20th century artist Piero Fornasetti made groundbreaking, witty, graphic design-inflected paintings, furniture and interior objects, and his son has just launched their first home fragrance collection. Inspired by the profusion of flowers that surround the Fornasetti house in Milan, this candle has notes of rose, lily of the valley, iris and orange blossom, housed in … Read more
Will and I first met through a friend at a gallery opening about five years ago in London. We got along really well but I was on a date with someone else! Three months later, I ran into a group of friends at a pub who were celebrating Will’s birthday.
‘Dried floral crowns and cake toppers, which are all custom made to the bride or clients colour palate or theme of their wedding, they are a perfect touch to a wedding as they can be kept long after the special day, as a momento or lovely reminder of such a special occasion.’
We met by chance in 2013. I was living in New York and had been sent to Hong Kong on a two-week business trip. I met Carteneil, who lived in Hong Kong, only three days after I arrived and knew immediately that I needed to extend my trip.
For flower lovers, it doesn’t get much more decadent than this subtle mix of soft, fresh may rose (a rare variety highly prized by Grasse perfume makers), lilac, carnation, violet and magnolia with the sharp greenness of basil and mossy chypre, and notes of twiggy wood. Tessuti | Illustration by Sarah Larnach
Quinn and I both grew up surrounded by nature in Southern Alberta. We have a shared passion for the land and seeing things grow, which stems from our families who both farm, and we are both continuing this tradition as third generation farmers. Our time together is often spent fly-fishing on the river or sitting … Read more
Tell us about your background and who is behind ‘Watch My Wedding’? My background is in graphic design and marketing, so they are the skills that I now bring to the business. My husband and business partner is what you’d call ‘the brains of the business’. He came up with the idea originally, and has … Read more
We both grew up in France before coming to study in the United States. I am from Paris and Elodie is from Bordeaux. We met while we were in college, seven years ago. Our college was relatively small so we ran into each other a lot during the first year, but without really talking or … Read more
A reissue from Jacobs’ unfussy and enormously popular Splash collection, Rain is a deceptively simple, refreshing blend that evokes nothing so much as rain after a hot day, and the freshness of the road, grass and flowers after it. Simon James Design | Illustration by Sarah Larnach
The rules are out the window as far as combinations of flora and foliages for weddings now….its all about tones and placement!
David and I are complete opposites and our hobbies are worlds apart. He is spontaneous and I like things to be planned out; he likes to get his hands dirty, whereas I love to make things beautiful as a graphic designer. But despite our differences we are both adventurers and our wedding was full of … Read more
