here's the second installment of the pool love fest as we count down to summer, enjoy! happy weekend to you and yours.

clockwise from top left:

1/ via Hammer Architects 2/ via design milk 3/ via arch daily

4/ via Alberto Campos Baeza 5/ via Adelto  6/ via arch daily

i have so many ideas for new objects to make that sometimes it feels frenetic and i just want to calm myself with pretty things to look at which may lead to more ideas..and so it goes. the light in certain surfaces and against certain textures amazes me, it can be ethereal and extremely calming. a boutinnierre/pin that's almost done - shown below soon to be in the shop - to add that certain lasting charm to a special lapel on any occasion.

have a calming week.

sources:

1. peter ivy handblown goblet via peterivy, spotted on lwilliamson pin 2. rika magazine via silverscents 3. mountain photo by ralf schreiber via crossingislandnature spotted on witanddelight 4. ancient blue lace agate beads via skjancientbeadart spotted on paola gambetti pin 5. and 6. soon to be boutonniere/pin on kuwatani

looking forward to the long weekend, a chance to get some projects completed such as a new front gate. have a happy weekend.

sources:

clockwise from top left:

1/ via Remodelista 2/ vía Plataforma Aquitectura 3/ via 1Kindesign

4/ via mile hi modern 5/ via Mad for Mid-Century 6/ via Serramenti Brombal

birds, rosemary, wire purposefully formed, charming spaces and antique jewelry make me smile. thinking about surrounding myself with all of them at once would be dreamy. the golden wire bird wreath is one of several works in progress soon to be in my shop.

dream a little dream this week.

sources:

1. wreath in progress, soon to appear via kuwatani 2. tomasa martin artwork via artodyssey1 3. alexandra kadzevich painting via theartstack 4. botanical art via picturingplants 5. georgian giardinetti ring via 1stdibs 6. s.r. gambrel designed interior via srgambrel

oh my, pardon the pun but my head is swimming from all the amazing pool images i have been oohing and aahing over - stay tuned for more pool series posts as summer approaches. a happy weekend to you.

sources:

clockwise from top left:

1/ via  Estately 2/ via de zeen 3/ via Contemporist

4/ via House Beautiful 5/ via Harpers Bazaar 6/ via Archdaily

sources:

1. bottega veneta dress via littlebrightdress 2. echoes converge installation designed by ball-nogues via ballnogues 3. peter pilotto ensemble via zsazsabellagio 4. restoration of versailles in the book parcours museologique revisite by robert polidori via rococorevisited 5. tadashi shoji dress via stylebistro spotted on pin by garcia2893 6. kaap skil maritime and beachcombers museum by mecanoo via dezeen

after a busy week, thoughts are turning to ideas for relaxation and nothing seems to sooth as well as a good soak... wishing you a relaxing weekend

sources:

clockwise from top left:

1/ Robert M. Gurney, FAIA via Arch Daily 2/ Zak Architecture via Huffington Post  3/ via SF Gate/Houzz

4/ via Anthology 5/ via Canadian House & Home 6/ via Design Sponge

strong, useful and hardworking...describes the shade of denim and indigo blue's character traits. as the color black anchors whatever interior, exterior or outfit it's used for - denim and indigo blue are the steady, working, everyday, comforting hues. a new one-of-a-kind hand-stitched denim cardholder (shown below) is in the shop. 

have a comforting week.

sources:

1. thomas o'brien for groundworks, lee sofa fabric via designcentersearch (found on sylviedebelle textiles pin board) 2. james diem teapot via hawkeyedesign (spotted on focusdamnit tumblr) 3. handmade denim cardholder via my shop kuwatani 4. musket room interior via 79ideas 5. karolina bik rings via karolinabik (spotted on chloelouise) 6. pia ulin's photo of lotta agaton's home via piaulin (spotted on scrapbook tumblr)