Not only do we love beautiful jewellery, we also enjoy stylish lifestyle items, undiscovered hotspots, travel, parties and vintage treasures. Do you also enjoy beautiful things, traveling, good food, going out, the theatre, movies, or just little things? Are you wondering where Maarten prefers to drink his coffee in Bali? We are happy to share our loveables with you. On our inspiration blog, you will find your dose of SILK Lifestyle inspiration.

We see more and more rich materials coming back into our homes, of which this season brass stands out with flying colors! The interior new kid is also called ‘the new gold’. The matt look of this living trend adds a soft yet luxurious appearance to your home. Let the material subtly come back in multiple accessories or furniture to create a beautiful rich whole.

As gold and gold-tone jewellery has increased in popularity over this decade, brass jewellery is also on the rise. Overall, brass is a versatile metal to use in jewellery, and with care, brass pieces will be with you for a very long time. We’ve been mixing it with sterling silver for a surprisingly on trend effect. Bring in some color with these two newcomers.

But there is more to discover in Antwerp. Via Bart's Boekje, a great site where you can find super nice places nearby, we also found:

MEATPACK
Or-or is so obsolete, that is how the Facebook page of the brand new MEATPACK on the edge of the Antwerp Island starts. And that makes sense. And thus the initiators of MEATPACK started their original concept in an old factory shed of 5000 square meters where everything is and-and. Art, fashion, food, music, crafts and nightlife in one. That's quite a bit so take a break for the next event: the 'business' is a mecca for those who love art, food trucks and parties. That name? It refers to the New York Meatpacking District because that's what the initiators envisioned: a 'piece' of creative New York in Antwerp. We like.

Of course you will all understand that we love bling bling. We only use black diamonds in our FIERCE by SILK Collection but we do not want to keep from you what’s shining here.

Unlike a regular diamond ring, this ring is made entirely out of diamonds by the famous designers Jony Ive and Marc Newson. Instead of the ring being made our of precious metal like silver or gold and the diamond embedded, the two made an all diamond. A very large stone was used as the basis for this.

The ring was created for a (RED) benefit auction in December 2018 where the ring was sold to an anonymous buyer for $ 256,250. Since the ring is tailor-made, pictures of the result are only now popping up. This unique piece of jewellery is made by the Diamond Foundry in San Francisco where they grow diamonds above the ground. They do this by perfectly imitating the conditions under which gemstones arise in nature. So there is no blood on this diamond.

You should not miss this hotspot during your visit to Lisbon. From the center, take tram 15E to the Sto Amaro stop, or you can take the bus from Praca Figueria (No. 714) to the Calva'rio stop. From here it’s only a few minutes walk to this cultural paradise.
An industrial site on the outskirts of the city may not be the first thing you think of during a city trip to beautiful Lisbon, but in this case it’s really worth a visit! Hidden under the bridge is the hip industrial mini-town of LX Factory, where many creative, local and knowledgeable tourists like to settle down for a drink, buy beautiful local products or drink cocktails on a rooftop terrace. You will find art galleries, restaurants, terraces, music halls, designer shops, pop-up stores and much more.
As far as we are concerned, LX Factory is highly recommended: this mini-city with 23,000 m2 of old factory grounds has been revived since 2008 by a group of young entrepreneurs. It has since grown into a creative breeding ground where there is always something going on. Go! You will not be disappointed!