7.12.09

elsie by ludwig


An Aesthete's Lament is such a fun stop.
Always delightful, terribly informative.
Brilliant words on the history of
interior design (and so much more).
Incredibly erudite, basically. Genius.

Pretty delicious. (From the Aesthete, of course.)




"Designers should be arbiters of the truth: They should be the kind of people who stand up and tell it like it is, and that usually calls for courage"



"Right or wrong, companies who care little about the design of a customer's experience are often thought to care little about its customers. Poor design encourages people to believe in a brand’s ham-handedness, in its cloth-eared reluctance to listen and respond. If openness, communication, and accountability are the bellwethers of clarity, then poor design is a smudge—a flaw that seems to hide rather than reveal." [kevin mattice via chris messina]












I think this (see books, above) is the next
necessary step in the thorne haus.

From the marvelousness magnificently here
& by way of the Ancient Industries blog
(which I seem to end up sending mash notes
to somewhat often). Anyway...where

Because I want to go there.

Really. Here, you can go: blog.

Or (be still my heart, Christmas is
coming! yes!) best gifts ever: here.


iconology


trends





still



rick martin took the photo
(six years ago? seven?)
i styled it (quickly, in a house i'd staged)
it just makes me happy. still.



6.12.09

perch


originally uploaded by victoria thorne



and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make




falalalala


Decked this tree (a few years ago)
with family heirlooms and delightful
eBay goodies: lots of antique glass,
Russian spun cotton & little cardboard
houses from the 40's and 50's. Great fun.

This scene was in an airy passageway just
a step away from the main rooms of the
house ... it led directly to the most sumptuous
yard (with a garden that seemed to have
once been looked after by Thomas Church).

photo by norma lopez molina




5.12.09

quick study


Staged this home many years ago.
Best part? Incredible family lived
there ... and then another incredible
family moved in. A wonderful world!
Magnificent house. An all-time favorite.

photo by rick martin




3.12.09

birthdays wishes



December is a good month for birthdays.
A shout out to my wonderful sister and,
again, to our wonderful daughter. This
one's for you, Tinda. Thought you'd like it.










Marvelous marvelous shop on etsy
from the brilliant Farida Dowler. Here.







F. Scott and Eudora, Child Authors


There's a nice synopsis of St. Nicholas
here (as mentioned in previous post).

From it, we've gleaned our fun fact of the day:

"A number of children whose names would later be famous had their first publi-cations in the St. Nicholas League: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edna St. Vincent Millay, William Faulkner, Ring Lardner, and Eudora Welty..."

Wishing a very merry birthday to our darling daughter, a book lover if ever there was one. Happy, happy day, dear Vivian Catherine! With great love. Always.