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Urban pattern #2
I had so much fun creating the first Urban Pattern, that I thought I’d give it another whack. For this one, I chose as my starting point, a humble pedestrian ramp on Via Canonica, in Milan. The results are in. … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, URBAN PATTERN
Tagged Farrow & Ball, Milan, pattern, pedestrian ramp, street, textile, via canonica
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Color Story #9: Edible Winter Roses
It’s been snowing today. So the sky and the general palette of the day are overwhelmed by whiteness (read: cold). And yet. And yet. When I walked into the vegetable vendor’s this morning, I was pleasantly ambushed by the persistent … Continue reading
Tearoom Etiquette for the four-footed set
Growing up in the United States, I was not accustomed to seeing dogs in restaurants. In Europe, as you probably know, dogs are family and allowed most places that people are. On my last trip to New York, it seemed … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US
Tagged "What's a Dog For?", dogs, etiquette, good manners, Il Grand Café al Porto, John Homans, lugano, tearoom
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Urban pattern #1
Hi everyone. And Happy Back-At-It. Just exited from a long tunnel of work work work. And though I’m tired and satisfied on the one hand, my creative mind (such as it is) wants to play on the other. So I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, URBAN PATTERN
Tagged Castello Sforzesco, Milan, pattern, textile, wall
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Color Story #8 : The Colors of Wet
It’s been raining here in Burgundy. And raining and raining. Presque sans cesse. But I have finally learned—all those years in Oregon helped—that when a day looks too “ugly” to venture out into, it is exactly time to do just … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, COLOR, FRANCE
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Last day of the year. Pensive. Warm. Still.
This post could easily have been “Color Story: Neutral” but that wouldn’t have said anything about the way it all feels. It almost feels “lazy” but that isn’t the right word at all. Not in this Life, anyway, in which … Continue reading
Posted in COLOR, FRANCE, IN THE HOUSE
Tagged December 31, last day of the year, lazy, textures
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Mistletoe
Spotted today on the road between Cravant and Auxerre: bare trees dotted with luxurious orbs of olive green mistletoe. A graphic designer couldn’t have done better. All the elements of good design respected in full. Balance. Pattern. Composition. Imbalance. Interruption. … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, FRANCE
Tagged Bourgogne, country, countryside, drawing, France, Mistletoe, trees
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Postcard #19: A schoolboy’s day under the rain
[Spotted today under the rain—school boys in their black and white uniforms inside the “Scuola-in-tram,” a tram that tours the city giving school children glimpses of their own history. Particularly love the wistful children staring out of the window past … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, ITALY, POSTCARDS
Tagged Dolce & Gabbana, Milan postcard, rain, school boys, scuola-in-tram
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Your bottom goes here:
You know how certain objects (or maybe all of them) have a soul? How they call to you, give comfort, listen and ultimately share their lives with you or at least witness important—and incredibly insignificant—bits and pieces of yours? How … Continue reading
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