Jen’s Favorite Things

favorite things

The semi-regular roundup of curiosities - things we saved, shared or talked about this month.

Life Imitates Art 

• Exhibition - Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. No Twilight Too Mighty
  03.31.2023 - 09.10.2023 at the Guggenheim Bilbao

• Reading and relating to ‘Pain’

• Our local artist 

• An in-depth installation of Jean-Michel Basquiat at the Broad in L.A. Don’t miss the Cecily Browns in the permanent collection. 

Table for Two

• From London to L.A. - We had lunch here…and then went back for dinner the next day…and had dinner here and went back for dinner the next day. 

• Why orange is the new white - we prefer the OGs (original Georigian varieties)  

• What to drink when you are not drinking.

Interior Minded

• French discord via my favorite Basque getaway

• Knocking on my neighbor’s door 

• When you need to feel like it’s spring; Tensira is where stripes and African fabrics meet. 

To See & Hear

• Movies are taken seriously in Utopia.

• Arvo Pärt’s minimalist composition of Summa is sublime and Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupu’s Ceci n'est pas un cliché is full of swagger. 

• The involving documentary Stutz by Jonah Hill surprised us with its honesty and open discussion of how we all need help.

Add to Cart 

• We’re in the market for a new ride and rugs - two birds, one stone. 

• It’s hat season in Spain and Analamata’s are the kind that  live and age with their owners and gain value and beauty with time. 

• Does the perfect skincare line exist? We think so and they’ve added their third-ever product. 

• Debatable, wearable, walkable abarcas handmade in Menorca; we couldn’t decide on our recent visit to the neighboring island, let us know your thoughts. 

• Power couple Nick Cave and The Vampire’s Wife