'Making A Museum Out of a Mountain'

Cool piece in the NY Times that I recently discovered which dates back to November of 2015. The magnificent mountaineer Reinhold Messner, who calls South Tyrol, Italy his home and became a world-wide sensation when he climbed Mount Everest without using bottled oxygen, has cleverly created six high-altitude museums known as the Messner Mountain Museum. Each museum is its own architectural gem and respectfully devoted to a certain theme Messner identifies with. The Corones Museum (pictured above) is devoted to alpine history and "the supreme discipline of mountaineering" for example. Messner is truly one of a kind and highly decorated with a whole slew of accolades and accomplishments in the outdoors. (To physically show for it, he only has three remaining toes from frostbite). The piece is absolutely a worthwhile read.

Vert

I love touches of green and also have a mild obsession with ferns - they remind me of Cedarside, my Grandparents' old camp in the Adirondacks. As such, I've loved this capture by Elle Decor that has seemed to float around for some time. I just wish I knew who is responsible for the space.

Bill Ingram

Bill Ingram, (dapper southern gent-meets-architect extraordinaire) is one to follow. His "Lake Martin House 1" project remains one of my favorites. To view his portfolio, visit here.

Snow Bunny

Love this photograph of Brigitte Bardot amidst the snow in the 60s. The kelly green sweater against the blanket of snow is divine.