Tree of Knowledge No. 5 by Hilma af Klint Art Print Color:Black brass tap fittings and a

brass tap fittings and a row of cookbooks

painterly textiles and warm metals

The pink does the heavy lifting

with the 1919 date pinning it to a real moment in design history

heavy curtains and a fire on most evenings

Tree of Knowledge No. 5 by Hilma af Klint Art Print Color:Black brass tap fittings and aIn 1915, this would have felt radical. It still does. Hilma af Klint was painting mystical, abstract worlds years before the men we credit with abstraction, and Tree of Knowledge No. 5 carries that quiet, knowing energy into a room. On the wall, it slows things down. The soft green canopy, dotted greys and pale pink and yellow circle bring a thoughtful, almost meditative mood without going cold. Best above a writing desk, a reading chair or a low