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Cabinet Pulls with Character
San Francisco furniture designer Ted Boerner has an antidote for that cheerless cabinet, drab chest of drawers, or dreary door in your life. Drawing from his background in theatrical set design,...
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A Good Yarn
Spotted recently: colored yarn as a quick fix for a monochromatic palette at home. After spending too much/not enough time on some of our favorite blogs, like Le Dans La and Loppelilla, we began...
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Going to South by Southwest?
Located on a secluded estate in Austin, Texas, Hotel Saint Cecilia is named for the patron saint of music and poetry and is a Liz Lambert project (of Hotel San Jose fame). Accommodations consist of...
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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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Rustic Outdoor Dining Pavilion
Whenever we need a dose of architectural inspiration, we head over to Michael Cannell's House Vote, which is where we discovered this otherworldly outdoor dining pavilion by Herbst Architects....
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Style Counsel: Matt Dick's East/West Style
You couldn't invent designer Matt Dick; his approach to style is so personal, so particular, so unexpected. Although he was born and raised in the Bay Area, Matt is clearly a citizen of the world....
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The Dawn of the Man Necklace
Dutch phenom Marcel Wanders was the first designer we spotted wearing a man necklace (it was a couple of years ago at ICFF in NYC). Since then, we've been noticing stylish males decked out in strands...
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Moon & Hey at Home in Tribeca
Moon Rhee and Hey Ja's loft on Rivington Street in NYC makes us want to paint our floors desert-bone white. We recently caught up with Moon and Hey (they're the founder and creative director of the...
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Mojave Sands Motel in Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree boasts an otherworldly terrain, but accommodations in California's high desert can be decidedly down to earth. LA designer Blake Simpson has solved this problem with Mojave Sands. A decade...
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Hand-Forged Hooks
New at Anthropologie: Hand-forged iron hooks with a rustic Wild West appeal. Above: The Light Bulb Hook is 5.5 inches high and $24 at Anthropologie. Above: The Light Bulb Hook (L) works well with the...
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Electric Love Sculptures
Modern interpretations of Native American dreamcatchers, via Brooklyn-based Electric Love, made from elemental materials. Hitomi Matarese and Charlie Walker, a husband-and-wife designer duo, make...
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Escape to the Outerlands
Located on San Francisco's foggy periphery near Ocean Beach, Outerlands is as much a gathering spot for sand-dusted surfers as it is a destination for Bay Area foodies. Owners David Muller and Lana...
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Modern Stairs Roundup
Architects love stairs: it's a chance to create sculpture in a domestic environment. Here are some of recent favorites. Above: A staircase in Sander Architects' Canal House features treads that were...
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5 Quick Fixes: Oversize Noguchi Lanterns
Some of our favorite living spaces feature oversize Akari globe lanterns, designed by Isamu Noguchi, suspended from the ceiling like moons. Designed by Noguchi in 1951 and handmade by the original...
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Small Box House as Loft
We did a double take when we spotted this home on Design Boom: It looks like a conventional two-story house from the exterior, but inside it's a giant loft. The clients of Akasaka Shinichiro Atelier...
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Steal This Look: Tokyo Kitchen Built with Concrete Blocks
Spotted on Dezeen: a low-cost kitchen by Tank Architects of Tokyo, designed for a couple with a passion for cooking but a limited budget. The homeowners of House K wanted a kitchen with enough space...
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Hard-Wired Kitchen Tools
The fine art of everyday objects comes to the forefront at Kanaami-Tsuji, a Japanese company offering handmade wire strainers in patterns like "chrysanthemum" and "tortoise-shell." The Kyoto company...
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Kaico Cookware by Koizumi Studio
De rigueur for the Eastern-inspired kitchen: cookware from Tokyo-based designer Makoto Koizumi, made of white enamel coated steel with maple wood handles. Above: The Kaico Kettle is $140 from Emmo...
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Flat Packables from Tokyo
Lightweight and portable, there is poetry and practicality to these plywood accessories made in Japan. Yu Ito, the designer behind Flat Packables, graduated in industrial design from RISD, and has...
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Hanging Vases from Jurgen Lehl
Tokyo-based Jurgen Lehl—a German who has lived in Japan for several decades—is a textile and fashion designer; he also offers a range of housewares under the Babaghuri line, including these Hanging...
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