it was the best lunch ever.
July 25, 2010
best lunch
This morning my husband cut some kale, spinach & chard from our garden, then tossed it quickly with olive oil, salt, pepper & chili flakes in a pan in which he'd pan-roasted some of the garlic we'd harvested a couple of weeks ago, just until it was warm, and....
July 24, 2010
weekend DIY
Here's a fetching little lamp that is simple & modern, from a woman whose fabric designs I've long admired & lusted after. As illustrated here, her work in wood is absolutely stunning as well.
July 23, 2010
vast elegance
Something tells me I might be hankering for more space... the interiors that have been calling to me as of late are vast spaces that swoop up to high ceilings with windows to match in scale, & wide swaths of open floor.
Case in point is gallerist Thomas Andre's Berlin-Grunewald home. I love how all of the elements work together here: the floors are to die for, as well as the unusual tiled ceiling that echoes the parquetry in the first photo; graceful & airy Mies & Platner chairs & tables dotted throughout keep the space feeling open while functional for small groups or a small crowd. A collection of paintings leaning against & lining walls always gets my vote, and, being a gallerist, he doesn't disappoint.
Elegant & comfortable, I can picture many a gathering taking place in this handsome abode; as long as the little masked nude leering from the chandelier above the stairwell is ok with it... yikes!
carving out a sculptural niche
While I'm on the subject of books...
A few contemporary artists who are creating breathtaking work, each approaching the altered book & book carving genres so differently, & in such skillful & compelling ways.
boom
Based in Amsterdam, Irma Boom is a prodigious graphic designer who specializes in bookmaking, & often makes miniatures of her work. Oh, how I would love to get my mitts on one of these little beauties...July 22, 2010
applied book arts
two for one
These incredible little objects would thrill any camera-toting bibliophile types, myself included: pinhole cameras constructed from vintage books.
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