Next up on the runway: Darwin chic

No joke. There I am, eating a delicious lunch at neighbourhood joint Brioche and perusing the Saturday edition of the Globe and Mail (one of Canada’s nationals) and lo and behold there’s a whole page dedicated to Darwin (as in Charles) inspired home decor in the form of an article titled ”Natural Selections.” Now I know I’ve publicly drooled over the witty Darwin and Finchy pillows on sale at Etsy. But this article is all grown-up with no such whimsy. In other words, it’s way more, like, cuh-laaasssy.

Here’s the subhead: “Sea and reptile motifs are big for the home this spring, but a popular show on Charles Darwin gives them extra resonance. Danny Sinopoli examines the Victorian naturalist as modern-day style maker”

And sure enough Danny dearest goes on to mention that there are some really nice silver lizard napkin rings, turtle-shaped boxes with removable shell lids and crocodile picture frames out this season. Weighty desk clocks, tripod floor lamps and wood and leather campaign chairs round out the look.

I quote: “the look and trappings of Darwin’s world are all the rage this spring.” In part this trend is inspired by the traveling exhibition ”Darwin: The Evolution Revolution“ that blessed the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Field Museum in Chicago with its presence before moving to Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum where it will continue until August 4th.