I wanted to design an almost black scarf. It had to be black with a reason, which brought me to the idea of night life. So many plants and animals that show their beautiful colours merely at night. It was a great pleasure to get to know and draw them. The scarf has two sites. It is up to you to decide which you like most, although you will show them both...
I am extremely fond of Henri Rousseau, who painted jungles and the wildlife without having ever seen this in real life. Allthough I have hiked through jungles and witnessed wildlife, my source of inspiration remained the paintings of Henri Rousseau. You can not wear the scarf the wrong way. There is no top or bottom. The scarf is 100% silk (twill 17,5...
Everything you see on this scarf came from paintings from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.Designing this scarf made me study these pictures and all their details very closely. How even more wonderfull they became. Maybe during your next visit to the museum you will start looking for the paintings which I used for this scarf. Hopefully you will find them...
If you look closely, you will notice that I have drawn the majority of the fishes with pencils. I have used many different colours for each fish, but the appea-rance of the scarf remains sober. At first I added plants and shelves. Somehow all these additions made it unreal and messy. I decided to keep the scarf simple with mere fish that may look greyish...
If you look closely, you will notice that I have drawn the majority of the fishes with pencils. I have used many different colours for each fish, but the appea-rance of the scarf remains sober. At first I added plants and shelves. Somehow all these additions made it unreal and messy. I decided to keep the scarf simple with mere fish that may look greyish...
You can not wear the scarf the wrong way. There is no top or bottom.The scarf is either 100% silk (twill 16,5 m/m) or wool drill (70% wool and 30% silk) and 100% Dutch, designed and printed in the Netherlands. It should be dry cleaned (with PCE) only.