Current Obsessions: Saint Valentine

Ahead this weekend: the fantastical botanical work of a Finnish artist, what to arrange in lieu of flowers, and a few (more) Valentine’s gifts we like. Read on:

• This Valentine’s Day, arrange radicchio, not roses.
• The Charlotte Perriand Award goes to: Sir David Adjaye.
• The prettiest use for old jam jars we’ve ever seen, via La Soufflerie.
• We’re eager to get ahold of a copy of the bright and luminous Iro: The Essence of Color in Japanese Design, now available for preorder.
• A tiny weekend DIY: spray-painted flowers.
• Elephant Ceramics just restocked with a selection of ceramics and wooden cutting boards; head here to browse.
• We’re also awaiting the arrival of these tiny cups from ceramicist Pip Hartle.
• 15 favorite built-in bunk beds for all ages.
• This weekend, Kept is offering 10 percent off when you spend $100, 15 percent off when you spend $200, and 20 percent off when you spend $500. Head to the site to shop.
• Decoding the language of flowers.
• And inside the strange and charming world of Finnish artist Antti Laitinen.
• On. Sunday, February 13,  from  2-4pm, Bay Area-based photographer Leslie Williamson is hosting an event to celebrate her new book, Still Lives: in the Homes of Artists, Great and Unsung, at the Hudson Ranch & Vineyards in Napa. Go to Eventbrite for tickets.

Plus, a bonus roundup of more Valentine’s picks for the last-minute shopper:

• A tiny cast-silver heart, inspired by Mexican milagros.
• Two-tone pillows in rust red. And just-launched: a limited-edition ruffled pillow collection by Block Shop and In Casa by Paboy (read the latter’s astonishing story here).
• A lovely wrapped package of persimmons.
• And the year’s prettiest chocolate bar, by folk art gallery Tiwa Select and Japanese textile artist Megumi Arai.

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