Als groot Artifort fan, kon ik het niet laten mee te doen met de Artifans competition. In de zomer van 2015 maakte ik en “selfie” in mijn paarse Tulip en stuurde deze foto in. Ik won nog nooit iets, ik kon het dan ook bijna niet geloven dat de jury mij selecteerde als een runner up winnaar. En op een grijze dinsdag in oktober 2015 kreeg ik bezoek van twee leuke Arifort dames die mijn prijs, een Orangs Slice Junior ontworpen door Pierre Paulin voor Artifort, kwamen brengen.
Honderdduizend keer dank Artifort! Ik ben verliefd!
Alof dat nog niet genoeg was, werden er foto’s gemaakt voor het artikel ’take a look in Bea’s home, dat geplaatst werd op de website van Artifort en in het Artifacts magazine.
As an big Artifort fan, I submitted a “selfie” with my purple Tulip chair for the Artifans competition. I’ve never won a single thing in my entire life, so I could hardly believe the jury selected me as runner up winner. And on a grey Tuesdag in October 2015 I was visited by two lovely Artifort-ladies with an Orange Slice Junior designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort
Thanks a million Artifort! I am in LOVE!
And if that wasn’t enough, pictures where taken for the article ’take a look in Bea’s home’, published on the Artifort website and Artifacts magazine.
“I have been an Artifort fan since I was 2 years old. From that age me and a girlfriend must have turned hundred thousands of circles in the F454 (Tulip’s original name) at her grandmother’s place. From that moment I was set to own this chair when I was grown up.
It never left my mind, I kept fantasizing about a big Tulip in my favourite colour purple. Buying a new design classic was out of my reach so I searched for a second hand Tulip on the internet for years. About 10 years ago I finally bumped into MY Tulip chair: pale orange and in a lousy condition. She took my breath, my heart started beating faster. It was love at first sight. This chair was destined to be mine. And that’s what happened. I gave my Tulip a make-over and reupholstered her with a Kvadrad fabric in my favourite colour purple. Since that time it’s my favourite place to sit and THE eye-catcher in my interior. Not a day has passed without me sitting and reading, reclining and watching television, laying and relaxing, or just turning around in my beloved, comfortable Tulip.”
Orange Slice Junior
When handing out the Orange Slice Junior, we were greeted by Bea’s 2 year old son. He unwrapped his new chair and loved it immediately. The Junior design classic designed by Pierre Paulin is the colourful centrepiece of his new bedroom.
Text: Ingrid Verhagen, photo’s: Charlotte van der Lande, styling: Bea Kroeze.