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Sweet Talk with Cake Atelier Amsterdam
12/12/2013
Georgia O’Keeffe once said of her famous florals, “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way—things I had no words for.”
Here at Anthropologie, we find most things are said best with flowers. That’s why our registry is filled with blooming dinnerware, petaled wine glasses, and garden-inspired linens.
One of our favorite floral finds? Cake Atelier Amsterdam’s Instagram feed. Initially, we assumed we were admiring the work of a very talented florist, but as it turns out, Natasja Sadi’s ornate blooms are handcrafted, petal by petal, from sugar paste.
Here at Anthropologie, we find most things are said best with flowers. That’s why our registry is filled with blooming dinnerware, petaled wine glasses, and garden-inspired linens.
One of our favorite floral finds? Cake Atelier Amsterdam’s Instagram feed. Initially, we assumed we were admiring the work of a very talented florist, but as it turns out, Natasja Sadi’s ornate blooms are handcrafted, petal by petal, from sugar paste.
“I always like it when people wonder what is real and what is sugar,” says Natasja. “When they question, ‘What is art, what is fake, what is real?’”
Natasja, 42, has lived in the Netherlands since she was four, and as such, she’s always been around flowers—tulips and roses are some of the country’s main exports. A former wedding dress designer, she’s long drawn inspiration from local blooms. “It’s always the flowers that guide me,” she says. “Whether it’s the flowers painted on a jar, or in a bride’s dress, or one that’s special in someone’s life. Every petal deserves all the attention that you can give—every stage of a flower is beautiful.”
Natasja, 42, has lived in the Netherlands since she was four, and as such, she’s always been around flowers—tulips and roses are some of the country’s main exports. A former wedding dress designer, she’s long drawn inspiration from local blooms. “It’s always the flowers that guide me,” she says. “Whether it’s the flowers painted on a jar, or in a bride’s dress, or one that’s special in someone’s life. Every petal deserves all the attention that you can give—every stage of a flower is beautiful.”
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In addition to mother nature, Natasja finds inspiration from the Dutch artists who came before her—her blue and white bouquets nod to traditional Delft pottery, while unmistakably Baroque styling echoes Rachel Ruysch and
Maria van Oosterwijck’s still life paintings. “When you live here, you really get immersed in the culture of Dutch artistry,” says Natasja, whose canal-side home was built in 1776. “You don’t have to go far to experience the history. I think always took it for granted, but when I started sharing pictures of the city with the world, I really started to notice all of its beauty.”
Maria van Oosterwijck’s still life paintings. “When you live here, you really get immersed in the culture of Dutch artistry,” says Natasja, whose canal-side home was built in 1776. “You don’t have to go far to experience the history. I think always took it for granted, but when I started sharing pictures of the city with the world, I really started to notice all of its beauty.”
In addition to mother nature, Natasja finds inspiration from the Dutch artists who came before her—her blue and white bouquets nod to traditional Delft pottery, while unmistakably Baroque styling echoes Rachel Ruysch and
Maria van Oosterwijck’s still life paintings. “When you live here, you really get immersed in the culture of Dutch artistry,” says Natasja, whose canal-side home was built in 1776. “You don’t have to go far to experience the history. I think always took it for granted, but when I started sharing pictures of the city with the world, I really started to notice all of its beauty.”
Maria van Oosterwijck’s still life paintings. “When you live here, you really get immersed in the culture of Dutch artistry,” says Natasja, whose canal-side home was built in 1776. “You don’t have to go far to experience the history. I think always took it for granted, but when I started sharing pictures of the city with the world, I really started to notice all of its beauty.”
