FT How To Spend It, March 2020

The Aesthete: Kaffe Fassett opens his black book of style

The godfather of textile design loves French flower paintings, laughing Buddhas, and Leffe Belgium beer.   The last thing I bought and loved was a little china vase from the Mint Museum uptown in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was drawn to the pure orb of colour – an unusual purple close to a plum but not as dark as an aubergine – which is surprising for me, as I love pattern. This is a wonderful little shop, stocked by somebody with a fabulous eye.
By Lucinda Baring. Portraits by Guen Fiore