studioloraine

I like: my wonderful friends and family xoxoxo, art and design all around, cooking - food - cuisine, travel (been to most states in the usa, all major cities in the usa; Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, Bahamas, Jamaica, Haiti, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco and the Netherlands. lived, studied and worked about one year in the south of France – Lacoste in the Vaucluse région - 84), sparkling water, gnocchi, new music, old music, film, Tom "T.D." Mischke, dancing on occasion, Arne Jacobsen, all colors - not just GOLD, dreidel, creativity, Alvar Aalto, shelter, dedication, cous cous, the authentic, design magazines, tennis, affordable housing, opera, learning, grits, donating, positive people, boda nova, literature, ideas, imagery, flexibility, fashion, MPR, NPR, BBC, pilates, parties, open-ness, Mies van der Rohe, ginger cookies, Le Corbusier, holidays, Marimekko, reading the paper and drinking coffee on a sunday morning, swimming, British hair magazines, mission-driven people, corn nuggets, Charles and Ray Eames, volunteering, Como Park, George Nelson, constructive feedback, pre-fab housing, pastis, the beach, Terence Conran, brick, respectfulness, swimming, Jean Prouve, nice sketchbooks, creative class, some pinot, some red, some champagne, museums, ambition, gardens (but not garden-ing), Alexander Girard, galleries, Hannah Hoch, thrifting, Sara Midda, Anglican tradition, Gerard DuBois, antiques, cooperatives, art and design school, awesome stationary, apartment therapy new york, farmer's markets, Verner Panton, working together, architecture, yoga, the old-and-new, French culture, mid-century modern furniture, Vietnamese pho, collaboration, working out semi-regularly, blu dot, ligne roset, vintage German cars, world cup (now over), tickle fights, Danish design, working hard – playing hard, chamber music, aioli, espresso macchiatos with extra foam, patios, people not glued to their cell phones, celebrations, rivers, latkes, happy hours, the ocean, sweet tea from the south, nice sheets, non-wasteful-ness, live music, my homemade crepes, walking, people, laughing, talking, listening, Italian shoes, separate together-ness, photography, real wood credenzas, car door opening, bagels, art openings, Mediterranean culture, tea, painting, theatre de la jeune lune, teak trays, b and b 's, handmade bowls, dancehall, please and thank you's, extra dark organic chocolate, eating in, eating out, the monte carlo, sapor, day by day cafe, mancini's char house, cossetta's italian market and pizzeria, imperial room, 112 eatery, the town talk, biking, tiny bakeries, moscow on the hill, the Lexington brunch, WA Frost, saint paul grill, more road trips, tiny diners in general, lemonade, topstitching, wingtips, films that move you... love.