milangoals.

  Have you seen La Double J yet!?

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I just discovered it via Preston Davis' blog, Keep it Chic. In short, it is a vintage shopping site that sells one-of-a-kind vintage jewelry and clothing all showcased on J.J. Martin’s uber chic Milan-based friends. BUT!! It's so much more than just a shopping site. There are 2 sections I'm especially obsessed with; the Legendary Ladies of Milan, and Tour the Homes. So good. Their quirky Street Styled section is pretty bomb as well. Such a fun shopping experience.   "Here, in the School of Sciura, we honor these remarkable women. We study them, we worship them, we learn about them and from them. We try in our small way to emulate them so that hopefully, piano piano, one day, we will grow up to be exactly like them."

livinginparis.

  OMG wait. THIS FUCKING APARTMENT IN PARIS.   like. I dont really have words (per usual) to describe how INSANELY happy this space makes me so im not even going to try. just relish in it's perfectness. I mean how often do you see black & yellow together in an amazing way in someone's home? Bravo Sarah Lavoine, Bravo.                     Images via Homeadore.

chamberofcuriosity.

                      My newest book love. The Chamber of Curiosity: Apartment Design and the New Elegance is like having all of my favorite ELLE Decor and AD homes in one book. Since visiting so many different european cities I've been obsessed with seeing whats going on inside of the buildings and how differently (and similarly) people around the world choose to live and decorate.

I was particularly pleased to find many of the homes I've pinned are featured with more images and details so I feel like I will always have them, whereas I occasionally stress over the thought that my pins could and will disappear at some point in the future. oh well haha.

simple.

  whatever you do in your life, if you do it for a long time, you get simple in the end. being simple sounds very easy, but it's one of the most difficult things to do. because simple is not just about being simple. -moon rhee

palm.

    After spending the last week working a photoshoot in miami, i'm loving everything about this tropical set designed by Andrea Ferrari and Studiopepe for ELLE Decor Italy.      

atelier.

  im obsessed with watching artists work.

i love the movements and the passion on their face that lets you know something intense is going on behind their eyes. or maybe not. maybe they're so lost in their work that its allowing them temporary relief from the world.       the studio tour photo shoots are my absolute favorite part of the magazine process & they always leave me aching for more workspace of my own.

i have so many ideas bouncing around at once that i need to have multiple canvases set up so i can do them all at the same time, but also other areas where I can experiment with my collages and other things. I set up a mini workspace in my garage but its still missing that certain je ne sais quoi to get me in there. i realize this is just an excuse but I'm fine with that for now. my art is so deep-rooted into my being and the way i see the world and images and everything that I know whether I work everyday or take a 5 year hiatus it will always be there.         ps— totally crushing on fly art productions. all images from here or here.

Europe 02 / Paris

  so paris.

a status I posted on FB pretty much sums it up: "I think one of the things I like best about Paris is that it has so many buildings, doors and statues in all my favorite shades of green, lined in black white or cream with gold accents. Everywhere."       Honestly though, it kinda broke my heart. I think I built it up so much from what I've seen that when I was actually there and it rained majority of the time without my lover it just wasn't the experience I'd dreamt about. (unlike amsterdam — which I'll get to later— that I had no expectations for and it was insane).

That said, I do think that Paris was insanely beautiful and romantic and I cannot wait to come back someday with b and an unplanned schedule so we can just stroll and hold hands and make-out like all the other couples. i couldn't get enough of the gold, chipped paint, ornate ceilings, gorgeous marble, strange details.       My favorite experiences in Paris: 1. the late afternoon river cruise (+banana/nutella crepes) that turned into a glittering night atop the eiffel tower. 2. getting caught in the rain in the gardens of versailles. 3. wandering through the Louve and accidentally running into a few of my favorite paintings (because i didn't realize/remember thats where they lived). 4. the evening in montmartre. literally was a movie— and certainly one of my favorite places. 5. running into slam productions (after seeing posters all over belleville) and walking out with 2 posters and a shirt gifted by the owner.       i remember throughout the trip having a hard time staying in the present. everything was so surreal, i kept telling myself this is actually happening right now. this is where i am. it sounds crazy, but it was going by so fast and i was seeing so many different things that it was hard to truly capture each moment and remember the details. and look, now it's over. almost as if the present is the past and the future is the present.           bon voyage.

vivrant.inmadrid.

  What a gorgeous place! this little gem is the Madrid home of interior designer Mariam Alia. Madrid is now one of my favorite cities and seeing this home just adds to the magic of what I imagined was hidden in all of those fabulous apartment buildings.

i'm still sorting through my 8000+ images from the trip. tales to come! Images Via Desire to Inspire            

lsd.

        Lauren Santo Domingo's Paris duplex via Design Chic.