Persian way to keep cool

17/08/2021

It’s such a cute place but alas, the rumbling of hunger in our tummies mean that we had to find some food before checking out the town fully.

17/08/2021

Leaving the Blue Grotto, we made our way over to nearby Komiža, another pretty little town where we decided to stick around to have lunch in.

16/08/2021

Initially, Houston was going to be a quick stopping point for us on our trip around Texas; but after arriving, we decided to stay a little longer. We’re so glad we did!

Probably the largest city in Texas, Houston has heaps going for it and it’s totally fun to visit for a fun-filled trip.

13/08/2021

For Isola, art was a joyful activity: she worked cross-legged, listening to music, an unorthodox approach she described as "dancing with the brush". Her freewheeling designs were an extension of her unconventional life. She married three times, and in 1970 took off to Paris and had a dalliance with an Egyptian scholar that led to the creation of Arab-inspired patterns. She later lived for a while in Algeria with a lover, then travelled to North Carolina, where she painted the local landscapes. Isola created several Marimekko designs in collaboration with her daughter, Kristina.

13/08/2021

Marimekko was extensively promoted in the US by DR, which opened shops in New York and San Francisco in 1963 and 1964 respectively. Both stocked Marimekko fabrics and clothing popular with its forward-thinking customers. By the 1970s, Marimekko was stocked by 50 retailers in the US. Crate & Barrel, the US chain of homeware shops, which opened its first store in Chicago in the then-bohemian neighbourhood of Old Town, sold Marimekko fabrics from 1965.

12/08/2021

12/08/2021