A Little Bit Of Happy: Dior, Michelin, Bvlgari, Sony Music, D-Nice…

Happy

May 28

“Your joy is something magnificent. Protect your happiness.”
~ Author Unknown

We’re continuing to curate offerings from some of our favorite brands that make us happy. Finding new ways in which to challenge ourselves intellectually, learn new fun skills, and simply disconnect from it all in order to recalibrate are essential to protecting our happy.

Each of these curated sets is a little bit whimsical, a little bit serious, and a lot of beautiful work. Remember to support and protect the happy of the creators however you can - by contributing, sharing with your friends or simply acknowledging their efforts with a “thank you.”

Home Happy
Art + Culture Happy
Mind + Body Happy
Coloring To Inspire Happy

Home Happy

Christian Dior
Christian Dior is known to many as a master couturier and art aficionado, but, those who are really in-the-know will tell you that he was a passionate gourmand, too. Titled La Cuisine Cousu-Main, which translates to ‘tailor-made cuisine’ the classic 1972 cookbook is accompanied by beautiful Rene Gruau illustrations and now available for free. Vogue perfectly summarized it as “Dom Pérignon and Dandelion Greens.” Bon Appètit!
➤ La Cuisine Cousu-Main

Michelin Guide
Straightforward recipes in easy-to-follow steps to serve our unending appetites; Stephanie Le Quellec's (La Scene, ★★) Green Pea Spaghetti with Iberian Ham; Gordon Ramsay's (Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, ★★★) Marinara Sauce; and an anonymous inspector's Citrus Marmalade, complete with cute illustrations and helpful metric conversions.
➤ Quarantine Cooking: Michelin Chefs Share Recipes On Social Media

Christina Tosi (Milk Bar) Bake Club
One more reason to love Christina Tosi, founder of the bakery empire that started with Milk Bar. Every day Christina is live on Instagram, with her most recent bake club recipe an easy favorite - a crushable cupcake + ice cream marvel.
➤ Christina Tosi Instagram

Ikea via DesignBoom
This can easily be adapted for anyone; couples or roommates hiding from each other; singles hiding from the continuous onslaught of negative news; parents attempting to hide from their children. IKEA furniture is not necessary, you can replace it with whatever you have. The guide is composed of six different fort variations made with both IKEA products and objects found at home.
➤ Build Your Own Fort

Observer
The Observer spoke to mixologists, bartenders, and drinks directors at the best luxury hotels all around the world to hear about their favorite cocktails to mix up at home right now. There’s a fancy GoldenEye rum drink that’ll transport you to a warm Jamaican beach, a Bellini reminiscent of a jaunt to Italy, and a lychee-infused martini inspired by the Maldives.
➤ The Best Hotel Bar Cocktails You Can Make at Home Right Now

Art + Culture Happy

D-Nice: Club Quarantine
D-Nice had less than 200,000 Instagram followers when he first opened up Club Quarantine’s doors. He now has more than 1.8 million. He did a Sunday set after his historic Saturday marathon and later partnered with Michelle Obama for a voter-registration party via IG Live. All the cool kids are hanging with DJ D’nice. You should try it too.
➤ Club Quarantine Instagram

L'Officiel
From Milan to Madrid to New York City, many of the world's top art museums are closed in person right now, but virtual museum tours and archives mean they're easily accessible for anyone who wants to digitally wander. The Pinacoteca di Brera Gallery in Milan; The Uffizi Gallery in Florence; The Museum of Modern Art in New York; the Prado in Madrid; The National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Just look down when you visit, you might bump into some penguins getting their culture fix.
➤ Five Virtual Museum Tours to Take While Staying Home

Mind + Body Happy

Headspace
Many of us have heard of Headspace, which is rapidly becoming the go-to stress reliever for the world. They just released Weathering the storm, a new feature that is free for everyone.
➤ Weathering the storm

Bedtime Explorers
MKB note: I found this for our three-year-old since she loves dinosaurs. I soon discovered that it’s an excellent resource for adults too after listening to mindfulness coach, Amy Taylor-Kabbaz solving the problems that a brachiosaurus encounters while playing hide and seek (they are too large to hide) among other fantastic, calming stories. One evening I just let it keep playing because I was too tired to make it stop and found my two favorites Super Cape + Mind Broom. Nominated for a 2020 Webby, which means one of the five best in the world in its category.
➤ Bedtime Explorers Podcast

The Sweat Spot LA
Happy feet! There’s nothing that getting your dance on can’t fix. A testimonial on the TSS website goes like this: “This dance studio is my church, my therapy, and a total blast." Well, in that case, take us to church.
➤ Live Stream Schedule (note: all times are in Pacific Time so adjust accordingly)

Coloring Happy : Back By Popular Demand

Bvlgari
Beautiful design + craftsmanship should always be appreciated. The jewelry, the bags, the watches, oh my…
➤ A coloring adventure by the Roman Jeweler

Sony Music UK
Music + colouring in = happiness. Here are some fun album covers and playlists that you can print out and color. A BV favorite: Jamiroquai – Funk Odyssey. If you think you did a good job, upload it and show it off.
➤ The Colouring Sessions

Subway Creatures
BV ♥ New York and the eight million stories you can experience in just one day there. The fascinating Instagram account that documents all the amazing chaos and hilarity that happen on the trains of New York City has teamed up with Brooklyn artist David Regone to depict those NYC scenes in the form of a coloring book.
➤ Scenes From New York Coloring Book

Jordan Bolton
An artist based in Manchester, England, Jordan creates intricate posters based on the rooms and props in films. If you don’t know him, you should - excellent feature on him from Wired.
➤ Colour-In Posters (Opens as a Google Drive, don’t be surprised!)

Brooke Wise
Brooke Wise is an independent curator based in Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY. The Fine Art Quarantine Coloring Book is a collection of downloadable coloring pages by emerging and established artists.
➤ The Fine Art Quarantine Coloring Book