yesterday, i bought some purifying sumi charcoal from the excellent japanese homewares shop, seasons international. it's a very nice little space to spend some time looking around.

taking a small blogging break, but i'll be back soon.

four bruises/bruise
humans by mike mills

analogue life

(via an excellent e-mail the other day from ian, who (along with his wife, mitsue) is the owner. keep your fingers crossed that they start offering international shipping.)

this is good.
(and this...and this too.)

and
gropius house

out of the blue by henry roy

this is beautiful

in your space by todd selby

birch coat hanger from muji

i love a good display.

wyeth
and
tortoise via playmountain

le souk silver teapot

bell 95 suspension lamp by jasper startup
(oh, something similar)

i'm back, but still catching up. if i owe you an e-mail, it's coming soon.

padded laptop flight bag at billy kirk

...i'll be in d.c. for the next few days. see you next week!

another favorite bicycle is the electra amsterdam

see also freeman transport
...the bike bags are especially cool
(via here)

a black bike

louise bourgeois