Stuff I like
A curation of all the 'stuff' I've enjoyed or mean something to me from videos, articles to websites and everything in between. I’ll be adding to this regularly as time goes on but it is an eclectic mix from one genre to another, to one extreme to another, so brace yourself...
Rowland’s insight into women’s sex lives and desires
I’m really passionate about female desire and sexuality (I hope to share more around this in my blog). This article was written for The Guardian and the author, Katherine Rowland, also wrote the book The Pleasure Gap (of course I read this. Highly recommend it). Yes this article is referencing some old data, and of course it isn’t a sweeping insight of all women but the essence of it does give a powerful insight into women’s desires, and lack of.
Dior Lady Art Podcast
I have to be honest, I haven’t jumped onto the podcast bandwagon. I have heard a couple here and there but that’s about it. Like most Fashion Houses, Dior has its own podcast series called Dior Talks however, what I love about Dior Lady Art series specifically is the conversation with the artist, their vision and process on re-designing the Lady Dior bag into…well a piece of Art. One of the pieces was even designed by Lina Iris Viktor who’s artwork I profiled a couple of years ago.
Inside de Gournay
de Gournay produce the most beautiful, hand painted wallpapers in the world. And that’s not an exaggeration. Although, calling their products ‘wallpaper’ is a disservice to the works of art they truly are. I really love these two videos in particular which gives an insight into their world.
Diana Vreeland:
The eye has to travel
I love Diana Vreeland; one of the former notorious editors of American Vogue who became a cultural icon. Her life, personality and work are so fascinating. She is what I call a true aesthete. She’s also quite a character and rather fun to listen to in interviews. You can watch the entire documentary about her and her life’s work spanning the elite in fashion and art on Vimeo here.
The work of Gabor Maté
This is quite heavy. Gabor Maté is a Hungarian-Canadian physician whose work is centred around trauma and child development (trauma is a topic of a particular interest of mine). Watch the short video on attachment vs authenticity and read his interview here.