Everything Else Is Bric-A-Brac: Notes on Home

Akiko Busch writes about design, culture, and the natural world. She is the author of several essay collections, including Geography of Home, Nine Ways to Cross a River, and most recently, How to Disappear. She was a contributing editor at Metropolis magazine for 20 years, and her essays have appeared in numerous national magazines, newspapers, and exhibition catalogs. She lives in the Hudson Valley.

Aurore de La Morinerie is a French artist and illustrator who works and lives in Paris. She first began taking calligraphy and Chinese painting classes while studying Fashion design at the Ecole supérieure des Arts appliqués Duperré, in Paris. She collaborates with world-renowned brands and is a regular contributor to the New York Times' T Magazine, the American and British issues of Harper's Bazaar, AD Magazine, ELLE France, as well as Le Monde's weekly supplement issue.