The eye has to travel

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBTuLI-AMC_TGAOFjXVzbGKzLXNRjQjoljQqVAZDLsDmcCLZh3PdNZRHGL246eKeN1d4iKaS-WJIlFP1n8CdYK5-x-UZuQmhtv7qpb6j05PXVZmy7AVQiJJd8WUwezB3xiYUJPlEeG0J9/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-01-entrance-hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBTuLI-AMC_TGAOFjXVzbGKzLXNRjQjoljQqVAZDLsDmcCLZh3PdNZRHGL246eKeN1d4iKaS-WJIlFP1n8CdYK5-x-UZuQmhtv7qpb6j05PXVZmy7AVQiJJd8WUwezB3xiYUJPlEeG0J9/s400/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-01-entrance-hall.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>Diana Vreeland said "The eye has to travel." Either we take these wise words literally and start traveling the world appreciating the different cultures and architecture or we decide to take her advice in a more comfortable yet intellectual way and start reading and searching in whatever it is we are interested in, we should all be prepared for something Diana did not warn us.  Disappointment and board.  You see I have discovered that I love to shop.  Who can't live without shopping?  If not for pleasure then for the need of replacing something, but there is always something to buy.  But, I get bored to death when I go into a store and all I find is the same things.  When I look at the racks and all I see are the same shapes I've seen all my life.  Nothing stands out in form, shape or fabric!   The thing is that I don't have thousands of Dollards to spend on a Lanvin top or on a Balenciaga revolutionary piece of clothing.  So I'm left with what I can afford like the rest of the world.  Living here in SP doesn't make things any easier, we don't have Marshall's, Century 21 or famous warehouse sales.  We can't even shop online internationally unless you are willing to spend the same amount twice for shipping.  I'm not kidding!   So I've been asking myself, is it really that hard to make a sleeve a bit more puffy, grander?  Is it really that hard to add some geometry to a uninteresting piece of garment.  Since I don't know anything about fashion patterns I couldn't answer myself until I saw this house designed by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/">Kelly Wearstler</a> and then I thought is it easy to pull this off?  Not quite! It takes years of experience and knowledge to be able to trust your mind that everything you are putting on paper and in your thoughts is going to work successfully on practice.  I know many people would not like this style but this home to me looks a lot like the clothes I would like to wear.  It's a perfection in modernism and geometry.  Every piece of furniture is sculptural yet they look livable and comfortable.  It's a home that for sure no one else would have.  So, is it easy to be successfully innovative, no it isn't!  Enjoy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuRAMNnSzWjk-49YQRv1hWD8VjATFW7UqPmDhxcv7aEqYewI-CE0w7eqExP3fFcP4zvyMXp8xPv09fYEIQOttfAzZFCU-lV0GtzEdEcDBtsUqMBrIGulikrboPa1zONQX2cfIvToEO1fo/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-13-master-suite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuRAMNnSzWjk-49YQRv1hWD8VjATFW7UqPmDhxcv7aEqYewI-CE0w7eqExP3fFcP4zvyMXp8xPv09fYEIQOttfAzZFCU-lV0GtzEdEcDBtsUqMBrIGulikrboPa1zONQX2cfIvToEO1fo/s400/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-13-master-suite.jpg" width="507" /></a></div>I adore the ceiling fixtures Kelly used throughout the house.  The floors, some painted others inlaid, are amazing.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy880zXXuI7K9IRGGxEcR0HNMl6ZW7S1UbvuDIRq_Ird9fZmDNo43LP2zaDHxBZBIJM0go1jSFvTuf0rTZvCN2bGsouqJLlyZir-S2RvlOEal87GYu2Naubr0EAxjBwmkBWSRLsD_eDey2/s1600/item13.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-10-pavillion-bath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy880zXXuI7K9IRGGxEcR0HNMl6ZW7S1UbvuDIRq_Ird9fZmDNo43LP2zaDHxBZBIJM0go1jSFvTuf0rTZvCN2bGsouqJLlyZir-S2RvlOEal87GYu2Naubr0EAxjBwmkBWSRLsD_eDey2/s400/item13.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-10-pavillion-bath.jpg" width="507" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">In love with this bathroom.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6q3WeLAl3qslevqDmWqXhnBZBLApgCenNLPOsYRS8bH9fyKNVuD3habyMjYwbYdcZOYHAMFx17DDMyytoWbHAXKiEshp1k_6fCGnt72LimaHSKO9tjxXmVz5vrpSukJmly-JkxTEL6k8w/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-04-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6q3WeLAl3qslevqDmWqXhnBZBLApgCenNLPOsYRS8bH9fyKNVuD3habyMjYwbYdcZOYHAMFx17DDMyytoWbHAXKiEshp1k_6fCGnt72LimaHSKO9tjxXmVz5vrpSukJmly-JkxTEL6k8w/s400/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-04-living-room.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the living room, there is a harmonious color palette. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKlTQWIzqBP4DIQWVcpE8i5MebSZjEsBOp5oMCPazNBrrtPBMozMFH4mCybirR1xC82oR4QXX-46yAfCUB9WQr_E79i0ZcbzK5P-5q6Iuf0guswhCHxgiE63Wn8Fztxo6P_jr1-SSg7Ds/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-03-family-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKlTQWIzqBP4DIQWVcpE8i5MebSZjEsBOp5oMCPazNBrrtPBMozMFH4mCybirR1xC82oR4QXX-46yAfCUB9WQr_E79i0ZcbzK5P-5q6Iuf0guswhCHxgiE63Wn8Fztxo6P_jr1-SSg7Ds/s400/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-03-family-room.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>This is my favorite room.  The pyramid-paneled walls are to die for and this is what I meant when I said that all the furniture are very sculptural but they all look very comfortable. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb735OCaYDMPld3T1Q4VrXJ4a2gaoc3hIGWcyw1qfZY1nymzXA0UbSyoOg-3sQpgFJRJrTW2qJes5GcZbPUAyzbSDzKMZa1yiRMNO8mMR1hb0UoYJay2YT-yEUeOJK9P9pDVVdlq40rQUl/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-06-dining-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb735OCaYDMPld3T1Q4VrXJ4a2gaoc3hIGWcyw1qfZY1nymzXA0UbSyoOg-3sQpgFJRJrTW2qJes5GcZbPUAyzbSDzKMZa1yiRMNO8mMR1hb0UoYJay2YT-yEUeOJK9P9pDVVdlq40rQUl/s400/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-06-dining-room.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>The fabric that Kelly chose for the Paul Evans chairs make them look as if they were meant to be together.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YXLqUQ4xWml88U1MpwkYUJqCA_zYEBZrPLbzo-QohwazWVX-Yupth2IcAgEKkUpRug3DipiutosFO0vtIAMb7mRMAQYLVxYH0ohp0yGrJ-NJsW1OlaajUI1Cwp-OOJa_CSBISJYx0cAU/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-11-office.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YXLqUQ4xWml88U1MpwkYUJqCA_zYEBZrPLbzo-QohwazWVX-Yupth2IcAgEKkUpRug3DipiutosFO0vtIAMb7mRMAQYLVxYH0ohp0yGrJ-NJsW1OlaajUI1Cwp-OOJa_CSBISJYx0cAU/s400/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-11-office.jpg" width="507" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh... and what girl wouldn't want this as her office.  I'll take it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGrv_xyN75JBrA6Xl5xiq7FpOX0JfTpbhKHCFbso1z0FSUePxh7pyL_6Cjgr47CfzELuDPCuDWPAJu_GjqDJokb_EczPp-8sCOPQ8td6pDmhMceF-IfJZSEoUjw8BHhyphenhyphenvr7y1aoZdI2JA/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-05-kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGrv_xyN75JBrA6Xl5xiq7FpOX0JfTpbhKHCFbso1z0FSUePxh7pyL_6Cjgr47CfzELuDPCuDWPAJu_GjqDJokb_EczPp-8sCOPQ8td6pDmhMceF-IfJZSEoUjw8BHhyphenhyphenvr7y1aoZdI2JA/s400/item5.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-05-kitchen.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>The kitchen floor is beautiful and there is so much modern symmetry in this room it's ridiculous.  Again comfort!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9Ak4cdh-iynctR0aXO0jNLM0QT2QmP7HOPw1K0Z0IW4ZeEvonkjVn5UKDskO6LWWXZySVha9dhm_6J3gxfV2UF6iTOUuh56w6FAwVsJcen55HQjSPGEsBLOvRq9Gkh218blJf6o69UXF/s1600/item12.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-09-pool-pavillion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9Ak4cdh-iynctR0aXO0jNLM0QT2QmP7HOPw1K0Z0IW4ZeEvonkjVn5UKDskO6LWWXZySVha9dhm_6J3gxfV2UF6iTOUuh56w6FAwVsJcen55HQjSPGEsBLOvRq9Gkh218blJf6o69UXF/s400/item12.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-09-pool-pavillion.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>Can you believe this is a pool pavilion?  I can have this entire assemblage in my living room right now. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71Lzt4h2pFijm692Feto0ILxg2VN0Kj4lLE7aR-f-l4ebzzDizFiNDNA1L278igRCFGfytbtY5RLWNc85TMIdIU8Jd8LEixLnPIWm6eWhI2PbEU0N08SAdh8p-7daRpiZV-ncCKwaYKKw/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-14-master-bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71Lzt4h2pFijm692Feto0ILxg2VN0Kj4lLE7aR-f-l4ebzzDizFiNDNA1L278igRCFGfytbtY5RLWNc85TMIdIU8Jd8LEixLnPIWm6eWhI2PbEU0N08SAdh8p-7daRpiZV-ncCKwaYKKw/s400/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-14-master-bedroom.jpg" width="507" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything I love in here, especially the ceiling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfi9XR5c9mlhEmvGnLHQS1acjP1kF7q8imHx0mkf8N5CzKFZxZrVVxJOh-jvCLF5jdCCF3IsTVbJA3V355IpZBpkVZRwR_y0blDhjGb52pi-X1-8YFIWUe905Qo4VNem8i9167hbnilMP9/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-07-daughters-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfi9XR5c9mlhEmvGnLHQS1acjP1kF7q8imHx0mkf8N5CzKFZxZrVVxJOh-jvCLF5jdCCF3IsTVbJA3V355IpZBpkVZRwR_y0blDhjGb52pi-X1-8YFIWUe905Qo4VNem8i9167hbnilMP9/s400/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-07-daughters-room.jpg" width="507" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This daughter's bedroom is another eye catching with that amazing wall treatment.  Wallpaper?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-0CZWRQH0-Lg4dBi3NU1gw8SAxu5D8-a2RxyGxV_NViZJmoG-tAxExlWeaddpokR3PcHZFDysYTtsmS5GX4LHgwB9bV3bgKTEUnEvFo0CMiTzoQa7EDJBEOpD_pGzke5lxMEABIc4Lh2/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-12-dressing-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-0CZWRQH0-Lg4dBi3NU1gw8SAxu5D8-a2RxyGxV_NViZJmoG-tAxExlWeaddpokR3PcHZFDysYTtsmS5GX4LHgwB9bV3bgKTEUnEvFo0CMiTzoQa7EDJBEOpD_pGzke5lxMEABIc4Lh2/s400/item8.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-12-dressing-room.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>I know that there is no other tone that makes people look prettier than gold.  So this dressing room got me sold!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyU6Yz_ECTI3vjJ_UKmV-1RlERAHCdDkibGmlkPfqaFo94B6Mq9GdxSkgTaQcc0EapDLWtOT7SgW7fCaVVyKh-gIEn6kKraDyuXIew4omge6nPIocb9oPY8BW5jks1LhRcuAcoU-XPpZk/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-08-daughters-bath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyU6Yz_ECTI3vjJ_UKmV-1RlERAHCdDkibGmlkPfqaFo94B6Mq9GdxSkgTaQcc0EapDLWtOT7SgW7fCaVVyKh-gIEn6kKraDyuXIew4omge6nPIocb9oPY8BW5jks1LhRcuAcoU-XPpZk/s400/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-08-daughters-bath.jpg" width="507" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perfect geometry again.  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All images via <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-01/kelly-wearstler-bel-air-los-angeles-home-article">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div></div>

The eye has to travel

Diana Vreeland said "The eye has to travel." Either we take these wise words literally and start traveling the world appreciating ...

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We like: Diana Vreeland, The Eye Has to Travel

<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sometimes those late-night internet shopping binges don't carry any post-purchase regret: this morning our copy of <em>Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel </em>arrived in the post, and we've all been swooning ever since. Vreeland was fashion editor at <em>Harper's Bazaar</em> in its mid-century heyday (with editor Carmel Snow and art director Alexey Brodovitch, with an incredible roster of contributors including Richard Avedon and a host of other top-notch photographers) before moving to become editor in chief at <em>Vogue</em>. The layouts she worked on are still beautiful and inspirational. (The image on the cover was photographed at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West). The book is a perfect Christmas gift. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_Y7CGndNvpLTHd8NZ0SzG-jhfIPR42z5TDaUnFXdQ1peQ29LZbCGshXd5XyVpvUTMagb6p6QXXcP3q0aRvllL0eGqMSnCyNnxiQieRGW6yoaFdvuRq8rzt_0umGTMJKaUyCANmwuTZ8J/s1600/Diana+Vreeland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_Y7CGndNvpLTHd8NZ0SzG-jhfIPR42z5TDaUnFXdQ1peQ29LZbCGshXd5XyVpvUTMagb6p6QXXcP3q0aRvllL0eGqMSnCyNnxiQieRGW6yoaFdvuRq8rzt_0umGTMJKaUyCANmwuTZ8J/s400/Diana+Vreeland.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtp_9_59BXq87I_AWiT9oVeZAucX72SQC3slpkQ_s-QQPT9Av8n2YQJHSlDRCOtkbp1vR_KG1Wpdmlz6szvoe6i80TqwSImbECHsv0dhE9ky0UyEVs2LbVgIOzpsOu9qRyggvTwxGvpCx/s1600/Diana+Vreeland+Harper%2527s+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtp_9_59BXq87I_AWiT9oVeZAucX72SQC3slpkQ_s-QQPT9Av8n2YQJHSlDRCOtkbp1vR_KG1Wpdmlz6szvoe6i80TqwSImbECHsv0dhE9ky0UyEVs2LbVgIOzpsOu9qRyggvTwxGvpCx/s400/Diana+Vreeland+Harper%2527s+cover.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKY3_c9FqdR7g4xKD0-mpypeprDWtUQ8qKD_CbGrC00-YhxYdaoD_VBqhqsBozeSa2s4eEOv6l6udzcYfr52kmD12ZGlnBW0nYDZuzSe-9yAL4xZQwcL8dyhdw4S-1rPgK8JZ4UPQl4Q0s/s1600/Diana+Vreeland+covers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKY3_c9FqdR7g4xKD0-mpypeprDWtUQ8qKD_CbGrC00-YhxYdaoD_VBqhqsBozeSa2s4eEOv6l6udzcYfr52kmD12ZGlnBW0nYDZuzSe-9yAL4xZQwcL8dyhdw4S-1rPgK8JZ4UPQl4Q0s/s400/Diana+Vreeland+covers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div>

We like: Diana Vreeland, The Eye Has to Travel

Sometimes those late-night internet shopping binges don't carry any post-purchase regret: this morning our copy of Diana Vreeland: The E...

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