notes on becoming fearless

friday DREAMIN'

Happy Friday!

Photos by Noemie Goudal.

thai/120

Some 120mm Holga photos I took in Thailand. Our boat out from the islands got completely drenched so there's some water staining on some of the pictures.

gangs of NEW YORK

I love Bruce Davidson's Brooklyn Gangs photo series from the 1950s.

The rest of the series is on the Edelman gallery site.

The larger file size photos I used above came from this blog.

a grand DESIGN

I love Grand Designs so much that I often bore Lewis half to death watching it on 4od. It fuels my (highly unlikely) dream of renovating or building my own home. I'm even considering subscribing to the magazine. I think I must be turning into my dad.

I particularly loved this house built by interior designer Kathryn Tyler, I would like all of her furniture! Plus she seemed so lovely. Often the subjects are a little annoying. I would like a house of my own one day! The episode is available to watch here.

All pictures of Corkellis House from Kathryn Tyler's website Linea Studio.

eiffel

I just bought an Eames Eiffel chair. I have wanted one for so long. I got a replica from Dwell as I can't afford the real thing from Vitra. I love the the turquoise and purple versions they do though.

I have a bit of a chair obsession, I waste a lot more time than I should looking at beautiful Danish mid-century chairs I can't afford on eBay.

Image from the Vitra website.

A-ok

I think I need one of these...

You know, just as a reminder!

Buy here from Secret Holiday & Co.

SPLITTING

I've posted this before but I love it so here it is again...

Splitting, 1974 by Gordon Matta-Clark.

succulent

I've been overwatering my succulents... I hope they don't die, they are so beautiful.

Care instructions here.

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I'm so ill at the moment, so I'm feeling all miserable and empty as I'm trying to suffer through it at work - not a great time to be taking sick days. I have a two day training course starting tomorrow which I could really do without now!

I have been wishing I could live in California a lot lately.

I have no idea where this picture is from, although Google image search did a pretty amazing job of trying to help me find a source. Unfortunately none of the links were credited either. 

the modern HOME

Currently persuading myself to purchase this Handcrafted Modern book by artist and photographer Leslie Williamson. I have a feeling I'm likely to cave in.

 

Top to bottom: Wharton Esherick home & studio, Paoli, PA, Louis Kahn's Esherick House, Chestnut Hill, PA, Bertoia Barn, Barto, PA, Vladimir Kagan’s living room, NYC, JB Blunk's home, Inverness, CA & Walter Gropius' living room, Lincoln, MA.