Archive - Absolument !

ONE PIECE: Interviewing Ali LaBelle about her favorite art, clothing, decor, and reads (vol. 3)

❥ Interior illustrations, French graphic ephemera, and silverware galore with creative director Ali LaBelle. Plus, how DESIGN can change the world.

Mar 5 •

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February 2025

THINKING IN WATERCOLOR with Paris-based artist-turned-author Jessie Kanelos Weiner

The art of seeing, painting experiments, and Jessie's upcoming book that teaches us how to watercolor.

Feb 28 •

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Jessie Kanelos Weiner

I have a crush on Abstract Expressionist artist Arshile Gorky.

The modern painter who I would have been following around with puppy-dog eyes in the 1930s.

Feb 13 •

Three Pots of Inspiration: pretty clothes, Viennese villas, and donkey-shaped doorknobs.

Europeans open doors more creatively than the rest of us plebeians.

Feb 3 •

January 2025

Elaine de Kooning Paints a Picture

The selected writings of a cherished Abstract Expressionist painter made a firm mark on the history of art. Sharing excerpts from The Spirit of Abstract…

Jan 24 •

ONE PIECE: Interviewing creatives about their favorite art, clothing, decor, and reads (vol. 2)

❥ Interviewing Leonora Epstein and Preston Alba, who are Los Angeles-based producers and critics of design. Plus, notes on Italian designer Carlo…

Jan 18 •

Design era reincarnation, toy parades, and the photographic genius.

A mixture of: living during the Art Deco era in a past life, the current Los Angeles fires, the most delightful toy film you'll ever see, and rethinking…

Jan 13 •

December 2024

The Not-Trespassing Tour of SURREALISM

A map of Surrealist spots to celebrate 100 years since André Breton's manifesto met the world. Including the Spanish seaside home of Salvador Dalí, Lee…

Dec 20, 2024 •

A Hodgepodge: hats with a historical lens, Jackie Kennedy as a lipstick, and swirled furniture goodness

❥ A look at some of this month's thrilling discoveries.

Dec 14, 2024 •

Three Pots of Inspiration: MoMA's 1950 "What is Modern Design?" as a dream gift guide, and bathtubs as couches.

The mind of a visual thinker (hi!) is PACKED with photographs, colors, textures, and various oddities—both real and imagined. It’s the start of…

Dec 2, 2024 •

November 2024

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