SRI LANKA - Kandalama

Holiday in Sri Lanka  part 1: KANDALAMA
After contemplating several locations, countries and destinations for a quick relaxing holiday, we ended up fixing on Sri Lanka. Needless to say the country is amazing, the people are lovely and the food was superb. All in all the holiday was brilliant.

Our first stop was Heritance Kandalama a hotel designed by the genius architect GeoffreyBawa. It’s truly breathtaking, carved into the side of a rock, inviting nature into the building with canopies of thick green everywhere.

The space and calm of the hotel allows you to unwind almost as soon as you get there. We thought we would have a longish tiring drive from the airport to Kandalama, but our brilliantly organised driver suggested a quick stop at Pinnawala to see the elephant orphanage, which was an amazing experience.

 The driveway

Graphic Art !!

Waking up at 6am the next day was not easy but it was totally worth it. SIGIRIYA beckoned! It is considered to be one of the best preserved city centres in Asia from the first millennium. Set amongst elaborately landscaped water gardens, moated islands and fountains,(some of which still work during the rainy season) is the central rock which rises 200 meters. The climb up seems never ending, but the views are breathtaking. Originally built as a palace the complex also served as a mountain monastery.         

The Lions Paws  are all that remain !

Dambulla Cave Temple

exploring the area.........at VIL UYANA

to be contd.............

CARLOS MOTA editor and stylist

take a look at the beautiful work of CARLOS MOTA editor Elle Decor.

bliss....looove those shelves.

dark walls ,light walls masculine and airy in both settings the curtains with bold colour stips

work to great dramatic effect. 

love the symmetry and boldness of colour. The black on the stairs ......



A vase with a chunk of branch, adds great texture and colour.

so so chic !

The man himself !

Tolix chairs

I love this image. Rustic, fresh, crisp and clean. Makes up for  the current state of slumminess in monsoon ridden mumbai.

I think its the little rosemary plant i like, or perhaps its my chair obsession continued.

Either way it makes me happy.

I know what it is - its the light above the table !

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HOW WHITE is TOO WHITE

I’ve always fancied living in a very white space, but when it comes down to it – I just love colour too much .I can’t actually live without colour.
So while I may not be ready to go all white just yet, I enjoy these images and plan for the day when I finally create a little white room where I’ll paint ( with lots of colour ) and create a happy balance of both worlds.

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Art Food, Food Art

beautiful photos by www.juliahoersch.de

Vibrant ,alive and happy photos

COLOUR and LIGHT

Dos'nt this photograph and the styling make you think of a Vemeer painting ?

the colours, texture and light ....

A modern day Vermeer !

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you decide

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Paulistano armchair, A few of my Favourite Chairs contd............

On the top of my list of favourite chairs is The Paulistano armchair.Like me lots of people are completley in love with this iconic piece of furniture. Designed by Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha it’s just simply beautiful.
It looks deceivingly fragile and is actually made of a single 17 foot long piece of stainless steel.
It comes in canvas or leather with limited edition pieces in a reversible Missoni print as well as a mesh seat.
The flexibility of the structure makes it super comfortable and you can raise or lower the position of the seat to make it more upright or very lounge-y !
The best part is you can now buy this chair right here in Mumbai at Le Mill .