A trip to Marrakech that we took a few years back with fellow designer friend Holly Phillips of The English Room inspired a collection of vibrant textiles and pillows that she launched in partnership with Lacefield Designs. We’re obsessed with them all, especially this Yves Persimmon pillow!
Provenance: Zellige Tile
Zellij - often referred to as Zellige or Zelige - is a moorish art form that is heavily featured in Moroccan architecture. We have long since had an incredibly deep appreciation and affection for zellige and its imperfect charm - but especially so after our trip to Marrakech a few years ago with our dear friends, Holly Phillips of The English Room, Julia Buckingham of Modernique Inc. and Cathy Austin of Catherine M. Austin Interior Design. We digress for a second, but that’s us…. riding CAMELS in the Atlas Mountains!! It truly was the trip of a lifetime, y’all! To see more, check out the hashtag we used on the trip and for the Instagram Takeover we did for Traditional Home.
Desk Diaries: Katie Leede
Today we have the privilege of sharing the workspace of our fabulous friend and textile designer extraordinaire, Katie Leede of Katie Leede & Company who has agreed to guest edit the column! Sidebar - if you’re an interior designer, we also represent Katie’s line in our boutique to-the-trade showroom which you should totally check out.
Desk Diaries: Creating Meaning
None of us would have wished for the mandatory global shutdown of our lives as we formerly knew them, and yet so much good has already come from it. A slower pace. Renewed focus on what really matters after all of the BS and busywork is stripped away. Creativity bubbling up in surprising ways. Connecting with old friends (#virtualcocktailhour, anyone?) But perhaps most importantly, a redefined sense of the significance of home, and an ever-growing, fierce love for the people we’re now spending more time with than ever before within these walls. One thing has never been truer - our homes are our havens.