still life with pumpkin

Pumkin, such a strange creature...

                                                     All photos copyright Galeria Rocco

Mediterranean inspired Sydney apartment

A Greek Santorini Island wedding and a Mediterranean honeymoon inspired this Sydney couple to add some Aegean touches to the renovation of their apartment.

The polished and glazed concrete finish in Kapari hotel (above) was the inspiration for the bathroom and balcony makeover

The vintage carpet purchased at the Grand Baazar in Istanbul adds sea color to the natural hues of the interior, and complements raw timber table handmade by the owner and a set of Balinese chairs.

The floors are still to be done, but in the meantime this custom made vintage steel and concrete coffee table acts as a centerpiece

The relaxed and uncluttered style of the apartment and the soft, natural hues makes you feel like you are still on the island...

 photos Henryk Lobaczewski

little objects of desire

These objects are not connected in any way...except, that I like them very much. Especially the bear.

                                                   photos via lady.inspirasjonsblogg.jotun.no

I just found...

Lex Pott True Colors vases

I love the oxidized metal colors, the true colors metals come in nature. Dutch designer Lex Pott has been experimenting with the copper, iron, brass and aluminium, applying various chemical processes to create these beautiful objects of desire.

                                                                                 photos via Lex-Pott-True-Colours

autumn moodboard

 

All photos copyright Galeria Rocco

coffee art

Coffee, glorious coffee...At one time the little bean was a priceless commodity, crushing markets, making people loose fortunes, and it came close to be banned by the church. Today it just gets us addicted, or at least enticed, by its flagrance, and rich brown color. With so many emotions involved, no wonder our morning beverage has become a medium for many artists. So, grab a hot cuppa and enjoy the little show...Below are some of my favourite finds in all their sepia-nesque splendor. 

                                                                       image via here

                                                        Coffee on canvass by Robert Davis

Latte art by Kazuki Yamamoto

                                             

Series of portraits by Michael Aaron Wiliams

painted with coffee on found sheets of used ledger paper that dates back to the 1920s and 30s. 

                                         

                                        Red coffee stain portrait by a Malasian artist Hong-yi

 Giant Eagle Owl knows all the answers by  Elizabeth Kendall

Umbrella by Michele Meister

Coffee Series by Help Alpert

First of Alpert's paintings were created in 2012 as a special gift to his daughter, Aria, with liquid, concentrated coffee. Fascinated by the result, he has since created more pieces, eventually incorporating other materials into his paintings.

Koi Fish by Georgeta Blanaru

And finally, something for the coffee table - a fascinating novel about the most famous bean:  The Coffee Trader by David Liss

Alice in Wonderland Cookbook

Being an Alice in Wonderland fun I couldn't go past this vintage find - an out of print Alice in Wonderland Cookbook. With the Lewis Carrol quotations and Sir John Tenniel's delighful illustrations, it is quite priceless. Drink Me Soup or Queen of Hearts Jam Tarts anyone?

                                                                         Amazon Books

                                                               courtesy of  Brain Pickings

     

Take the recipe for Looking Glass Cake:

1 pound flour | ½ pound butter | 4 ounces currants | 4 ounces mixed peel | 3 ounces raisins | ½ pound castor sugar | 2 teaspoons baking powder | 3 eggs | 1 teaspoon mixed spice | milk

1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
2. Beat eggs and whisk gradually into the creamed mixture.
3. Sift flour and baking powder and fold into the mixture by degrees.
4. Finally mix in fruit and spice.
5. The mixture should now be of such a consistency that it will drop easily from the spoon. Add milk only if necessary.
6. Turn into a cake tin approximately 7 ½ inches in diameter lined with greaseproof paper.
7. Bake for 2-3 hours in a slow oven at 300 degrees Fahrenheit, Gas Mark 2.
8. Test with a skewer to see if cooked. Insert it in the centre. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready to be placed on a wire rack to cool.
9. Cut it first and hand round afterwards.

                                                        Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

"The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts,

All on a summer day:

The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts

And took them quite away."