“The walls are filled with wool for insulation and covered
with a mud made from combining straw, clay and water.
MMud is a great insulator that keeps the house cool in the ud is a great insulator that keeps the house cool in the
sumsummmer and warmer and warm in the winter. W in the winter. We chose a white and e chose a white and
green tint for the walls and ceiling. The colour is beautiful. green tint for the walls and ceiling. The colour is beautiful.
“W“When we mhen we moved in, the house was really open with just oved in, the house was really open with just
a separate bathrooma separate bathroom and a teepee in which all of us slept. and a teepee in which all of us slept.
It was romIt was romantic, but we realised it wasn’t very practical with antic, but we realised it wasn’t very practical with
a child. Wa child. When Juul would go to sleep in the teepee, Gabriel hen Juul would go to sleep in the teepee, Gabriel
and I weren’t able to talk with each other.and I weren’t able to talk with each other.
“W“We came came up with the idea of building a sleeping area with e up with the idea of building a sleeping area with
soundproof walls. Lars van Overbeek, an interior decorator soundproof walls. Lars van Overbeek, an interior decorator
and builder, mand builder, made walls and doors fromade walls and doors from old windows. It was old windows. It was
a puzzle putting everything together.a puzzle putting everything together.
“Now we have windows everywhere and a view of the whole “Now we have windows everywhere and a view of the whole
house fromhouse from every room every room. W. When we lie in bed we can see the hen we lie in bed we can see the
night sky through the skylights. You can watch the light night sky through the skylights. You can watch the light
change throughout the day. Wchange throughout the day. We also like to lie on blankets e also like to lie on blankets
on the floor in sumon the floor in summmer and look up through the windows at er and look up through the windows at
the trees and birds. It’s a view that never gets boring.”the trees and birds. It’s a view that never gets boring.”
The kitchen, like the rest of the house, is understated The kitchen, like the rest of the house, is understated
and basic. “It’s simand basic. “It’s simple, but has everything we need. The ple, but has everything we need. The
dishwasher and refrigerator are hidden behind wooden dishwasher and refrigerator are hidden behind wooden
doors and the open shelves for our tableware mdoors and the open shelves for our tableware make it easy ake it easy
for us to grab bowls and food when we need themfor us to grab bowls and food when we need them..
“Every day we cook using fresh products that are usually “Every day we cook using fresh products that are usually
also organic. Everyone is always welcomalso organic. Everyone is always welcome to join us for e to join us for
a ma meal: we have a table almeal: we have a table almost six most six metres long and a lot etres long and a lot
of our friends in Amof our friends in Amsterdamsterdam like to com like to come by.”e by.”
Sukha mSukha means ‘joy of life’ in Sanskrit. Six years ago Irene eans ‘joy of life’ in Sanskrit. Six years ago Irene
camcame up with a concept of a me up with a concept of a modern departmodern department store that ent store that
sells products msells products made with a joy of life: fashion, furniture, ade with a joy of life: fashion, furniture,
jewellery, accessories and tableware that is beautiful as well jewellery, accessories and tableware that is beautiful as well
as durable. Then two years ago Irene set up Atelier Sukha as durable. Then two years ago Irene set up Atelier Sukha
with business partner Samwith business partner Sam IJsbrandy. Together they design IJsbrandy. Together they design
and produce their own products. Wand produce their own products. What’s imhat’s important for her portant for her
business is imbusiness is important for her homportant for her home.e.
“I wanted to create a warm“I wanted to create a warm and com and comfortable feeling in fortable feeling in
mmy homy home, a feeling of peace and harme, a feeling of peace and harmony,” she explains. ony,” she explains.
Natural colours and mNatural colours and materials materials make her homake her home light and e light and
creative. Almcreative. Almost every itemost every item has a story of its own. has a story of its own.
For mFor more informore information on Atelier Sukha, visit sukha.nlation on Atelier Sukha, visit sukha.nl
amelia
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