well read ~ part two

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ~ Charles W. Eliot

Wishing you a lovely weekend!

Hallberg & Wisely

Haynes-Roberts

J. Randall Powers

Jacques Grange

James Huniford

John Minshaw

John Saladino

Juan Pablo Molyneux

Kara Mann

Karin Blake

Lars Bolander

Lauren Gold

Luis Bustamante

Magnus Lundgren

Mary McDonald

Meichi Peng

Michael Smith

Michele Bonan

Miles Redd

Nina Griscom

Richard Shapiro

Robert Couturier

Sheila Harley

Steven Volpe

Suzanne Rheinstein

Ted Tuttle

Thomas Jayne

Thomas O’Brien

Tricia Huntley

Vicente Wolf

William Frawley

Windsor Smith

Yves Saint Laurent

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living with statuary ~ part two

“In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.” ~ Michelangelo Buonarroti

Wishing you a joyous weekend!

John Saladino

Juan Pablo Molyneux

Lars Bolander

Luis Bustamante

Martyn Lawrence-Bullard

Meichi Peng

Richard Shapiro

Robert Couturier

Studio Ko

Suzanne Rheinstein

William Frawley

William Sofield

Windsor Smith

Yves Saint Laurent

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luis bustamante ~ a masterclass in balance

Think of today’s post as a masterclass in balance…a balance of classical and contemporary, light and dark, large and small, hard and soft, shiny and matte, raw and refined…Luis Bustamante‘s educated eye brings us to a place where all is right with the world…balanced, beautiful and alive…

photos from Luis Bustamante

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luis bustamante ~ living with art

I love a new discovery…it’s what makes this journey all the richer…this morning, while sipping a hot cup of tea, I poured through the November/December issue of Veranda and found myself awed by the work of Luis Bustamante…based in Madrid, Luis started his career as a sculptor and a painter…how appropriate given his forte is creating interiors where fine art and functional living go hand in hand…as beautiful as the Miami home is on the pages of Veranda, his website is filled with even more jaw-dropping interiors…the home in today’s post feels like a marriage between Yves Saint Laurent’s iconic Paris apartment and the ultra chic Manhattan home of Bill Blass…there is something uniquely refined and sophisticated about his work but with a twist for today’s living…more tomorrow…

photos from Luis Bustamante

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