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i wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. i wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. i felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life.

leo tolstoy, family happiness
source: chadwick tyler, via +

foraging for truffles

the diamond of the kitchen.

 the epicurean delights are found in a damp microclimate and wooded lowlands
they are delicious.

source: nowness

apartment love

 

 a tasteful blend of old meets new

  anouck lepère gorgeous antwerp appartment

source: nowness

. ......

colour disturbs people. 

i am confident in black, not in light. this dark side

of life is attractive to me forever and from the beginnings.

yohji yamamoto

elle germany, 1995, photographer: michael woolley 
model: cayolyn murphy, yohji yamamoto, via +

rue blanche

rue blanche 
contemporary, simplicity and refined...

sol calero

tactile + tangible...

sol calero, via all the mountains

you are...

you are like the snow only

purer fleeter, like the rain 

only sweeter frailer you

e.e cummings

jason koxfold|paolo roversi

blown away..

she would consider each day a miracle - which indeed it is, 

when you consider the number of unexpected things

that could happen in each second of our fragile existences.

paolo choelo

source: blown away by ben licher, via wish 

imagination...

imagination is not separate from reality;

it is the beginning of it.

alan cohen

source: nuits italiennes, voque paris, august 1991, christian moser, gianfranco ferre, fall 1991, via radolgc 

dana lee

timeless...

dana lee is a new york mens wear designer

inspiration...

iris van herpen|pola thomson|sam falls

 tsumori chisto|eugenio recuenco|georgio armani

apartment love...

i am in love with photographer anita calero's apartment 

via loftlife

trend tablet

trendtablet.com is a social media platform designed and curated by lidewij edelkoort. this tool is accessed for free. It explains how trends grow, evolve and flow, and helps us better understand and perceive how they interact in our daily lives.

i have been meaning to post this for so long, somehow it got stuck in my drafts folder. enjoy- it's a great tool! 

steven seinberg

to say that steven seinberg is precocious with the language of painting 
would be an understatement,
his vocabulary of paint applications + references are remarkable.
via +

invisible...

an invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. the thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.

ancient chinese proverb
source: picture diary by nick knight

the same question...

i always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. then i ask myself the same question.

harun yahya
source: bill viola, the sleep of reason 1988

loulou de la falaise

loulou de la falaise had fearless style. she was absolutely singular, remarkable, intriguing, and provided a walking embodiment of what real style—personal, quirky, unexpected, inspiring—could be. 

source: richard avedon, voque us 1970, via + and +

elena kholina

elena kholina takes images that are delicate, raw, pure and flawed. 

she loves to work with designers from everywhere. 

you send her the clothes/accessories, shoots and send them back to you. 

for antler magazine

the voice of beauty speaks softly...

the voice of beauty speaks softly;

it creeps only into the most fully awakened souls 

friedrich nietzsche 
source: hyoni kang by chris nicholls for flare| december 2011, fashion gone rouge

michael cina

michael cina explores many different ideas in his work-

thus the form and medium is varied.

 via miss moss