the ice maiden (1915) – edmund dulac
1915 you say! this looks like something a modern day illustrator would create and sell prints of on etsy. except 1000 x better (edmund would have been a hit on etsy)
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the ice maiden
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hilda grahnat
I am a 22 year old graphic design student, born and raised in the dark forests of Sweden. I take pictures to remember, to preserve a passing moment and to distinguish interesting details from their otherwise average surroundings. I love traveling and take my best pictures when I travel. I have a fondness for all things vintage, typography and morning light. I have spent most of my life thinking I cannot draw. I am not yet convinced of the contrary, but at least now I am trying.
well said, hilda. her vintage items styled by colour are a dream…
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crystal lake
this is obersee, a lake that is connected to the larger königssee, in the german state of bavaria. these lakes were formed by glaciers in the last ice age, and have the cleanest water in germany. it is quite possibly one of the most beautiful places i have ever seen! to see its location (and loads more photos) click here
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persephone classics
persephone books reprints neglected classics 20th century women writers. the titles are chosen to appeal to busy women who rarely have time to spend in ever-larger bookshops and who would like to have access to a list of books designed to be neither too literary nor too commercial.
i would buy these books by the covers alone, which i love love love (the classics range).
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ladies
wonderful collection of old favourites right here
alyssa nassner
oh my, alyssa nassner is very talented.
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autumn, please come
we’re in the middle of a month long heatwave & right now i’m just a bit sick of it. south african summers have a way of really driving the point home in february/march (as if to say, haha you buggers! feel me while you can because soon you’ll be cursing winter and i’ll be laughing at you from the other side of the world). i much prefer summer’s more mild-mannered cousin, autumn – please come now.
{Gustav Klimt – Tannenwald I – 1902}
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deer me
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the woods
woman walking in an exotic forest (1905) - henri rousseau
(i think this is how alice must have felt)
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alice, finally.
GUYS i’m going to go watch alice in wonderland tomorrow. not just tomorrow, tomorrow morning. yes, that’s how eager i am. there’s always something strange about sitting in a dark cinema when it’s light outside, but there you have it. anyway, in honour of this momentous occassion, i thought i’d share some alice in wonderland imagery i enjoy.
{click on the images for their sources}
valhalla brooklyn
there was a point in my life where bags were to me what shoes are to some women – i usually couldn’t pass up buying one. but i’ve been using the same leather bag for the past 3 years (quality over quantity, eh?) and don’t really plan on trading it in until it falls apart at the seams. that being said, i’m pretty sure i could be swayed by valhalla brooklyn
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the waterfall
The Waterfall (1910) - Addison Thomas Millar
this painting & …
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fog linen work
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anthropologie home
hey anthropologie, come to south africa please. i want your crazy awesome homeware in my home, homey.