We thought this was a fantastic idea for small space or studio living.  The curiously named Flattered is part hotel and part private apartment rental located in the city of Porto made up of rooms that feature a mix of vintage furniture and illustrations by up-and-coming Portuguese artists.   The apartments have been designed to be flexible, combining open living spaces with hidden sleeping quarters, done by building wooden boxes with a concealed bed that can be pulled out as and when necessary.

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We're so excited that two of our major obsessions of the moment have collaborated.  Ben Gorham, the athlete-turned-perfumer behind Byredo which we wrote about here and here, has created two fragrances for the & Other Stories line of body products: Frozen Verbena and Equatorial Dreams.  Frozen Verbena has notes of lime and basil with a hint of verbena and tropical Equatorial Dreams evokes pomegranate, coconut and mango with a hint of tiger orchid.

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The Clapperboard series of shelves from Elsa is a brilliant concept for small space (or otherwise) living.  It combats the problem of having impractical, obtrusive furniture by ensuring that shelving space is there when you need it and gone when you don't.  The versatile system looks sleek and streamlined when not in use but provides multiple surface areas when the panels are pulled down. The shelving units come in a number of different woods and finishes making them suitable for most interiors.

Image: via Tory Burch

We love the hyper-feminine florals in Tory Burch's Resort 2014 collection.

We like watches and we love minimalism so The Hoop from Swatch makes us very happy.  Sleek and streamlined but still easy to read (a failing with many watches that go the minimal route) this concept by Simone Savini for NOTdesignstudio features a clean white face and body with two simple hands: a line (minutes) and a circle (hours) in vibrant colours which protrude from under the face.

Brussel-based designer Maarten De Ceulaer whose balloon bowls we featured here is part of Studio With a View, a workshop space which is shared by an architect, two photographers and five designers, including designer Raphael Charles who has created the Multiple, a modular side- or coffee-table.  The table is made of solid beech columns that are encased in a magnetic material.  When lined up together, the columns form a solid yet easily conformable structure.

Have a look at the video above to see the Multiple in action.

We haven't seen anything on the local fashion scene recently that got us as excited as... these flower crowns.  Strange as it may seem, we love the laid-back, hippie vibe of these custom- and hand-made headdresses from Paradise Flower Crowns.  Just in time for summer and the party season, designer Avarie Graham has launched her bespoke business with a pretty and sophisticated campaign.  Prices vary according to the design chosen and flowers used.  

See more of Avarie's designs and order a one-of-a-kind piece here.  

We really love the packaging of this collaboration between Australian beauty company Aesop and Marimekko.  The collaboration includes a body scrub and a balm containing essential oils of fir, sage leaf and pine needle (chosen for their moisturising and nourishing properties) all packaged in recycled plastic jars and presented in a cotton bag which features Marimekko's monochromatic Vellamo print.  The print was chosen as it was inspired by moving water and Scandinavian bathing rituals.   

The Aesop-Marimekko Sauna Duet is available this month in stores and online here. 

This chair which resemble an amorphous creature with outstretched arms is the Catch chair by Jaime Hayon for &Tradition.  Made from a single piece, the organically shaped chair was inspired by the harmony of curves and is intended to conform and comfortably adjust to different body shapes.  The chair is available in a variety of finishes: from the bare shell, to wool or leather upholstery.  

Image: via Bernews

This watercolour of a wooded area entitled “Groupe d’arbres” painted by Paul Cézanne around 1890 was confiscated by the British Secret Intelligence Service in Bermuda during the Second World War.  It was part of a collection of 270 Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and drawings by Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, Degas, Manet, Monet and Picasso, which was being shipped to the US to raise money for Nazi espionage activities in North America.  While most of the confiscated artworks were eventually divided and returned after the war, this painting was somehow left behind.  Cézanne's painting recently re-surfaced in a vault in the curatorial wing of the National Gallery in Ottawa where the  consignment had been sent to escape Bermuda's high humidity.