Store Tour: Mariska Meijers Amsterdam

Mariska Meijers, a creative tour-de-force based in Amsterdam, has recently opened her premier bricks and mortar store in the city and it's just as colourful and vibrant as her established online store. Located just between the Jordaan’s 9 Straatjes (9 Streets) and the Bloemenmarkt (or Flower Market), the creative aesthetic of artist and designer Mariska Meijers is a perfect fit for the area as it matches the eclectic attitude of the 9 Streets, and the colourful floral theme of the market. Be sure to stop by and shop Mariska’s original designs across a mix of home accessories and furniture, all complimented by an ever-evolving collection of art, antiques and vintage furniture. The traditional delft blue of Amsterdam had just gained another punch of hot pink and I for one am all the happier for it! What do you like about Mariska's store?
// Photography Marjo van Rooyen | Styling Ann Christine Hartman

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Well, well, well. What do we have here? Bright colours. Check. Bucket loads of talent. Check. Beautiful designs. Check. Mariska Meijers' colourful still life paintings. Check! Working out of Amsterdam, Mariska likes to think of her works as anti-minimalism. (She only needed to utter those words and I was on side in an instant!) I adore the uplifting hues and striking use of pattern in her paintings, some of which are featured below. Her online store also stocks stationary, cushions and greetings cards. Plus, you can commission Mariska to draw or paint a portrait of your own interior. Basically, she's one super talented lady.

1. Graphic Blossom in Pink; 2. Fashionable Interior; 3. Interior with Chinese Screen II; 4. Colour My Kitchen; 5. Precious Slippers; 6. Interior with Chinese Scrren I