Current Obsessions: Slowness

Ahead this first weekend of May? Mending clubs, plant kintsugi, botanical collage, surrealist murals, and more creative pursuits. Read on:

Above: Home office goals, as seen in this week’s Outdoors In: Shapeless Studio’s Thoughtful Historic Brownstone Update, Before and After. Photograph by Hagan Hinshaw, courtesy of Shapeless Studio (@shapelessstudio).

• Our very own architecture and interiors editor Margot—also known as botanical artist @dogwalkdiarynyc—is leading a botanical collage workshop on May 18 at the New York Botanical Garden from 2-4:30 p.m. “It’ll include a walk (and forage) in the garden,” she says. “No skills necessary; this is about looking and finding and collaborating with nature.” Come one, come all!
• Want to join the Worn-Out Mending Club? Us too.
• 10 design-y New York restaurants that are now on our list.
• Now on view at Tiwa Gallery: Faye Toogood: Lucid Dream; pop by.
• Now admiring: Hay’s latest color-blocked designs for the pet set.
• We love the sounds of The Art of Slowness, soon to be on view at the Plain English Pimlico showroom in London—mark your calendar.
• Going on this Sunday, May 4 at Godmothers Books in Summerland, CA: a sewing circle of sorts with Diana Weymar, author of Crafting A Better World and the stitcher behind @tinypricksproject on Instagram. “Diana will bring vintage linens and everything you’ll need to leave with a one-of-a-kind, beautifully embroidered piece. No experience required, and everyone is welcome.”
• Kintsugi—but with plants. Brilliant.
• A reminder from Kendra that there are better things to do with your yard clippings than sending them to the landfill.
• Everyone is designing garden and workwear these days, but this line is particularly good.
• Level up your gardening uniform with this cheeky baseball cap. (Note: bad language ahead.)
• A great-looking new collection of patterned terracotta tiles from Outerclé. We really like this pattern in particular.
• Gardenista’s May Editors’ Cut is all about going big with color for your front porch, stoop, and doorstep.
• Alexa has rounded up wicker sofas—modern-looking, traditional, high, low—in this 10 Easy Pieces.
• For your “one day, I’ll get around to redesigning the backyard” inspiration board.
• And a look at Jean Cocteau’s dreamy, surreal murals on the Cote d’Azure.