Moments of Beauty

Dive in. The lilacs are in bloom here, so I've been doing a lot of this lately. Photo by Camilla Åkrans for Vogue China.

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Moments of Beauty

Hello sunshine. Model Terry She photographed by Laia Benavides.

(via where the spirit meets the bone)

Moments of Beauty

An air of mystery is always appealing. Photo by Robbert Jacobs for Peet Dullaert.

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Weekend

Happy weekend! Have a lovely one. And a lovely, cheering space to spend it in—hard to be grumpy at breakfast on even the gloomiest morning in a colourful dining room like this one. 

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Moments of Beauty

That holiday feeling is beginning. Apologies for not posting much this week—it's been a busy one. More soon!

(photo via sin título)

Moments of Beauty

A look ahead to the great coats and great colours of autumn.

(photo: karim sadli via focus damn it)

A Brief Pause

I'm a bit under the weather at the moment, so apologies for not posting much right now. In the meantime, you might want to head over to the website of Carley Summers to enjoy more of her sumptuous interiors photography and styling.

(photo by carley summers)

Sweetness and Light

The news just seems to be uniformly awful these days, so here's a colourful 1980s Memphis Group-style interior for you—the Munari apartment, designed in 1983 by Ettore Sottsass and Aldo Cibic.

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Sweetness and Light

A little colour for your Thursday. Have a lovely one.

(photo: gisele taranto via pinterest)

Moments of Beauty

The perfect red lipstick, as worn by model Agnes Samuel.

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Monday

A corner in the studio of brilliant British designer (clothier, ceramist, interior designer, artist, furniture designer, maker) Faye Toogood, to start your week on an inspiring note. Have a good one.

(photo: matthew donaldson for domino. more here)

Moments of Beauty

Shout out to those of you who, like me, have wildly independent curly hair. Vanessa Moody, photographed by Nathaniel Goldberg, 2015.

(photo via okcontemporary)

Buffet

This week's links. Enjoy.

Melbourne Modern
Take a tour of a sunny Edwardian home in Melbourne, gently updated. That's the dining area above.

11 Unbelievably Beautiful Sci-Fi Movies for the Ages
Vanity Fair has put together a list of visually stunning sci-fi films, to get you in the mood for the new Blade Runner 2049. I need to rewatch some of these. Classics.

Bodies in Motion
Mesmerising short videos by Niv Novak of dancers in slow motion, seemingly floating in mid-air. Via @mymodernmet.

Survival of the Kindest
Helpful ways to bring compassion into your daily life. A useful reminder if you're feeling a bit burned out with all the meanness in the world right now. Even better—kindness is catching.

Make Your Wardrobe a Work of Art
These designers make a strong argument for fashion as art form—have a look and get inspired.

Leonard Cohen Says Goodbye
"The Flame", the final book of poetry by Leonard Cohen, was released this week. The poems were selected and ordered by the author, and include finished poems as well as illustrations, song lyrics, prose pieces and material from Cohen's notebooks.

The 20,000-Year-Old History of Red Pigments in Art
Fascinating overview of the colour red in art history, from the red ochre used by Neanderthal artists in their cave art to Lithol, used by Rothko in a series of murals in 1962 to dire effect—the untested new pigment turned out to be highly light sensitive.


Chocolate Zucchini Cake
A useful recipe to have in your repertoire, this version by French cookery writer Clotilde of Chocolate and Zucchini (no, uh, relation) is an elegant take on a modern classic (the addition of a dash of coffee is genius).

(photo: est magazine)

Gotland Colour

Admiring the bohemian Gotland home of ceramicist Åsa Lindström and partner Santo Magonzas today—love the clear, beautiful colours used throughout. More here on Elle Decoration Sweden.

(photography by carl dahlstedt)

Moments of Beauty

Knitwear forever. Gorgeous photo by Tatyana Nagaeva.

(via the poetry of material things)

Moments of Beauty

The layered look. Beautiful photo of model Theresa Stewart by Sarah Moon.

(via here)

Moments of Beauty

Because what is life without a little mystery? Lovely photo of Roksanda Ilincic by Paolo Roversi, 2010.

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Moments of Beauty

A fiery glance. Model Molly Blair wears Chanel in a photo by Paolo Roversi, shot for Vogue Italia Couture March 2015.

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Weekend

Happy weekend! Have a lovely one. And a lovely spot to spend it in.

(photo via good life)

International Women's Day

A very happy International Women's Day to you! It's A Day Without A Woman all over the world, so don't work (if you can), don't buy stuff, and wear red to show your support!


(photo via here)