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Still thinking about SURFACE, an exquisite exhibition I was lucky enough to see last month in Jodphur, on various forms of embroideries and surface embellishment in India today, curated by @mayankmansinghkaul and presented by the @sutrakalafoundation

Feeling very lucky indeed to have been on a fascinating tour with curator Mayank Kaul of his exhibition ‘Penchaan - enduring themes in Indian textiles’ at the National Museum in Delhi.

1) a Thai soldier’s tunic traded to Thailand f

Hand painted floors coming along nicely in our Rome project

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Paisley and Braquenié - a match made in heaven

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Loved the show ‘Now You See Us’ on women artists in Britain from 1520-1920 at Tate Britain - this was my favourite painting “The Passing Train” by Marianne Stokes who was part of the aestheticism movement, a new art movement

Major object envy for just about everything in this exquisite little show “Luxe de poche” curated by Sixtine @desaintleger (and kindly recommended by @camilledeforesta) at the Musée Cognacq-Jay. It was meant to end today but has be

The last time I visited Victor Hugo’s house I was ten years old. I had a very faint recollection of dark interiors on a cold winter day so I was not quite prepared for having my 🧦 completely blown off today. This type of moody, layered room is

Always good to refresh one’s 👁️ - major inspiration at Sir John Soane’s house and museum. The architect’s collection of paintings, sculpture, architectural fragments and models, books, drawings and furniture was put together with e

Plotting away here for our new project in Rome (the third nonetheless!)

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SO many exquisite fabrics at the Sargent exhibition - Javanese batiks, Turkish entaris, Malayan songket clothes, gold brocades, European taffetas, woven paisleys - very intoxicating

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Love these serendipitous juxtapositions 🥖🦜🎨🔪🐇🐚💀

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Scheme for a drawing room in a townhouse on the Upper West Side

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Happy Easter - I know for many caught up in the strife there is no space for celebration, sending them prayers 🕊️

Embroidery HEAVEN - very happy to be back at the Benaki, one of my favourite museums, admiring the rich and oh so varied Greek embroidery techniques

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The way Moroni paints fabrics is flabbergasting, I have never seen velvets, silks, embroideries, damasks, lace, cotton, even sheers, rendered so sumptuously and realistically in paint - the exhibition at Gallerie d’Italia in Milan literally bl

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Praying this Christmas like I have never prayed before.
Here is Joseph accompanying pregnant Mary on their way to Bethlehem, a moving detail in Hugo van der Goes’ Portinari altarpiece at the Uffizi 🕊️🕊️🕊️

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