Have you ever noticed that a solitary chair seems to have a personality all its own? This one is regally posing for his portrait. He doesn’t need props to feel comfortable. No side table with flowers to feel complete, not a single pillow. He is stoic and confident all by himself. It doesn’t bother […]
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“Live the full life…”
Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the romance of the unusual.—Ernest Hemingway A compilation of images by See also: l&l collection no. 10
Appennino by Giambologna
Giambologna’s largest work, the mountain god, Appennino (1577) Between 1568 and 1586 Bernardo Buontalenti built a great palace at Pratolino (Garden of Villa Demidoff at Pratolino Park) for Francesco I and Bianca Cappello. It was completed under Ferdinando I, and the residential building that resulted was sumptuous and rich in architectural inventions, in the late […]
Art in the everyday
The truly fortunate—see everyday objects as marvelous works of art.
Negative space…
…for a positive experience. It’s the simple concept in design of editing. Leaving room for living. Allowing space for inspiration and expression. It’s the bare tabletop beckoning me——inviting my ideas. image: Côté Sud, edited by L for www.linenlavenderlife.com