monday mood lifter
  1. Fern, astilbe, acacia, lily of the valley are a few flowers and plants that inspired this mix of handmade floral stems via kuwatani

    2. Blooming Prairie Smoke via wildflowerfarm is playfully similar in shape and color to the pair of carefully composed botanical gift toppers. What billowy visual splendor.

monday mood lifter

Designed and handmade in Marin, California - a lively pin via kuwatani to wear with this Prada spring 2017 ensemble via vogue would create that friendly bit of texture up top to gracefully balance the texture on the skirt. Yes!

monday mood lifter

Visualize one or both of these floral stems via kuwatani on top of a gift box with one or more of these pieces of hazel cox jewelry inside the box via sarahshopsportland. It would be an uplifting moment and a cherished gift to remember for many moons.

where you wear it

1. Delpozo pre-fall 2018 via wwd

2. Block Architects vegan house via arch daily

3. Peter Pilotto Fall 2018 ready-to-wear via vogue

4. Vincent Darre interior via desiretoinspire

monday mood lifter

1. For now, the last mini wall hanging (photographed by my daughter - furry background thanks to our napping kitty) in the dot by dot collection via kuwatanishop. 

2. A California topiary photographed by Marc Alcock via gardenista.

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monday mood lifter

1. A dot by dot textile hanging via kuwatanishop

2. Marriage between Heaven and Earth book cover via sotei-sekai

monday mood lifter

One textile hanging in the dot by dot series via kuwatani shop which could be a soft and sweet yet structured treat hanging in this beautiful Cire Trudon’ store in Rue saint Croix de la Bretonnerie in Paris designed by Dimorestudio via archilovers.

monday mood lifter

1. Mesmerized by layering among other inspiration, a textile art piece is hanging in the Kuwatani shop.

2. Incredibly exquisite and striking to me - layered boxes of what I believe to be wool thread via photographer MarionLuttenberger.