J. Danielle

Trend brain, as I call it, encourages us to simplify everything online into something either buyable, understandable, or moral (and therefore worthy of consumption). We may tire of trend talk, but there is a devout certainty to the speed at which they’re cycled through. There are more choices than ever today, but seemingly less authority as to what... See more

It’s nowhere near a capsule wardrobe, but it's madness contained. Me, concentrated. Every piece is either thoughtfully chosen or intentionally kept from a past life, things I plan to have forever and hopefully one day pass down to someone very lucky.

The overarching home design themes for 2025 emphasise a deeper connection between people and their spaces. From customised furniture to storytelling rugs, emotional resonance will play a vital role in design choices, reflecting individuality and personal stories.

To describe the current situation in the executive branch as merely a constitutional crisis is to understate the significance of what we’re experiencing. “Constitutional crisis” does not even begin to capture the radicalism of what is unfolding in the federal bureaucracy and of what Congress’s decision not to act may liquidate in terms of... See more

In time, Bosker too started “viewing the everyday the way I looked at art,” with considered attention, openness. Elsewhere she writes:

“Beauty is that moment when your mind jumps the curb. Beauty is the instant you sit up and start paying attention. Whatever makes that happen for you can be beautiful. … But you have to be open to seeing it. Beauty... See more

Every year I felt more certain that to succeed in an atomized consumer culture was to fail as a human being.