Ohh I’m longing for a little trip outside of the city on this Holiday weekend – nature please! Expansive, wide open spaces please! This picture inspires me to take it all outdoors. Don’t you love the idea of waking up outside in the fresh morning air, in your own comfy bed? I’ll be handling some client projects this weekend – so I’ll have to settle for little bits of downtime snatched whenever possible. What about you – have any end of Summer plans for the long weekend?
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1. something everyone must do before they die – bicycling in a swimming pool
2. the color bombs of Christopher Kane
3. reasons to relax from Swedish photographer Pia Ulin
4. purple mojitos looking as good as they taste
5. variations on spats on variations of boys
This week’s treasure is this 19th C tables de jeux, or antique game table. Created specifically for the famed Albemarle Club of London, it’s said that that the clubs more prominent members – Oscar Wilde specifically, put this table to use. The Abermarle Club catered to both men and women and was known as the bohemian haunt in comparison to other prestigious spots, which catered to only the affluent. Oh, if this table could talk…
It’s made from Cuban mahogany and gorgeous satinwood inlays, but what makes it most fascinating is the locking key mechanism. A special set of custom brass keys at the center of the table opens each drawer, along with one large master key that opens all six. Revealing the pieces to chess, dominos and cribbage to backgammon and horse racing. Each station also has a cocktail glass support and a compartment to store each station’s brass key. Fancy a game, anyone?
The quiet simple clothing and effortless styling from the French company American Vintage is so refreshing. The Fall/Winter 2010 collection is full of comfy knits made of cotton, lambs wool & cashmere in dreamy hues inspired by autumn landscapes and the powder-tones of Parisian winter skies. I want to slip into one of their pieces with a soothing cup of tea to unwind after a hard day’s work. Makes you look forward to layers for Fall and stormy skies, don’t you think?
I imagine many of us love vintage photographs and the stories they tell. My absolute favorites are the hand tinted ones, which can add an off kilter touch to the saccharine sweet imagery. Sometimes the colors tell a different story than the photograph. The flushed cheeks, brightly colored details of garments and accessories add to the layers – the captured subject, the photographers pov, and the hand painted touches all attempt to tell the story. What do you think of these?
This week’s etsy find is from the lovely Eva Juliet. Eva,who is much inspired by the beauty of the hand-written letter, is an art director, graphic designer & illustrator. She creates in her studio in Quebec. Which is your favorite? I’m leaning towards the herbs, but can’t decide – I just love them all…!
these shots of Natalia Vodianova by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Styled by Carine Roitfeld for Vogue Paris, the saturated jewel tones and decadent story book feel with pieces from Dior & YSL has me in serious swoon…what do you think?
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Yinka Shonibare, MBE was born 1962 in London and moved to Lagos, Nigeria at the age of three. Over the past decade, Shonibare has been exploring colonialism within the context of globalization through his work. A signature touch in Shonibare’s work are the brightly coloured ‘African’ fabrics which are technically- Dutch wax-printed cotton, that he buys himself from Brixton market in London.
“Actually, the fabrics are not really authentically African the way people think. They prove to have a crossbred cultural background quite of their own. It’s the fallacy of that signification that I like – it’s the way I view culture — it’s an artificial construct.”
girl ballerina 2007 & food faerie 2009
Inspired by the enchanting old world opulence of this photograph- gold & silver together is something to be admired, isn’t it?
chandelier, gold suzani pillow, etched mercury glass vases, doily rug, sofia sette, sherwood table,
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