Meridian

The Journal

What the office reads, keeps, and goes back to. Written by the taste desk, signed by a director. Nothing here is a recommendation — recommendations are for strangers.

Low late sun over a Norwegian fjord, the water holding the light
Trondheimsfjord under the late sun, June

The corridors

Flower stalls along the Singel canal in Amsterdam

The home corridor — best in the grey months, behind the kitchen walls.

Amsterdam

One piece
A swimmer in still northern water at golden hour

May to July, when the light declines to end the day.

The fjords

One piece
Fishing boats lying in a Mediterranean harbour at evening

August, as always — the quiet beach on Tuesdays.

Saint-Tropez

One piece
Paris rooftops at nightfall

Lunch, October to the first warm Thursday.

Paris

One piece
Evening light over a snow-covered mountain range

February, for the half-term snow and the full moon.

The Alps

One piece

A row of brick townhouses in London

Autumn, when the rooms with fires reopen.

London

In the writing

The arch of a Milanese arcade under an evening sky

April, around the furniture week — before it, ideally.

Milan

In the writing

A quiet cove of clear water between rocks

June at anchor, before the meltemi has opinions.

The Aegean

For summer

The pieces

  1. An Amsterdam canal at dusk, boats moored along the quay Corridor guide · Amsterdam The five back rooms of Amsterdam Every city keeps a second city behind it.
  2. A Parisian corner bistro at street level Corridor guide · Paris The zinc at lunch Paris tells the truth at lunch.
  3. Pine trees leaning over the Mediterranean Season letter · Saint-Tropez August, as always A season is not a trip. It returns, like the light.
  4. A chalet in a snowed alpine village Season letter · the Alps A February letter The chalet is warm again and the half-term week is held.
  5. Small boats lying at anchor in a still fjord Dispatch · the Norwegian fjords The long light At eleven the children were still swimming.
  6. The Magere Brug in Amsterdam lit at night From the ledger · one evening One Friday, arranged Nineteen words, sent on a Tuesday at 18:04.

The Journal continues for members — the full address books, and the rooms we don’t name in public. By introduction.

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