One of the points of this blog, I hope, is to push the boundaries of what and where one looks for inspiration.

I personally have a complex relationship with Malachite, and yet at times I adore it, such as the Malachite fabric in the Tony Duquette fabric collection.

I’ll be using that somewhere, somehow…and yet I confess I had never considered printing malachite voiles until I came across this 70’s Vogue interior by Michael Szell. (worth Googling.)

He had a strong sense of pageantry and occasion, but was always sensitive to the visual impact of strong colour combinations: He was quoted as saying “You must always think to yourself: now can I face that design in the morning with a hangover?”. I have to love a man who thought this OTT dining room (his own) fit the bill. And by the way – you probably won’t be able to tell from the photo, but the floors were gold leafed – LOVE.