What do you get when you cross a renegade industrial designer with a conventional cooking appliance? The brilliant Marc Newson range for Smeg.

Australian Marc Newson brings his signature curved lines, energetic colors, and user-friendly focus to a collection of ovens, cooktops, and range hoods for Smeg. Not yet available in the US (our Smeg source says there are no plans to introduce the line stateside; perhaps it's time to start a campaign), the Newson range can be found throughout Europe and Australia.

N.B. Also see the Piano Range of Smeg appliances designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano.

Above: Made of a single sheet of steel, the Marc Newson for Smeg Gas Hob is available in yellow, blue, green, white, or black, as well as stainless steel; £549 at John Lewis.

Above: The Smeg Marc Newson Single Electric Oven offers a digital display and touch controls. Newson adhered to Smeg's tradition of using enamel for the colored ovens. It is also available in stainless steel, and white or matte black glass; £899 at John Lewis.

Above: Prefer traditional knob controls? The Smeg Newson Single Electric Oven F608 has silver retro dials and is available in stainless, matte black glass, or matte white glass; £649 at John Lewis.

Above: Smeg Marc Newson Ceramic Five Burner Induction Cooktop with front touch controls and gray graphics. Also available with red graphics and in a two-, three-, or four-burner configuration; £1,299 at John Lewis.

Berlin-based design firm Kolor is obsessed with the transformative properties of color.

Located on a side street in Berlin, the multidisciplinary design studio features a small shop that doubles as a showroom for the firm's interior design practice. Every month, a different hand-picked product (many are made from sustainable recycled materials) is featured. Go to Kolor for more information.

Photography by Tatiana Reimann.

Above: Neon Light Fixtures.

Above: Kolor Custom Shelf.

Above: Kolor Utility Bag.

Above: Attached to the wall with concealed brackets, the shelves appear like floating planes of color. The shelves are hand-made in Berlin and spray lacquered MDF. They measure 80 cm in length and 18 cm in depth; €105 per shelf.

Above: A neon knitted Draft Extruder.

Image via Mostly Berlin.

Air raids destroyed the old Moritzplatz shopping district during World War II; later the Berlin Wall hulked over the neighborhood. For decades, trash and rubble and graffiti looked right at home until, one day, a garden came along.

In the summer of 2009, a non-profit company called Nomadisch Grun—which translates to Nomadic Green—got a lease and started clearing garbage. Now an oasis, the Prinzessinnengarten is a popular destination in downtown Berlin, with its own coffee shop, toilets, and bar (all housed in recycled shipping containers), and a fanciful children's playhouse built from metal and wood scraps. Fruits, vegetables, and flowers grow in portable containers; it all moves to an indoor market hall in the winter. Here's what an entirely portable organic garden looks like:

Photographs via Prinzessinnengarten, except where noted.

Above: On summer nights, community dinners; menus are decided by what's in season.

Above: Filmmaker Robert Shaw got the idea for the garden in Cuba, where urban farmers create communities to grow food together. In Berlin, Shaw and co-founder Marco Clausen mobilized a cleanup effort at a bleak site. Image via Nuok.

Above: Each April, the 20,000-square-foot garden and its cafe officially open for the season.

Above: Vegetables grow in plastic crates, milk containers, rice bags, and recycled plastic bags. Image via Katers Hobby.

Above: The produce is grown without artificial fertilizers or pesticides.

Above: Lettuces planted in compost, in shipping crates.

Above: in the garden: a wide variety of lettuces, 15 kinds of potatoes, 20 different varieties of tomatoes, and 3-inch-long beans from Africa. Image via Invisible Twinning.

Above: No need to be a member; the Prinzessinnengarten is open to the public. Many families spend the day together in the garden.

Above: One of the seven varieties of carrots grown in the garden.

Above: The cafe is housed in an abandoned shipping container. image via Stadsjord.

Above: On the lunch menu: hyper-local fruits and vegetables. Image by Katherine Tenneson, via Flickr.

Above: Strings of colored lights in the garden's trees. Image by Katherine Tenneson, via Flickr.

Above: When the weather turns cold, the whole garden moves down the block for the winter.

Above: In the Markthalle, home during the winter, Prinzessinnengarten crops are for sale.

Is Berlin the new Brooklyn? After perusing the German blog Freunde von Freunden (friends of friends), we're convinced.

Entrepreneur Ines Colmorgen and art director André Wyst have lived in their Berlin apartment for the past four years; Colmorgen owns a children's clothing store called Petite Boutique and André is the art director for Architectural Digest Germany, Intersection, and Anorak. We like the couple's approach to small-space living: stacks of magazines from André's collection, a small sewing studio, and minimal light fixtures.

Interview by Mariam Koorang and Frederik Frede, see more from Ines Colmorgen and André Wyst on Freunde von Freunden (FvF). Photography by Ailin Liefeld.

Above: The Prouvé Potence Lamp illuminates the understated living room.

Above: Antique tableware, purple delphinium, and a Malin & Goetz Dark Rum Candle.

Above: Two café-style black tables make good use of the narrow space.

Above: An antique floral tea set displayed on the kitchen shelf.

Above: Open kitchen shelves hold glassware and a Pathos house plant.

Above: Tea tins from Mariage Frères: Marco Polo and Esprit de Noël.

Above: A serger and a sewing machine in Ines' textile studio.

Above: A hanging marionette and a few favorite clippings are displayed on the studio wall.

Above: Framed butterfly species and a glossy black-framed floor mirror.

Above: Ines guides her bike through the classic Berlin building's entryway.

The obsession that keeps Harald Enders awake at night is this: What if there's a rose lurking in your garden—or more likely, your grandmother's garden—that is the last living example of a rare variety? Please go check for him. We'll wait.

An example: A rose called 'Bardou Job' was found, after having been thought lost for decades, in the abandoned garden of the prison director on Alcatraz island. "I am still waiting for that to happen to me," says Enders, a rosarian who has spent years trying to save old German roses from being forgotten. Of the 1,800 or so cultivars bred between the end of the 19th century and World War II, many are extinct. More than 300 survivors grow in Enders' garden an hour's drive outside Hamburg. "I do not have a favorite—or perhaps, I have quite a few," says Enders, author of Bourbon Roses (available, in German, from Amazon). We see why it's difficult to choose:

Above: Blooming in Jestädt, Germany. Image by Travel Maria, via Flickr.

Above: 'Gruss an Aachen' was bred by Wilhelm Hinner, "a rather enigmatic figure in German rose history" who picked fights with other well-known breeders, says Enders. As for Hinner's rose, it's available seasonally ($45, for a root, from Vintage Gardens). Image by Ezys, via Flickr.

Above: The oldest known garden rose of German origin, 'Perle von Weissenstein' dates to 1773. Inquire about availability at Vintage Gardens ($45 for a root). Image by Anne, via Flickr.

Above: The rambler Tausendschon, with blooms that range from bright pink to white. Bred by Hermann Kiese (1865-1923), a nurseryman in a little town called Vieselbach, it now is available seasonally, for $14.95 per plant, from Vintage Gardens. Image by Malcolm Manners, via Flickr.

Above: Marie Dermar, bred in 1889 by Rudolf Geschwind, is a vigorous hydrid noisette, blooming in clusters. It's $45 for a custom root from Vintage Gardens. Image via Stauden und Rosen.

Above: Rosel Dach, bred in 1906, has small, pink flowers and no fragrance; $45 for a custom root from Vintage Gardens. Image via Garten Pur.

A Bauhaus-era Communist Party command center is reborn as a retreat for the well-heeled (how's that for irony?).

One of the newest of several Soho members' clubs around the world, Soho House Berlin is set over eight floors of a restored Bauhaus building in the Mitte district of Berlin (the building was originally a department store; later, it was used by the Communist Party until after German reunification). The structure was returned to the descendants of the original owners, and in 2010 it became an outpost of the luxurious Soho group. The clubby-meets-industrial interiors by Susie Atkinson feature unexpected juxtapositions: velvet chesterfield sofas with exposed concrete pillars—there's even a Damien Hirst shark mural in the reception area.

N.B. For info on booking a room, go to Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Above: Velvet chesterfield sofas are right at home in the club floor sitting room. The entire floor is built around a central bar.

Above: Industrial details abound in the dining room, including exposed concrete framing and beams, warehouse pendants, and open steel shelving.

Above: The lounge area of the cookhouse, whose farm-to-fork philosophy aims to attract and promote great chefs.

Above: The Politburo room, formerly a Communist party meeting space, flaunts a bold but successful palette of lime, forest, and teal greens.

Above: Hallways offer tiled niches for impromptu private conversations.

Above: The sitting room gallery is an excellent reminder of the strength of a dark-on-dark color palette; here, dark green and black.

Above: Soho's forty bedrooms are offered in six sizes. Here, a small attic room equipped in luxurious dormitory style, with a painted wood bed, exposed beams, and a small sitting area.

Above: The entrance to a small bathroom reveals even more industrial touches: an unfinished brick wall, aging radiators, and subway tile. But luxury--including pressed towels and world-class dining--is not far away. See more of the Soho bathroom as we deconstruct the key elements in Steal this Look: Soho House Berlin Bath.

Above: Extra-large rooms feature velvet and more velvet in a raspberry and teal palette. The 1,300 square-foot rooms feature full dining rooms and freestanding bathtubs.

Above: The hotel's reception area features ping-pong tables and a shark mural by Damien Hirst.

Above: The building located at Torstraße 1 in Berlin originally opened in 1928 as a department store.

We're always interested to see how architects live at home; especially architects like NYC-based Annabelle Selldorf, who grew up in Cologne, Germany, and describes her practice as one of "subtle interventions rather than grand gestures or monumental statements."

Her own two-bedroom apartment in New York features a highly personal, eclectic mix of pieces designed by her father (an architect), her mother (an interior designer), as well as by Selldorf herself. To see more of her work, go to Annabelle Selldorf.

Above: Selldorf designed the Platform Sofa for her Vica line. The table was designed by her father, Herbert Selldorf, also an architect.

Above: Selldorf covered the floors in striated gray and white marble tiles; a Round Chair of her design for Vica serves as a desk chair.

Above: A selection of the drawings Selldorf collects hangs above a vintage table.

Above: Selldorf mixes Chines antiques with modern pieces of her own design, such as the First Sofa and the 90 Degree Coffee Table.

Above: Selldorf designed the subtle NG Escutcheon Light Fixtures in her kitchen for the Neue Galerie in New York; a glass-fronted cabinet adds a sense of levity to the space.

Forget flash sales: Every so often DWR comes through with a markdown so drastic we reflexively reach for our credit cards. In this case, it's a line of tableware designed by up-and-coming ceramicists Atelier NL for Royal Tichelaar Makkum. A Clay Service Bowl is $11.25 (down from $45); a Clay Service Plate is $33.75 (down from $135), and a Clay Service Wine Cup is $8.75 (down from $35).

Above: To create their Clay Service, Lonny van Ryswyck and Nadine Sterk of Atelier NL began digging up clay from different locations throughout the Netherlands; the the colors reflect individual differences they found in the composition of the clays.

Above: The set shown above is pale yellow.

Above: The Clay Service Bowl Large in rust is $37 (down from $148) at DWR.

Above: The Clay Service Cup is $8.75 (down from $35) at DWR.

Is copper having a moment? With its heat-conductive properties and oxidation potential (and with scrap prices at an all-time high), copper is synonymous with luxury. Here are five examples of exposed copper done right.

Above: Copper pipes double as a storage rack; from VT Wonen.

Above: Custom-made tables featuring copper legs at Garde in Los Angeles. Photo by David John.

Above: Exposed copper on view in the SF home of Jeff Wardell and Claudia Sagan; via Dwell.

Above: Copper pipe shelving in the home of Magnus Reed, via Freunde von Freunden.

Above: Copper pipes are partially hidden behind the bathroom mirror at Archangel Hotel; see Hotels & Lodging: Archangel Hotel in England.

Throughout the 1920s, the space now occupied by Sankt Oberholz was an important venue for Berlin's avant-garde arts scene. Today, it's a culture club for the millennial version.

Sankt Oberholz ("Saint Oberholz") in Berlin is a cafe that doubles as a public office space for the city's laptopped creative types, who come for the simple food (and free-flowing beer). One floor above, Oberholz rents office space for those who require genuine desks and keep stricter hours. And yet another floor above, Sankt Oberholz becomes a hotel for its freewheeling, group-traveling clientele. There are two apartments for rent (with room for four to six people); each has three bedrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, and bathroom. The owners clearly have a sense of humor: they warn of "concealed gimmicks" hidden throughout the apartments and write a blog about things that guests have left behind at the cafe. To book, visit Sankt Oberholz.

Above: The small kitchen is equipped for short-term stays.

Above: A carved settee painted white in a living area.

Above: Exposed wood beams (painted black) and a portrait of an oak tree lend modest German touches to the interior.

Above: Each suite features a master bedroom, a midsize room, and a small room. Divide among yourselves.

Above: A clever wall mural frames the dining room, depicting a bull—one of the many farm animals serving as iconography for the hotel and bar.

Above: Each unit includes a sitting room in which guests can enjoy an in-suite library of English and German books and magazines.

Above: The midsize bedrooms are modest but comfortable.

Above: A vintage green sofa offers a rare glimpse of color among the black and white decor.

Above: Original hardwood floors and door hardware frame a contemporary wall mural.

Beyond Wusthof: cult knife company Windmuehlenmesser (Windmill), founded by Robert Herder, is based in Solingen, Germany, and makes knives that are prized for their extremely thin carbon steel blades.

According to Kauffman Mercantile, one of the only US companies to carry the knives, "The company was founded in 1872 by young upstart Robert Herder, who was descended from a line of steel tempering workers in Bergische Land. Four generations later, his family still runs the company, and their knives are still made as they were over 100 years ago. The knives are formed by drop-forging, a process in which enormous hammers slam down on very, very hot stainless steel bricks, compressing them into hard, dense knife blanks. It is a forceful and ancient practice—most industrially produced knives are stamped out of sheets of metal like a cookie cutter—but a knife that comes out of these grand, ground-shaking machines is far from flimsy." We're sold.

Above: The company's K2 Small Kitchen Knife won a Red Dot award in 2010; the handle is available in black POM plastic, white acrylic plastic, and plum wood (the K2 Small Kitchen Knife with wood handle is £49.50 at Eden Webshops).

Above: The Windmuehlenmesser Serrated Knife is $58 at Kaufmann Mercantile.

Above: The Windmuehlenmesser Carbon Paring Knife is $24.90 at Kaufmann Mercantile.

Sage Restaurant in Berlin, located in a former silk factory on the banks of the river Spree, features a raw industrial aesthetic and sky-high ceilings more commonly seen in the area’s techno clubs; in warmer months, the scene spills onto the river bank beach.

Located in Kreuzberg, an area that comes alive at night, Sage Restaurant by Drewes+Strenge Architekten BDA (a firm with offices in Germany and San Francisco) has a space for every occasion, depending on what your mood is on any particular evening. The firm’s partners, Frank Drewes and Martin Strenge (Drewes has a California pedigree which includes a Masters in Architecture from UC Berkeley and work stints with Mark Mack and Stanley Saitowitz), used a restrained palette of colors and textures with systematic precision, allowing them to demarcate the differences in areas while maintaining a sense of unified drama.

Photography by Diephoto Designer.

Above: The lighting has been integrated into thin black steel tracks and the indirect lighting highlights the brick vault" ceiling. Original arches frame shelves of bottles, giving them a jewel like appearance, and the chain which holds up the long table is used to adjust the height of the table in order to accommodate either seated dining or casual bar food.

Above: The brick in the less formal areas retains its original color offering a more rustic feel. The architects used a series of open metal frames which set up a spatial rhythm, demarcating zones while preserving transparency.

Above: A study of the varying textures within a restrained palette of colors.

Above: A view from the dimly lit and darker smoking area looking back into the the other zones of the Sage Restaurant.

Above: The restaurant's lighting by Room Division is integral to the overall concept. Light fixture on the sky-high ceilings break down the scale of the vast ceiling in the formal dining room denoted with a warm white palette.

Above: Large rectangular panels provide scale on the walls as well as sound absorption.

Above: The exterior of the building, which was once a silk factory, gives an indication of its large scale.

Above: In the summer, the restaurant has outdoor seating by the urban beach which overlooks the River Spree.

Philipp Mainzer, the founder of Frankfurt-based furniture company e15, does minimalist glamor well; we especially like his design for the Stahlemuhle distillery in Southern Germany.

Located in an 18th century mill estate in Eigeltingen, near Lake Constance in Southern Germany, the distillery is owned by Christoph Keller, a former art publisher who became enchanted with the idea of creating spirits from an array of rare fruits: greengages, damsons, russet apples, and myrobalans. Mainzer overhauled the public spaces, using an artful mix of rustic and modern elements. To see more his design work, go to Philipp Mainzer

Photos by Ingmar Kurth.

Above: Designed by Hans De Pelsmacker for e15, Main, the Tafel Bench is $7,760 at Hive Modern. Mainzer used raw smoked oak flooring with a soap finish in the tasting room; the cast iron stove is original to the building.

Above: The Habibi tray from e15 is available in stainless, polished brass, or polished copper.

Above: In the tasting room, Mainzer used exposed concrete on the walls and ceiling and installed new asphalt flooring. The metal shelving is backlit with LED lighting, illuminating the blown glass bottles filled with liquors. The TA01 Ponte table and the BE01 Calle benches from e15 add warmth to the otherwise austere space.

Above: The distillery makes more than 70 varieties of spirtis using rare and obscure fruits.

Above: A cut-out light box in the hallway adds a sense of airiness to an otherwise narrow space.

Above: The pristine production areas feature highly polished custom distilling equipment.

Above: A view of the distillery entrance.

Dieter Rams is the demigod of everyday design, the man behind classics like the Braun alarm clock and the Vitsoe shelving system. He's also the acknowledged inspiration for all products Apple.

Before there was Jonathan Ive at Apple, there was Dieter Rams at Braun (indeed, Ive, Apple's lead designer, has cited him as a source of inspiration). Rams is the man behind modern German product design, who pioneered the concept of good, accessible design for all. Born in 1932, Rams trained as an architect before joining German electronics company Braun, where he acted as head of design from 1961 to 1995. During the reign of Rams, Braun was the Apple of its time, maker of the most alluring household products anywhere. We thought we'd spend a day with Dieter, highlighting our favorite products.

Above: The first clock I ever owned was a Braun, and although it no longer wakes me in the morning, it sits on my desk, a testament to enduring design. Wake up with this Small Travel Alarm Clock, an updated version of the AB1A designed by Rams with Dietrich Lubs in 1994; $35 from Brookfarm General Store.

Above: Brew your coffee in this longtime kitchen staple: the Braun KF 400 Coffee Maker (originals are available on eBay for around $40).

Above: Store your books with the 606 Universal Shelving System. The system offers a combination of modular components from shelves, cabinets, and tables hung from aluminum tracks that Rams designed for Vitsoe; it has been produced continuously since 1960. For more information, contact Vitsoe (also see Wall Mounted Shelving Systems).

Above: Listen to your vintage vinyl collection on the Braun PC3 SV Turntable; we found this one on eBay for $559.

Above: To learn more about the German designer, pick up a copy of Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible. Written by Sophie Lovell (with a foreword by Jonathan Ive), this is "The definitive monograph on Dieter Rams’ life, work, and ideas," according to Phaidon. Image via Selectism. N.B. Last year's SF MoMA exhibit, "Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams," included this short video of Rams in conversation with curator Joseph Becker.

Above: Finally, we end the day with Dieter Rams' 10 Principles for Good Design (image via Fast Company):

1) Good design is innovative.
2) Good design makes a product useful.
3) Good design is aesthetic.
4) Good design makes a product understandable.
5) Good design is unobtrusive.
6) Good design is honest.
7) Good design is long-lasting.
8) Good design is thorough, down to the last detail.
9) Good design is environmentally friendly.
10) Good design is as little design as possible.

Is it just us, or does this newly built Waldhaus (weekend house) in the middle of the Brandenburg Forest in Leipzig remind you of a bespoke jacket—perfectly proportioned, exquisitely detailed, and thoughtfully executed?

With a limited palette of only three materials, German architecture firm Atelier St has created a weekend retreat that feels as timeless as it does modern. With its traditional flared pitched roof form and dark wood exterior, there is a sense that the house has been in the forest forever. A few extra-wide-set wall openings, however, reveal the modern sensibility of the architects, Silvia Schellenberg Thaut and Sebastian Thaut, both graduates of Zwickau WH. The way the piping of a jacket matches its lining; we are especially drawn to the way the white of the interior spills out to the exterior as the trim of the window openings.

Above: The exterior of the Waldhaus reveals only two of the three colors used for this house; the dark wood clapboards and the painted white trim. The extra wide opening adds a modern touch to a traditional form.

Above: All the surfaces of the living area are painted white. A ladder reaches up to an open attic space that acts as a study.

Above: A wood-burning stove provides heat for the small cottage.

Above: The treated pine cabinets of the kitchen units introduce the third color of the palette. The vintage black and white appear modern in this context.

Above: The treated pine from the kitchen becomes the frame of the interior opening.

Above: Below the treated frame pine opening, a lower opening is lined with the treated pine and becomes a bookshelf.

Above: The treated pine becomes an accent in the bathroom.

Above: The architects continue to play with the lining of surfaces and edges as the shower tiles spill out to line the frame of the opening.

One of the dangers of being a design scout? You're always on the lookout for inspiring ideas, even in a restaurant bathroom. Our favorite midday LA haunt, Joan's on Third, happens to have one of our favorite restrooms anywhere. Here are some ideas for recreating the look at home.

Photography by Laure Joliet for Remodelista.

Above: An enamel pitcher filled with white lisianthus and purple scabiosa.

Above: A study in black and white: the bathroom at Joan's on Third.

Above: Ceramic drawer pulls on a powder-coated steel cabinet; for something similar, consider a steel cabinet from KNF Designs, available through Empiric Studio.

Above: It all starts with the woodsy scent of Le Labo's Santal 26 candle, "An aristocratic scent, smoky and leathery"; $70 directly from Le Labo.

Above: The Low Profile Deck-Mounted Lavatory Faucet from Waterworks' Flyte line is $630; simple elegance worth the investment.

Above: For similar cabinet pulls, consider the Reproduction Antique Knobs from Paxton Hardware; $1.60 each. For the ultimate porcelain cabinet pulls, go to Whitechapel Hardware.

Above: Ikea's Sockerart Vase is made of enameled steel; $7.99; also consider the Emile Henry Urban Pitcher in Nougat ($46.89 at Amazon) and consult 10 Easy Pieces: Classic White Ceramic Pitchers.

Above: Classic Series Glazed 1.5-Inch Hex Tile is $10.95 per square foot, available in black and white, at Hex Tile.

Above: Display a trio of artwork with the black Ribba Frame; $9.99 each from Ikea.

Above: Support local artisans; consider the multi-functional Dustbin by LA-based Brendan Ravenhill; it's a trash can with a detachable lid that doubles as a dust pan; $250 from Brendan Ravenhill.

Above: We'd hang it sideways: Ikea's Hemnes Mirror in black-brown for $44.99.

We have a few well-documented obsessions at Remodelista: the perfect toilet roll holder, the ultimate shade of white paint, the last trash bin you'll ever need. Oh, and coat racks; including the new gracefully proportioned Tra-Ra Wardrobe.

Designed by Tomoko Azumi, the simple flat-pack Tra-Ra Wardrobe solves the garment storage dilemma (it's also the companion to the designer's earlier Tra-Ra Coat Rack); for ordering information, go to Zilio A&C.

Above: The Tra Ra Wardrobe by TNA Design Studio.

Above: A detailed view of the Tra Ra Wardrobe.

I live in a Victorian flat in San Francisco, where each room is designated only one electrical outlet. It's enough to drive me (or anyone) insane; to the point where I'm considering buying—or making—one of these high-style extension cords from German design group Bless.

Bless' beaded cables are the decadent solution to unsightly cords; for the DIY-inclined, however, a similar look can be created using instructions from DIY: Lamp Cord of Wooden Beads.

Above: The Wooden Pearls Cable is seven feet long with a grounded, three-prong plug and socket; $345 from Stand Up Comedy in Portland.

Above: The cords feature different combinations of round and square black beads, each measuring about two inches in diameter.

Above: The Leather Macramé Cable is eight feet long; $275 from Stand Up Comedy.

Add a dash of style to your cleaning routine with our roundup of utility buckets, ideal for toting cleaning supplies from room to room.

Above: Classic and practical, the Red Enamel Housekeepers Bucket is attractive enough for use outside the cleaning closet. It's 14.5 -inches long and 7.5 inches wide; £24 at Labour and Wait.

Above: The Korbo Bucket 24 is handcrafted in Sweden of galvanized stainless steel wire. It measures 15 inches in diameter; $97.50 at Scandinavian Design Center.

Above: Enamel Utility Bucket; £25.50 at Summerhill & Bishop.

Above: The 16-Quart Galvanized Steel Bucket will last a lifetime. It measures 14 inches in diameter and 8.25 inches tall; $13.99 at Wayfair.

Above: The Medium Recycled Tubtrug made from reclaimed plastic is flexible, durable, and has soft grip handles. With a 15.5-inch diameter, it is available in four colors, including red and olive as shown. Other sizes available; $13.99 at Tubtrugs.

Above: Round Rubber Buckets are handmade from recycled tires; $14.99 for the 14-inch size and $19.99 for the 16-inch size at the Container Store.

Above: The Loll Tollbox is made of 100-percent recycled plastic material that is easy to clean and doesn't rust. The easy grab handle is also rust-proof. Measuring 18 by 10 inches, it is available in seven colors; $114 at YLiving. The Loll Tote offers the same features with slightly higher and angled sides.

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Remodelista's editor, Julie Carlson, shares her house with a very fashionable floor lamp. Designed by a sculptor in Brooklyn, the lamp was on Julie's wish list for years. Its elegant profile and vaguely midcentury look appealed to her love of good design.

But only a few of these lamps are made a year, and they're hard to come by. So when her fellow Remodelista editor Francesca called her from Brooklyn to say she had spotted the lamp at an under-the-radar sale, Julie leapt at the opportunity. It was a long trek from Brooklyn to California. Want to hear the story (from a lamp's-eye view)? Click on the video below.

Above: Julie's lamp, demurely occupying a corner of the living room.

Above: A closeup of Julie's lamp.