THINGS I LOVE
By Chris Goins
LOCAL Houston enlists the help of Houston influencers you may not know to share their insights on what inspires them . This month , CHRIS GOINS , the general manager of retail operations for the Museum of Fine Arts , Houston , brings us intricate details , impeccable construction and boundary-pushing designers who explore unexpected materials and movement .
MFA Shop – I fell madly in love with this book , as I do with many that are on display in the MFA Shop – thanks to our longtime book buyer , Bernard Bonnet . Forms of Japan , details 250 black-and-white images of Japan by the acclaimed photographer Michael Kenna . This extraordinary book highlights the various forms of landscape and nature and are accompanied by haiku poems – simple yet seductive . www . mfah . org / mfashop
M Naeve – These pillows by Martyn Thompson are so elegant – they look as if they stepped right out of Monet ’ s garden in Giverny . I ’ m always on the hunt for decorative pillows and these are modern and possess a dreamy quality . Martyn Thompson Studio is a New York-based multidisciplinary outfit that has roots in Thompson ' s photography practice . A hand-touched aesthetic stemming from Thompson ’ s love of craft runs through the studios ’ work , expressed with a tactile and painterly language that is a visual push me , pull me between now and nostalgia . They are an absolute MUST-HAVE ! One-of-a-kind pillows created by Martyn Thompson are exclusively available in Houston at M Naeve . www . mnaeve . com
68 L O C A L | september 16