art for art's sake

images: 1. annika chistensen interior design 2. photo by michael paul 3. caldwell-beebe interior design, mark rothko painting 4. amelia handegan interior design, art by todd murphy i believe 5. photo by per mangus persson 6. unfortunately i cannot recall what this space is, though i believe it's a retail space, via so haute 7. beautiful herringbone fireplace by francois and co, art by todd murphy i believe 8. thad hayes interior design, mark rothko painting 9. art by nicole cohen of sketch 42 8. jan showers interior design

art comes in every form, but probably its most tradition form, at least in western culture, is painting.

above are some of my absolute favorite examples of art (a few are photographs, not paintings) being used with purpose and beauty in a space.

so i ask, which of the above images do you love?

soft palette

images: 1 & 2. acne f/w 2011 via hanelli 3. shakuhachi (an australian fashion label that i am loving) 4. designed by annika christensen, source unknown 5. archi expo 6. david kleinberg via elle decor 7. unknown (notice the three nightstands)

my apologies for not posting in so long. i was in the middle of finals (my school has very odd timing with the quarter system.) now i am on break and i will be catching up on looking for and posting beautiful inspiration. xx

blushing

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's Tribeca apartment via curbed. Designed by Roman and Williams, this apartment is right up my alley, especially palette-wise. So soft and airy and feminine. And how adorable is Apple's room (the bed with the branch-like canopy)?

ryan korban

images: 1. ryan in his home via the selby (check out his entire manhattan apartment on the selby - it is amazing); the rest: ryankorban.com

Without a doubt, one of my favorite interior designers. He has such an eye for scale, color, and material. He is also quite the stylish dresser, impossibly cute, and is the creative force (interior designer) behind the lovely Alexander Wang's home and office. On top of this, he grew up not far from me in the Philadelphia suburbs. In love.

from light to dark

images: 1. donna karan fall 2010 rtw via style.com 2. ted yarwood photography via alkemie.blogspot 3. freja via thechicmuse.blogspot (in love with her jacket) 4. badgley mischka bar elle decor 5. chloe fall 2010 rtw via style.com 6. andrew waller photography via desiretoinspire

as though the ocean

images: (I warn -- many I saved a long, long time ago without credits. My sincere apologies.) 1. Clemence Poesy in a Chloe ad via clemence-poesy.org 2. Daniel Farmer photography 3. love the linear look of the flowers and frames, unknown 4. symmetry pleases the eye, unknown 5. a jewelry chandelier...genius, unknown. 6. this house looks so welcoming, unknown 7. fun masks...very New Orleans, unknown 8. beautiful mosaic bench and styling, unknown

I try hard to post photos that I have saved with credits, but my desire to credit appropriately leaves some amazing photos out of this blog and only to be enjoyed by my eyes (a sad, sad thing)...so I wanted to do a post of many "unknowns." Enjoy.

Also, I am currently reading Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (1952). It's a wonderful book so far, and just last night I came across a beautiful quote. Here it is:

"...as though the ocean were making love with something under a yellow blanket..." Only Hemingway. Beautiful.