Iris Velghe

So we made it through 

IRENE

without any casualties here

My heart goes out to all of those without power

or with water damage or flooding

Beautiful images by

Iris Velghe

found via

BLOOM

The eye of the storm

During the week, as I am sure you heard, we had a minor Earthquake here in NYC

I was on the 9th floor of a building in midtown 

and apparently the lights were swinging

I was in a lightbox approving color lab dips

and didn't notice a thing.

Many people evacuated our building

For 20 mins we decided what to do 

should we leave the office and try to get home

as maybe transit would be an issue if an aftershock came 

In the end we stayed where we were and there was really no disruption.

Now as we sit and wait for Irene to arrive 

I have to say it is all a little surreal!

I am not accustomed to natural disasters

Ireland has a lot of rain but no hurricanes or earthquakes.

This evening I went to the supermarket on the way home

and it was pretty crazy, 

empty shelves, crowds of people

It actually made me more anxious.

I am staying informed but trying not to plug in to the hype too much

Praying for a safe weekend for all

see you on the other side

x

Miranda Brooks

These outdoor spaces by
Miranda Brooks
are blowing me away

The focus is on greenery,
symmetry,

shapes and textures

and very few blooms

looks so fresh and modern

I love the drawings too

Roman and Williams

I have been hearing so much about The ACE Hotel

and have yet to get there

....it's on my to do list

When Abigail Ahern of ATELIER Abigail Ahern

mentioned the designers 

Roman and Williams

 the other day on her blog

It needed some further investigation

Which led me to this video on  

The Scout

Roman & Williams from The Scout on Vimeo.

definitely worth the watch

"It's a shame to only have dreams at night, you should have opportunities during the day"

says Stephen Alesch

What they create are timeless interiors

drawing on influences from Classical Architecture,

Asia, India and all with a heavy emphasis on texture

I love when they talk in the video about texture and how important it is to them, 

how the Arts have such a heavy focus on visual stimulus and how how limiting that seems to them.

Their interiors also have a touch of whimsy and humour so nothing feels really precious
but like somewhere you could really live
eat
work
create
which is what a modern home should be 

You can also read 

this blog post on Rose Callahan's blog

about her studio visit to Roman and Williams.

Julia Hetta addition

I know I just posted Julia Hetta photographs 

but I just had to post these too

They are the images that brought me to her 

published in 

acnepaper

and I cannot tell you how much I love them

julia hetta

Swedish Photographer

Julia Hetta

Kinfolk

KINFOLK

This is the most interesting thing to happen in 

the world of online magazines

since LONNY first published

 

There have been many debates in the blogosphere about 

online magazines

This NY Times article 

sparked a flurry of debate

LONNY

whether you like it or not,

was groundbreaking

There are many more that followed some worthy of a mention some 

.....well lacking 

BUT

as the debate was raging 

I was thinking how quick we are to dismiss

In this culture of online fast fixes 

something is hardly given a chance

A chance to find it's feet 

find it's voice 

it's place 

Because there is room for everyone 

and everyone should be given the space to explore and learn 

and discover

If only the things that were most popular survived,

 what a boring and 

dull world THAT

would be!

That is like only having network television

or only being able to shop

at H&M or TOPSHOP 

 

One of the things that I enjoy about working in HOME 

as opposed to Fashion 

is that the pace is a little more civilized

Things can be developed and nurtured without the fear of doing 8 collections a year 

and the constant pressure to move on

drop what you have been working on because it belongs to last season.

 

It has struck me living in New York 

One of the fastest paced cities 

That what is new and cool 

what is peaking interest and trending

is to slow down

simplify

look back.

drink from a mason jar

make bread

 

It's like the Internet has given a big voice to a smalltown 

and

KINFOLK

are right on the button