Welcome to my Handpicked by Milk and Honey Group newsletter. For new subscribers, in this weekly newsletter I share my top picks for the week - trends or particularly noteworthy design. Each week I share an interior, a real estate listing and a style item that I think are special. I hope you'll let me know what you think!
1] Handpicked: INTERIOR
If you haven't heard about Workstead... read on! They are a multidisciplinary design studio based in Brooklyn that focus on both interiors (both residential and commercial) and incredible lighting offerings (the principals all received architecture degrees from RISD). Their book, WORKSTEAD: INTERIORS OF BEAUTY AND NECESSITY, is a bible for current yet timeless design and exacting details.
I just love that their style is self-confident yet restrained, and details are stunningly original yet not showy. Enjoy the visual feast!
2) Handpicked: REAL ESTATE
Ok. This house in Lexington is insane. The artist Hermann Dudley Murphy was so inspired by a villa in Florence while on his honeymoon that he decided to replicate it! (That's some honeymoon). The landscape was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead???!!!!!!! I am dead.
The listing says a lot of systems have been updated and the house is waiting for its next steward. This is certainly a project I would love to tackle! What do you think?
3) Handpicked: STYLE
My grandparents lived in Eleuthera for many years and some of my earliest childhood memories (imprinted on my style blueprint) are vivid from vacations visiting them - the glowing sunshine, vibrant and lush green plants set against the azure ocean. Amos Ferguson is an artist from the Bahamas that I love. He started painting houses, then in his 40s received a vision from God in a dream mandating him to show off the beauty of his country and of the world. And after that... he painted prolifically!
It's hard to find prints, but you can still purchase original pieces from Galerie Bonheur, which specializes in folk art. Someday I would love to own one of his works...
That's all from our team this week - can't wait until next week!
X Isabella