I have yet to meet a refrigerator magnet that I truly like (in recent months I've opted for washi tape as a temporary solution). But thanks to Brooklyn-based designers Fort Standard, I can put these sculptural wooden magnets on my wish list.

Above: The small magnets are made of assorted hardwoods that are sculpted, carved, and hand finished.

Above: The Standard Magnets come in a set of six and are currently available for £38 from SCP in London. For more information, contact Fort Standard directly.

Above: Each piece features strong rare-earth magnets covered in hardwood.

N.B.: You have the magnets, need the refrigerator? Shop 62 refrigerators in our Appliances section.

A southerner by origin, New York designer Brad Ford has combined his fond memories of camping and tailgate parties in his design of the Woody; a teardrop trailer with a kick—of bourbon, that is.

Bulleit bourbon, to be exact; in developing the Woody, Ford (a member of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory) found that the actual smells, colors, and taste of the bourbon itself became the main source of his inspiration. The wood-paneled outer shell and details are made from reclaimed oak bourbon casks, while the amber-colored honey brown leather seats will darken over time, in a manner similar to maturing bourbon. We think tailgating has just entered a new era.

N.B. The Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Woody-Tailgate Trailer is a Neiman Marcus Fantasy Gift and comes with a full year’s supply of Bulleit Bourbon and Bulleit Rye. Ten percent of the proceeds will go to The Foundation for AIDS Research.

Photos via Bulleit Bourbon, unless otherwise noted.

Above: The trailer was manufactured by Silver Tears Campers. Photo by Moore and Giles.

Above: The teardrop shape trailer dates back to the 1930s Great Depression era.

Above: The pull out bar is ready for takers.

Above: Ford collaborated with a variety of craftsmen, including luxury leather manufacturers Moore and Giles.

Above: Storage is integrated into the pull-out bar.

Above: Ford's original sketch for his tailgate trailer.

Above: Ford talks about the design and production of The Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Woody-Tailgate Trailer in this video.

N.B. Indulge your camping fantasies: See 5 back posts of Airstream Campers.

Last year, we headed to Portland, Oregon, in search of a venue for our Remodelista Market. To the rescue: Schoolhouse Electric, who literally opened the doors to their newly renovated showroom in their Schoolhouse Factory Building located in Northwest Portland, where they let us take over the place for the day.

Not long after, Schoolhouse Electric moved into the warehouse space with its old growth beams and original maple floors. Joining them were several other creatives who occupy different corners of the building: Egg Press, Anna Mara Flowers, furniture maker Reed LaPlant, and Ristretto Roasters Coffee. After a year of working alongside one other and collaborating on projects large and small, they all got together to celebrate over a fall dinner, a culinary collaboration of sorts.

Want to recreate their autumnal setting? See below for sources.

Photography by Laura D'art.

N.B. Bay Area readers can check out Schoolhouse Electric's latest collaboration with Christine Schmidt of Yellow Owl Workshop. The launch of her Victory Regalia Collection will be at Heath Ceramics in San Francisco in the Mission this evening, 5.30 to 8 pm. Details here.

Above: Anna Mara pulled together fall foliage for the table. The Egg Press Linen Napkins in the Tess Floral pattern are $14 each and the Blackline Stoneware Dinner Plates are $28 each from Schoolhouse Electric.

Above: Tess Darrow, owner of Egg Press, hosted the dinner at her midcentury ranch home in Portland, OR. Reed LaPlant handcrafted the black walnut Radford-Brown Table; the table is 84 inches long and is $2,350 at Schoolhouse Electric.

Above: Setting the table; the Recycled Wine Punt Tumblers are $9 each from Schoolhouse Electric.

Above: Dinner in full swing.

Above: Tessa made the fruit tarts for dessert.

Above: Ana serving herself to a slice of Tessa's pie.

Above: Din, the owner of Ristretto Roasters, made the pour-over Cowboy Blend Coffee to go with dessert. The Chemex 8-Cup Coffee Maker; $48 from Schoolhouse Electric.

Above: An array of succulents in the window,

Above: An Eames rocker beside a tripod lamp.

We keep wondering when we'll tire of the dip-dye craze, but it seems like every thing that undergoes the treatment is just that bit more interesting. These Lostine oak-framed Bloak Mirrors from our new favorite online shop Minam would be a case in point.

Above: Hand-crafted in Philadelphia by Lostine, the Bloak Mirrors come in three sizes; prices range from $200 to $438.

Above: A closeup of the resulting contrast in the dip dye color with the natural wood.

Discovered via Spitalfields Life and immediately filed under "There'll always be an England": spoon carver Barnaby Carder, who "sits in the window at 260 Hackney Road carving spoons for eight hours at a stretch. He sees the rush hour go one way and then he sees the rush hour go the other way, and in between friends pop in for a chat."

So devoted is Carder to his craft that he cofounded Spoonfest, an international gathering of spoon carvers held each summer in a wood in Edale. He also teaches spoon making a couple of days a week using wood he gathers from Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Read more about Carter at Spitalfields Life; for purchasing information, go to Barn the Spoon.

Above: Carder at work in his Spitalfields shop. Photo via Spitalfields Life.

Above: A collection of Carder's spoons. Photo via Barn the Spoon.

Above: "When I've made a good spoon I feel good within myself," Carder says. Photo via Spitalfields Life.

Located in the middle of an olive grove in the Apulia region of southeast Italy, a simple stone and plaster house combines ancient elements (limestone rocks excavated on the premises) and modern forms (geometric forms and contemporary glass windows).

To see more, go to Luca Zanaroli.

Above: Zanaroli built the stone walls using materials found on site during excavations.

Above: A sliding door overlooks the pool and the olive groves beyond.

Above: The interior walls are coated in white lime plaster to define simple volumes.

Above: Materials are simple: wood, plaster, concrete countertops.

Above: A skylight floods the kitchen and dining area with light.

Above: The palette is restricted to black, white, gray, and natural wood.

Above: The master bedroom

Above: A rough-hewn stone sink in the bathroom adds a note of rusticity.

Above: A simple guest bedroom.

Above: An outdoor dining area with festive light feature.

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When West Elm asked us to feature their new West Elm Market, with its focus on functional design and local production, we saw it as an opportunity to throw a dinner party to celebrate the creative people we've come to know here in the Bay Area.

As we began planning our seasonal celebratory dinner, we quickly nixed the idea of a mailed invitation (too time-consuming); instead we created a handmade Evite. Our mission was to design a one-off card we could photograph and use as our online invitation; to that end, we asked Deepa Natarajan, a gardener who specializes in creating natural dyes from plants, to help us. Armed with greenery, we set up a workshop in our friend Louesa Roebuck's tiny Hayes Valley flower shop, called Louesa, and spent an afternoon dipping and dyeing, using potions made from olives, rosemary, and ornamental plums.

N.B. Stay tuned, we'll be posting photos of the dinner and guests next week.

Photography by Mimi Giboinfor Remodelista except where noted.

Above: We used watercolor paper stock for the invitation, which we dip-dyed in the green olive mix; the invite is penned with a charcoal stick.

Above: Natarajan brought a basket of rosemary, olive leaves, and ornamental plum leaves.

Above: Natarajan boils the leaves in water to create the color. The rosemary dye was created in an hour on a portable camping stove. The ornamental plum took only 20 minutes, while the olive dye needed several hours to steep.

Above: Dying card stock in glass vases. The thicker and more textured the card stock, the better it absorbs the dye.

Above: Olive leaves, post dye making.

Above: The ornamental plum creates a purply gray shade.

Above: We dyed white place cards in the ornamental plum mix and used Tree Stamps from Oregon-based architect Brendon Farrell to decorate the cards; we used a charcoal stick to write the guest names. Photograph by Aya Brackett for Remodelista.

West Elm Market: full of clever, hard-working, time-saving, clutter-busting solutions for everyday living.

There's been a bit of attention focused on Borgo Egnazia, a sprawling hotel on Puglia's Adriatic coast, lately. Why, you ask?

It's where Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel pulled off their paparazzi-free wedding celebration recently, so naturally we rushed to the hotel's website to check it out. Located on 40 acres, the resort resembles a small Italian village, with a cluster of individual villas grouped around a 63-room hotel. Go to Borgo Egnazia for more information.

Above: A shaded dining area with cafe style seating.

Above: Sheaves of wheat are suspended from the ceiling, creating a warm glow in a dining area.

Above: Dried herbs and peppers serve as decor.

Above: The resort has two full-painters who keep the interiors and exteriors sparkling white.

Above: Vintage brushes decorate a stairway.

Above: A canopied bed, with a vintage key as decor.

Above: Bedrooms are outfitted completely in white.

Above: A serene all-white bedroom.

Above: A row of glass bottles add a touch of green to a lounge area.

Above: A lounging area with rosemary bushes and orange trees.

As the holiday season looms, here are five easy ways to decorate in a seasonally appropriate way: using dried foliage.

Even though I live in California, it seems counterintuitive to accent the house with fresh flowers during the winter season (especially when there are so many lovely alternatives). Here is a roundup of some inspirational spaces that make use of leaves and branches, for arrangements that can work year-round.

Above: Dried ferns and flora taped to the wall create an instant decorative tableau, via Pia Jane Bijkerk.

Above: Branches of dried leaves hang in the hallway of Pensao Favorita, which we covered previously in Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Pensao Favorita in Portugal.

Above: Australian-based artist Tiel Seivl-Keever's collection of local foliage, from The Design Files.

Above: A bough suspended above the dining room at the Lloyd Hotel, which we wrote about in Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Lloyd Hotel in Amsterdam.

Above: Silver-dollar eucalyptus displayed to great effect against a white wall, via Cupcakes and Cashmere.

N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on December 5, 2012.

With a premium on space, the Japanese have spent centuries honing the art of compact living. Add the AA Stool to the roster of clever, space-saving design.

The stackable stool is the work of Tokyo-based multi-disciplinary firm Torafu Architects, who collaborated with Ishinomaki Laboratory in Miyagi prefecture to create the wooden stool. Made from two-by-four-inch cedar decking, the stool is slightly higher than the average chair seat and come in sets of two that can be used together as one seat or separated into two when needed. For information on ordering, contact Ishinomaki Laboratory.

Above: The AA Stool can be easily stacked.

Above: The AA Stool comes in a set of two.

Above: The AA stool's slightly higher seat makes it a good candidate for an office seat.

Above: Made from cedar, the AA Stool is easily assembled.

My friend Dave is a serious cyclist—a few summers ago, he took a three-month-long bicycle trip across the US. He jumped on his bike in Washington State and ended his road trip in Maine (a few flats got in the way, but other than that he refers to it as "the trip of a lifetime"). One of the highlights of the trip: He filled a bottle of water from the Pacific Ocean and dumped it in the Atlantic Ocean. Here are a few gift items I'm considering for Dave:

N.B.: To make sure we've got everyone on your list covered, see all of our gift guides to date in our House Gifts section.

Above: The No. 211 Bike Pouch is $115 by Billy Kirk. The leather is hand-stitched, available in four different colors, and soured in the US.

Above: A Japanese Brass Bike Bell; $20 from Poketo.

Above: The Silca Bicycle Pump is $89 from Kaufmann Mercantile. This floor pump has a beech handle, aluminum shaft, a gauge that measures air pressure in PSI and bars, and a hose that can connect to a Schrader or a Presta valve.

Above: Brooks B17 Standard Saddle is $120 from Public. It is available in honey or black (it might feel hard at first, but after a few rides you'll love it).

Above: The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-Ups, and Winning at All Costs by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle; $17.07 from Amazon.

Here's a roundup of what's piquing our interest this week:

Above: Alexa has been admiring this small house in Yokohama, Japan.

• In London, a hundred of the city's architects raised money for Article 25, a shelter organization dedicated to disaster relief, at Drawing the City. Christine went to the auction and had her eye on this watercolor of Scotland Yard.

Above: Lately, Justine has been inspired by seed varieties.

• Sarah's checking out Henny Garfunkel at MAC this weekend.

• With entertaining season approaching, Stacey is working on her Dinner Party mood board.

Above: London salon Fourth Floor launches the pop-up Corner Shop, featuring the work of neighborhood designers and makers.

• We've been reading about how flooded galleries in Chelsea have begun to recover.

• Izabella's been reading up on Vancouver-based shop Marché St. George.

Above: We've been thinking about these Pot Guards from Huset as stocking stuffers ($8 each).

• With Thanksgiving on the horizon, it's time to polish your silver.

• Looking for a new addition to your daily blog roll? Check out our Newsstand for some of our favorites.

Above: Julie likes this sliding door spotted on Desire to Inspire.

• Earlier in the week, on Remembrance Sunday, an urban icon, the London Eye, transformed itself into a monument at the "11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month."

Meanwhile on Gardenista:

• We're checking out this list of gifts for the modern plant lover.

Above: Loving the off-the-grid solar array on the rooftop of Maggie Treanor's Ontario home.

• Kendra's post this week, Writing on the Wall, has Sarah thinking about Ian Hamilton Findlay.

• Alexa checked out Michelle's DIY video on how to clone herbs and has started to hoard rosemary cuttings.

We love to see architects and designers take on kitchen remodels: Here are five worth admiring from the newest members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory.

Above: This kitchen by Portland, OR-based Howells Architecture + Design is a new take on the classic English scullery. The tiles are Opal Blue tile from Heath Ceramics. Read about architect Michael Howells' approach in Rehab Diaries: An Oregon Kitchen with a Dose of Downton Abbey. Photo by Anna M. Campbell.

Above: Small multidisciplinary firm Hackett Holland Ltd offers architecture, interior, and landscape design services from its office in London. This minimal kitchen is an excellent example of the firm's aesthetic range; see an equally beautiful but stylistically opposite project in Off the Grid: A Modern Farm, Sans Electricity. Photo by Simon Bevan.

Above: Architect Amy Alper had six weeks to transform this Sonoma galley kitchen in time for the summer harvest. You'll be impressed by Alper's feat when you see the before photos in Reader Rehab: A Sonoma Kitchen Remodel with a Six-Week Deadline. Photo by Kathryn Clark.

Above: LA-based interior designers DISC Interiors emphasize warmth, comfort, and craftsmanship in their designs. We especially like their kitchen design for a loft in Sonoma (see Loft Living in Sonoma County). To see another project by DISC, check out A Garage Turned Garden Room in LA. Photo by David John.

Above: NYC and East Hampton-based interior designer Robert Stilin designed this modernist beach house kitchen; good to know: Stilin also offers a curated collection of vintage pieces 1st Dibs.

N.B.: Looking for more inspiration from our roster of architects and designers? See more in the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory.

Orietta Marcon of Vicenze-based design studio Civico Quattro is one of our favorites; from time to time we head over to her site to moon over her projects, including this stylish loft.

Above: A whitewashed brick wall and bedroom alcove.

Above: A rough-hewn country table, with an exhortation to dine.

Above: A pale palette and natural materials.

Above: A small stainless kitchen; everything you need.

Above: A flokati rug, a rough hewn table, an Eames shell chair.

Above: An empty frame with suspended vase.

Above: A metal settee with grainsack pillow.

Above: A bath with dark and light elements and a crystal chandelier.

Above: A bath console created from mismatched vintage drawers.

Once again the chaps at OEN shop have introduced us to a rare talent from afar: this time, it's the serene ceramics of Misa Kumabuchi that have caught our eye.

Mushimegane Books is a collection of porcelain and ceramic ware, produced by Misa from her studio in Nishinomiya, Japan. Based on people and sounds—the rhythm and encounters of everyday life—Misa's pieces have a quiet, intimate quality that nonetheless begs your attention. All are hand-formed and finished; their organic shapes and tactile surfaces designed to be touched.

Above: Produced mostly for local shops and exhibits in Japan, Mushimegane Books ceramics are also available online through OEN shop in the UK.

Above: An amoeba-like Pyocaton in White Sand is available at Oen Shop in small or medium: $71 to $87.

Above: Mushimegane Books' medium bowl with leg features layers of "pealing" green glaze; $118.

Above: More delicate than the green bowls, a white Otsukimi Moon Viewing Bowl refers to a Japanese festival honoring the autumn moon; $103.

Above: Another luminous Otsukimi bowl, sans stem; $103.

N.B.: For more inspired vessels, shop 181 Ceramics in our Tabletop section.

Deepa Natarajan, an anthropologist by training but a colorist at heart, had an epiphany not long ago: many of us are acutely aware of where our food comes from, but we really have no clue about the source of color.

Natarajan's family hails from South India, and cloth and color are very much part of her family history. Natarajan has always been interested in color, so much so that she now works at the Permacouture Institute, a Berkeley-based nonprofit that explores fashion, textiles, and sustainability, where she spearheads the Seeds to Sew project helping local seed banks tag seeds for fiber and dye plants. We recently asked Natarajan to show us how to create natural dyes for dip-dyeing napkins and paper place cards for an upcoming dinner party (stay tuned). Here's what we learned:

Photography by Mimi Giboinfor Remodelista.

Above: Natarajan lays out a batch of napkins dyed with ornamental plum leaves to dry.

Above: Natarajan uses leaves from ornamental plum trees (which require about 20 minutes of boiling) to create a purple dye. Cream card stock turns a mauve gray with the same dye.

Above: We sourced White Classic Linen Napkins from Sur La Table ( $39.95 for a set of four; currently on sale for $31.96) and dip-dyed them with natural olive leaf dye.

Above: Natarajan soaks the napkins in an alum solution to prepare them for dyeing (she buys the alum in salt form, then dissolves it with water to act as a mordant for the dye).

Above: Natarajan set up an impromptu workshop in our friend Louesa's Hayes Valley Flower Shop; she brought a portable gas camping stove to boil pots of water. To make three batches of dye, she used rosemary (eight sprigs, a foot long each), olive leaves, and ornamental plum.

Above: Natarajan uses tall glass vases to dye the napkins and smaller beakers for paper cards (the thicker the paper stock, the better it absorbs the color). The lidded jar on the right contains an iron solution Natarajan makes using rusted objects picked up at yard sales soaked in vinegar; the solution intensifies the colors.

Above: A rosemary green dye hot off the boil, with napkins and cards submerged; Natarajan made her own stick to stir the dyes using several sections of bamboo tied together with string.

Above: Olive leaves require several hours of boiling to create a strong enough color.

Above: A batch of newly dyed napkins.

Above: Napkins dyed with the rosemary.

For more ideas on how to create natural color dyes, check out Seeds to Sew.

Does the versatility of plywood have no limit?

From boats to furniture; plywood is flexible, inexpensive, easy to use, and reusable. Made from refashioned pieces of wood that have been bound together, forming a building material that is stronger and stiffer than the sum of its parts; plywood came into its own in the 20th century and its popularity grows increasingly today. Here are ten of our recent favorite sightings.

Above: A sliding barn door made from oak floor boards becomes a feature in a bedroom clad in plywood. Photo by Simon Devitt via Dwell.

Above: Toronto-based interiors stylist Jennifer Hannotte created a Scandinavian cottage-style kitchen on a limited budget using plywood. See Steal This Look: Toronto Kitchen for tips on how to recreate Hannotte's kitchen. Photo by Angus Fergusson

Above: Plywood is used to create an appealing camp-style bath in Japan by mA-style Architects via Design Boom.

Above: In Setagaya Apartment by Naruse Inokuma Architects, a highly figured plywood panel has been used for a dining room table. Photo by Masano Nishikawa.

Above: Plywood sheets line the entire house of Auckland architect Davor Popadich. Photo by Simon Devitt via Dwell.

Above: Plywood boxes create useful kitchen storage.

Above: Plywood is used for the ceilings in a modern kitchen in Massachusetts by Burr & McCallum.

Above: Stainless steel and plywood kitchen units on wheels by French architects Karine Chartier and Thomas Corbasson work well in creating flexibility in a loft space.

Above: In last week's Architect Is In feature, Bay Area architect Nick Noyes discussed a project in Healdsburg, California, featuring a plywood-lined interior. Photo by Cesar Rubio.

Above: Plywood can be used in external applications as well, like the tar-coated plywood exterior that Swedish architect Johannes Norlander used in the Morran House in the Gothenburg archipelago. Photo by Rasmus Norlander via Dezeen.

Dining table decor takes on new meaning with FX Balléry’s Les Perles Candlesticks: the French designer (he's designed accessories for Chanel and Hermès) created this set of interactive DIY candlesticks, harking back to the “simple and childlike pleasure of stringing beads."

Above: Les Perles Candlesticks are $60 for the small and $75 for the large at Design Within Reach.

Above: Comprised of individual wooden bead-like pieces that can be arranged on the stem to create different compositions, Les Perles Candlesticks are manufactured in the French Jura Mountains, an area renowned for its wooden toys.

Above: FX Balléry is a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London and the L’Ecole Supérieure d’Art et de Design (ESAD) in Reims. For more information on the group stem collection, contact FX Balléry.

Above: Les Perles in red is new this season. For more information, contact FX Balléry.

For the cooks, foodies, and aspirational chefs in your life, here are four gifts to ponder.

N.B.: To make sure we've got everyone on your list covered, see all of our gift guides to date in our House Gifts section.

Above: Fort Standard's White Marble Trivet is cut in simple geometric shapes and finished with a leather bottom to protect countertops; $84 from The Future Perfect; for San Francisco residents, it's also available at March.

Above: Anchor Mixing Bowl Set, custom made in the US for Canoe, the matte glazed black bowls are designed to last a lifetime. A set of three is $145 from Canoe in Portland, OR.

Above: A set of three Italian-made Berti Cheese Knives made with tortoise Lucite handles, presented in a canvas roll-up case, is $275 from Garde.

Above: A four-piece set of Porcelain Nested Measuring Cups is $32 from Terrain.

For great design, sometimes all you need is good friends, superior coffee, and some really cool stools. Of course, a hip Paris location doesn't hurt either.

Discovered via Anknels and Burblets, Ten Belles, the latest shop to enter the burgeoning coffee scene in the City of Lights, is already a local favorite. Fans praise not only the brewing prowess of barista Thomas Lehoux, who learned his art from an American, but also the homemade fare offered up by Alice Quillet and Anna Trattles of the equally popular Le Bal Café. Add to this winning combination fresh design concepts like a bouquet of raspberries on the bar and signature foldable stools and you have a recipe for coffeehouse bliss.

Photography courtesy of Anknel and Burblets (except where noted).

Above: Ten Belles owner Thomas Lahoux has been described as "the best barista in Paris." Photograph by Justin Chung.

Above: At Ten Belles, everything is fresh, even the bunch of raspberries on the bar.

Above: Extemporaneous groupings are made possible by a proliferation of folding stools inside and out, designed by Pierre Hourquet.

Above: Conceived by the owners (with some advice from architect friends), the design of Ten Belles was purposefully simple and straightforward. Photograph via Petite Passport.

Above: A spare shelf needs nothing more than a menu and some good grounds (and those raspberries again).

Above: If the smell of Ten Belles' fresh roasted coffee doesn't temp you, Alice and Anna's baked goods are sure to. Photo via Substance of Style.

Above: Something for the chocoholic.

Above: Ten Belles' sign was painted by Jacky, a 70-year-old Frenchman who has been hand painting shop signs his whole life. The branding was done by David Rager.

Above: Effecting his most convincing Seattle vibe, Thomas Lahoux stands outside his new venture. Photograph by Justin Chung.

N.B.: Heading to Paris? See 40 of our favorite places to shop, eat and stay in The City of Lights.