08/23/2026
We didn’t come back from Florence and Sorrento with a suitcase full of souvenirs. We came back with a reminder of what we’re always trying to do here at Atelier Modern: find pieces that reward a second look.
Florence gave us cobblestone games and gelato color studies. Sorrento gave us lemons picked straight off the tree and a four-year-old’s very serious verdict that the gelato was ‘life-changing.’
But the real lesson traveled home with us: beauty isn’t about where you are. It’s about how you choose to see — in a Florentine piazza, or in your own backyard at golden hour.
Read the full Curator’s Journal entry — link in bio. 🍋🌅