A Curated Guide to Slow Living
The weird, the quirky and the essential
Wrap your fingers around a pen, it’s time to put words to paper The last letter I wrote, on a translucent sheet of onion paper, as misty as its vegetable brethren, was probably two decades ago. My letters, usually a verbatim regurgitation of my …
Object: Walnut-Wood Tray Provenance: Kashmir, 1950s Description: A raised tray carved from walnut wood. Decorated with the leaves of the Nelumbo Nucifera, the Indian lotus, one of the two species of the aquatic plant from the Nelumbonacea family, and flowers, perhaps roses. The piece was …
Object: Camel Nose Peg Provenance: Jaipur Description: This wooden object of beauty is a camel nose peg. It is used by human handlers to steer the large, long-necked ungulate mammal of an arid country. With a flat bottom and a treacherous spike, the peg is …
