Irèn Nooren // Visual designer of luxury brands
A visual designer's forget-me-not collection of drawings, paintings, photographs, writings, and other curiosities.

design // WordCamp Nederland 2022
In 2018 I visted a WordCamp for the first time. I could recommend that to everyone who uses WordPress. I am proud to be the designer of WordCamp Nederland 2022.

design // The birds of Sint Willibrordus in Curaçao
Meanwhile on the Caribbean island Curaçao: the greyish Mrs Chuchubi meets the colourful family Trupial high above the salt pans near Sint Willibrordus.

textile // Tie dyeing with textile medium and posterpaint
Tie dye is is an easy and popular resist dyeing technique where you fold, pleat or twist and bind the fabric with strings of rubber bands before dyeing it.

textile // Cornflower dress
I needed a unique dress for a special ocassion. When I was about to create the dress I noticed that the fabric I planned to use, appeared to be sheer.

painting // Fabric // Pink Rose
Creating a pink rose on 100% cotton unbleached fabric with posterpaint and textile medium.

painting // Wood panel // Pink Rose
Third wood panel painting with Creall pearl mix, poster paint and oil painting to create a vintage look and feel.

travelling // Capturing flowers in The Miracle Garden, Amsterdam
I prefer to avoid Amsterdam. It is way too crowded and too touristy. However after seeing the Instagram posts of The Miracle Garden I changed my mind.

travelling // High tea at ‘t Buiten Huys near Breda
Hidden in the woods of Rijsbergen – a five minute drive from Breda – you find ‘t Buiten Huys, an ideal place for a leisurely high tea or a luxurious lunch.

post // WordCamp Nederland 2022
Together with Luc, Rosanne, Remkus, Marcel, Taco and Luís, I was part of the organising team of WordCamp Nederland 2022 that was held in Burgers’ Zoo in Arnhem.

post // Voedselbos Brievengat | Visiting an inspirational project in Curaçao
I support this project wholeheartedly. It not only provides food and fun for the neighbourhood of Brievengat, but it also offers an opportunity to connect.

sketchbook // Christmas drawing of a Christmas candle
A drawing of an object that reminds me of Christmas. This drawing of a Christmas candle was used on a billboard for a local Christmas event in Princenhage.

sketchbook // Christmas drawing of a candle holder
A drawing of an object that reminds me of Christmas. This drawing of a candle holder was used on a billboard for a local Christmas event in Princenhage.

photography // Stone craftsmen at work
Stone craftsmen at work, polishing stone by hand at the workshop of Stone Natural Class in Reusel, The Netherlands.

photography // Stone products
Photographs of product samples of natural stone, taken in the showroom of Stone Natural Class in Reusel.