On our radar: A spring equinox celebration at Lotusland, Merci’s new shop in Paris, and more. Also, March is Sleep Awareness Month, so may we recommend a good nap? Read on:
Above: In a Le Corbusier-designed Paris apartment, redone, a slim ledge and a window are all that’s needed for a sunny writing spot. Photograph by Mary Gaudin from A Poetic Echo: A Restored Apartment in Le Corbusier’s Molitor Building in Paris from RREEL.
- Gardenista friend and florist Louesa Roebuck and holistic healer Dina Saalisi will be leading a “Spring Equinox Extravaganza” on March 22 at Lotusland in Montecito, CA. Included with ticket purchase: a floral arrangement demo, oracle card reading, and a curated gift bag.
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On Laura’s must-watch list: Floret’s three-part documentary on flower farming.
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Know a kid obsessed with plants? We found the perfect book for them.
- Calling all Brooklynites: Time to enter the annual Greenest Block contest and win bragging rights.
- Need a glimpse of spring? The Floral Society’s doors are now open in Beacon, NY.
- Spotted by Margot. We’ve never coveted a coffee table more.
- Merci 2—the shop’s newest outpost—is now open in Paris, “located at the heart of the Palais-Royal quarter in the 1st, in a former post office.”
- Is delft having a moment? We think so.
- Julie’s hoping to stop into Vintage20: Design for Living at Tina Kim Gallery in NYC (designed to “unfold as a series of domestic vignettes…and reflect Vintage20’s signature pairing of design and fine art, with works by Andy Warhol, Alexander Calder, Louise Bourgeois, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and more”).
- To be filed under Dream Trip: The Nordics, featuring stops at iconic studios, after-hours museum tours, artist visits, and more, led by Heath Ceramics.
- A new collection of Danish pouffes, inspired by pastries.
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This Le Corbusier-designed apartment has so many smart details (fold-away hamper included).
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Ethereal glass pendant lights, budget edition.
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Our editors’ picks for making a smooth, stylish getaway.
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P.S. We’d love to hear from you! If you haven’t yet, please fill out our survey to help us plan our design dispatches for the year ahead. (Many thanks to all the readers who’ve weighed in!)
