JUNEE
Oak chair by Maria Bruun & Anne Dorthe Vester
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[1] Yes It’s You, Evan Fraser, Air McCoy, Rising Appalachia, Leah Song [2] It’s Only Us, Monophonics, Kelly Finnigan [3] Nonsequitor Segues, Ariel Pink [4] Cannock Chase, Labi Siffre [5] In the Kingdom, Mazzy Star [6] Sans cesse, mon chéri, Dominique Dumont [7] Lullaby, Frantz Casseus [8] BIG BROWN EYES, Benny Sings [9] There She Is Again, Leah Free [10] At the River, Groove Amanda [11] Seria Sentimental, Sessa [12] Man on My Mind, Cornelia Burr [13] One Inch Punch, Yin Yin [14] Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars), Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, Antõnio Carlos Jobim [15] Locked Up, Akon [16] Summer Friends (Ft. Jeremih & Francis and the Lights) Chance the Rapper [17] Protection, Massive Attack, Tracey Thorn [18] Otis, The Durutti Column [19] Sunday Morning, Amanaz [20] Charmed, Σtella, Redinho
summer. feet on the earth. ground yourself + your visions. be water. less rigidity. more flow. let yourself melt and soften into your own being to support your unfolding. do the thing, and watch as it unfolds too. smile, connect with friends over a glass of wine or dish of pasta. bathe in the sunshine. journal about feelings coming up. take note of your dreams, no matter how wild. simplify. feel the abundance available to you always.
Temple
Recently, my practices and rituals have been short and sweet. With travel, I can become ungrounded easily. It’s a conscious effort to come back to myself & clear my energy. One practice that I’ve found myself returning to over and over again is this —
Receive your breath.
Start to take note of your breathing without changing anything. Observe how you are being right here & now.
Then, simply, start to imagine that you are not the one DOING the breathing, but RECEIVING each breath.
Let the inhale come into your body naturally — receive it. Let the breath exit — thank it.
Hilma Af Klint The Ether Convolute. 82 No. 61 1916 Watercolour and graphite on paper. 27x25
Colin Chetwood Lighting inspired by plants
At this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan, the Loewe exhibition featured a display of chairs that were transformed by artisans through the act of weaving with materials such as raffia, metallic, and leather. It was inspiring to see everyday objects transform into one-of-a-kind pieces through an ancient & traditional practice like weaving.
Pure potentiality lies in our hands — so much beauty and unlimited, unknown creations yet to be brought earth-side.
de Mamiel exhale daily hydrating nectar
SPF is an all-year-round step in my skincare routine, but I always forget how much I need it until the summer heat hits — which is hitting HARD right now in Europe. I’ve spent forever trying to find a facial sunscreen I ~ actually ~ love, but this one is it. de Mamiel is based in the UK and all of their products are made with so much love and intention, with clean and natural ingredients as well. They have every right to call it “nectar” i.e. “drink of the gods”... View here
Gohar World Rattan Picnic Basket
Spending lots of time walking through city parks, the Antwerp botanical garden, and the lake behind my friend’s home in Ghent, has had me daydreaming of summer evening picnics. I love this one by Gohar World. I mean… the bows!
This is called the Roly Poly Chair, designed by Faye Toogood. It sits in the corner of my cute little Zuid AirBnB. Brown color with a white cushion. & it is actually beyond comfortable. Now on my list of favorites!
Charlotte Chesnais’ ear cuff in vermeil has constantly been in rotation since I picked it up at her shop in Paris a few months ago. I only have one piercing on each ear, so I love having this no-fuss addition as a daily option. Find it here.
The Membership with Queen B
I’ve been taking Kundalini Yoga with Birjiwan online for almost 3(!) years now. She recently launched a new platform & membership where you can join her super soft yet powerful weekly 90 min classes. You also have access to a whole library of her past classes, as well as mini videos with tantric arts practices, short mediations, and more, all of which feel like honey medicine for the soul, mind, and physical body. While I haven’t been as called to practice as much recently, this resource has been a pillar for me during an incredibly chaotic and transformational last few years. I could not recommend her or her offerings more, if you are curious. Find B on instagram here and her website here.
E a r t h Archive
an interview with Olivia Burr
I was first introduced to Olivia Burr by my friend (and incredible acupuncturist in LA) Lina Bardovi. I was immediately in awe of the space Olivia held and I quickly saw that she was getting ready to launch her skincare brand, Earth Archive. People like Olivia and brands like hers bring me so much joy — filled with intention, love, and a mindful awareness about how to take conscious next steps forward on Earth. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did.
Hi Olivia! Please introduce yourself. Where are you from, what is your background, and where are you now? How would you describe what you do?
My name is Olivia and I grew up in San Francisco, my ancestry is primarily Italian. I currently live in Topanga Canyon, CA and would describe myself as an artist, herbalist and healing arts practitioner, as well as the founder of Earth Archive. I work 1:1 with clients for bodywork, energy work and council in a holistic fashion, noting the interconnected nature of our body, mind, emotions and spirit.
What is your Sun / Moon / Rising in astrology? Your human design?
Leo Sun, Sagittarius Moon, Cancer Rising and 4:3 Generator.
When was the idea for Earth Archive born? How and why did it unfold?
This is a multifaceted answer for me. Earth Archive was initially inspired as a love letter of sorts to the Amazon Rainforest. I truly fell in love with that region of the world through working closely with indigenous elders, and found myself inspired by the beauty of the natural world. The plants, sounds, scents, everything.
I’ve also been immersed in the beauty world since a young age, wanting to try every product and have developed a keen sense of what is and is not present in the market. There are very few products and lines that have truly been a “wow” for me, ones that I keep coming back to. I usually will finish a product, try something else, and maybe come back to it eventually. I was largely unimpressed by a lot of what was widely available and couldn’t feel much heart in any of it either. With my background in herbalism, formulation was something that came naturally to me as I began to research and experiment with crafting skincare products. I found that inspiration from the rainforest coming through in my ingredient selection, scent profile, and the radiance your skin takes on after being in tropic humidity for a period of time. This was the beginning of Earth Archive.
Something else that we don’t see much in the skincare and beauty industry are brands that are consciously sourcing and discussing the plants that make up the ingredients used in the products. We don’t know their origins, where they are sourced from, how they came to evolve from plant to oil to product. This transparency and acknowledgment felt important to me to bring to the forefront. I also hold the vision of bringing this notion of respect into our relationship with plants, the Earth, and the original stewards of the land through conscious reciprocity of multiple avenues.
What was the creative process like? How did you develop Earth Archive’s brand identity and essence?
The brand’s name came from the concept of creating a tangible manifestation of the plants, the land and soil held like a record through our creations. Like a record of the Earth, an archive of the Earth. This concept was the through line in all of the creative process, keeping this in mind as inspiration when formulating the product, the experience, and the identity. The brand identity and essence were strongly rooted in drawing inspiration from the natural world and merging this with luxury aesthetics to come up with something elevated and nostalgic.
What is your mission for Earth Archive? What sets it apart?
Earth Archive is focused on intentional creation with organic, wild-harvested and environmentally conscious ingredients that promote a respectful way of communing with plants & their medicine. We hold the vision of inspiring others to live in a state of connection, flow and intention. To walk softly, leave offerings with gratitude, and receive in prayer all of the gifts that this world has to offer us.
Sustainability, reciprocity and right-relation are the core & founding principles of the brand. We actively support the protection of Indigenous soil and culture, striving to educate and increase awareness on ways to live more harmoniously with the Earth. A portion of our sales are donated directly to Indigenous led non-profits with efforts to preserve the Amazonian rainforest and ancestral wisdom of the Shipibo-Konibo in Peru.
How can we incorporate Earth Archive into our skincare routine?
I launched Earth Archive with the hero product, Frequencia Ritual Rainforest Serum, and it is the foundational product to our soon-to-be growing line. It’s a facial oil serum that strengthens the skin biome, enhances cellular regeneration, protects from environmental pollutants, hydrates and brightens. It was formulated for all skin types to be used universally. It’s a multifunction product, and while it can be used as a stand alone oil to finish off your skincare routine, or applied in a light layer as a serum underneath other products, it can also be used to accelerate wound healing on scar tissue or burns, to be mixed with masks for added hydration, or to be used anywhere on the body that is experiencing dryness or skin inflammation.
Your personal favorite beauty rituals?
Getting really good sleep and creating a relaxing container around bedtime is a favorite beauty ritual. I like to wind down by laying on an infrared gem mat and using a topical magnesium spray on the soles of my feet. Grounding the nervous system, minimizing stress, and bringing as much joy into my life as possibly are what make me feel my most radiant & beautiful.
What is something really important or interesting to you outside of your work? Something that brings you joy?
I’ve been practicing slowing down in life lately and thats been extremely important to me as a balancing practice. Finding a lot of joy in little moments and doing more activities without an end goal in mind — embroidering, candle making, sharing cacao with my partner, and creating just to create.
What’s next for you and Earth Archive? Dreams or visions?
So many dreams and visions! I have the intention to continue expanding the brand, creating more products and growing the vision. I also have a couple of exciting collaborations in the work with likeminded friends & brands that I’m looking forward to. There is something so beautiful and fun about collaborating on creations in this way, as well as to support other independent brands in their growth.
N o g u c h i & Greece G r e e c e & Noguchi
This newly released book is one I can’t wait to get my hands on. Find it while you can online @maisonplage — the sweetest book curator and seller based in Los Angeles.
The below is an excerpt about Noguchi and Greece, which I adored, written by Dakin Hart, the Senior Curator at the Noguchi Museum.
To those who are open, some environments have that potency: the power to suffuse and alter our core matter. There are as many names for this as there are ways to think and talk about it. But the search for such experiences of place is why many of us travel: looking to be marked. There are minds with the force and consistency to burn through and remake us too. If we’re lucky, maybe we have a few such encounters in a lifetime.
This book is a visual journey that unfolds the significant connection between Noguchi and Greece... tapping into the transformative relationship between him, the place, and its people.
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Inspired by Henry Miller’s The Colossus of Maroussi, which Noguchi carried with him. Of Greece, Miller wrote:
“Light acquires a transcendental quality. It is not the light of the Mediterranean alone, it is s o m e t h i n g m o r e , s o m e t h i n g u n f a t h o m a b l e , s o m e t h i n g h o l y. Here, the light penetrates directly to the s o u l , opens the doors and the windows of the h e a r t, makes one naked, exposed, isolated in a metaphysical bliss which makes everything clear without being known.”
Emiko Davies’ home in the Tuscan hilltops between Florence and Pisa.
Images by Emiko Davies
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Someone told me a few months ago, when I was down in the depths, debating daily what I wanted to do & why & where I wanted to go … that everything boiled down to something very simple — there are two ways. two options. two paths. One is easier for the heart, but more difficult on the mind. The other is easier for the mind but more difficult on the heart.
Choosing to follow the way of your heart, which to me, means living in a way that is connected and grounded into intuition and the subtle data we’re receiving constantly. It means listening to and being guided by that which makes you smile, brings you joy, and ignites a fire within — even if in the moment, the fire is just a teeny tiny little ember.
Being here — living here — feels so raw. unknown. exposed. scary. the mind goes and goes and goes. But in being here, there is also a peace that stirs in the heart. Here, from the heart, “everything is clear without being known”.
Listen — follow the call.
The mind may roll on and on and on, but
You get feelings for a reason.
Trust them.
Places, I believe, also have the ability to stir up and connect us to this energy within. We can be drawn to places and not know why. Places can facilitate, heal, transform, inspire, ignite, push, for reasons unknown.
The above book on Noguchi and Greece, and the beautiful intro written by Dakin Hart, really got me thinking about place, belonging, inspiration, flow, movement, and intuition.
In May, I embarked on a little creative retreat and moved to Antwerp, Belgium — the city of diamonds, which in and of itself, is ironic and symbolic. We all probably know the story… diamonds are formed deep deep in the Earth under extreme heat and pressure. They rise to the surface from intense, almost violent volcanic eruptions. Timing wise, like other crystals on Earth, a diamond’s formation is not continuous though. Changes in pressure, temperature, conditions, or source of carbon may slow down, speed up, or completely halt a diamond’s growth. A diamond could sit for millions of years before it starts to grow again.
The last few months, but really much longer, have felt deeply uncomfortable. I’ve felt like a butterfly in a cocoon who wants to exit and fly, who knows she can, who knows she will, but now is just not the time… yet. And so many conversations that I’ve been having with others, have brought up similar themes. Knowing one skin, place, job, or situation has been outgrown, but not exactly knowing what the next edition, version, chapter is.
I came to Antwerp in May not exactly knowing why I was drawn to it, or what would come of my time there. I ended up receiving so much clarity. It was a breath of fresh air and my being was able to recognize my own voice, desires, and intuition once again. My vision for this space, STELLA, crystalized into something tangible with the help of friends and mentors too, who I am so beyond grateful for.
This was (and is) the way of my heart for me. It has not been easy for my mind. But by following, step by step, the little whispers, one day, I was able to turn around and see that there is indeed a path I’m walking.
I’m constantly returning to and reminding myself of this — Be gentle with yourself. The intensity and pressure of a chapter in life is often creating something beautiful that has yet to actualize.
Now may be a period of immense change, growth, blooming, emerging. Or, now may be a period of stagnation, pause, reflection, & unknown without a known next step. Both, however, still mean that
you are becoming.
This is a paper flower from my favorite flower shop in Antwerp, Wilder.If you’re ever in town, you have to visit for their fresh bouquets, incredible vintage home curation, rad books, original posters, and intentional products.
♡
Garden p a r t y tomato — basil Pasta
Something that has unexpectedly offered me so much warmth and joy this month has been jazzing in the kitchen and sharing meals with friends, both new & old. My friend Sophie and I made this super simple pasta for her sweet garden party and it was ah-mazing. Sharing the recipe here in hopes it inspires you to get in the kitchen, use your hands, and gift yourself the wonderful present of pasta. The magic is in its simplicity.
Ingredients
2-4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
500g ripe plum tomatoes, chopped
1/2 tsp sugar, or to taste
2 tbsp torn fresh basil leaves
200g spaghetti
salt and black pepper
grated Parmesan
Intructions
Fry the garlic in the oil until it just begins to color. Add the tomatoes, sugar and some salt and pepper, then simmer for 8-10 minutes. Take off the heat and add the basil.
Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water according to the package instructions until al dente, then drain and toss with the sauce.
Serve with grated parmesan.
Listening to music while you cook and dine to is highly encouraged. I would recommend Sophie’s magically-curated playlist, Kitchen Disco.
Recipe from Med — a delightful cookbook on the shelves of Sophie’s Kitchen
And for dessert, I’m loving pretty much anything with strawberries at the moment. This is a pavlova with whipped cream and fresh strawberries on top. So simple. So summer.
Luis Barragán (1902-1988)
Cupboard with six doors
From Casa del Pedregal
México, 1952
Sabino wood
A few weeks ago, I hopped to Amsterdam and stayed at Carmen for the most unexpected, nourishing little trip. The back garden is an oasis and somehow makes you feel like you’re completely tucked away from the city noise. Treeptops, singing birds, and a lace-adorned wooden side table to place a local beer, glass of natural wine, or cup of coffee in the morning. Fresh dates and seasonal fruit wait on the counter to be snacked on. The house is full of vintage art books, poetry, and magazines to inspire all day long. Carmen, the sweet owner, has done the most amazing job curating her shop with items like Lido swim from Italy, Flore Flore basics, F. Miller body oil, Pien Studios coasters, Lesse skincare, and insane vintage pieces. They also recently launched a collection of beautiful pottery, handblown glassware, olive oil soaps, and slippers — all made by artisans in Lebanon, where she is from. Explore the shop online here.
I could not recommend this place more for lunch or some shopping in Amsterdam (Wed-Sun). Or for a longer stay in the guesthouse ♡
3 loves in Amsterdam
The cutest coffee shop that I walked to right off the train from Antwerp. They have a great selection of tea and matcha, as well as pastries and cakes. Toki also has the coolest stacks of magazines to browse while you sit and sip (like apartamento and Surfer’s Journal) Try the kouign amann & iced matcha.
Toki
I’m not the biggest museum-goer, but I was in a complete state of awe and wonder during my entire time here. The museum is mainly centered around modern art and design, with everything from Keith Haring and Niki de Sainte Phalle, to Odilon Redon, Noguchi (!) and Charlotte Perriand.
Stedelijk Museum
Officina serves breakfast & lunch a little bit outside the city center. I made my way here before my train home and I’m so glad I did. In a quiet neighborhood, Officina serves beautiful dishes that are so thoughtful and creative. I went home with some of their honeycomb chocolates too.
Officina
in my camera roll
My couch turned summertime cloud bed
Produce in France. The best.
Copenhagen. More on that next month!
Poster at Foam Museum in Amsterdam
A slightly dead but gorgeous peony
Folderol for wine & ice cream in Paris
She too was a person like all the others, and in this moment, walking through the valley, she wished above all else never to have heard the whispers of the universe, or her guides.
But life is made not of desires but of the acts of each person. She recalled that several times in the past she had tried to renounce this calling, but she was still there, in the middle of that valley, because this the universe had demanded.
“I could have been a mere bookkeeper, dear universe, and still be useful for your work.”
But there she stood, carrying out what had been demanded of her, bearing within her the weight of the world. The universe had given her a gift, and she did not know what to do with it.
In the middle of the valley, a light appeared. It was not her guardian angel, but it was a spirit of the universe, coming to console her.
“I can do nothing more here,” she said. “When will I be able to return home?”
“When you learn to rebuild,” answered the universe.
“Make use of every moment so that later you will not regret, nor grieve having lost your youth. To every age in the life of a human, the universe bestows upon them its own unique misgivings.”
A FINAL THOUGHT
from the pages of The F i f t h Mountain
by Paulo Coelho
