Gift+ Guide (Part II)

For your beautiful mother who has an exquisite sense of design, the best wardrobe of anyone you know, beats everyone at every game and always knows exactly what to say.

Rachel's limited edition Liquid Gold Dress for Free People.

Patterns That connect: Social Symbolism in Ancient and Tribal Art.

100% Qi Cashmere Niobe Zipper Gloves

Knotted Melati Hanging Chair by Anthropologie.

Printed rustic scarf that was inspired by traditional Ethiopian paintings. Each scarf is printed by hand in Ethiopia using hand carved wooden blocks. From LemLem

Abitax iPad Wool Covers from Creatures of Comfort.

"UNSIGNED"  Bust brooch with a jeweled serpent and rose agate turban by Iris Apfel

Ren Shower Trio has gorgeous packaging de Gournay's Japanese and Korean hand-painted wallpaper designs. Scents include Moroccan Rose, Neroli and Grapefruit, and Seaweed and Sage body washes.

A week at the Ubud Hanging Gardens Hotel in Bali, Indonesia.

Yupp, I think that would just about do it.

Gift+ Guide (part I)

Gift guide time! My favorite time of year! Stay tuned for ideas to get your many loved ones. Don't worry, most of them will be out of all of our price ranges. It's fine.

What to get for your Father who has traveled the world, is always last out of museums, is up to date with hip bands and loves nothing more than sitting with the Sunday paper, a Cafe Olé and his wife:

FIG + YARROW aftershave.

Because the bottle is pretty and it's just such a classic man-gift.

Bought, Borrowed & Stolen

This book follows Chef Allegra McEvedy around the world and with each recipe is a different knife from each location, reflecting on the cultural heritage of the 20 countries she travelled to.

Cotton-cashmere shawl-collar sweater fromJ. Crew.

Two tickets to South By Southwest Music Festival

(keyword: 2)

Linda McCartney: Life In Photographs

A book of some of the 20th century's most amazing artists and musicians by a woman who knows what she's talking about.

BEER SOAP!

I'm not entirely sure what that entails, but it sounds awesome. 

Ugly + Baby

How many times have you walked around a museum and thought to yourself "Ugh, all of the renaissance babies are so ugly,"? 

Well, good news, there's a blog for that. 

Ugly Renaissance Babies.

Now you can relive those emotions without even needing to enter the Louvre. 

I included the commentary from the website for these ones. The other ones you'll have to look up yourself due to profanity, but I'd recommend it cause they're pretty hilarious. 

Jan Gossart, The Three Children of Christian II of Denmark, 1526

Oh… Oh God. Those dark, soulless eyes. Kill them. Kill them with fire.

Sebastiano Mainardi, Virgin Adoring the Child with Two Angels

Braaaaaaaaainssssssss

Jan Gossaert. Madonna and Child. Oil on panel. 1527

Madonna and Child of the C-Cups

Luca Signorelli, Coronation of the Virgin

Baby Boots — they’re stylish, yet practical!

Petrus Christus, The Nativity

Oops! Dropped him!

Byzantine fresco, “Dark” Church, Göreme Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

Salt Lick Christ

Virgin & Child with Bunch of Grapes, Lucas Cranach c. 1510

My preciousssssss

Hey, I found an egg!

Angelos Akotantos, Icon of the Virgin Kardiotissa

Pez Dispenser Jesus!

Renaissance Babies in various stages of choking and passing out from noxious fumes: A Study.

Luca Signorelli - Blessed Virgin of the Receding Hairline

Spotted by Richard and Melanie.

Magical + Moustaches

Spotted by Emma at Stachist.

Lustful + Libraries

What better post to do during finals week then one on libraries? Because we're not seeing enough of them as it is.

 ha ha. 

The 25 Most Beautiful College Libraries in the World 

by Flavorwire.

(I've chosen a couple of my favorites from the list.)

Cornell Law School Library, Ithaca, NY 

Queen’s College Library, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

(personal fave)

George Peabody Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

( you could spend HOURS here.)

Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

(Where my sister Selina went to school! I personally don't think this photo does it justice though..)

The University of Coimbra General Library, Coimbra, Portugal. so regal.

Old Library, St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK (where my Uncle Julian went to college. So gorgeous.)



Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK. 
(my aunt Camilla went here! love the sculptures.)

The Harper Library Reading Room, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Can you say Harry Potter?

Suzzallo Library’s Graduate Reading Room at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. You could also probably say Harry Potter here if you wanted...

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Such a bizarre building.

The Trinity College Library, aka “The Long Room,” Dublin, Ireland

Anheuser-Busch Law Library, Washington University in Saint Louis

(Just kidding this wasn't on the list but it SHOULD be.)

spotted by Eva.

Sequin + Sweater

Markus Lupfer sequins sweaters. 

Perfect to cozy up in this winter.  My favorite is the astronaut. Saturn is a close second. Guess I'm feeling the galactic vibe more than the ugly dog one. 

Temp + Tats

Tattly Designy Temporary Tattoos. Who said forever is better?

Check out their website, its full of awesome temporary tattoos and, better yet, they even show you what they look like when applied to actual skin so you know exactly what you're getting. 

Pretty dope, huh?

my personal fave.

this one is mix and match!! How cool??