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Have a beautiful weekend
Recommended reading | The Weather by Lisa Robertson
Here’s a fantastic discussion of the work from the Writers House | Penn University
I learned so much from this lecture series about art Pictures of Nothing
How to act around books via swissmiss
This exhibition just opened at MOCA Tucson, down the street from the studio. Cecilia Vicuña (b. 1948 in Santiago, Chile; lives and works in New York and Santiago) received her M.F.A. from the National School of Fine Arts, University of Chile in 1971 and continued with postgraduate studies at Slade School of Fine Art, University College London from 1972-1973. Vicuña is the author of 30 volumes of art and poetry.
Check out Namu Home Goods by Diane Ryu. The wood objects are sourced from Korea.
Edmund de Waal’s studio
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via Clarkson Potter/Random House
Choosing and living with hand made or design objects can be daunting, but if you follow your intuition and allow yourself to have fun, you can become a thoughtful supporter of makers and designers everywhere while enriching your life. Reframing the purchase of something significant from the burden of owning it forever also helps, I have certain things that I could never part with, but there are other objects or artwork that will pass through my hands and space. Museum shops are a great place to start looking at art, jewelry and objects - and from there, small boutiques, galleries, antique markets and estate sales are so much fun.
The duo behind the Design blog Sight Unseen just released a book called How to live with Objects . The NYT reviewed this book and highlights their ability to identify upcoming trends. In defining their style… “It’s really ineffable in some ways, and it’s come back to us, when people say things are ‘so Sight Unseen,’” Ms. Singer said. “It can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. There is just some weird, undefinable quality that’s hard to explain.” In Ms. Khemsurov’s estimation, “It’s just interesting enough, but not too crazy.” Their website is filled with fascinating insights on design and trends. I loved reading this post on What it’s like living in a Schindler house.
A few SW places and websites that I love to frequent
one way of reusing cloth with Christina Kim of Dosa Flying Fish