp edge. A collaboration with another specialist – from a different field of business – will create a unique offer as well a big surprise, that will draw media attention.

2. Make sure your welcome page communicates. A commercial web concept needs to be much more direct compared to a physical company. What are you selling, what’s the price of it?  Write out your concept in editable text (i e not flash or similar) on page one as well as in the headline/frame of your web page. Display your concept in a 1,2,3-process. Don’t sit on your information. Share it! This will make you an authority.

3. Create a blog linking to your web page. Or even better, collaborate with a well known blogger blogging from your page. This will make your content more dynamic and increase search.

4. Google Adwords and Analytics Good for traffic, but be careful with your budget – use only a few keywords if you don’t want to pay for a lot of irrelevant clicks. Monitor it with Google Analytics.

5. Organise your e-mail network and communicate what you do continuously. Create an e-mail signature explaining your concept in a short line of text. Did someone write or say something good about you? – enclose hyperlinks. And don’t neglect Facebook. It’s easy to call it an adult toy. But also easy enough to use as a marketing tool.

6. Be brave – contact the best in your field. If you get along, ask for a quote or a good luck to publish on your site.

7. Think local. Just because everyone can see you doesn’t mean they will. Instead, start by building success in a small community, and go from there.

8. Overkill. As a webshop, replace human touch with small or big surprise, like the amuse (or the birthday cake) at the restaurant.

9. Banner advertising. Good for an ”I’ve seen that” effect. But before counting clicks consider; how many banners do you really click on?

10. Get real. The more internet based your concept is, the more it will gain from an ambassador in the real world.

Reload : Coming Soon

The new embossed printing notebooks are in production! Yeahhh! Coming soon!

preliminary : first prints

This weekend was THE shooting with the prototypes for the mood. Yesterday we got the first prints from the shooting! Yeaah! (Pat: If you are back from holiday, have a look at the cushions!)

jaime hayon again!

I told you about the shooting next week, I am so nervous... Yesterday I made a deal with the agent from METALARTE : Tada, we get the faboulous lamps from JAIME HAYON for the shooting!!! I am sooooo happy. Sorry, the photos arent' so perfect, iphone quality...

OLD PRECIOUS JAPANESE SILK

Two weeks ago, I found this old precious and really well preserved japanese silk... So: empurple silk like IN THE YEAR ONE ! First process pictures.. Silkscarf coming soon, I hope so....

Audrey Hepburn : Mask

I told you about the fotoshooting for our shop. We found this wonderful 'AUDREY HEPBURN ' Mask. So great!!

IN THE YEAR ONE

Finally: So much work with our new project.. But it is really fun. We made the first decisions about colours, products, first moodboards and shootings! The fleamarkettrip was so inspiring and successfull! Madame Hervé will invite you in november to the shop IN THE YEAR ONE. More informations soon. In advance some inpressions...

flea market : roundtrip switzerland

Today madameherve and her friend g is on the road! We make a little flea market roundtrip through Switzerland for our shop in November... Wish us luck for good catches!!

designedmemory : Matthew Daniel Siskin

HE DID IT AGAIN! Today, while working, stumbling over the site from OBEDIENT AND SON. This site is so ultra supercool, unbelievable! Then, searching for the webdesigner, and: DESIGNED MEMORY again!!! (One month ago, I wrote about the spectaculary site from CHRIS BENZ) Now: I decided, I will put money aside, and someday I will engage him for my own website!!!! Thanx a lot Matthew, you really made my day!