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The Rise of the Tomato Candle

How the juicy nightshade became a sought-after scent.

The Tomato Leaves candle from red-hot fashion label Loewe. The smallest candle sells for $104 while the large size is $433; Courtesy of Loewe.

"Marianne [Faithfull] lived near us for some years, in a remote cottage that had previously been used as a location by Stanley Kubrick for one of the opening scenes in Barry Lyndon. Here we were driving into Dublin one summer’s evening, with John Hurt and his girlfriend in the front of the car." — Julian Lloyd


Marianne Faithfull by Julian Lloyd

“Julian is like the Nan Goldin of 60s and 70s London.”

 shares the work of photographer Julian Lloyd.

"I think Nick [Drake] had just started recording some of the songs for his first album when we did this session on the spur of the moment. The blanket was something that my parents had bought on their honeymoon. With the benefit of hindsight, I am so pleased to have these photographs of Nick when he was still the happy, laughing young man his friends remember." — Julian Lloyd

Nick Drake

Prints charming

Uma Thurman recreates "The Birth of Venus" in "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen," 1998. (YouTube)

Uma Thurman in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Our bodies, our shells.

on the scallop shell motif as luxury object.

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Shell-shocked

High-Design See-Through Speakers

From Transparent to Pioneer to Harman Kardon and Apple, the clear speaker lives on.

on the lineage of see-through audio products.

Transparent's Clear Speakers

The High-Design Speakers You Can See Through

The designs of French Modernist Charlotte Perriand were inspired by a trip to Kyoto.

A Charlotte Perriand shelf.

An iconic French design inspired by a trip to Japan.

on the inspired work of Charlotte Perriand.

An early production of a Charlotte Perriand shelving unit; Courtesy of Phillips.

A Charlotte Perriand design.

The Multifaceted Modernism of a Charlotte Perriand Bookshelf

Jasper Morrison's illustrations.

Much like his furniture, the British designer's illustrations are charmingly simple and quietly humorous.

A vintage print featuring illustrations by Jasper Morrison; Courtesy of Pamono.



The Charming Doodles of Industrial Designer Jasper Morrison

the 8000 Series by Danish furniture manufacturer Magnus Olesen

Stackable sophistication.

on a lacquered beech chair for "the Gucci crowd", designed by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen.

Curves, Beech, and Danish Design: The 8000 Series Chair

The living area in Chatwin's apartment. Boxy white couch and tall white chairs, with Chatwin seated in a black chair facing a black desk.

Homey minimalism.

on the late British writer, an adventurous storyteller who kept a simple, well-appointed home.

Boxy white couch and tall white chairs, with Chatwin seated in a black chair facing a black desk.

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