P i s t a c h i o

Rustic trumps neatness for elegance, every time.

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God is in the details

– Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

This Swiss building is called the Cocoon, and it took my breath away the minute I came across it today. I’ve been working from home for nearly five years and really love it, but I’d get professionally suited-up and ride public transit during rush hour [both of which I hate] if I could work here.

Based on the visceral and emotional buzz I got just looking at pictures of it, I’m convinced that I’d be more creative and productive in this space, that my abilities would soar, that my mood would be mostly positive and that my general health would improve.

See more photos of this building here and be moved, too.

Thanks Design Sponge for showcasing the art-inspired work of Caitlin Williams, who nods to Mondrian here. What does that cobalt blue taste like, I wonder?

The picnic that took the ride to see the shipwreck, and swim and lunch in the cove:

octupus salad, grilled sardines, cold roast chicken,  feta, olives, figs, grapes, crusty bread, watermelon, beer, white wine, pistachios in the shell.

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snail impact from Massimiliano Rigano’s on Vimeo.

“I don’t dig very fussy, highly manipulated plates.”

– Anne Yarymowich