Oh man, there is nothing quite like stumbling upon fresh, unique, bold inspirational spaces and today I hit the mother-load !
This glorious abode is the Sydney home of artist David Humphries and well :

Giant bonkers art pieces, check; amazing life-sized sculptures, yup; plants … what’s a word for triple the amount of “galore” ? That. Oh and what about a coffee table I hear you asking, well it’s a double-headed wooden crocodile of course ! Ugh, if I was ever invited to this place I would literally never leave – and that’s on top of me taking 6 months to look over every single item on the shelves and tabletops asking “where did you get this ?” over and over again. It’s actually physically hurting me how much I love this place.

Let this be a reminder to everyone out there : please buy weird and awesome shit 🙏

Perfection. Also a good advocate for maximalism because it does feel like such a relaxing place to me and not necessarily “cluttered” just bold in the best way possible. I really hope you guys will fall in love with it the way I did, so pin and share to your heart’s desire !

As for me, I hope you enjoyed last week’s surprise TOV Furniture round-up while I was away. You know just a quiet, cozy, little weekend in the southwest of France with a few friends. I’m the one on the left in the red shirt :

I did make it back from Hell(fest) in one piece after 4 days so that’s good, but I can’t tell you how excited I am to sleep in my bed tonight 😭 So on that note, happy Monday to you all – I’m out !

*All photos are from The Design Files (they also have a video tour if you’re into it !)
— Marie

Happy Monday all ! I don’t know about you and where you are but here in Paris we had a pretty brutal heatwave over the weekend – which is always a fun time when you live in a small concrete box next to millions of people and no A/C … yay …
Roger says “hi” by the way :

Thankfully it’s a new day and the rain came this morning to heal us all, so my formerly melted brain has turned back into a fully functioning jelly ! Wait, ew. So today, back at it with some glorious inspiration, I’m bringing the spotlight to one of my favorite design firms, Black Lacquer Design. You may remember them as the design geniuses behind this incredible space I was fawning over a few months back, the apartment for comedian and all-around magical unicorn Nicole Byer.

I’ve been following Black Lacquer Design for years now and am so consistently impressed by Caitlin Murray’s design brain and unique choices. It’s equal parts classic and sexy, but also unexpected and funky in ways that delight me so – she can deliver high drama as much as total whimsy and that is not an easy feat, trust me ! Everyone should be following this incredible studio and for now you can feast your eyes on some of my favorite spaces of below !

*All photos are from Black Lacquer Design
— Marie