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A shout out for holidays*!

I am so sorry for being so quiet these days, peeps.
Things are quiet for a reason however…

 

No, it’s not that I am enjoying yet another holiday…
(although I have spend an awesome time on a Dutch island enjoying a festival… more on that in another post)

 

Nonono, I am actually working my bloody behind of to get ready for the Woonbeurs!

 

holiday urlaub woonbeurs

 

The Woonbeurs is the largest interior design fair in the Netherlands.

Attentive readers will know that I am opening up a shop! Now that I wrapped up the process of writing a businessplan, making up moodboards and having delicious lunches with inspirators, it is time to get things going!

At this moment all the focus will be on finding a good space. For the time being you can check out the one page website just to give you a sneak peek of the feel of the concept and to give you the opportunity to subscribe to the newsletter, so you’ll be the first to hear when Urlaub will open!

Another sneak peek will be carried out at the Woonbeurs. Not only will Urlaub be selling lots of products (hence the hard labour!), you will also find me and some fun colleagues in live action: screenprinting and teaching cool workshops.

 

holiday urlaub woonbeurs

holiday urlaub woonbeurs

 

Now… for the word Urlaub…

 

Urlaub means holiday*!

To me the core of being on holiday is enjoying little things everyday, feeling excited, being open to new experiences.
This is exactly the kind of spirit I encounter in being an illustrator and in working together with other creatives.
And, this is also the feeling I want to transfer to all of you, the Urlaub customers!
You will hear all about it in the near future… (*mysterious music in the background*)

 

For now:

Check the website here. Via the website you can subscribe to our newsletter. Urlaub will inform you about our search for a space and the eventual opening. Fingers crossed for a permanent offline residence!

You can also check Urlaub out on Twitter and Facebook.

Or, just come to The Woonbeurs!

Home again

Nothing better than coming home, after four weeks on the road, to a mailbox filled with good-news-cards and little presents!


(still making little improvements on this website, from now on: bigger images)

 

ellen

Octavie
(first time ever ever I won a giveaway! thank you, Octavie!)

ellen vesters kim welling

Kim Welling

ellen vesters tattly

Tattly

 

The downside of traveling to the other side of this planet: after missing just one night, Mr Sleep decided he needed some time apart…

Jetlag. Pf.

 

If Mr Sleep will ever decide to return to me (come on, I am on my knees here!), I will post some of my holiday pics in the coming days.

Opening up shop?

We’re coming out!

 

Since I took some classes last fall by the lovely Kim Welling, we have become friends. Kim is the sweetest person. And as it turnes out: we share the same dream! After much quietness…we are finally coming out!

We have applied for a space in Utrecht to open up an illustration shop/ studio together!

 

Utterly excited we are.

 

We can hardly stand waiting for the news that we will be in or not… We will have to wait till June… Oh, June…!

Fingers crossed!

 

Last week Kim and I went to Breda to learn about owning a shop by the kind (and so funny!) Pamela from beautiful Feito Com Amor.

See Kim’s post about the visit: http://kimwelling.blogspot.com/2012/04/feito-com-amore.html.

 

illustration shop studio urlaub feito com amor ellen vesters illustrator graphic designer

Thanks so much, Pamela, for being so frank and giving us so much wonderful advice!