#ThriftVintage Turkish kilim from the Istanbul bazaar
The pattern tells a story — each knot was deliberate. Somebody made this to last.
Jess — Grand Bazaar, Istanbul3 May
Issue 01 — Discernment as a practice
Taste is not
a mood board. It is
attention, repeated.
An invite-only society for people who practice discernment. Members post tastes — an object, an idea, a piece of ephemera — and the story of why it stopped them. No follower counts. No algorithm to game. Just people who notice, in writing.
01Found, worn, kept
Thrift
Objects with a former life, a little evidence, and a reason to survive.
02Worth tasting twice
Flavor
Food, drink, rituals, and the details that make appetite memorable.
03Paper, ink, instruments
Stationery
Typography, binding, writing tools, and everything better held in hand.
04Dress, form, gesture
Style
Things worn well, made well, and chosen with a point of view.
05Rooms, rituals, objects
Home
The things we live with daily: furniture, textiles, kitchenware, and quiet corners.
06The useful exception
Misc
Objects and ideas too particular for any other drawer.
The feed
Newest first — quietly boosted
#Stationery — Lead taste
The typography of 1970s Italian book covers
I found this at a flea market in Rome. The thing that stopped me was the way the designer used white space and a single serif font across eight books.
It's not trying to be clever. It's just… intentional. Made me think about how much modern design is noise versus restraint — and how restraint reads as confidence forty years later, when the noise has aged into embarrassment.
Jess — Porta Portese, Rome — 12 May#ThriftShare a taste
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“Taste is noticing on purpose. It's the discipline of asking why a thing stopped you.”