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10 Easy Pieces: Office Wastebaskets
Good office wastebaskets are surprisingly difficult to find; here are ten good choices from the current crop available. NB: We didn't include wicker or rattan baskets in this roundup; for ideas in...
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Lighting: Steuart Padwick in the UK
UK designer Steuart Padwick has worked with Terence Conran and Benchmark Furniture (and is an adherent of the ideas espoused in Super Normal by Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison); he aims to make...
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Accessories: Whiteboard Message Clocks
Spotted lately: clocks made from dry-erase whiteboard, good for note-keeping and time-tracking. Above: In the UK, the 35-by-60cm magnetic White Board Message Clock by Karlsson is available from...
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Architectural Detail: Folded Shelf by BILT in Providence
Designed by Brown Universitys grad (and RISD grad students) Alex Malkin and Pete Fallon for BILT, a Providence-based design collective, the Fold Shelf is a clever, customized storage solution for an...
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Office: Red Storage Accessories
Practical doesn't have to be boring: here's a roundup of red office accessories to relieve workplace tedium. Above: The TPS File Cabinet in red powder-coated steel (also available in carbon or white)...
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Office: Diminutive Desk Roundup
Urban dwellers know the importance of utilizing every square inch of living space; here's a roundup of diminutive work spaces, carved from corners or integrated into shelving units. Above: A compact...
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Office : Linen Pencil Case from Fabriano in Italy
Stationery lovers take note: On a recent trip to Italy I admired the Mini Linen Case from Fabriano, longtime purveyors of paper and writing supplies (since 1264). The linen case rolls up and...
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Furniture: Koji Katsuragi in Japan
On my wish list: Koji Katsuragi Furniture, on view recently at 100% Design in London. Katsuragi is a Japanese furniture designer who uses traditional techniques to create his simple and contemporary...
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Office: Calendar Wall Decals at PB Teen
For the practical-minded: reusable peel-and-stick wall decals at PB Teen (according to Pottery Barn, they won't damage your walls). While they're designed for the teen market, we think the decals...
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Shopper's Diary: New at the General Store in San Francisco
On a recent visit to the General Store in the Outer Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco, I was taken by "the bits of everything useful" collected by Serena Mittnik-Miller and Mason St....
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Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Berge in Germany
When we first featured Berge, an inn in Aschau, upper Bavaria (see House Call: Berge by Nils Holger Moormann), it was still a work in progress. Moormann recently completed the 17th-century building,...
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Lighting: Matte Black Lamps from Task
On a recent visit to Task in Williamsburg, Julie and I admired the matte black light fixtures mounted on the display shelves. Proprietor Anne Seally just emailed us that the lights are now available...
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Furniture: Slatted Oak Chair at Terrain
The vintage-looking Slatted Oak Dining Chair is one of those all-purpose pieces that can move from room to room, from indoors to outdoors; the stackable chair features a contoured oak seat and iron...
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Fabrics & Linens: Aprons from VDC Maison
Nimes-based designer Charlotte Le Stum began designing rustic, nostalgic clothes for her younger sister a few years ago under the label Le Vestiare de Jeanne ("the cloakroom of Jeanne"); she's added a...
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Shopper's Diary: Nils Holger Moormann Goods for the Home
Upper Bavaria is not usually on our radar, but we're longing to check into Berge (Hotels, Lodging and Restaurants: Berge in Germany). In the meantime, we've found the next best thing: Berge Equipment,...
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Office Visit: Philpotts Interiors in San Francisco
When interior designers Marion Philpotts-Miller, Jonathan Staub, and Lowell Tom opened their new Philpotts Interiors office in San Francisco, it was a homecoming of sorts. Philpotts-Miller and Staub...
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Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Salvinia Lodge in Poland
Named for the water ferns that grow along the VIstula River, Salvinia Lodge is located on the Vistula Spit in Poland, a Baltic coast resort area 30 kilometers from Gdansk. Built in 1782, the...
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Fabrics & Linens: Megastripe Blanket
Recently admired: the Megastripe Blanket from Sundance Catalog. The oatmeal-colored cotton blanket is available in two sizes: Queen for $95 and King for $125, and with stone, ink, or ocean stripes....
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Walls, Windows & Floors: Hand-Printed Wallpaper from Les Indiennes
Mary Bergtold Mulcahy of Les Indiennes, one of our favorite fabrics and linens lines, just sent news of her latest venture: hand-printed wallpapers with classic Indian motifs. "Wallpaper has been a...
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Design Sleuth: Embroidered Sheets from Salvinia Lodge
Spotted (and admired) in today's Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Salvinia Lodge in Poland: crisp white sheets with folkloric embroidered borders. Above: The rooms at the Salvinia Lodge feature...
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