Gertrude Stein said beauty is beauty even when it is irritating and stimulating — not only when it is accepted and classic. For May’s List of Recommendations, we are drawn to things with that quality: purposeful, considered, and each beautiful in their own way. Receive the full and extended list in your inbox 📨 by joining Patter at the link in bio.
Books worth having — Alison and Peter Smithson’s ‘Upper Lawn’ captures the learnings of life in their experimental, brutalist countryside home. Radically simple, the rural sanctuary celebrates family life, and embraces the melancholy of the changing British seasons.
Published by @mack_publishing
Imagery Courtesy of the artist Alison & Peter Smithson, and MACK.
A Useful Recommendation with Michela Pelizzari
Every April, the Italian city of Milan becomes just that little bit more tasteful — thanks to the arrival of Salone, the annual furniture fair. Michela Pelizzari helps the whole thing runs smoothly. For Issue 69 of Patter, @lauren_cochrane_ speaks to @michipelizzari about an object she lives with everyday, the Bishop stool by @indiamahdavi
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Portrait by @paul_maffi
Investing in a cutlery set (or flatware, as it’s known in the States) is a small but meaningful shift. Function comes first, but it’s also an opportunity to choose something that will delight and elevate mealtimes. For Issue 68 of Patter design expert @clairevwalsh selects 8 distinctive sets that will instantly upgrade dinner. 🍽️
Image 01: @davidmelloruk at @torijonesstudio
Image 02: Enzo Mari Cutlery Piuma for Zani&Zani Italy at @joinemaarten
As spring begins to break, it brings with it the promise of brighter, warmer days and shorter, lighter sleeves. Patter contributor @ianthewright explains, “a classic henley can be roughed up with denim — while a baseball tee transforms with a tailored trouser…the interest is always in the contrast.”
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Subscribers, you have mail! Each issue of Patter finds beauty, and pleasure, in the everyday. This month, our guiding principle unearths the fundamentals of dressing (T-shirts), and dining (cutlery), with two expertly curated edits. In Paris, a new family-run hotel brings care and creativity to its 40-room abode, built with a close collective of friends across art and architecture.
Enjoy! Ellie Hay Founder, Patter @ellie___hay
Contributors Issue 68
@clairevwalsh — Cutlery Sets to Upgrade Dinner
@ianthewright — T-shirts for Shifting Seasons
Cover image by @cobeyarner courtesy of @hotelmasse
