Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios1/27Eight summer days in Mallorca with Isa Killoran and Stella Berkofsy. We stayed at Can Lis in Portopetro, a villa built of yellow-pink sandstone on a cliff overlooking the Balearic Sea. Designed by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon, a place that became a muse for my collectsion, and for a week and a day it was ours. We packed light, living in our bikinis and spending our days shooting the Hesperios Spring collectsion with my Mayima and 100 rolls of Portra 120 film.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios2/27Every day we spent endless hours swimming in the Mediterranean ocean and exploring secret beaches, most only accessible by boat. The diving spots were surreal, unforgettable, and terrifying for me. Diving off the sailboat and swimming to a rock formation where our captain knew of an underwater cave, and then diving into a mysterious pool of water and having to hold my breath for 15 seconds while swimming through a dark underwater tunnel, until I got to the other side of the cave. Like a rite of passage. The colors here were so hypnotic, the changeling water of cerulean blue and deep phthalo green.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios3/27Self-portrait in the windows of Can Lis.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios4/27Our everyday spot for reading, with a view overlooking the ocean. Isa read Clarise Lispector and I read In Love by Alfred Hayes, a book Lorin Stein of the Paris Review recommended for my trip. One of my favorite things is to be read to, so Stella read poems by Richard Brautigan out loud. I loved listening to his funny West Coast words in her soft English accent.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios5/27Every day we painted with Kremer watercolors; we used champagne flutes, chairs, and writing desks as models, bunches of black grapes and bougainvillea in bright orange, red, and fuchsia. Our daily rituals were all cooking, long breakfasts and lunches in the courtyard, daily trips to our local market, walks to a nearby swimming cove, lots of music, books, and conversation.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios6/27Isa on our walk to Caló des Moro Beach before she found a field of prickly pears.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios7/27Stella wearing our Hesperios Summer Lou Bel and Isla bralette in fuchsia.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios8/27The view from above Caló des Moro Beach, located in the southeast of the island.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios9/27Isa and Stella at our local swimming cove only a short walking distance away from the Can Lis villa. Amazing that at the height of summer, we could share a beach with the locals, without a trace of tourism.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios10/27One of the best days of my life was here. Isa swimming before we sailed to Sa Foradada for lunch.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios11/27Stella and Isa on the walk up to Sa Foradada in Deià, while our boat waited for us at the bottom. This was our first time to the restaurant, only accessible by boat or a long hike. We sailed here and walked up the canyon to have lunch from an open fire. I love their padrón peppers and Isa ordered the seafood paella to share. The restaurant view is stunning.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios12/27Sailing back to Port de Sóller after an afternoon spent in Escorca for lunch at Es Verger, another hideaway restaurant, with all the charm of a well kept secret and lovely views.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios13/27Isa reading in the living room of Can Lis.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios14/27Can Lis.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios15/27The view from the courtyard of Can Lis.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios16/27My summer car, a 1961 Mercedes 190sl.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios17/27Isa Killoran.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios18/27My favorite summer car and me.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios19/27I’ve always (secretly) wanted to race cars professionally. This 1961 Mercedes 190sl soft-top convertible is such a perfect fit for my sensibility. Built for speed, but such an elegant drive and amazing on short and long road trips. The weather was so perfect for weeks on end that I never once put the top up.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios20/27Stella wearing our Hesperios Florence dress.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios21/27Isa at the market in Sóller. On our walks through town we would find local produce for our daily lunches or dinners, ceramics for the Hesperios shop, textiles and hand-painted tiles to bring back home to make furniture.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios22/27Built in the early 1970s, Can Lis (named after his wife) was Jørn Utzon’s first family villa. Most of the furniture, writing tables, and surfaces are also made of sandstone and tiles with sunlight, shapes, and nature playing an integral part of the landscape.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios23/27Flowers of Sa Foradada.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios24/27Stella Berkofsky at Can Lis.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios25/27Isa Killoran.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios26/27Isa and Stella paintings, the “23” are tiles I found in Sóller for our new shop opening in Soho.
Photo: Autumn Hruby / Courtesy of Hesperios27/27Our road trip playlist. We listened over and over to Assalariado, a song from the ’60s by the Guinea-Bissau band Super Mama Djombo. They were named for the protecting spirit appealed to by fighters of Guinea-Bissau’s War of independence (1963–1974). It became our theme song.
