She sent out for one of those short, plump little cakes called ‘petites madelines’ which looked as though they had been molded in the scallop of a pilgrim’s shell. And soon, mechanically weary after a dull day with a prospect of a depressing morrow, I carried to my lips

There are many purportedly refined objects that aim at elegance but succumb to bad taste, overburdened with needless decoration and meaningless frivolity. With these works, utility becomes a secondary consideration, verging on the enfeebled and morally corrupt. -Soetsu Yanagi Over the last 100 years, there has been a tendency to

But that’s the thing about gold. The human desire for its sparkle has never been a question of need, only want.  -Julia Carrie Wong I’ve been thinking a lot about gold recently, and it’s not my fault.  The Trump administration has caused untold political upheaval, and there’