A crazy place, a cradle for his family. A privilege to be hosted by the masters.

Defying all conventions of a house, yet showing us in essence what it means to really live.

House at Lovett Bay, Pittwater NSW by Richard Leplastrier

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Harbour House by Peter Stutchbury Architects Such a fine space - likened almost to an Indian courtyard and way of living, with Australian finesse and lightness of structure Graciously hosted by the clients and the composed yet intriguing Stutchy himself

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“I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” ― Joan Didion

Yesterday, Tucker went viral on architecture (watch the full clip): "Buildings that are warm and human and that elevate the human spirit are pro-human. Brutalism for example, or the glass boxes that crowd every city in the US, those are not." https://t.co/sDxGFImUb6

Respect. Not just another assembly-line airport design based on steel, glass and chrome. But one that creates a unique identity based on local history & architecture. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

"In my young days I praised the master whose pictures I liked, but as my judgement matured I praised myself for liking what the masters had chosen to have me like." Excerpt from The Book of Tea by Okakura

On IKB and Yves Klein Charlotte Ménard, excerpt from the book 'A Kids' book of wonders', éditions Artichaut, Paris - Udine, 2018

"Get rid of what we know to better accommodate what we dream. Imagine that beauty is there, invisible, ready to be discovered. And for that, no one needs to be an artist, scholar or simple madman. No, for that you just have to believe it."

"It is the empire of sensibility, a land of wonders, a world before words that has limits only those of the imagination. In this monochrome adventure, it is our mind that sees with our eyes. You must not look, you must feel, breathe and taste. Escape in a motionless journey."

"We could swim in the open ocean or fly into space, fly higher than birds, even further than Sputnik. We could jump here in the big void, go around the Earth and colour the whole world. Here, there are no barriers, no walls, no gravity."

"It does not reveal anything at first glance. In front of it, we begin to imagine everything we would like to see. As if all of a sudden we did not need any more pictures. We could then draw all our dreams."

"This colour is the International Klein Blue."

"But no, we only see blue. Pure colour. Lively and powerful colour. It vibrates and radiates like a sun. It has no limit. Blue of water, blue of the air or blue of the wind, it represents nothing concrete and yet it lives in the depths of us."

"It is true that at first we do not see anything. Not a drawing. Neither a point nor a line. Only blue, a blue so intense and so deep that it is reflected in the eye as the sky over the sea. For a few minutes, we are still looking for a clue. Something. At least a signature."

Beethoven on the most important attitude for the creative life – his letter of advice to a little girl who aspired to become an artist

We don’t choose our gifts. They choose us. A mark of maturity is surrendering to the person you actually are instead of the one you wish you were. Most people never get such clarity, and they’re stunted for life. The decision to surrender to your gifts is more painful than