cats and swallows

MiuMiu Spring/Summer 2010 is so whimsical, impractical, girly, pracically lolita-ish and really not suitable for anyone who actually has a desk bound day job and is not 18. And yet, I want! Sigh. It's either a sign of the allure of great design or an immature personality. Maybe both... :p (Right, that's a reaaall mature way to end off a post)


And really that's why I love beautiful shoes. Cos it's a great way to incorporate whimsy into one's wardrobe and anybody can inject some fun into an ensemble in this way and still not be laughed out of the office, I think (hope). Mulling over which pair to get....

(Illustration by the wonderfully talented Krisatomic and rest of pics were shamelessly filched from her post as well)

men with sticks

we wandered around in our dreamscape, trying to find the secret passage to our next fantasy.

(Laurence Winram Portfolio. More here)

slow and steady

"Today, we rush ­everything, but architecture is slow, and the landscapes it sits in even slower. It needs the time our political systems won't allow."

-- IM Pei

Believe in the strength of one's vision and the absolute necessity of getting it right; slowly and painstakingly.

(Read rest of IM Pei interview here)

the pages between my fingers

Say what you may about the kindle and the marvelous ease of technology. How does one ever get over the simple pleasure of a page rustling, the feel of printed words between the fingers and the art and history that can be book covers?

Pelican Books, former division of Penguin Books, had some great book covers from the 1930s to the 1980s. See them at Things Magazine.

A diary for each travel

There is a romance to travel journals. The raw spontaneous quality is as good, maybe even better, a snapshot of a mood and place in time.

(By Bill Berkson. See rest here)

tender is the night

I don't like things to look too precious. The best kind of homes and furnishing are the ones that make you wish you knew the occupier owner and all their stories too.

The incredible home of the owners of Nightwood. Talk about being one's own best advertisment. Be inspired by the design and creation process here.

free play

"I call that man rich who can satisfy the requirements of his imagination."

-- Henry James, Portrait of a Lady

The incredible work of Tim Walker.