Clik here to view.
5 Favorites: Closet Storage Systems
Go ahead, admit it. You fantasize about that perfect, calm, clutter-free closet (we do). Whether you're transforming an unused room into a walk-in closet or struggling with a tiny apartment closet,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DIY: Vintage Belt as Cabinet Pull
Our friend Jeff Sherman, a Brooklyn-based architect, has come up with perhaps the ultimate leather cabinet pull. Cost? Nothing more than an old belt and a couple of screws. Here's his story: "You can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Drink Up: The Draper's Arms
The Draper's Arms is that laid-back neighborhood gastropub that you wish was down the street from where you live. Well if you happen to live in London's residential district of Islington, you're in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Mad Hatter: The Optimo Hat Shop in Chicago
Johnny Depp is a fan—and so are we. A true hatter is hard to come by these days, so when Graham Thompson was offered the chance to take over a hat shop owned by a master hatter on the south side of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Austin, a Woodworker Takes Affordable Creativity to New Heights
What can we say? Craftspeople are crafty. In this tiny work studio (first spotted on Design Sponge), a woodworker/metalworker/jack-of-all-trades makes clever use of stock materials to create a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Style Counsel: British Workwear Chic
Will Brown and Marie Willey run a decidedly old-fashioned clothing business, yet seem to be unwittingly ahead of the curve. When Brown, a fashion industry veteran, and Willey, a stylist, decamped from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cooking Consistency with KitchenAid® Even-Heat™ Technology
SPONSORED POST Most of us have to get to know the temperaments of our ovens and cooktops (Which rack level offers the most even heat? On which burner do I have to position the pot to the right? How...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Style Counsel: An Architect's Hat Trick
An architect copes with climate change by applying his personal version of form follows function to his own wardrobe. When I first met my husband, Bill, at architecture school, I immediately clocked...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Desk Lamp with a Geometric Edge
The geometric trend continues with LA-based Brendan Ravenhill's Hex Desk Lamp; we think this design will endure. For more from Brendan Ravenhill, take a look at our visit to his studio in Live/Work in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cup of Joe: Handsome Coffee Roasters in Los Angeles
If you're going to call yourself Handsome Coffee, then you kind of have to deliver, right? Fortunately, they do. "They" being the three founders, Tyler Wells, Michael Phillips, and Chris Owens, who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Photographer at Home in Brooklyn
The Clinton Hill Cooperative Apartments are a secret architectural gem, designed in the 1930s by Wallace K. Harrison (his oeuvre includes the Time-Life Building at Rockefeller Center and Radio City...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Secrets of a San Francisco Sartorialist
Apparel industry alums Todd Barket and Carl Chiara have racked up over 30 years of experience in men's retail (Barket was creative director for the Gap and Chiara was concept director at Levi's), so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Oldest Bar in San Francisco
Visit the Comstock Saloon on a rainy night: start with a walk up Montgomery Street to San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood (past the oxidized copper Coppola building). Turn the corner and follow...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Expert Advice: 10 Wardrobe Maintenance Essentials
We first came across Antonio Centeno (author of the Real Men Real Style blog and founder of A Tailored Suit) on The Art of Manliness, where he dispenses advice on dress and grooming. Centeno's mission...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Current Obsessions: A Winter's Tale
Last week we raided the closets of some of our favorite haberdashers; this coming week we'll be on the mountains, visiting ski cabins and rounding up fondue pots. Join us! • In the closet with Jesse...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Architect Is In: Making the Most of Your Floor Plan
Over the last 20 years, New York-based firm Platt Dana Architecture has developed a reputation for transforming traditional buildings and apartments into spaces oriented around contemporary family...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Modern Ski House in the Alps
If the magical wardrobe from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe were to go modern, it might look something like this holiday retreat in the Italian alpine village of Madesimo. While alpine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Glamorous Pendant Lights for Under $200
Noticed lately: a (welcome) trend toward well-priced lighting fixtures. Here are 10 glamorous pendant lights we'd gladly use (if we've something good, let us know in the comments section). Above:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Ribbon Man of London
Wayward, an emporium of vintage haberdashery on England's south coast, is run by Andrew Hirst, who has been selling antiques "forever." He used to be in the habit of buying the entire contents of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ilse Crawford's Aalto Armchair
Winter has us thinking about the warmth of fur hides and sheepskin, so we were excited to share UK designer Ilse Crawford's fur-covered update of a classic: the Alvar Aalto's Armchair 400. In February...
View Article