MUSE : Connie Barton


Name: Connie Barton

Job: Studio Connie, a graphic design + art direction studio based in South London.

Website: studioconnie.com

Instagram: @studioconnie

What is your favourite

Song of the moment:

Jon Hopkins & Brian Eno Emerald and Stone (or anything by either of them) 

Song of all time:

Nick Cave & the bad seeds The Ship Song

Fiction:

Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights

Or any of Daphne DuMaurier’s books

Non Fiction:

Truman Capote In Cold Blood

Recipe Book:

Diana Henry (all of them!)

Film:

Jean-Luc Godard Breathless

Documentary:

Werner Herzog Grizzly Man

Exhibition of late:

Tove Jansson at Dulwich Picture Gallery

Piece of Advice:

Breathe

Garden to visit:

The gardens at Babylonstoren, South Africa

Place to stay:

Anywhere on the wild west coast of Scotland, but Sweeney’s Bothy on Eigg probably won my heart

People who inspire you:

All the souls I surround myself with day to day. 

Favourite Painting:

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose by John Singer Sargant always makes me feel like a little girl all over again

Scent:

Lily of the valley from the garden

Museum:

Sir John Soane’s Museum

Restaurant:

Cafe Fish in Tobemory, Mull

Instagram accounts:

@designfortoday @britishculturearchive @mollybethyoung @anyadunk @coyotewillow

Podcast:

Radio 4's Soul music, On being and anything with James Acaster speaking

Snack food

Snack Food:

Cheese + pineapple, sadly less socially acceptable than it was 20 years ago!

Current Colour Obsession: 90s Lilac

Current Colour Obsession: 90s Lilac

Current obsession: Learning the birdsongs in my garden.

Current obsession: Learning the birdsongs in my garden.

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