Let's Go For A Walk In The Woods

Waterside Buddhist Shrine

Your moment of Zen: Beijing-based practice Archstudio designed the minimalist "Waterside Buddhist Shrine" in the northern Chinese province of Hebei as an immersive experience close to nature. The entire interior is located under a hillside next to a river and is formed from cast-in-place concrete using one inch pine strips to give the walls a beautiful, organic texture. The Buddhist altar is situated under a canted skylight and the curved back wall channels light down into the area. The tea-drinking area in front of the Buddhist altar faces the river and features a low table with floor cushions and carved modern back rests.

http://www.archstudio.cn/works/detail/1270998765691473920

BEAUTY: Fabric Art--Victoria Rose Richards

English fabric artist Victoria Rose Richards makes unique, charming embroidered pieces: she shows aerial views of British landscapes featuring fields, forests, rivers, lakes (look for tiny boaters!), farm lands, and flowered meadows, some seen through wispy clouds.

https://www.instagram.com/victoriaroserichards/

And sells her work on Etsy.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/chromatomania

Ducasse sur Seine

Opened just last month, Ducasse sur Seine is the newest project from the most Michelin-starred living chef in history, Alain Ducasse. The organic-shaped 100% electric boat itself was designed by naval architect Gérard Ronzatti while the interiors--featuring a silver-y theme that is meant to reference the reflections of sky and stars in the water of the Seine--were realized by Maurizio Galante and Tal Lancman. Silver and gold metal ribbons undulate on the ceiling mimicking light bouncing off rippling water, and seats are upholstered in a silvery graphic map of Paris.

The movable restaurant sets sail down the Seine for both lunch and dinner. There are 3 tiers of lunch options and 5 tiers of dinner options available. The Ducasses sur Seine website says:

Embark on a lunch or dinner cruise on Ducasse sur Seine. An usual experience in the heart of Paris, renowned for its artistic and cultural flair by day, and as the city of Light by night.
The cruise "Déjeuner sur Seine" allows you to admire the emblematic museums. During the "Nuit étoilée" dinner cruise, the boat sails quietly in the illuminated city and ends its journey in front of the Eiffel Tower.

For more information about lunch and dinner options, or to make reservations, visit:
https://www.ducasse-seine.com/en/

Let's Go For A Walk 2017

Then we can sit by a fire and have S'mores...

..and a dinner at twilight before we walk home.