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Emerging from the slanting slabs of calcarenite rock in Spain, lies our latest Sunday Sanctuary.

The naturally forming caves and niches were traditionally once used as temporary homes to farmers and mermen, before being transformed into a luxury abode by the architects at Ummo Estudio.

The stark contrast between the clean white walls, polished concrete floor and a natural, neutral colour palette and finishing creates a sense of fluidity, starting an important dialogue between the existing and new structures.

The impeccable use of texture within the furnishing and finishes perfectly compliments the overhanging and surrounding roughness. Well, it seems as thought being stuck between a rock and a hard place ain’t such abad thing after all… x

Humo Estudio  .  David Vico  .  Pinterest  .  Tumblr

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If you’re asking yourself what could be better than a finding your dream apartment. Well, the answer just may be, three floors of your dream apartment. The geniuses at Studio MK27 have not only created a truly original masterpiece, but a thoughtful space where furniture design classics live in perfect harmony with vast dramatic architecture, all while overlooking the beating heart of Sào Paulo.

Imagine if you will, coming home to some of these features everyday…  Double height ceilings, a private indoor pool, iconic design pieces by Hugo Fança, Hans Wegner, Franco Albini and Gio Ponti (just to name a few), a winter garden, private gym, a view to die for and that library made of bespoke floor to ceiling shelving grids.

 I think you’ll agree with me that this apartment is so much more than just a beautiful home, it’s an intelligent and  inspiring architectural experience, and one that we won’t be forgetting anytime soon. Not that we needed another reason but, it’s time for that Brazilian holiday we’ve always dreamed of. xx

Studio MK27  .  Yellowtrace

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Engineered Garments x Timex

 

 

 

 

 

Where did you grow up?

Upstate NY and Colorado. 

 

Where do you live?

I live at the edge of a beautiful park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. 

Your star sign?

Capricorn. My birthday is January 1st. Aquarius rising and a Taurus moon for anyone wondering.

 

Your personal sound track at the moment?

Head and the Heart, Iska Dhaaf, Haim, and Tacocat but I always listen to classical while I’m working. 

 

Who is your style icon?

Isabella Blow, Jane Birken, and Shane from the L Word are 3 of them but I could go on…

 

 

What would you like to do when you grow up?

I’d like to do what I do right now except with a little less responsibility. It would be amazing  to just focus on the creative part of my job. A girl can dream.

 

http://www.thederschanggroup.com

Linda’s Instagram
 

 

Always collaborative when it comes to footwear, Ace Hotel has teamed up with Vans to create a limited edition version of their iconic Era 59 sneaker. Created to commemorate the opening of Ace Hotel’s new downtown Los Angeles location, the sneakers feature a black leather upper intermixed with tonal black canvas and contrasting brass eyelets. Waxed cotton laces and co-branded insoles finish off the look. You can pick up a pair of these Era 59′s at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles and Ace’s web shop beginning June 23 (Go Skateboarding Day).

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French publication Lui Magazine have been producing some beautiful editorials lately and this latest offering featuring Brazilian babe Izabel Goulart is the latest on our radar.  Loving the Riviera vibes and summer accessory that should be on every girls radar, a tall tanned Fabio to carry the beach towels..x

Lui Magazine  .  model: Izabel Goulart  .  photographer: Daniel Jackson  .  stylist: George Cortina

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I feel like grey on grey never gets old. Plus it’s super versatile too.

My grey picks:

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Photo: Spruceton Inn

Spruceton Inn is a Catskills B&B – that’s bed and bar. Creatives turned innkeepers Casey Scieszka and her husband Steven Weinberg moved from Brooklyn late last year to pursue a dream of opening a hotel in the mountains. They purchased a former farm and spent the winter gut renovating the space. After months of hard work, the inn will open its doors to the public this summer. It's an idyllic retreat set in a pastoral landscape beneath the rolling mountains of the Catskills, there’s even a creek to take a dip in or go fly fishing. Restaurants and shops are few and far but there’s plenty of nature for this escape. Private kitchens are available in several of the rooms and there’s always the option to bbq. During the winter season Spruceton will operate an artist residency program. From February to April, they will award 12 artist free lodging for a total of one week each. Summer is coming and winter is far behind us, it’s time to escape from NY and head for the hills. Spruceton Inn opens July 1st.

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Vrolik Museum, Amsterdam

Bones, glorious bones. Looks like a cool place.

*Googles “Vrolik Museum photos”*

WHOA, WHAT THE FORMALDEHYDE IS THIS?!

The Vrolik Museum is dedicated primarily to human and animal anatomical mutants. It features preserved embryos, deformed skeletons and various other odd accoutrements. You’d be forgiven if it gives you the willies.

Before the 20th century, anatomical collections like this were one of medicine’s most valuable research tools. Before we understood genes and DNA, doctors had to look upon mutants and cadavers, dissecting and studying them to discover the medical basis of their malformations.

With the development of modern molecular science, imagine what secrets are held among the deformed DNA within these cases! 

Take a photo tour of the Vrolik Museum here, although it’s not for the faint of heart.

Meet the vegetable lamb of Tartary, the plant that grew sheep.

It’s one of several completely bonkers scientific theories that people used to believe, but thankfully don’t anymore.

Matt Simon has collected some of these weird, wacky, and what-the-hell-were-they-thinking scientific ideas of yesteryear (at least I hope they are only yesteryear) at Wired. Check ‘em out.

On the one hand, you have to chuckle that people used to believe creatures lived on the sun, or that inanimate objects could morph into flesh and bone. Then you shed a tear, because there are many who still ascribe the workings of life to astrology, and who depend on the diluted faux-medicines of homeopathy.

"Science is revision in progress," as Stuart Firestein reminds us. That progress is never complete, and finite truth is a horizon that continues to fall away no matter how diligently we march toward it. But march we must, one careful foot in front of the other.

What will we laugh at tomorrow that we believe today?

Neil deGIF Tyson, collected.

"Explains the Grouping of all organic beings."

Imagine writing that sentence, figuring such a thing out, declaring it for the first time to a skeptical world!

Charles Darwin must have had balls the size of Galapagos tortoises.

(from On The Origin of Species)

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We, who embody the local eyes and ears and thoughts and feelings of the cosmos, we’ve begun — at last — to wonder about our origins.

Star stuff, contemplating the stars, organized collections of ten billion, billion, billion atoms, contemplating the evolution of matter, tracing that long path by which it arrived at consciousness here on the planet Earth and perhaps — throughout the cosmos.

Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation to survive and flourish is owed, not just to ourselves, but also to that cosmos — ancient and vast, from which we sprang.

”

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Carl Sagan, Cosmos 

"We are the universe experiencing itself."

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The McDonald’s in Sedona, Arizona is the only one in the world with turquoise arches. This deviation from the standard yellow arches was done in order to make the building blend in with the natural surroundings better.

Yup.

It’s big. Find out how big.

Jungle Drums, California Dreaming, Only You

Simplicity is often the key to real beauty.  Love this shoot by Steven Lippman for Malibu Magazine ..

Steven Lippman V down this road

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Olfactory Epiphany–Bottega Veneta’s creative director Tomas Maier has a clear vision about the brand’s first masculine scent, that will be launched next September. Inspired by an outdoor walk in the Italian region of Veneto, with a breathtaking nature as the ideal background, the new scent has been created to resist time, giving a feeling of uniqueness, thanks to its olfactory structure, created by Daniela Andrier (Prada Infusion d’Homme) and Antoine Maisondieu (Armani Code Ultimate). With an olfactory composition that finds in the Andalusian labdanum its key note, Bottega Veneta Pour Homme unveils a structure made of fine materials, like Siberian pine, Jamaican pimento and Indonesian patchouli, that create a multifaceted olfactory harmony, treasured in a rounded, smoked-glass bottle, inspired by glassware pieces included in Bottega Veneta’s home collection. (WWD)

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Gorgeous, juicy summer fruit just begs to be turned into a refreshing drink, don't you think? From agua fresca to soda and even drinking vinegars, these non-alcoholic beverages make the most of the season's vibrant produce — and in many cases you don't need added sugar, either. Serve these drinks at your next summer gathering or treat yourself to a cool glass! More

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