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Frida Kahlo and her plants
Kahlo and her plants — indivisible in life and in art, can be discovered at the New York Botanical gardens: Frida ...
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Rent a goat
A while back I wrote about the lawn mowers on 4 legs that are used in the Jardin Des Tuileries in Paris to clear the ...
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The love of all things heirloom
When in Northern California I love to go to a unique shop in the town of Petaluma called The Petaluma Seed Bank. It's ...
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12 horses in an art gallery
In New York this weekend at the Gavin Brown art gallery 12 horses graze, poop and go about their business , and it is ...
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Surfing to heal children’s autism
Early the other morning I was walking on the beach by the Malibu pier with my friend Karla and we stumbled upon the ...
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A modern twist on Spanish tradition: at Loewe with JW Anderson
My love for the traditional crafts of Spain runs deep. I have written about Spanish azulejos, esparto and cork , as ...
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Alcuzcuz: a lifestyle by Jaime Parladé
"What I have is a good eye; about good taste...I do not like to use that expression because good taste is something so ...
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Crab and lobster plates
The story of a Majolica lobster and crab plate by Alvaro José of Caldas da Rainha ( 1880 ).We became obsessed ...
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Politics, crafts, ecology, tradition and disruption at the Waterweavers show.
Thanks to the advice of my dear Colombian friend Cristina Grajales, whose decorative arts gallery in New York is home ...
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Sybilla pop up / tienda efimera & Sybilla sales showroom
For the fans of Sybilla, those who know her ( and for those who don't click here ) :Starting friday in Madrid a ...
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The azulejos of Sevilla
Since I was a child I have memories of these beautiful tiles or azulejos that my mother used to source, mostly old and ...
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The strange and serene beauty of aquascapes.
There is a fascinating place in San Francisco that I like to visit when I am in town. It is called Aqua Forest ...