Good Monday morning to all of you! Hope you had a great weekend.
As you regular followers of my posts know by now, I kind of like doing these moodboards on Monday. I started out with moodboards from Veranda magazine and then I started saving some from other periodicals. When I came upon this 'Queen Bee' moodboard in an English publication recently, I thought it might be fun to see what I could find that was 'bee related' while really thinking I probably wouldn't find much in fashion or decor. Boy, was I wrong!
As I googled and researched, I was surprised by all the other blogs on this subject, the history lessons I learned and the antiques, art, architecture, collectibles, fashion, needlework, books, home decor and gorgeous jewelry were beyond my expectations. I could have gone on for days researching, but I had to condense what I found as much as possible.
Among many tidbits, I found out that the 'love affair' with the bee motif began with Napoleon when he used it on his crest. Napoleon and Josephine popularized the motif in France and that's why you see so much of it in that country - it's popularity originated there. It became known as the 'Napoleonic bee'!
So, that's the history of it (in a nutshell) - hope you enjoy the art and creativity that has gone into the items you see below. Those Guerlain bottles!! Stunning! And the jewelry!! And everyone knows Alexander McQueen was a genius - who else would think of designing skep dresses!
Strangely enough, as I was putting this post together yesterday, the 1957 song 'Honeycomb' came on the radio......
Have a great day!
As you regular followers of my posts know by now, I kind of like doing these moodboards on Monday. I started out with moodboards from Veranda magazine and then I started saving some from other periodicals. When I came upon this 'Queen Bee' moodboard in an English publication recently, I thought it might be fun to see what I could find that was 'bee related' while really thinking I probably wouldn't find much in fashion or decor. Boy, was I wrong!
As I googled and researched, I was surprised by all the other blogs on this subject, the history lessons I learned and the antiques, art, architecture, collectibles, fashion, needlework, books, home decor and gorgeous jewelry were beyond my expectations. I could have gone on for days researching, but I had to condense what I found as much as possible.
Among many tidbits, I found out that the 'love affair' with the bee motif began with Napoleon when he used it on his crest. Napoleon and Josephine popularized the motif in France and that's why you see so much of it in that country - it's popularity originated there. It became known as the 'Napoleonic bee'!
So, that's the history of it (in a nutshell) - hope you enjoy the art and creativity that has gone into the items you see below. Those Guerlain bottles!! Stunning! And the jewelry!! And everyone knows Alexander McQueen was a genius - who else would think of designing skep dresses!
Strangely enough, as I was putting this post together yesterday, the 1957 song 'Honeycomb' came on the radio......
Have a great day!
Alexander McQueen's honeycomb hat and dress with skep peplum.
Also, the tortoise shell bee cuffs.
Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen's gold honeycomb dress with skep shaped skirt.
Alexander McQueen's tortoise shell bee cuff.
Alexander McQueen
Giambattista Valli bee cuff.
This beautiful purse is a work of art by
Judith Lieber
Cartier watch
Cartier watch
Works of art
Master Exclusive
Yellow topaz bee ring
Farah Khan
Joan Rivers
Diamond, ruby brooch
luciecampbell.com
Pearl, diamond, enamel brooch
Indulgy.com
Pearl and laurel wreath pocket watch owned by
Empress Marie Louise of France
Alain Truong
Guerlain
One of 47 Guerlain bottles of perfume
$19,000
Nine were sent to New York City 5 years ago and sold out immediately
Wall Street Journal
Guerlain designs
Another view of the crystal bee bottle
Go here to read more about these incredible works of art
by Guerlain
The article was written by Coty Farquhar
Eye for Design
Eye for Design
Fabric - Google
Eye for Design
Farrow & Ball Wallpaper
Door knob
Pinterest
David Hicks Honeycomb Wallpaper
Cuddledown Linens
Honeycomb Flooring - Google
Honeycomb Chairs
Viacomit.net
Bee skep shaped lighting
Eye for Design
Esther Feinman
Elizabeth Staiger
Antique gold sewing kit
Holly Rison
Beautiful bee needlepoint
Katherine Duiguid
Bee Embroidery
Victoria and Albert Museum
Bee skep fireplace
Bee dishes at Le Carillon Hotel, Paris
Bee skep sculpture on Paris building
Paint + Pattern.com
Shangri La Hotel, Paris
Paint + Pattern
Kenneth Rougeau
Tumblr
Lovelypetcollections.com
W. H. Harris
Very interesting. I love the cuddledown linen. So many wonderful items really. Coincidentally I'm reading a book right now called If Not for a Bee. ( :
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ReplyDeleteI'm in love with all of the Bee products. I, like you, didn't realise just how much Bee stuff there is out there. This is wonderful and has given me so many ideas.
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