1. Dried chestnut leaf. 2. Bracket mushrooms. 3. Bouquet of cinnamon seeds. 4. Partly dried leaf. 5. Dried banksia leaf.
6. Long dried pods. 7 & 8. Artichoke hearts. 9. Skeleton leaf.
1. A row of dried lotus flowers opened to display their seeds. 2. Dried lotus leaf. 3. Bracket mushroom. 4. Exotic seed. 5. Sticks of wood charcoal. 6. Bouquet of lotus flowers. 7. Branches of lancelot, with thorns stripped 8. Estrella cloves. 9. Small sponges. 10. Dried leaf.
A beautifully photographed feature on humble dried pods, leaves and bark, delicately displayed in shadow boxes like works of art. Excuse my rough translations of what these are exactly — my French isn't the best. Wonky descriptions aside, I hope that you'll find these as lovely and inspiring as I do. (from a mid-90s edition of Maison Marie Claire, styled by Domenica More Gordon, photos by Simon Wheeler)