Tactile Matter
Tactile Matter is collection of stoneware ceramics by LA based illustrator Kenesha Sneed. you should watch this video about her work, it will make you want to make something with your hands asap....
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i feel like wanting a neon sign is much like wanting a tattoo. it SEEMS really cool, but am i going to regret it once its up on my wall? or am i going to just want more and more. The post Sygns...
View ArticleBeautiful interiors by Holly Marder
you guys, i LOVE a good before and after. you might say i am OBSESSED with them. you can ask my husband how many hours i have spent watching shows like Fixer Upper and Masters of Flip or how i get...
View Article2017
in the wake of what has been a trying week for very many people, i think we all should look ahead to the FUTURE. so i decided to do my annual calendar post a bit earlier this year. there are already...
View ArticleWilton Way
i saw this awesome loft makeover on Food52 and i couldn’t help but share, it’s so well designed and so much thought has gone into every detail. i highly recommend reading the entire article for all...
View ArticleDavid Hockney’s Home, 1983
i love it when huge publications dig into their massive archives and share amazing articles from back in the day. like this 34 year old piece from Architectural Digest, a look into David Hockney’s...
View ArticleTwo apartments in Paris to make you jealous
so i was browsing around trying to find inspiration for Axel’s room (which we just swapped with our home office, so it’s completely unfinished – and he’s almost a year old!) and i came across these...
View ArticleA lovingly restored home in Johannesburg
i began following Chloe O’Doherty sometime last year, in the midst of those early all-consuming baby days – when i found myself stalking as many mothers as I could on Instagram. it was a way for me to...
View ArticleSo you want to live in a beautiful mid-century home…. how do you feel about...
if you’ve been following me for a long time you probably know how much i love mid-century houses. i grew up in one (well, sorta, my parents built their home in the early 80s but it has a mid-century...
View ArticleCarmen D’Apollonio
Carmen D’Apollonio is a multi-talented Swiss potter who moved to LA in 2014 to pursue her work in ceramics. she also co-founded Swiss fashion brand Ikou Tschuss. her sculptural lights are totally my...
View ArticleAnimal Furniture by Gérard Rigot
i was browsing around on some auction sites yesterday when i came across this dressing table by french artist Gérard Rigot. oh MAN what i would give to own that piece! Monsieur Rigot was born in the...
View ArticleSunbird Cottage: an inspiring before and after home renovation in Cape Town
i first met Rebecca & Bruce years ago when we got married, as they were our wedding photographers! since then we have always kept in touch on social media and followed eachother’s lives in that...
View ArticleGoodies No. 32
my dad is going to the States sometime this month and i am already browsing online for a few things he can stow away in his luggage for me on the return trip. let me ask you something, how do you...
View ArticleKnotwork LA
there are many people in this world whose talents i envy, but most of all i am always in awe of two kinds of people: artists and ceramicists (and often they are one and the same). there’s something so...
View ArticleOur Before & After Home Tour
i’ve always wanted to do some kind of home tour here, and although i regularly share snippets of our home on Instagram i never really got round to do a concerted photoshoot effort. but since we just...
View ArticleThe most beautiful French Press
how do you guys make your coffee? we use an Aeropress at home and have for many years because it’s a really quick way to make excellent coffee at home. i do enjoy a flat white if i’m out and about, or...
View ArticleA Provençal meets Wes Anderson kitchen
this past week i had a heavily debated conversation about our kitchen on my IG Stories. i have been wanting to paint our cupboards for the longest time (they are currently white) and was vacillating...
View ArticleLiving in an 80s IKEA Catalog
one of the stranger things to emerge in the past couple of years is the popularity of the 80s decor aesthetic. i don’t mean typical neon miami vibes (though that is having a resurgence, too) but the...
View ArticleSophie Lou Jacobsen
these objects by Sophie Lou Jacobsen make me very happy and, simply, brighten my day. i will probably never own or see one in person but…! just glad to know they exist. and that is the energy i am...
View ArticleGoodies No. 36
Hey friends! wow i have been loving blogging again. it makes me so… happy. it feels like time spent well, compared to just endlessly scrolling on instagram and Tik Tok (as much as i love bedtime...
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