decor _ one lovely, furry piece

chair "due piú" for the "more coffee" shop in milano,

designed by italian designer nanda vigo in 1971.

i just love it!

while her website looks like something

accidentally left behind from the nineties,

she has quite a few nice things under her belt,

so just go ahead and research her works

if you're interested.

design idea _ scales

project botanica by studio formafantasma.

formafantasma previously here.

pod luxe leather pendant light by loz abberton.

via deb's pinterest.

dress detail at george chakra haute couture spring 2014.

find more couture here.

i like the idea _ white relief with strips of black

white relief with black zip and belt

white relief with black epaulets and belt

white relief with black piping and button.

i also like the idea of piping these days. especially when

it's sufficiently narrow and it's made nicely,

with no topstiching on the right side.

(oh, sometimes i'm surprised at

how many english words i know. hehe.)

other ways you can achieve

a nice relief include

pintucks or other pleating,

draping, cable knitting

and quilting that i'm a big, big fan right now...

i've already felt some time back,

that quilting (in fashion) will be a great hit again.

and it is! i'd love to have or make

some quilted thing. 

1 _  jessica pitti photographed by rankin for harrods' mag, july 2011, more here.

2 _ sara blomqvist photographed by ben toms vor v spain september 2011, some more here at ben's blog.

3 _ anna selezneva photographed by anthony maule for vogue russia september 2011, found here.

braided

1 _ via wunderbuzz, (slightly cropped).

2 _ bracelet, suryacreations etsy, via svpply.

3 _  pleasure principle fall 2011, photo by francois hugon, via fashionisto (slightly cropped).

i really, really love these braided details, most especially the shoulder detail.

some things i like

tara donovan (detail)

androgyny magazine #4, photo by yuval hen

unknown photo of stella tenant

noriko ambe sculpture (detail)

unknown

nimue smit in harper’s bazaar us march 2011

joachim bandau aquarelle

karmen pedaru photographed by richard bush

jessica stam photograhed by satoshi saikusa

tara donovan (detail)

issey miyake dress, photo by herb ritts

images via but does it float, tfs, foudre, fuckyeahjilsander, smile, artspotting, bienenkiste, rifles. 

heavenly architecture

i very much hope to visit india one time.

these images are from the book living architecture: india (published in 1969) by Andreas Volwahsen.

via but does it float, found at doppelganger.

click images for a closer look.

textures

photo by trent mitchell.

photo by hedi slimane, via wild swans.

beach, photo by fashionsaboteur.

various surfaces

all from amica italy, november 2010. via tfs.

textures on the body

photos by daniel jackson for i-d magazine may 2007, via tfs.