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Joslyn Taylor is a Dallas based tastemaker and the Principal of Interiors for SWOON, the studio, a multi-disciplinary design firm focused on residential, commercial and hospitality interior design, and luxury branding. Read on for a look into her beautiful Texas life, filled with family and pretty things.
MY THREADS
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Jeans Stella McCartney
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Heels Robert Clergerie and Zara
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Flats By James
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Boots Rag & Bone Harrow
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Sunglasses Ray Ban Wayfarers
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Day bag Grey Céline Cabas Phantom Tote, Clare Vivier
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Jewelry you wear everyday My vintage wedding ring from the ‘20s and a pair of custom recycled gold and diamond earrings by Amy Nordstrom
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Designers Rachel Comey, Isabel Marant, L’Agence
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Lingerie or underwear A little bit of both, but always black
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Boutique TENOVERSIX, V.O.D, Forty Five Ten (during their amazing sales)
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Shopping mecca Barneys, Zara
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Online shopping site Mille, Vee Caravan, The Line
MY BAG OF TRICKS
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What’s your sign Sagittarius
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Workout(s) Swimming, bike rides, and dance parties with my two daughters
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Do you meditate I try. But I could try harder. That’s my goal this year.
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Experts in your corner (nutritionists, trainers, coaches, etc.) Dr. Kate Naumes, an amazing Naturopathic physician in Dallas focused on women’s health
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Morning rituals A glass of water with lemon, coffee, a few stretches, and NPR
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Evening rituals Reading with my girls. Right now we’re thick into Harry Potter.
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Tea or tonic drink Holy Kombucha. I’m obsessed.
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Wellness idol Alice Waters
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Guilty pleasure Occasional Netflix binges. Right now it’s Orange is The New Black
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Skin care Dr. Hauschka cleanser, Biologique Recherche P50
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Soap Dr. Bronner’s lavender
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Lip color A rotating assortment of lip balm: Rodin, Burt’s Bees, Dr. Hauschka
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Perfume or Cologne Le Labo Santal 33
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Who cuts your hair Kristen Miller at Tru Salon
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Favorite beauty product Coconut oil . For pretty much everything. My girls and I go through jars of it.
MY DIGS
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Where do you live Dallas
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Artist Cy Twombly, Brâncuși, Donald Judd
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Piece of art in your home A thread on mulberry paper piece by artist Linnea Glatt
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Museum Nasher Sculpture Center
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Pets A cat named Bootsy Collins
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Local restaurant Americano. I have dreams about their cauliflower salad.
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Best cup of coffee in your town Almond Milk Latte from Weekend Coffee
- China iittala Taika
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Pottery Heath
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Favorite piece of furniture The live edge dining table my husband made for us
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Furniture store or designer Set & Co, BDDW, Egg Collective, Sputnix Modern
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Minimalist or maximalist Somewhere in between, though as I get older minimalism becomes more and more appealing
- Hotel The Saint Cecilia
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Dream dinner party guests John Stewart, my grandmother, Michelle Obama, Lou Reed, Frances McDormand
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Go-to dinner party recipe Goat cheese polenta, arugula salad, roasted Brussels sprouts
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Most used kitchen gadget Lemon squeezer
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Favorite snack Cherries
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Favorite drink Gin and Tonic or Gin with Fever Tree ginger beer and lime
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What do you collect Vintage pottery
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What’s always in your fridge Sparkling water, arugula, strawberries (my older daughter is obsessed and plows through them), almond butter
LIGHT MY FIRE
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Who or what inspires you My daughters, road trips
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Favorite discovery Recently (I’m obsessed with their little books)
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Favorite quote “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” Simone Weil and “Comparison is the thief of joy.” Theodore Roosevelt
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Fashion idol Sofia Coppola, Phoebe Philo, Sally Singer
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Crush David Byrne
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Beach Seaside in the Florida panhandle
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Favorite charity Women for Women International, The Birthday Party Project
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Favorite place in the world Big Sur
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Favorite movies The Royal Tenenbaums, Bottle Rocket, The Big Lebowski
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Favorite writers Donna Tartt, Ruth Reichl
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Favorite albums Talking Heads Sand in the Vaseline, Mac Demarco Salad Days, The Bahamas Barchords, Prince Sign of the Times, John Coltrane Kind of Blue
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Nightstand reading Stacks and stack of magazines. The Gentlewoman, The World of Interiors, Bon Appetit, Porter (I’m a total junkie)
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Necessary indulgence Coffee
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Dancing or karaoke Dancing
WIRED
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Apps Instagram
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Phone iPhone
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Blogs Apiece Apart Stories, The Thinking CAP!
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Go-to website Pinterest, I use it for every project we work on at the studio.
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Podcasts TED Radio Hour
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Laptop or desktop Both
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Recent Google search “Carved Gothic armchairs” We’re working on the renovation of a historic hotel in Dallas and the furniture sourcing has consumed me of late.
