Murmuration

Have a wonderful weekend.

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.

from here

Alfresco

Gosh, where did the week go? Christmas shopping, visa applications (anyone else travelling for Christmas?), crawling into bed early one night, making dinner, walking the dogs in the rain in the dark... and not getting to blog. But here's something I need to share - I picked up my November issue of House Beautiful tonight, which I haven't had time to get through and had a good look at the Vermont home of Deidre Heekin and Caleb Barber. I'd like to live in their house!



I love the mix of modern and traditional, the saturated colours, the wood, the gold, the white... it just seems homey and beautiful.

Friday Finds

Things I want to share this week.

These guys on Rose and Hudson



This little guy from here and originally found here



The cover design of this book (and I bet I'd enjoy reading it, too!)



This awesome cushion from Mingo Lamberti (click to see all the lovely detail).



Have a wonderful weekend!

Russell Smith

So you know how at the end of the year you have plans to take time off but that means you have to work extra hard before you leave and extra hard when you get back to get all the work done (and all the Christmas shopping, and get the dogs organized for the kennel, and, and, and)? I'm there right now.

So I haven't been too inspired lately, and when it came to today's post I was at a loss. Until I saw Russell Smith's work on desire to inspire (so it works! that blog does inspire!). And, can I just say, it's great to recognize some of those pics from posts I've written about Frank Features (check it out here).







Oh, heavens the patterns and colour in that last image!

So anyway, I just spent way too much time on the Russell Smith website, pouring over his portfolio. Full of some of my favourite South African personalities, beautiful interiors, wonderfully lit travel scenes, perfectly styled stills, beautiful shots of beautiful children... oh, I should stop gushing now and just share (I did have to restrain myself and not show you everything I screenshotted).





















And guess who else is inspired by Tretchikoff?

Suno

I came across this beautiful image in the most recent issue of Vogue.



The patterns, colour and movement just caught my eye. Turns out these guys are Suno - Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty (seen here with model Yaya DaCosta). And no wonder their work attracted me because it's based in Kenya! This is from their website.

... launched in Spring 2009 after post-election violence threatened to damage the economy and industry in Kenya, a long time second home to Osterweis... Using vintage Kenyan textiles that Osterweis had been collecting for years, they created their first small collection, produced predominantly in Kenya... Since its inception, SUNO has evolved its business to include production in Kenya, India, Peru and its home base of New York. Via a combination of traditional, local techniques and high-end tailoring, as well as an emphasis on fit and fabric, SUNO is able to offer a global, unique view of the luxury world in an accessible way.

I've pulled a few of my favourite things from their website for you to enjoy - and you can buy it all too, from Barneys, or a few other retailers, if you have a $100 for a sun hat (on sale) or $800 for a dress (not on sale). Which is somewhat beyond my means, but a girl can dream, right?

Snow in October

While we are on the subject of fall, I thought I'd post this image from one of my favourite blogs, For the Love of a House (must add it to my blogroll!).



They live in the next state over from me (New Hampshire) and got more snow than we did in the bizarre storm we got last weekend. Beautiful photo. And strange! You can see more lovely pics on this post.

The Light in Fall

There's something funny about this time of year. I know in the southern hemisphere I'd be feeling awake, and ready to take on the world right now. Up here in the north, things are more quiet. I'm more into getting cozy than taking on the world.

You look at the light differently. Well, maybe because the light is different. I get a little more contemplative. I read two blogs regularly that are filled with beautiful images, lots of great style and sometimes interesting sayings or quotes. Put up by real people, things that make you stop the on-going rhythm of every day life, and think about something for a minute or two.

They're perfect indications of the mood.



















Images from A Well Traveled Woman and My Salmaundi