Things I coveted at Maison&Objet 2024

The last time you heard from me about Maison&Objet, I was in the back of a cab on my way to the middle-of-nowhere outside Paris where the world famous design fair is held. I posted a quick selfie, thinking that this was only the first of many photos and videos I’d share in my Instagram stories throughout the rest of the day. I thought I was being quite the martyr in fact, braving the cold wind and slippery slushy streets just to vicariously take all of you to the fair. I never willingly leave home before 9am. And it’s not like I have any real reason to attend a trade fair. I was doing all this, for you.

But the first thing I saw when I walked in and had my ticket scanned was a sign saying that photography was forbidden. I was tempted to steal a few sneaky ones anyway…but then I noticed that individual exhibitors also often had signs prohibiting photography, so I decided not to risk it. The whole show was also insanely huge and overwhelming, so I decided it was perhaps a blessing to put the camera away and just try take in as much as I could with my eyes.

I decided to just take out a pen and paper and write down the names of brands that caught my eye.
Here are just a few of them for you.
I have NOT been able to stop thinking about this yellow saucepan.

Ax



Architecture: Norm Architects | Photography: Jonas Bjerre Poulsen






Sacred Modern; Architectural Chapels and Places of Worship from Around the World

The idea of getting married in a church has never really felt like me, but long rectangular windows, solemn concrete structures, sleek oakwood pews, downright heavenly skylights, and breathtaking views of nature most certainly do. Add to that the signature of modernist gods like Le Corbusier, Matisse, or Rothko and I’m basically sold. Here is a curated collection of chapels and other spiritual spaces from around the world to which and in which I’d gladly say I do. And if you do find yourself booking one of these for your wedding - call me, I know exactly what the invitations should look like.

I’ve borrowed most of the text below from various design magazines and blogs because I realized that writing about architecture isn’t really my forte, but I’ve linked to each of the articles at the end. I’d recommend reading them all as there are lots of interesting details and stories behind each project. Like the 10cm gap Le Corbusier left between the structure and the roof to allow a sliver of light in. Or the little shrine to the patron saint of winemakers that was included in the open air chapel in Uruguay. Or the vestments designed by Matisse that I’d petition to be adopted by priests and preachers worldwide.

Stay inspired and stay spiritual, or spirited

A.


Rothko Chapel, Houston Texas

The Rothko Chapel is a spiritual space, a forum for world leaders, a place for solitude and gathering. It’s an epicenter for civil rights activists, a quiet disruption, a stillness that moves. It’s a destination for the 100,000 people of all faiths who visit each year from all parts of the world. The space contains 14 murals created by American artist Mark Rothko.

Outside, Barnett Newman’s Broken Obelisk rises above the reflecting pool on the Plaza. The sculpture is dedicated to The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose active outer life in service of social justice, informed by a deeply spiritual interior life, resonated with founders John and Dominique de Menil. See more on the Rothko Chapel website.

Architecture: Philip Johnson, Howard Barnstone & Eugene Aubry (in collaboration with Mark Rothko) and Skylight by George Sexton Associates | Photography Paul Hester


CHAPEL AND MEDITATION ROOM, PORTUGAL

Architect Nicholas Burns has hidden a chapel made from concrete amongst trees and granite boulders on a large private estate in northern Portugal. Fittingly named Chapel and Meditation Room, the project was commissioned by the estate's owners who wanted a space for both private and group reflection on the grounds.

Australian-born and Bali-based architect Burns was given full rein on its design and location within the thirty-hectare site. He decided to build the chapel on a knoll bounded by gullies and covered in rocks and dense foliage, which grants it a protective and isolated feeling. Its form responds directly to this setting, with a curving exterior that slots between the boulders and tree trunks. While minimising damage to nature, this is hoped to make the chapel appear as part of the landscape. See more on Dezeen.

Architecture: Nicholas Burns | Photography: Peter Bennetts


Santuario de la Salle, The Philippines

Santuario de La Salle by Carlos Arnaiz Architects (CAZA) is a refreshing take on traditional religious architecture at the De La Salle University campus in Biñan City, the Philippines. The church and community hub is exemplary of CAZA’s practice and sensitivity for exploring how architecture can 'shape meaningful experiences, enhance its context [and] connect people to place and heritage’. See more on Wallpaper magazine.

Architecture: Carlos Arnaiz Architects | Photography: Rory Gardiner


Sacromonte Chapel, Uruguay

Architecture studio MAPA designed this prefabricated wooden open air chapel for a vineyard in Maldonado, Uruguay, puncturing a black box through one of its slanted walls to provide a shrine for the patron saint of winemakers. "Simple and austere, its design assumes the challenge of conveying a powerful message using the lowest amount of resources possible," said MAPA in a statement. See more on Dezeen.

Architecture: MAPA | Photography by Tali Kimelman


Capela do Monte, Portugal

This simple countryside chapel in the south of Portugal was conceived to function without electricity, heat or running water. The building is designed to naturally heat and cool itself passively, thanks to the use of carefully selected materials. Its thick walls are made from perforated bricks, which are coated both internally and externally in a limestone render. Accessed only by a single footpath, the chapel's most distinctive feature is its simple U-shaped facade, which fronts a terrace that is raised up from the hillside. Set behind this facade is an opening that allows sunlight to filter down into the building's open-air entrance lobby. See more on Dezeen.

Architecture: Álvaro Siza Viera | Photography: Joao Morgado


La Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut, France

Completed in 1954, the Ronchamp chapel was built for a Catholic church on a pre-existing pilgrimage site. The previous stone building had been largely destroyed during the second world war. It is considered one of the most important buildings of the 20th century, and represents a key shift away from the sparse, functionalist form of Modernism that Le Corbusier displayed in his earlier projects.

The main structure consists of thick masonry walls, which are curved to improve stability and provide structural support. The monumental curved concrete roof is a shell structure supported by columns hidden in the walls. A gap underneath allows a sliver of light to filter into the interior. See more on Dezeen.

Architecture: Le Corbusier | Photography: Flickr


SAINT MARY’S STUDENT CHAPEL, CALIFORNIA

A sculptural volume that recalls a church steeple rises high above a concrete chapel in the San Francisco Bay Area, designed by American studio Mark Cavagnero Associates. The Chapel for Saint Mary's is located on the grounds of a Catholic school in Albany, a town neighbouring Berkeley. The building serves the students of Saint Mary's College High School, many of whom come from low-income families and receive scholarships.

The building is mean to act as both a "liminal threshold and restorative retreat," said Mark Cavagnero Associates, a San Francisco-based firm started in 1988. "The chapel, while belonging to a Catholic school, was considered as a nondenominationally spiritual space – one that invites the challenges and difficulties of young adulthood to be considered and processed in a sacred, silent and light-filled space," the studio said. See more on Dezeen.

Architecture: Mark Cavagnero Associates | Photography: Henrik Kam


Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence

The Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence (Chapel of the Rosary), often referred to as the Matisse Chapel or the Vence Chapel is located in the town of Vence on the French Riviera. It was dedicated to the Dominican Order. The church was built and decorated between 1947 and 1951 under a plan devised by artist Henri Matisse.

It houses a number of Matisse original works and was regarded by Matisse as his masterpiece. He began the project aged 77 and spent more than four years working on the chapel, its architecture, stained-glass windows, interior murals and ceramics, liturgical furnishings, and the priests' vestments. While the simple white exterior has drawn mixed reviews from casual observers, some regard it as one of the great religious structures of the 20th century. See more on Wikipedia.

Architecture: Henri Matisse | Photography: Claude Almodovar


From Birthday Girl, to Bride, to Wife, all in one night at the Ritz.

When Rachel reached out to me in January to design an invitation for Dan's and her joint 40th & 50th birthdays, she wanted something special that would inspire people to travel to New York from all over the world to celebrate this occasion with them, turning "The Decades Party" they had thrown for their 30th & 40th years earlier into something of a tradition.

They had booked the new rooftop restaurant Nubeluz by José Andrés at The Ritz Carlton NoMad in New York City, and were planning sunset cocktails, stylish passed nibbles, and dancing the night away in some serious platform heels. I immediately envisioned blocks of ritzy and stylized typography reminiscent of the inimitable New York City skyline...and we played around with several versions of the wording that would allow us to highlight the letters LET'S PARTY, sparsely scattered around the page in gold foil.

She didn't want white paper - "I don't want it to look like a wedding invite!" I remember her insisting...so we chose a light warm grey and created a dramatic folded piece that would unfold and introduce both scale and surprise.

Little did either of us (or any of their 100 guests) know that the REAL surprise was going to be Dan getting down on one knee to propose - after seventeen years together! And as if that weren't enough, then having an officiant on hand to marry them right there on the spot. You gotta love both the romance and the pragmatism. When 50 of your 100 guests live on other continents, how often can you expect you'll have the treasure of having them all together, under (or on) one roof!

Rachel sweetly credits the invitation for having inspired so many people to make the trip, and while I think it may be a little too much credit - it is surely the greatest compliment and story of my last decade. Isn't it funny that I designed ONE single invite this year NOT for a wedding...that ended up, actually, being for a wedding.

Invitation Design & Photography by The Letterist
Event Photography | Theresa Kelly Event Coordinator | Le Petite Privé
Event Location | Nubeluz by Jose Andres at The Ritz Carlton NoMad, New York
Floral & Staging | Arizmendi Events  Cake | Bakes by Marie Cocktail Menu | Scripted Ever After
Lighting | Universal Light & Sound DJ | Yagirlash
Her outfit | Alex Perry & Raye His outfit | Robert Graham, Sandro & Ferragamo

Turn Panic into Magic; Amsterdam in 27 Photos

When I was going through immigration at Schipol airport, the young woman leafing through my passport looked up at me and asked, what are you in Amsterdam for? My first thought was, isn’t everyone here…to get a little high? Do a little dance…make a little love…you know, get down tonight? I then thought to try and give her the short version of the truth - which is that I live in Belgrade and my future husband lives in Paris and we occasionally like to spend a weekend somewhere where neither one of us has to do the dishes. We’re not married yet, but I’m fairly certain I’ve already figured out that one of the great secrets to a happy marriage is a third person who does the housekeeping.

But what’s the short version? By this point I’m overcome with panic. I’m one of those people who is inclined to believe they’re guilty of something whenever approached by someone in uniform. Quick! Say something, say anything. (Except for tourism. You are actually a tourist, but everyone hates tourists, and you need to be liked by everyone everywhere so you cannot admit to being a tourist.) And so I blurted out the noblest, most concise, and most above-board response I could think of. One word, three letters, I didn’t even bother putting it into a sentence. ART.

Incidentally, when I was going through immigration on my way out five days later, the young man leafing through my passport just looked up at me and said, did you have a good time? Oh yes sir, I did. I had a great time. I ate all the things, bought all the things, saw all the art, and saw all the other people who were also in Amsterdam to look at art. Here are the photos to prove it.

Images 01-06 / Credits
01 / Book in the shop at Stedelijk Museum; 02 / Photograph of young Indonesian boy holding map by Cas Oorthuys, exhibited at the Stedelijk; 03 / Entrance to the Stedelijk; 04 / Book in the shop at the Stedelijk; 05 / Rhythm, by Nicolaas Warb, exhibited at the Stedelijk; 06 / Visitor gazing at the work of Carlijn Jacobs at the photography museum FOAM.


Images 07-11 / Credits
07 / The shop at the Stedelijk; 08 / Vertical Thinking by William Kentridge, postcard in the shop at the Stedelijk; 09 / Exhibition room at the photography museum FOAM; 10 / Arches at the Rijskmuseum; 11 / Self portrait in the mirror cube in front of the Stedelijk


Images 12-16 / Various scenes from the Rijksmuseum; 17 / Paper display at Vlieger paper; 18 / Self portrait in the mirror at Cartier



Images 19-27 / Credits
19 / Book in the shop at the Stedelijk; 20 / Images by Tina Modotti at the photography museum FOAM; 21 / Books in the shop at the Stedelijk; 22 / The ceiling at Rijksmuseum; 23 / Visitor watching video installation at Moco Museum; 24 / Carlijn Jacobs exhibition at the photography museum FOAM; 25 / Book in the shop at the Stedelijk; 26 / Visitors watching video installation at Moco Museum; 27 / Stolpersteine, or “stumbling stones” commemorating Holocaust victims in front of their last freely chosen residence, Herengracht Street.


A few of my favorite addresses…
The Museums | Stedelijk | Rijksmuseum | FOAM
The Restaurants | De Kas | Kaagman & Kortekaas | Bambino | Little Collins | Bakkerij Wolf | Bussia
The Bars | Cafe de Klepel | Soho House | Pulitzer’s Bar
The Paper Shop | Vlieger Paper
And the BEST massage in the world…at Cowshed Spa, Soho House.

A Breath of French Air; The 2023 Letterist Gift Guide

Dear Santa,
My darling husband-to-be,

Sweet friends and followers of The Letterist,

It has just dawned on me that all those days I left my desk to wander and window shop through the endlessly delightful streets of Paris, I was not being naughty, but actually engaging in the very industrious and noble act of unconsciously putting together the gift guide of the century. Now, unlike the Gwyneths and Athena Calderones of this world, I don’t get any gifts or commissions from the brands I’ve rather painstakingly taken the time to curate here, so this is a pure and unadulterated list of things you should get me I love.

I have taken the liberty of loosely categorizing them to help you find the perfect gift for each one of my personalities everyone in your life. You’ll note that there are many things you think I have too many of and I think one can never have too many of vessels, candles, accessories and tchotchkes to beautify the kitchen, home, face and body, and not forgetting that we now share a home and kitchen and bathroom I’d also urge that you consider any or all of these as gifts for yourself.

Happy browsing and shopping, wrapping and gifting, giving and living…in beautiful, thoughtful, and inimitable Parisian style.


Raising the Bar

It’s difficult to say what’s more to love here - the perfection that is this logo, or the capricious elegance of these hand blown and downright poetic coupes - inspired and named after beloved botanical forms such as the tulip and the lemon. On a side note, my last name - Savic (pronounced Savich) earned me the nickname Savage through much of my childhood, so I now have a peculiar fondness for all things sauvage and often feel like they are destined to be mine. The icing on the cake? These beauties were designed and made by a woman - Margot Courgeon in Paris. Visit her shop here.


The Good Knife

I actually discovered SABRE cutlery in an Italian home goods store in New York, where the salesperson was mid-sentence explaining how all their pieces were from Italy - and then as I picked up a magnificent bread knife - he stopped and said, except for those, those are French. Strange as it sounds, I haven’t stopped thinking about that bread knife since. I bought one for my parents at the time, but I should have bought many more. I’d gift it to everyone. It comes in many different shapes and colors you can see and purchase here. Be sure to visit the About page too, and read about the sweet founders who met and fell in love at first sight.


Officine Universelle Buly, or as I like to call it, The University of Brushes

Speaking of beautiful handles in various colors, this is the upgrade you didn’t know your toothbrush needed. I was gifted one earlier this year and I’ve never packed a suitcase and forgotten it since. It comes in a beautiful suede sleeve that gives your oral hygiene routine a whole new business class vibe. The hair and beard brushes are great too, and I rarely use a comb but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t gladly display one or a little set of these in my guest bathroom. All things Buly make for great stocking fillers, and the personalization and gift wrapping options are sure to make everything else in that stocking look sorry-to-say-it, decidedly basic.


A.S.L Paris

I think I actually first came across A.S.L in an Instagram ad, which may have been the first and last ever relevant or interesting ad the algorithm fed me. I wish it would just figure me out already and show me fewer diets and face yoga exercises and more of the things I truly love - an octagonal lamp (or any object really) in this burnt sienna color, collectible editions of photography books about different cities (in countless great colors, but you know I’m captain of Team Taupe), vintage art exhibition posters, egg cups and napkin rings, and larger than life totes I probably won’t tote around but would gladly have as storage in the corner of a room. All this and more…from A.S.L Paris, the objects and furniture line designed by Saint-Lazare - the branding and architecture studio behind like, all my favorite hotel and fashion brands.


Astier de Villate

The Naples candle from A.d.V. is probably my favorite candle this year. Unlike many other candles that merely claim to last forever, this one really does - and it’s such a bright, summery, mood-lifting scent that I routinely light it the minute it gets gloomy outside and almost immediately forget how much it costs . The plates and ceramics collection is even more impressive and swoon-worthy that I’m not sure I can actually single an item or two out. I think a gift card from A.d.V is probably the best idea here - an excuse to wander around the store is a gift in itself.


Baubles by Bidermann

…All the bracelets by Aurélie Bidermann. If you want more French jewelry designers, I did share a few of my favorites in this Instagram post earlier this year.


GLOW up.

Before you take any skincare product recommendations from me, know that I am not a beautician or a dermatologist, nor even a casual enthusiast who does research and experiments with what works for their skin. I am The Letterist. I choose my beauty products solely based on how beautiful they are - which means that I have to like the typography and design of the labels, the weight and feel of the bottle in my hands, and I have to have an idea of precisely how and where each one might fit with all the other products I already have. Obviously, I keep the best of them on a vintage silver serving tray - my trust beauty Butler. I prefer things that are simply and minimally labelled and am far more likely to purchase something that contains the word glow than the word peptides, or the un-pronouncable and somewhat unthinkable hyaluronic acid. I’m also a sucker for anything jasmine or ylang ylang scented. Call me nuts, but I have found that having a bathroom filled with beautiful and nice-smelling products is far more likely to make me spend time in there gently dabbing and massaging them into all the corners of my face. So without further ado, I present to you…the pretty, Parisian, plant-based and female-founded beauty brand ROWSE.


And of course…some Love on Paper.

What kind of Letterist would I be if I didn’t use this opportunity to plug my very own product - The 2024 Letterpress Desk Calendar. It may not be from or made in Paris as such, but it is full of inspirational quotes by famous French thinkers, writers, and artists including Anatole France, Charles Baudelaire, Jean Cocteau, Jean-Luc Godard, and Paul Gauguin. This edition marks the celebration of our ten year anniversary and was crafted with a whole lot of love. If you took my recommendations on egg cups and baubles and skincare - then you should unreservedly trust me on this. What’s more, it’s on SALE all through Thanksgiving weekend.

As my man likes to say, WHO LOVES YOU.

Natural Yet Sophisticated; Autumnal Wedding Inspiration from Upstate New York

Not sure what I love more about these images…the long neutral-tone tapered candles and dark florals proving that less is always and definitely more, the boldness of the typography beautifully standing out amidst the calm and understated decor, or the glorious autumnal foliage of the Catskill Mountains that reminds us nature’s scenography is tough to beat. Even the sparse scattering of tiny clouds seems somehow immaculately part of the design. Fall wedding inspiration is my absolute favorite, and the intentionality of every detail here speaks volumes. Grateful to the talented team of creatives who put this together…scroll through to see the full list of credits at the end, and a special guest dachshund appearance.

Design & Photography @dagphotog
Design & Planning @wildheightsevents
Stationery @theletterist
Hair & Makeup @oliviagarvinmakeup
Florals @lilyshdesign
Dress Shop @theonebridalny
Dress Designers @_houseofflora_
Hats @gigipip
Tabletop @wildheightsevents @shop.forge
Chairs @studiomcgee
Models - Jerusha Cavasos, Jennifer Gruener & Rachel Thalman
Venue - Private Residence

The Letterist 2024 Letterpress Desk Calendar

Thrilled to share the latest edition of our beloved letterpress desk calendar is now available in the online shop. Page per month, blind embossed months in a downright sexy typeface, and two letterpress ink runs for the days, months and inspirational quotes. Resting on a custom made acrylic holder in dark grey, and packaged in a sleek bubble mailer. In 2024 we will celebrate ten years of Love on Paper and in honor of the anniversary, this edition is truly our most special one yet.

Available now in our online shop - be sure to use code LTRST2024 to enjoy FREE SHIPPING if you purchase 2 or more. This beautiful desk accessory is the perfect holiday gift for just about anyone who has a desk.

Love,

A.

A Verdant Kind of Love; Scottish Highlands Elopement featured in Magnolia Rouge

We know the city elopement imagery well. The couple gets ready in a hipster design hotel in downtown New York, LA, London, or Paris…there are some intimate moments in front of city hall, a stylish walk to their favorite coffee shop, bakery, or pizza place…some laughter, some kisses, a few amused onlookers, great sunglasses, and inevitably, two sidewalk-served pretty coupes of champagne.

But now its time for something a little different. Moody and dramatic landscapes, verdant autumnal florals, all the warm and woody shades of terracotta, and just enough wind to blow you back into the pages of Wuthering Heights. There is something decidedly romantic and cinematic about this elopement in the Scottish Highlands, (in what was once the holiday home of Constance Spry), and yet all the details are strikingly modern, minimal, and right on trend.

A little sip of scotch in Ferm Living’s ripple glasses, Kamperett’s iconic wrap around Adelaide gown, Laure de Sagazan’s romantic angora gilet, Moss Floral’s effortlessly composed Ikebana-inspired bouquet, and our most minimal stationery collection, The Curator, offering all the white space, blind embossing, vellum layers, and soft nude tones to complement and balance out the richly verdant landscape and moody color palette. All this captured by one of our favorite wedding photographers, Taylor and Porter, on 35mm film.

Scroll down, fall in love, and discover this dramatic yet simple way to say I Do.

So grateful to this exceptionally talented and international team of vendors and creatives for coming together to create this unique marriage of the modern and the romantic, the lush and the minimal, the dramatic and the serene. Goes to show that if you get creative and shop around, you can take a little piece of New York, LA, London, and Paris, and set it all down amidst the hills and lakes of Scotland, and make it really, really, work.

Featured in Magnolia Rouge

Photographer | @taylorandporter Storytelling & Stylist | @hnstly.co
Floral Design | @mossfloral Invitation Suite | @theletterist
Gown by Kamperett from The Fall Bride | @kamperett @thefallbride Sweater | @lauredesagazan
Venue | Ard Daraich, West Highlands UK | @arddaraich
Agency | @coloursagency Models | @eilidh.a @conoryoungg HMUA | @mademoiselle_salon

Project X for Design and Paper's 10th Anniversary

Last year, we were honored to be commissioned by Europapier to create a work in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their online magazine and inspiration resource, Design&Paper. Having worked with the Europapier Design Papers catalogues for half a decade, and found in them so much inspiration for countless projects and color palettes, I was immediately tempted to reimagine their catalogue, curate our very own famously “colorless” Letterist edit of tones and textures, and gift it back to them in a bound and framed block. As Dieter Rams wrote, “Having small touches of colour makes it more colourful than having the whole thing in colour.” We then laser cut an X (Roman Numeral 10) onto the front…which wonderfully added one more sepia nuance to the mix. A big thank you to the team at Europapier for inviting us to participate, and to the many hands, printers, bookbinders, and framers that made it happen. Read more about the process and this project in the the full article on Design&Paper here.


 
Having small touches of colour makes it more colourful than having the whole thing in colour.
— Dieter Rams

Lavender Lovin' - Utah Wedding Inspiration

Pleased to share the results of this beautiful creative collaboration at last year’s Hybrid Collective event in Park City, Utah. A big thank you to one of my favorite planners - Emmily Jones of Gatherist Co, for inviting us to join the impressive team, and everyone who was a part of making this magic so lovingly happen. See the full list of credits at the end of the post.

Image by Molly and Co.


Images by Radostina Boseva


Images by Theresa Kelly


Images by Theresa Kelly


Image by Radostina Boseva


The Creative Team:

Hosts | Heather Nan / The Hybrid Co
Photographers | Molly & Co / Radostina Boseva / Theresa Kelly
Planner | The Gatherist
Florist | Tinge Floral
Paper Goods | The Letterist
Venue | The Goldener Hirsch
Make-up | Lesley Lind
Hair | Kali Chris
Wardrobe Stylist | Kelsey Cowley
Gowns | Luciana Emilia Atelier
Shoes | Bella Bella Shoes
Jewelry | J Brooks Jewelry / Sabi Collective / A. B. Ellie
Cake | Lustr Creative
Backdrop | Ultra Violet Backdrops
Styling Mats | Olive and Oak Mat
Rentals | Alpine Event Co / Wild Event Studio
Ceramics | CM Ceramics
Super 8mm Film: Gather Films
Talent | Ame Kianna / Minnie Malan Mortimer / Sav Mastered
Assistants | Breanna McKendrick Photo / Myraelle Photo / Ruth So / Michelle Baughan Photography

Casual Chiaroscuro - With Love from Italy

Chiaroscuro, minimal styling, and every shade of stone…pleased to share this beautiful recent collaboration in the inimitable Italian countryside, with the talented Frances Wynne of Allegory Events and photographer Jessica Withey. Model - Lisa May Jolley.

Sacred Modern - An Intimate Reception in a 17th Century Chapel

Embossed sans-serifs, a scrunchie, a black t-shirt, a silk wrap dress, sunglasses, modern statement rings, wistful country florals, and a vintage Citroen all converged in a 17th century former chapel to give new meaning to the Old English wedding rhyme “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.”

Shot on 35mm and medium format by Taylor & Porter. Dress by Kamperett via Bridal Boutique The Fall Bride. Florals by Ecru Floral. Jewelry by Completed Works. Venue and Catering by restaurant and retreat At the Chapel. Sunglasses by Bird via Truce. Paper Goods by The Letterist.

Bruton, Somerset - September 2021.

Introducing the LTRST 2022 Calendar

The 2022 LTRST Calendar is here…and for the first time available in (our two favorite) two colors - black and white, beautifully printed on luxurious 350gsm cotton paper and resting on a custom made acrylic stand. Months are blind debossed, dates screen-printed, and quotes foil stamped in gold. This year’s words come from some of the greatest female artists, writers, and thinkers of our time, including Emily Dickinson, Coco Chanel, Edith Wharton, Susan Sontag, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, Adrienne Rich, Simone Weil, George Eliot, Anaïs Nin, and Zadie Smith.

I’ll leave you with one - “Time exists in order that everything doesn’t happen all at once…and space exists so that it doesn’t all happen to you.” - Susan Sontag

Visit our online shop to order yours today, they sell out fast.


Modern Love - A Collaboration with Taylor&Porter and The Fall Bride

Poetic, playful, minimal, modern, architectural…really felt at home in this recent collaboration with Taylor&Porter and The Fall Bride, and incredibly grateful to all who were involved. Full list of team credits with links to their Instagram profiles is included below.

Stationery by The Letterist, pieces from The Novelist Collection.

Shot by @taylorandporter
in collaboration with @thefallbride
Dresses by @kamperett @harriettegordon @jessicabennettbespoke
Jewelry & accessories by @g.binsky @rocopenhagen @monarc_jewellery
Model @imannperera via @selectmodellondon
Hair & Make up @abridaledit
Film Processing @photovisionprints