...to live by

The famous Immaculate Heart College Art Dept Rules, by Sister Corita Kent.  Words of wisdom for anyone making anything:

when life gives you corks

I guess I've been living under a rock, to never have heard about the Champagne Chair contest that's apparently been going on for years.  The minute I heard about it, I rushed home to look for images of these miniature delights.  (I have a soft spot for the Veuve ones; when I was 18 and interning at Betsey Johnson in NY, I used to make rings out of that Grande Dame's discarded cork wrappers.  She wore one of them home from the studio one day, and I was indescribably proud.  Silly, I know.)

Anyhow, there are some very skillful seating creatives out there--feast your eyes:

 

 

think pink!

I'm feeling pink lately...

Walks past Pershing Square remind me of the "Think Pink!" scene from Funny Face:

Also, since I'm considering slipcovers for a fabulous vintage sofa, I can't get these out of my mind (at the Villa Medici, no less):

(from The Way we Live: An Ultimate Guide for Global Design Inspiration -- my new favorite decor/environment book, seriously.  Don't judge by the boring cover;  it has incredible images from around the world--spaces humble to opulent--unlike anything I've seen recently!)

Also, it's the best season for fruit (to my mind, anyway):

So, I'm making new pinkish red jewels for your ears this coming season!

Dip dyed

This is my favorite tree on my jog--I think it had a bad encounter with some lightning, but I just imagine it dipping its branch like an arm into a pot of india ink.

 

These shoes kinda remind me of it, like I just kicked my toe into a can of red paint:

Home as art

What an inventive living sculpture by the artist Paula Hayes.  She calls it a  "Living Room Necklace".

She makes beautiful terrariums too, check them out on her site.

zen ted

I love this shot of Ted Muehling in his studio.  His creations are always gorgeous, but right now I'm crushing on his calm workspace.  Sometimes I feel like the theme of my desk/bench is "entropy happens".

I'm a maximalist through and through but I am so impressed when I see artists who work this way....

From Vogue Living Australia (photo: Ditte Isager)

allora, flora

Speaking of flowers, these beautiful images are from a very old (Issue 02) copy of Bloom:

All photos credited to Cora, except third from bottom: Marcel van der Vlugt and

last two: Thomas Straub