prov-e-nance ˈpräv-nən(t)s, ˈprä-və-ˌnän(t)s
noun. the place of origin or earliest known history of something.
My obsession with ethnic textiles continues, this time in a new Provenance post over at Cloth & Kind on toran, the embroidered and embellished door hangings from Northwest India. There is nothing I like better than a little repurposing and they are ripe for it. Why confine them to the entrance doorway? What about a window valence…
…or a divine bed canopy?
Please head over to Cloth & Kind to read the full details – I know this is a column you won’t want to miss! Leave a comment there if you are so inspired!
On the same note, if we are talking obsession or inspiration, I realize I have not mentioned Australian stylist, author and self-proclaimed bowerbird Sibella Court enough. Her books and her Sydney atelier, The Society Inc, so vividly encapsulate everything I love about life as a global nomad and collector. In these last weeks, every time I think of an image or an item I want to talk or write about, I turn to her and she has it! Toran as bed canopy? Yes. Giant abacus? Yes. Unlike many, she has spent time trolling the markets of Japan and never ceases to amaze me with what she picks up and how she uses it. Can we just stop and ogle this photo for a moment?
Copper rain chain, Sori Yanagi’s Butterfly Stool, temple book and old black and white photo portrait (this one Chinese though) all set against a faded bamboo fence. Sigh…
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Image credits: 1-2. Pinterest, 3. Sibella Court, Nomad: A Global Approach to Interior Style
OOOHHH — LOVE LOVE LOVE that last photo! I have a round rock, from Hakone, just like that… a water glass for some flowers, and an old pulley to set it on instead of the brick-looking bouy — I’m half-way there!!! What an inspirational photo. Thanks for your awesome blogging, incredible taste, and fantastic finds. YOU, my dear, are ONE OF A KIND!
Thank you Lynn! I think one of a kind is a good way to describe you! And it isn’t a brick-looking buoy, it’s a temple book with a hanging handle. If you want one, I know where you can get one.
delicious images.
Thank you. I took a look at your blog and your dyeing is just beautiful and evocative!
the bed canopy idea is fab – really looks snuggly. also I am thinking a bookshelf dust cover?
You have any copper rain chains? That’s one regret……I LOVE those!