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BOOK CLUB vol. 7: the home of Surrealist photographer Lee Miller and her artist husband, Sir Roland Penrose
It’s no shock for me to write that I am a tad bit obsessed with the portrait/fashion/war/Surrealist photographer Lee Miller. While poking around for…
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Three Pots of Inspiration: vintage Vuokko, design-sparking your eyeballs, and French butter curlers.
Intensifying my '60s and '70s-inspired writings, a personal trend as of late. Covering: Marimekko, Vuokko, Marion Hall Best, and their wonderfully…
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Aspects of France that fascinate me, plus celebrating 6 months on Substack!
ABSOLUMENT is six months old—joyeux demi-anniversaire, mon petit Substack ! To celebrate, I'm sharing some parts of French culture that I've been…
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Absolument ! Biographies, life criteria, and photography as my rooted art form.
Biographies, life criteria, and photography as my rooted art form.
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YSL's 1965 Autumn/Winter Couture Mondrian Collection
On how the prolific artist's visual cadre became a cultural staple of fashion and design.
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"How is Paris?" Recommendations, and Paris as *the focal point* of the entire world.
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Sensing Switzerland: Basel, boats, and a whirlwind of design discoveries
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Aspects of France that fascinate me, plus celebrating 6 months on Substack!
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❥ OUR VERY SPECIAL BASQUE WEDDING!!
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A first date at Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye outside of Paris
A divine/magnifique/charmant spot for a first date, I'd say!
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Life lately: roadtrips around the South of France and getting my French Visa renewed
Receiving permission to stay in France so I can continue reading, motorcycling, eating, and galavanting all around this enthralling piece of the globe.
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Celebrating ONE YEAR on Substack! On enveloping my days with art, design, and history in an exponential way
Joyeux anniversaire to my petit writing outlet!
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Honeymooning in VENICE!
Ciao punctuations, lots of boating, and the art of turning a dead-end into a piece of magic. We visited the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, steered a boat…
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A Hodgepodge: Robert Motherwell's painting studio, a Milanese cove of Modernisme meets Modernism, and other visual spots
It’s the perfect time for another Hodgepodge writing, touching on: modern artists and their studios, Villa Borsani in Italy, and little spots of visuals…
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Celebrating ONE YEAR on Substack! On enveloping my days with art, design, and history in an exponential way
Joyeux anniversaire to my petit writing outlet!
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Kelsey Rose
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BOOK CLUB vol. 7: the home of Surrealist photographer Lee Miller and her artist husband, Sir Roland Penrose
It’s no shock for me to write that I am a tad bit obsessed with the portrait/fashion/war/Surrealist photographer Lee Miller. While poking around for…
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Kelsey Rose
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Absolument's Book List: Readings on my "OUI" list
Books about artists in love, architectural feats, and dressing the cast of Sex and the City.
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BOOK CLUB vol. 6: Gae Aulenti's Milano Nest
It seems that Gae Auelenti is always somewhere in my periphery. She’s a designer who I reference in direct and indirect ways—whether I am searching for…
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A Blue and Bubbly Bit of Nostalgia: the American Girl Illuma-Room, and how The Groovy Room would look IRL today.
Does anyone share my deep-rooted nostalgia for the American Girl Illuma-Room sets? Here's my attempt at styling a real life version of the 2000-2003 AG…
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