New at Terrain: a cobalt blue vase, perfect for a single bloom.
Above: High Neck Vase (9.9 inches tall); $36 at Terrain.
Accessories: Blue Vase at Terrain
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Architect Visit: Victorian Remodel in San Francisco
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One of the first things you notice when you tour the interiors of this 1906 Victorian Pacific Heights remodel by San Francisco-based Feldman Architecture is the quality of the light. Every room is flooded with daylight (unusual in traditional, narrow Victorians), thanks to Feldman's redesign, which includes traditional double-hung windows and sliding exterior doors by Marvin throughout. The Victorian bones of the building were preserved, yet a sense of modernity was conveyed by Lisa Lougee's interior design, which features contemporary glass lighting fixtures, cheerful color throughout, and fanciful touches such as the apple green front door.
This project (Pierce House) is a recent winner of the Marvin Architects' Challenge. For the third year, Marvin will highlight the best in design with its 2011 Architects' Challenge, beginning this Spring. Check Marvin.com for application details.
For anyone embarking on a remodeling or construction project, Marvin offers the myMarvin Remodeling Planner, a free, easy-to-use tool that allows you to create room layouts for your entire house using your own dimensions. Start with a floor plan, add furniture, windows and doorways. View from above or in elevation view (there's also a budget calculator and scrapbook for storing your own images).
Above: Feldman replaced the windows with traditional double-hung ones from Marvin.
Above: A Bocci glass light fixture over the dining table catches and reflects daylight.
For more information about high-efficiency windows and doors, or to locate a Marvin's dealer in your area, visit Marvin Windows and Doors.
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Architectural Detail: Steel Fireplace Surrounds
There is something elemental about the combination of fire and steel; we especially like dark rolled steel as a fireplace surround, which features blemishes and variations like wood yet is extremely durable (with a clear finish to protect it from rust, it will last a lifetime). Here are a few examples:
Above: A custom hot-rolled steel fireplace at a Chicago home by Kramer Design Studio.
Above: A rolled steel fireplace surround with attached bench in a loft in Minneapolis by Alchemy Architects.
Above: A steel-clad fireplace topped with an oversize custom mirror in a San Francisco house by Cary Bernstein Architect.
Above: A floor-to-ceiling steel fireplace in a Portland, OR, house by Olson Kundig Architects.
Above: Steel fireplace surround partnered with a log holder in a home by Austin-based Burton Baldridge Architects, via the New York Times.
Above: A steel fireplace in London architect Jonathan Tuckey's own home (a converted stainless steel workshop).
Above: A horizontal steel fireplace and shelf in a San Francisco house by Aidlin Darling Design.
Above: A simple steel firebox in a NYC project by MESH Architectures.
Above: A steel fireplace in a San Francisco house by Cary Bernstein Architect.
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Storage: Firewood Holders by Roy Hardin Metalworks
Spotted (and admired) at Foley & Cox, the Hudson, NY, antique and home furnishings shop: Firewood Holders by Roy Hardin, made of black steel; prices range from $350 to $390.
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Accessories: Firestarter Kit from Adirondack Firestone Company
Based in Syracuse, New York, the Adirondack Firestone Company "celebrates the warmth of the fire." To get the blaze going, the company offers the ADK Fire Starter Kit, which includes a stoneware pot, a reusable FireStone with a cold rolled steel handle, and two bottles of Candle & Lamp Oil. The appealing ceramic pots are crafted in small batches, hand-glazed, and hand-numbered; $99.95 for the kit. For instructions on how to use, go to Adirondack Firestone Company.
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Accessories: Slate Candle Trays from West Elm
New at West Elm: appealing Slate Candle Trays backed with felt; $12 to $24 each.
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Accessories: Fireplace Broom Roundup
An essential fireplace accessory: the hearth broom. Here are a few good choices.
Above: Designed by Oji Masanori, the handmade Kake Busho features a wooden umbrella handle, convenient for hanging; €78 at Neest. The Kake Busho broom is also available from Mjolk for CA$98 at Mjolk.
Above: Fireplace Broom; hand-rolled black straw; 24 inches long; $21 from Berea College Crafts.
Above: Turkey Wing Whisk Broom; handmade in New England of corn straw; $39.95 at Hancock Shaker Village.
Above: Natural-colored Hearth Brooms, handcrafted of broomcorn and kiln dried hardwoods in Eugene, Oregon; $23 from Broomchick via Etsy.
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Architect Visit: Propeller Z Architektur in Austria
Discovered via Inhabitat: a 200-year-old barn in Fahndorf, Austria, brought into the 21st century by Propeller Z Architektur. Using local and recycled materials, the architects added a sleek steel addition lined with stacked wood. Photography by Hertha Hernaus
Above: The north elevation features rows of stacked wood, which provides additional insulation.
Above: The former livestock barn is now used as an outdoor entertaining space.
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Accessories: Cotton Calendar by Maison Martin Margiela
Before balking at the $295 price tag on the Cotton Calendar by Maison Martin Margiela, the conceptual Belgian fashion line, note that once the year is over, the calendar becomes a set of 12 napkins. The calendar is part of Maison Martin Margiela's "White Objects" collection, which reappropriates everyday items such as calendars, table lamps, even pencils. Each page of the calendar is made of starched and embroidered canvas and cotton; available from Moss in New York.
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Lighting: Dose-of-Color Pendants at Anthropologie
A while back we posted on Nud lights from Sweden (see Lighting: Nud Collection Cord Light); so we were pleased to see that Anthropologie is now offering the line. The Dose-of-Color Pendants, which feature cloth cords, are sold individually and come in ten colors; $68 each.
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Accessories: Raumgestalt Woodtower from Connox
We like this concept for storing firewood: a simple, standalone steel frame with base. Designed by Franz Maurer for Raumgestalt, the Woodtower is available from Connox in Germany. The 1-meter-high tower is €125 and the 1.5-meter-high tower is €145.
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Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Coava Coffee Roasters in Portland, Oregon
Founded by Matt Higgins and Keith Gehrke, veteran baristas and coffee bean roasters, Coava Coffee Roasters in Portland, Oregon, focuses on single origin, small-batch-roasted drip coffee. The interior is appropriately temple-like, with a hushed, industrial vibe (repurposed drill presses and bench saws serve as tables). Gehrke has even developed his own reusable metal filter, called the Kone, to be used with simple Chemex coffeepots. Go to Coava Coffee Roasters for more information.
Above: The Six-Cup Chemex Glass Handle Coffeemaker can be ordered directly from Chemex for $35.90.
Above: For a similar kettle, consider the Hario Buono Drip Kettle ($52 at Amazon), which allows you to effectively control your pour.
Above: Locally designed and made entirely in the US, Coava's Kone Filter is $50 (according to the NY Times, "The filter is cleaner than a mesh basket, and the photochemically machined holes let oils that would be absorbed by a standard paper filter flow through. The coffee it makes is rich and full.").
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Office Visit: Steel Windows and Doors by RADD Architects and Designers
A roundup of spaces (both interior and exterior) featuring steel windows and doors, from the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory. For ideas on steel door and window manufacturers, our previous post on Steel Window and Door Fabricators has four suppliers that come highly recommended by several architects and builders we quizzed.
Above: A bedroom featuring floor-to-ceiling steel windows, by Laura Clayton Baker of LA-based The Uplifters Inc.; photo by Tim Street-Porter.
Above: A house in Northern California (with windows and doors by Bonelli) by Berkeley-based Gustave Carlson.
Above: A house in the Pacific Northwest by Greene Partners.
Above: A house on Shelter Island by NYC-based Schappacher White.
Above: A cabin in Northern California by San Francisco-based Walker Warner Architects.
Above: The conference room at Sagan Piechota Architecture's San Francisco offices opens onto a deck via sliding metal doors.
Above: A house in Stinson Beach by San Francisco-based Pfau Long Architecture.
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Architect Visit: Seattle Artist's Studio by Olson Kundig Architects
Tom Kundig of Olson Kundig Architects transformed an old wholesale shoe parts warehouse in the Pine/Pike corridor of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood into a multiple-use space for artist Catherine Eaton Skinner, who splits her time between Seattle and Sante Fe. Created out of two bays on the second floor of the warehouse, the 3,750-square-foot loft functions as work, entertaining, and gallery space. "Sliding and pivoting 9-foot-square wall panels run adjacent to the large, central wood beam and allow the space to be reconfigured as needed," Kundig says. A working wall runs the entire length of the south wall, pulling away from the exterior wall in one area to provide space for a utility room and bathroom.
Photos by Tim Bies via Olson Kundig Architects.
Above: The 100-year-old Arensberg Sons warehouse sign announces the entrance to the studio.
Above: The steel stairway leads to the rooftop deck and garden.
Above: Simple pendant lights plug into ceiling outlets and can be positioned in various configurations.
Above: The artist at work.
Above: When the sliding and rotating wall panels are retracted, the loft is one large open space.
Above: Discrete zones are created when the panels are closed.
Above: Steel factory windows allow for abundant light.
Above: The 26-foot-long table is made from a slab of old-growth Douglas Fir felled by the eruption at Mount St. Helens. The steel rolling wheels were designed by Kundig and forged in Seattle.
Above: A wall-mounted faucet from Chicago Faucets in the bath pays homage to the building's industrial past.
Above: Tom Kundig: Houses, featuring by-now-iconic projects such as the Brain Studio and the Chicken Point Cabin, is available from Amazon for $25.97.
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Furniture: Clarke & Reilly at Anthropologie
A while back we posted on English design duo Clarke & Reilly, founded by husband/wife team Bridget Dwyer and David Grocott (see Design Visit: Clarke & Reilly at Blackman Cruz), who describe their style as "unashamedly romantic and tirelessly imaginative." In addition to designing (or "dressing") glamorous yet subtly disheveled interiors, the couple also offers reimagined one-off furniture pieces, which Anthropologie has just started carrying. Working with artisans, the pair layers antique and vintage textiles in their designs, using fabrics like vintage linen dyed with crushed walnut shells.
Above: Mulberry Cheyne Sofa covered in vintage linen colored with an all-natural dye made from crushed walnut shells; $5,998.
Above L: Clarke & Reilly pieced together swathes of vintage linen to cover the Mulberry Cheyne Sofa. Above R: The carved hardwood legs are covered in natural stain and fitted with rollling casters.
Above: Green Cheyne Sofa; covered in vintage linen colored with all-natural dye; $5,998.
Above: Gray Regency Daybed; covered in vintage linen; $3,698.
Above: Clarke & Reilly intentionally create an unfinished look in their upholstery.
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Tabletop: Paola Navona Prova Primi for Richard Ginori
When venerable porcelain company Richard Ginori gave Paola Navone 1,000 kilograms of porcelain crockery (all seconds) and invited her to experiment, she was inspired by the proof strokes that porcelain designers paint on plates and cups to test glazes. Navone's new line for Ginori, Prova Primi, is based on her brushstroke experiment and is available online from Gore Dean; prices start at $95 for an Oval Platter.
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Accessories: Burlap Lampshade from Pottery Barn
Add a rustic note with Burlap Tapered Lamp Shades from Pottery Barn, as appealing in situ as in the photos.
Above: Prices start at $39 for the small Burlap Tapered Drum Lamp Shade.
Above: Burlap Chandelier Shade; $39 for a set of three.
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Design Sleuth: Easel as TV Stand
Admired recently: the subtly lavish conversion of 54 Bond Street, by Steven Harris Architects, in the landmarked former Bouwerie Lane Theater in New York. The master bedroom in the loft of Adam Gordon and Kristina O'Neal (he redevelops historic buildings, she's a partner in the design firm AvroKo) features a clever touch: a vintage easel used as a TV stand.
Above: The master bedroom in the penthouse triplex at 54 Bond Street.
Above: Vintage Monumental Painter Artist Easel; $1,245 at Modern 50.
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DIY: Instant Frame and Mat from Roseland Greene
We came across this simple framing project on Roseland Greene, one of our favorite blogs, and asked Cassie for a quick tutorial. Here are her instructions:
"Nearly 10 years ago, I visited a beautiful bookstore near Amherst, MA (the Montague Bookmill) and bought an art book. I was so charmed by the woodcut-style logo on the paper bag that I saved it for all these years. I was sorting through stuff recently and almost threw the bag out, but decided to frame it instead. This is truly just a cheap paper bag—and wrinkled—and I wasn't going to spend any money on the frame job. So, using an X-Acto knife, I cut a mat out of some heavy black construction paper and assembled the piece in a ready-made frame. No one would mistake this for a professionally framed piece, but it blends in surprisingly well with my art collection. For now it's a nice souvenir of a long ago summer trip to Massachusetts, but I know I can switch it out again without any guilt."
Above: Cassie's art wall in her NYC apartment.
SUPPLIES
Above L: Staedtler 12-Inch Triangle Protrator; $10.99 at Amazon. Above R: X-Acto Razor Knife; $6.56 at Amazon.
Above: Alvin Self-Healing Green Cutting Mat; prices start at $17.79 for an 18-by-24-inch size (a wide range of sizes is available) at Amazon.
Above: Roselle Vibrant Construction Paper is 12 by 18 inches and is $3.99 for a pack of 50 sheets at Amazon. If you need to make a larger mat, consider a 36-Inch Wide Construction Paper Roll in black; $21.52 for a 50-foot-long roll at Amazon.
Above: The Ribba Frame at Ikea is $19.99 and measures 20.75 by 28.5 inches.
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Fabrics & Linens: Wary Meyers Painting Pillows
Portland, Maine-based designers Wary Meyers (the husband/wife design team of Linda and John Meyers) recently introduced a series called "Off the Wall and Onto the Sofa," a new take on decorative art. The cotton canvas pillows, sewn by Linda and hand-painted with pliable acrylic paint by John, are based on works of Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollack, and Franz Kline. Each goose-down-and-feather-filled pillow measures 18 inches square and is backed in corduroy or velvet; $145 each. Go to Wary Meyers to see the range.
Above: Kline-esque 2.
Above: De Kooning-esque 4.
Above: Pollock-esque 4.
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