leslie williamson

alvar alto’s house

watch: jiro dreams of sushi

you have to fall in love with your job. you must dedicate your life to mastering your skill. - jiro ono

i believe with religious intensity that good design is for everyone - russel wright

you must see

pioneer industrial designer russel wright’s gorgeous house

50 miles north of manhattan

visit: russel wright design center

thank you: leslie williamson

watch

beauty has power to disarm the barbarian; there is no greater security against violence and injury than beauty and dignity. - leon battista alberti

helena almeida

we shall not cease from exploration

and the end of all our exploring

will be to arrive where we started

and know the place for the first time.

- t.s. eliot

thank you: the yard

take your pleasure seriously - charles eames

insanely poetic food

from chef inaki aizpitarte

read: edible selby’s inaki aizpitarte

watch: inaki aizpitarte

interview with his favorite parisian spots: here

reservations available 2 weeks in advance

open tables after 9:30pm (psst…get in line at 9pm)

J.B Blunk Residency 

hands down, one of our favorite photographers

leslie williamson

shares the stories + music that color her experience

from europe where she’s shooting 

the  sibling to the must read handcrafted modern

listen: present with leslie williamson

read: charles bello’s house in her nytimes blog 

made for marni

by columbian ex-prisoners 

for salone di mobile furniture show

April 17 - 22nd in Milan

thank you: oyster

margaritas by the pool

the sounds of morning doves

amber wafting through the air

huge old live oak trees shading you

a place where you catch yourself 

admiring everything

thank you: liz lambert

Christien Meindertsma

dutch textile designer

who explores the life

of products and raw materials. 

watch: christien meindertsma

I want to write something new - something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

James Turrell, Meeting

Matthias Heiderich

JM Drygoods

Peter Coffin, Orange Pyramid

Friday Kahlo

Louise Bourgeois

At lunchtime I bought a huge orange
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
They got quarters and I had a half.

And that orange it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park
This is peace and contentment. It’s new.

The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all my jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. I’m glad I exist.

two japanese men who fell in love with a farmhouse

read: minka: my farmhouse in japan

thank you: commune

thank you: commune design 

thank you: in the make - artist jesse schlesinger’s house

 thank you: wilder - scott a. sant’angelo

a seamless existence

where indoors is outdoors

is home is work

is play is nature

let’s open the window 

and let in some sky

visit: Inis Meáin

guiseppe celi 

leech pottery

Daniel de la Falaise - chef and farmer

thank you

french work jacket

bill cunningham

we just learned denim 

was originally called serge de nimes

because it was made in Nîmes, france

fun: pardon my french