       To see more beautiful work at Nyphenburg CLICK HERE  |  Cartier Watch, 1924. Platinum, Diamonds, Onyx, and Pearls. From the Cartier Collection.  |
“By thunders of WHITE silence” Elizabeth Barett Browning-What Wilkie Collins, Cartier, Cream, Verner Panton and others have in common……The purity of WHITE.
Posted: 10th April 2012
“If you know yourself, you are doomed.” – Alexey Brodovitch. Cindy Sherman, Phillip Treacy and Jaume Plensa-what is going on in and on our heads?
Posted: 11th March 2012  Dorothy Draper Mirror HERE     If you are in Milan go HERE for one of the best collections of personal care objects ever.  |  Richard Avedon for Alexey Brodovitch's Harpers Bazaar, 1957. Brodovitch, a Russian-born photographer, designer and instructor was a pioneering art director, his twenty-five-year tenure at Harpers Bazaar makes him a key figure in editorial design history......to say the least!!!  |
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A delicious, imaginative and thoughtful melange every time.
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brilliant objects, layout; an extreme pleasure every day. Love how you think!
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Carol Supplemental Fertig:
You go to my head and you linger like a haunting refrain
And I find you spinning ’round in my brain
Like the bubbles in a glass of champagne
You go to my head like a sip of sparkling Burgundy brew
And I find the very mention of you
Like the kicker in a julep or twoThe thrill of the thought that you might give a thought to my plea
Cast a spell over me
Still I say to myself get a hold of yourself
Can’t you see that it never can beYou go to my head with a smile that makes my temperature rise
Like a summer with a thousand Julys
You intoxicate my soul with your eyes
Though I’m certain that this heart of mine
Hasn’t a ghost of a chance in this crazy romance
You go to my head
You go to my head
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Mo one does it better and with more style than you!!! J’dore!
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Must try and copy that “t-shirt”!
Thanks for the inspirations and lifting me from the mundane every day!
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I have no idea how I got on your list. My angels must’ve been looking out for me. I love this!
Thanks for the poetic aesthetics every week : )
elizabethtipton.com
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I adore this page Carol… fabulous… xv
“All that glistens is not gold” – William Shakespeare–The thrill of shimmer…..Maison Gripoix, Yayoi Kusama, de Gournay +
Posted: 26th February 2012
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those ferragamos surely do say ‘musso moderne’!
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love the Foster. thanks.
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Can I say Brilliant? Yes I can— Brilliant!
“MILLEFIORI” – The Italian words “mille” (thousand) and “fiori” (flowers). 1000 Flowers, Venitian glass, Dior and Jeff Koons, proof that Spring is coming.
Posted: 15th February 2012      |  Anzolo Fuga, Fiori Aureliano Toso, ca. 1968. Six flowers in transparent glass decorated with murrine and multi-colored glass ganes. The flowers sit on metal bases that emulate leaves and stems. These flowers are prototypes and were never produced.   |
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Oh WOW! What a nice essay to wake up to!
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happiness and beauty? millions of colorful flowers and such…thanks object-lesson…
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Spring is in the air! Thank you for the wonderful bursts of color!
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love the colors and great combination of designs. And so uplifting, as always!
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An injection of color by Fabulous Nurse Fertig protecting us from the cold, wet winter blues! Thank you!
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Good blogging!
If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. – Chinese Proverb
Posted: 31st January 2012
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Fabulous! ! Your posts are so much fun and educational also!
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C’est tres charmant le supplementai!
“Appearances are often deceiving” Aesop
Posted: 25th January 2012
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Lovely juxtapositions. Keep going!
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delightful surprise this morning….I will slowly explore this maze of knowledge.
“And finds, with keen, discriminating sight, Black ’s not so black,—nor white so very white.”-GEORGE CANNING- British statesman and politician 1770-1827
Posted: 17th January 2012 This apothecary jar by John Derian, more like it on his wesite.  HERE  To see more of Rosamosario's work go HERE     |  Cabinet, German ca. 1655-1659 -Cabinetry by the workshop of Melchior Baumgartner. The outside of this cabinet was originally veneered with plain ivory (the engraved ornament added in the 19th Century), which strongly contrasted with the dazzling display of silver and gilt-silver decoration in the interior. The three central plaques depict the Roman gods of agriculture (Ceres, at left), wine (Bacchus, at center), and love (Venus with Cupid, at right). Furnished with multiple drawers and secret compartments for the storage of valuables, writing equipment, and toiletries, the cabinet also contains a removable dressing mirror and game board.   Mother Nature, Carol Fertig American 2010. Limited edition hand silk-screenend print 29" x 41.5" for more information......... |
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Brilliant!
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Questo e una meraviglia. Mi piace molto. Domani chiamo i miei amici a New York, Londra, Parigi e Rio.
Translation: This is a marvel. I like it alot. I am calling my friends in New York, London, Paris and Rio.
Congratulazione bella!
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“….An innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition……” – YoYo Ma said that. Nicki Minaj, Nick Cave, Meissen, more. When worlds collide………..
Posted: 10th January 2012
Figure of Pulcinella, English ca. 1755. Pulchinella was one of the standard parts in the cast of the Commedia Dell’arte. He was a valet and rival and companion of Scaramouche. In Britain, he became known as Punch. Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, lead glaze and painted in enamels and gilt. H. 16.6 cm
Nick Cave is represented by the JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY. See more of his work HERE
MARY KATRANTZOU is now at TOPSHOP!
To learn more about Leon Raphael Agbodjelou and his amazing portraits (that's a self portrait above) HERE
The new Portico Gallery at the Frick celebrates with an exhibition of Meissen Porcelain. HERE
.....OR own your own figures HERE
BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRITISH MUSEUM, HERE. .
.................HA! HA! HERE.ya' go........
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tres chic
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I wondered how you would match last week’s supplemental. Silly me.
Those portraits are incredible and I am completely intrigued by Grayson Perry. Thank you for inspiring me this morning.
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I’m uuaslly attracted to many modern artists’s works but this exhibition would be an education onto itself. I’m not sure how I found your blog, but I enjoyed stopping by.
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Utterly brilliant. LOVE it.
This supplemental is an art form of its own.
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j’dore!
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i love this stuff!
“Nonsense and beauty have close connections” – E. M. Forster………Avedon, Diana Vreeland, Alexander McQueen, plus the magic that is the Bull Terrier.
Posted: 2nd January 2012
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This is brilliant…
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i love this—love the threads, love the thinking. great graphics. BRAVO- KEEP IT COMING.
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Brilliant! Something new to look forward to each day!
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Even though I anticipated its arrival, this site was a wonderful treat for the visual sense and mental expansion today…what a fantastik way to start the new year!
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Genius. Love it. And….Congratulations..
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Spot. On. Can’t wait for more! Happy New Year, P
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I love the thread – the bt head, the shoe, the mcqueen heads! So astute! And I am already bookmarked the dog collar link for future purchase….
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even the font for the comment is excellent. what a gift to be able to gather friends around an esthetic point of view. something many of us have been trying to do for years. many thanks. happy new year.
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The juxtaposition of objects is brilliant, but that is what I have come to expect that from you.
Love all the stuff. And how you present it.
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Just wonderful! I’m spreading the news. You deserve thousands of fans.
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Beautifully considered, beautifully laid out, what wit. This is what I loved about you from the get go.
Carol in full flight!
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You always surpass yourself.
I think you have a wonderful eye…
It is fascinating to me the images you select….Happy New Year,
Congratulation on the Supplement.
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already in LOVE with the Supplemental- stylish beautifully laid out and dynamic. PGT
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too good!! wonderful design, of course. As always, you rock!
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Great post!!
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Brava!!!! LOVE The Supplement. What a great addition to OL. What fun that we can now use OL to BUY things.
Great way to start the year. Thank you.
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I adore Fornasetti! Grazie mille!
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I am inspired by beauty and knowledge, both of which you seem to provide in spades! Grazie!
One of the highlights of my morning is seeing what is in the Object Lesson. The choices that are made are witty, smart and, for me, educational.
It’s really a great site.
To the staff: Thank you.
Elin Defrin
Amenia, NY
Just can’t love Object Lesson enough.
Quite simply the best my inbox has to offer.
Object lesson was all mine today!! Thank you and it was a delight, as always.
Tout Blanc! Fantastique!
i like this website
this site is so lovely and elegant. a real refined treat!
thanks to Laurie Pike for suggesting it!
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