Eternal Summer: 9 Books To Keep You Warm This Winter
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It’s natural to mourn the fading summer sun as the dreary doldrums of winter set in. When the days seem impossibly dark and cold, escape to the pages of these beautiful books. Feel the sun on your face, grass under your toes – and know that summer will return.
Eternal Summer: 9 Books To Keep You Warm This Winter.
Mod Mirage
A very different kind of desert community is the focus of Mod Mirage: The Midcentury Architecture of Rancho Mirage. The book affords us a look inside the homes of the Californian desert town adjacent to, but less famous than neighbouring Palm Springs. Harpo Marx, Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby all owned homes there, often within country clubs and on golf courses, which makes it hard to visit the buildings designed by some of the foremost midcentury architects, including William Cody, Donald Wexler and William Pereira. At least we can bask in all their indoor-outdoor living glamour through the pictures published here.
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Eternal Summer: 9 Books To Keep You Warm This Winter.
Advance Love
Nothing warms the heart like young love? Scratch that, because Advanced Love is even more heart-warming. It’s a spin-off from Ari Seth Cohen’s Advanced Style series, which comprises his successful blog, a book, a colouring book and a documentary, as well as turning several of his subjects into sought-after models and testimonials. The new book narrows the focus, showcasing stylish couples from the streets of New York and beyond, along with interviews in which they recall how they first fell in love and share what life has taught them about style, love and relationships. Pre-order now as a romantic holiday gift for your significant other!
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Eternal Summer: 9 Books To Keep You Warm This Winter.
Make Ink
If you want to bring some colour into the dullest of all seasons, why not make your own? Jason Logan has been making eco-friendly, urban ink from street-harvested pigments and sharing the results of his work on Instagram since 2014. Artists, designers and illustrators can buy the resulting products through his Toronto Ink Company. Now, Make Ink encourages readers to follow suit. Summer vibes bonus: Not only do you get to create your own colours to brighten up the winter, you can extend the annual foraging season way beyond its natural duration by going on the hunt for the urban and natural ingredients required.
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Eternal Summer: 9 Books To Keep You Warm This Winter.
World of Flowers
Once you’ve made your own ink, you could put it to good use with the newest adult colouring book by “ink evangelist“ Johanna Basford. The Scottish illustrator is often credited with single-handedly launching the ongoing craze for colouring books aimed at grown-ups. The release of World of Flowers is timed perfectly to coincide with the wilting and fading of flowers in nature. With a set of crayons, pencils or ink and brush, you can bring them back to colourful life.
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Eternal Summer: 9 Books To Keep You Warm This Winter.
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