It has been a while, I must admit, as my days and nights have been completely encompassed by masters classes and projects, and it has been nothing short of incredible. One of the latest projects from such a fun 3D class to redesign an ikea chair inspired by the childhood motivations of a historic figure.

Luckily, was assigned the legendary Alexander McQueen, and could not have been happier! Naturally, the chair was transformed into a combination of strong yet delicate black lace – I took apart the chair, wrapped each part with lace, and after {much} stiffening of the lace, sewed the individual pieces together to rebuild the chair, hollow from the inside yet strong and structured.

An affinity for clothing from the age of three, McQueen’s work was inspired by the juxtaposition of the lightness and darkness, fragility and strength that were apparent in his own family.

Hope you’re having a wonderful week so far! xo

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Happy Monday & hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend! Over here it was more play than work – dancing with friends, saturday shopping trips in soho and sunday brunches, and an incredible friday night at the theater, watching the breathtaking phantom of the opera, and was completely mesmerized by the beautiful costumes, the opera, the set design, gilded embellishments and most of all, the chandeliers.

Wishing you a lovely new week, xo

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Beautiful, bold contrast and strong but romantically delicate brushstrokes – incredibly mesmerized by the enchanting paintings of san-fransisco based Clare Elsaesser, who transforms gentle sinuous figures into remarkable works of art.

Using acrylic on wood panels, Clare creates impossibly passionate portraits that evoke a sweet sense of mystery and nostalgia, introducing wonderful layers and dimensions to her paintings – perfect lines, highlights, shading and texture, in a pretty palette of olivine greens, turquoise, glaucous, charcoal, ivory and honeydew.

{p.s} visit Clare’s etsy shop for a lovely selection of paintings

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Have fallen for the playfully delicate and charming watercolor illustrations of uk-based clare owen, so lovely in gilded frames stylishly adorning dressing room walls or perfectly hanging in the bedroom.

{p.s} visit clare’s shop for a selection of lovely prints

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“I consider space to be a material. The articulation of space has come to take precedence over other concerns. I attempt to use sculptural form to make space distinct.”
– Richard Serra

An impossibly remarkable scene at the gagosian gallery, an evening spent immersed in richard serra’s junction/cycle installation, monumental, curved, continuous rusted steel plates in vibrant shades – bronze, burnt umber, tenné and martian mahogany – and stunning patterns, could not help but marvel at the scale [more than thirteen feet high] of the piece as a grand gesture, and the impossibility of viewing the whole of it from any angle creates a lovely, dynamic experience.

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