Publication No.36

Childhood stories that all started the same way, 25 degrees and sunny on a beach…and how that feeling still shapes everything. Plus art, interiors, spring fashion, 7 looks and links.

May 17, 2026

Welcome

Life at — or near, or on — the sea has always been my happiest place. Surrounded by family. That’s exactly what this weekend looked like. The people I love most, together.

A few years ago, digging through my storage, I found a moving box filled with stories I’d written sometime in primary school. Every single one started the same way: 25 degrees and sunny, standing on a beach or out on a boat. Warm air. Wind in my hair. Adventure. And I always illustrated them the sea, the light, and always a sun. Not a cloud in the sky. As if I was writing down my dreams, or a future I was wishing for.

The sea, that shade of blue, will always be where I find inspiration and recharge.

This is my weekly mini magazine, from me to you. A feeling of joy for life and passion. What I want to share, from my corner of the world.

Rothko blues and the real deal.

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7 days 7 looks

I'm continuing to test pieces from my collection that's dropping soon. And I realize I won't need to buy anything new this summer, everything is in the collection, from beach to city to a striped set for the archipelago. And I'm feeling drawn to red accents this season and found a perfect balloon-sleeve top from Zara. 7 days of looks:

Summer evenings. And this perfect piece I know I will pair with everything in my wardrobe this season. Launching soon….

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Note to self

TRIBUTE EXHIBITION.

You might know Frank Gehry as a world famous architect with iconic creations such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall. But he also had a big passion for other fascinations and art pieces. More specific, the fluidity of animal forms. His first unique fish lamps were shown at Gagosian’s Los Angeles galleries in the 1984, and there have been numerous other shows since.

“Although Gehry is known for enormous sculptural buildings studded with gigantic pieces of stainless steel twisted at vertiginous angles, these large-scale works share creative inspiration with the much more intimately sized pieces featured at Gagosian. According to McLeod, Gehry believed the shape of a fish to be a “perfect form”, and he drew inspiration from the smooth curves of a fish’s form to make his late architectural masterpieces, starting with the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.”

This intimate, personal exhibition is a tribute Gehry, who died in 2025 at age 96. They call it.. “It’s a love letter to Frank Gehry”.

“With dozens of fish, a bear, snakes and a nearly 10ft-long crocodile, Gagosian’s Gehry is a testament to the potential found in the animal kingdom. These pieces are remarkable for how the architect crystallized the characteristic movements of these creatures, effectively channeling the unique kinetic intelligence that makes them so instantly recognizable. According to McLeod, utilizing energetic and emotionally resonant animal forms helped Gehry imbue his architecture with warmth and personality.”

I love how art connects with architecture. The Frank Gehry tribute is open to visit at the Gagosian in Beverly Hills from 14 May until 27 June.

“The show is also a celebration of a creator who was widely known for his kindness and generosity. McLeod noted how Gehry prioritized doing pro bono work in low-income communities, as well as his warmth and engagement with the artistic world. “I think he sets the bar high for citizenship, for being love forward,” said McLeod. “He wants you to cry when you see those buildings.”

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LATEST ISSUE.

“America’s premier publication on the fine and decorative arts, architecture, preservation, and interior design. Each bimonthly issue includes regular columns on current exhibitions, personalities in the field, notes on collecting, book reviews, and more.”

Reading the May issue of The Magazine Antiques. Click here, to get your copy.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION.

My recommendation this week: Easy Peacy – En Kogebog. This is an inspiring cookbook featuring simple, seasonal recipes with an Italian touch. The focus is on quality ingredients and relaxed cooking, from snacks and small dishes to bread and sweet treats. The book also includes smart tips for putting together menus throughout the year. Click here, if you wish to add in cart.

Art and object

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Just Launched the Most Covetable New Brand

If you haven’t come across MÉMOIRE yet, consider this your introduction.

The supermodel and tastemaker recently launched her new luxury brand, built around a single, beautiful idea: “Heirlooms in waiting.” In short objects made so well, so thoughtfully, that they’re meant to outlive their owner.

The brand focuses on leather goods and stationery, with an aesthetic that feels closer to a storied European atelier than anything you’d expect from a celebrity launch. No loud logos. No fast drops. Just quiet, considered craftsmanship.

What sets it apart is the intention behind it. At a time when everything feels disposable, MÉMOIRE is asking you to buy less and choose better to invest in pieces that carry meaning over time.

Congrats Rosie!

Find them at memoireworld.com and on Instagram @memoireworld.

Interior Obsession: The New Murano Glass Collection from In Common With

In Common With has just dropped a new Murano glass collection, and honestly, it might be the most beautiful lighting I’ve seen in a long time. Hand-blown in Venice, each piece carries that unmistakable quality that only comes from centuries of glassmaking tradition — rich color, organic form, and a glow that no manufactured fixture can replicate.

The chandelier shown here features three painted glass globes in soft blush tones, decorated with swirling abstract motifs and millefiori details. Suspended from a sleek polished chrome frame, it manages to feel both deeply nostalgic and completely fresh — which is a very hard thing to pull off.

It also feels perfectly timed. According to 1stDibs’ annual trends report, Murano-glass pendants and chandeliers are expected to be the most popular iconic vintage lighting in 2025, and looking at pieces like this, it’s easy to understand why. There’s a move away from cold, minimalist interiors right now — people want warmth, craftsmanship, something with a story behind it.

When we renovated our apartment in Stockholm six years ago, the details were my focus. Like designing glass that makes everyday life beautiful. I visited a glassmaker in Venice, chose the exact colour, design, everything. Art in everyday life in its finest form.

This was right after the trip from Venice. I came home and had a vision of organic glass bottles in beautiful colors where we would package the scent of a Swedish summer. One of all those ideas that never became reality. My God, so much you've worked on that never saw the light of day. Haha. If you only knew….

Capturing the Harvest in Porcelain

Artist Maria Vergara (@mariavergaralab) creates stunning porcelain sculptures using actual vegetables as moulds. Using the traditional Limoges slip casting technique, she presses fresh produce like savoy cabbage into clay to capture every vein and texture in extraordinary detail. Each piece is entirely handmade in Spain, resulting in delicate white porcelain that looks almost indistinguishable from the real thing. The work is slow, precise, and impossible to replicate by machine — a true celebration of nature through craft. This exclusive collection is sold at the Daylesford Farm shop in the Cotswolds.

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The best time has begun, and the wonderful time we have ahead of us. This week's links symbolizes that. And dinners outdoors or a coffee?

…and visiting this favorite with my family.

Highlighting other women that inspire me

Every week I open up my inspo folder for you to see where I find my inspiration. I think we all need to be better at giving credit to our sources of inspiration. Why is that so difficult?

The Parisian Studio Making Minimalism Feel Alive: Le Cann

Every shadow, every material, every proportion exactly where it should be. That’s the effect of Studio Le Cann.

Who They Are

Founded by Raphaëlle Robert and Guillaume Fantin, the duo met at École Bleue and later honed their craft at some of the most respected design houses in Paris she at Marie Deroudilhe and Thierry Lemaire, he at Andrée Putman and Joseph Dirand. Two pedigrees, one vision.

The Aesthetic

What sets Le Cann apart is their foundational commitment to craft. Their passion for drawing is central to everything playing with clean lines and light to accentuate space and volume, following the design tradition of the 1930s, with an attention to detail that harmonizes even the smallest objects within a space. Particularly inspired by Art Deco’s elegant geometry, they’ve mastered the art of restraint highlighting extraordinary craftsmanship and contrapuntal textures. The result is spaces that feel cinematic and somehow outside of time.

The Projects

Their portfolio spans Parisian apartments, a guesthouse in Castillon-du-Gard realized with bold architectural gestures in just 32m², and retail work most recently the Reformation boutique in 2025, which spread widely online and showed their vocabulary applied to a fashion context: warm wood paneling, elegant ironwork, an atmosphere closer to a private apartment.

Why They’re Having a Moment

People are exhausted by the frictionless sameness of contemporary interiors — the endless bouclé, the limewash walls. Le Cann offers something with more backbone. Their spaces have opinions. By blending neoclassical grandeur with avant-garde boldness, they create spaces that feel simultaneously timeless and provocatively modern.

I love the staircase. Ironwork my style. Check.

Best of budget

We have entered that “in-between season” of late spring and early summer, where the textures gets lighter in May but that perfect crispy cotton shirt still is the ultimate fashion piece to wear. This week I highlight different shades of cream, with a quiet hint of powder pink. Here are my best of budget options from me, to you.

Beauty

BYREDO, La Sélection - Bâtons De Couleur. The multi-product in three beautiful shades and finishes. These sticks are designed for use all over the face and has a high pigmented formula. In the perfect giveaway box you will find: Chin of Gold: Gold glitter for festive eyes or as a highlighter on lips or cheeks. Sick Pink: Iridescent pink for vibrant eyes, metallic lips, or intense cheeks. La Scène: A shimmering metallic bronze to warm the eyes.
Rhode, Peptide Glazing Fluid Dewy Gel Serum. A lightweight, quick-absorbing gel serum that hydrates and brightens the look of skin while visibly plumping over time.
Lumene Invisible Illumination Liquid Bronzer. A featherlight liquid bronzer that hydrates the skin while giving it a sun-kissed look with radiant glow. It contains moisturizing Nordic algae, radiance-boosting Nordic fireweed, and soothing vitamin E to instantly leave the skin looking fresh and luminous.
Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat. Been using this lip liner for years in the shade ‘Pillow Talk’. A waterproof lip liner that hydrates and create a smooth texture.

Take a seat

Two years ago, I was given a small corner in someone else’s dream and it quietly became part of my own. That is how it goes with Pick a Poppy.

It was Malin Glemme who pressed the start button. Without her, the idea would still be an idea beautiful in theory, waiting on a shelf. She had the courage to begin, and I had the good fortune to step in alongside her.

Pick a Poppy is a Scandinavian tableware brand, handmade in Portugal and India. But describing it that way feels like describing a meal by its ingredients. What it really is — what it has always been — is a belief that the table deserves to be beautiful.

“Not for special occasions only. Every ordinary Tuesday. Every long Sunday breakfast. Every quiet dinner eaten alone with a book.”

The vision has never been complicated: handcrafted pieces with character, made to be used and loved. Tableware that carries the marks of the hands that shaped it. Plates with stripes, patterns , napkins folded just so. Things that make you pause before you sit down.

To celebrate, I opened the doors of my own home. I set the table the only way I know how with intention and a little joy. Wildflowers picked on an evening walk. Striped plates stacked and ready. Ribbons and butterflies and spotted glasses catching the light. And from the dining room, the scent of lilac drifting in from the vase on the table.

That is what Pick a Poppy means to me. Not a product. A moment. The one where you look at your table and think: this is lovely. It will always be about making the moments around the table beautiful, for the eye, yes, but also for everyone who gathers there.

We are still at the beginning of something. Come find us at Grev Turegatan 45 in Stockholm, or at pickapoppy.com — and let’s set the table together.

Pick a Poppy · Grev Turegatan 45, Stockholm · pickapoppy.com

Books

The gift that keeps on giving?

The perfect gift instead of flowers? Flower: New Photography of the Flower is a collection of vibrant and inventive contemporary flower photography, spanning everything from the garland wholesalers of Kolkata to wildflowers blooming between paving stones.

Rather than sticking to traditional or predictable images of gardens and wildflowers, the book presents flowers in a new light shot in studios, on location, and using surprisingly abstract techniques. It features the work of 25 photographers from around the world.

I haven’t been so in chock by a start of a book ever. I won’t tell you more than that.

Screenshots from my phone

My Lily is celebrating 13 tomorrow. Wish I could write her name like that. Will try.

And beautiful still life that caught my eye.

I love looking back at post I’ve published, 3 years ago, and still find inspiration from this spot and Miami. 2023:

A dream spot that became more than vacation.

Beauty and bold.

On that note

As someone once wrote, there is nothing weak about staying enchanted and I truly believe that. In a world that constantly tells us to toughen up, be realistic, and let go of our dreams, choosing to stay soft, curious, and hopeful is one of the most radical things we can do. Protect your whimsy. Water your delusion. Keep the sparkle alive.

Thank you so much to everyone who reads, shares, and takes the time to comment. Your words mean more than you know, you are the reason this space feels worth showing up to. 🤍

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