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Required Reading: Hot Afro: Interiors from South Africa
Hot Afro: Interiors from South Africa, with photographs by Craig Fraser, features a range of interior spaces, including the homes of artist Neville Trickett and former and current editors of Elle...
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10 Easy Pieces: Modern Toilet Paper Holders
A couple of weeks ago, we rounded up our favorite traditionally styled toilet roll holders (see 10 Easy Pieces: Traditional Toilet Paper Holders). This week we turn our attention to modern toilet roll...
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Fabrics and Linens: Waffle Stripe Hand Towel from West Elm
New at West Elm: the Waffle Stripe Hand Towel is made from 100 percent cotton in a waffle weave with a yarn-dyed slate-colored stripe; $9.
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Fixtures & Fittings: Kippford Bath Hardware from Thorsten van Elten
We featured Jon Harrison's Kippford Hooks a while back (see Fixtures & Fittings: Kippford Hooks from Thorsten van Elten), so we were interested to see that Harrison recently came out with a...
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Fabrics & Linen: Beat Shower Curtain by Jeanine Hays
Jeanine Hays, the Philadelphia-based designer and blogger behind AphroChic, has come out with a modern interpretation of the traditional African kuba print called The Beat, available as shower...
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Bath: Stainless Steel Bath Accessories from CB2
Admired (both for looks and affordability) at CB2: simple Stainless Steel Bath Accessories, at home in both the modern or the traditional bath. Above: CB2 Stainless Steel Bath Accessories include (L...
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Bath: Concrete Sink and Tub Roundup
Some of our favorite baths noted recently feature concrete sinks, tubs, even walls, for a rough yet refined look. Above: A concrete basin in a bath photographed by Paul Ryan Goff, via Style Files....
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Accessories: Pillows from Niarela Rue 420
Admired recently: oversized pillows from Niarela Rue 420, an atelier in Bamako, Mali. Owner Mariane Montaut oversees a small team that spins, weaves, then hand dyes the cotton used to create the...
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Palette & Paints: Earthcote in South Africa
South Africa-based Earthcote offers a palette that "captures the style and spirit of the African aesthetic, focusing on colors inspired by the themes of Africana found in rustic safari lodges and...
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DIY: Reclaimed Doors as Headboard
We noted several inspirational ideas in this Scandinavian bedroom featured on Hus & Hem: the industrial pendant lamp suspended from a nautical hook, the clip-on reading lamp, and (best of all) the...
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Office Visit: Derrick in Cape Town
Spotted at Elle Decoration SA: the urban offices of Capetown ad agency Derrick. "Located in the Old Castle Brewery, the Derrick offices feature an edgy mix of salvaged items, personal touches, and...
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Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Superette in Cape Town
Located in the newly gentrified Woodstock neighborhood of Cape Town, Superette is a cafe and retail outpost opened by Justin Rhodes and Cameron Munro, the entrepreneurial duo behind the nearby...
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Furniture: Von Tundra in Portland, Oregon
Discovered at Specific in Los Angeles: the work of Portland, Oregon-based design collective Von Tundra (consisting of Dan Anderson, Chris Held, and Brian Pietrowski, classmates at Oregon College of...
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Fabrics & Linens: Skinny Laminx Fabrics by the Yard
Heather Moore, a South African-born textile designer, produces some of the freshest fabrics around (we especially like her whimsical herd animal prints) under the name Skinny Laminx; conveniently, her...
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Furniture: High/Low Walnut Tractor Stool
Admired in architect Annabelle Selldorf's New York apartment, and in several other chic interiors: the sculptural Tractor Bar Stool from New York design duo BassamFellows, carved from a single block...
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Designer Visit: Q & A with Martin Brudnizki
London-based designer Martin Brudnizki has won acclaim for his portfolio of restaurant interiors in the UK; his projects include the Club at the Ivy, Scott's at the Mayfair, Dean Street Townhouse, and...
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RADD Office Visit: Front Studio in New York
A recent addition to the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory: Front Studio in New York. The three principals—Yen Ha, Arthur Lubetz, and Michi Yanagishita—met at Carnegie Mellon University; among...
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Architect Visit: Elizabeth Roberts in Brooklyn
New York-based architect Elizabeth Roberts grew up in Mill Valley, studied architecture at Berkeley, earned a masters in historic preservation at Columbia, and worked in the offices of William...
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Storage: Coat Rack Bench at Strawser & Smith in Brooklyn
Strawser & Smith's Coat Rack Bench resolves several entryway issues at once, offering a one-stop solution for coat and bag storage as well as a bench for shoe putting on and taking off. The Coat...
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Furniture: Midcentury Slipcovered Chairs
Masculine midcentury chairs get a feminine twist when covered in printed fabrics from contemporary fabric designers like Susan and Katharine Hable of Hable Construction or Mary Mulcahy of Les...
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