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A Cafe for the Zeitgeist
The colorful Mundvoll Cafe and Grocery, located on the Zeppelin University campus in Friedrichshafen, Germany, was inspired by Germany's mom-and-pop grocery stores. Designed by Maria Meller and Mirja...
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San Cristobal Stables by Luis Barragán
When I was introduced to the work of Mexican architect Luis Barragán, I couldn’t understand why anyone would think of modern architecture as a cold discipline. Looking back on my architecture...
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Once in a Pink Moon
New from up-and-coming product designer Ana Kras: the Moon Table; available with glass tops in various colors (including our favorite, pink). Kras is an up-and-coming designer from Serbia; the Moon...
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DIY: Pink Macrame Plant Hanger
Spotted on Refinery 29: A DIY plant hanger that is as simple as tying a few knots. If you have past experience with macrame, you have a slight advantage (but fear not—I never was a Girl Scout, and I...
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5 Favorites: Rosy Rooms
Five rooms for enthusiasts of the color pink (which would include us). Above: Cote Sud via French by Design. Above: A pink room with taupe trim, via photographer William Waldron. Above: The Paris...
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Design Sleuth: Dogwood on Your Terrace
If offered a choice, a dogwood tree might not immediately jump at the chance to live in a pot on your terrace. Not even for the views from East 61st Street. But you can persuade it. The challenge:...
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A Milestone for Modernism in San Francisco
Long before there was Design Within Reach or other sources for contemporary furniture, San Francisco had Zinc Details. This year, the independently owned store turns 20. Founders Vas Kiniris and wife...
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Style Counsel: There's Something About Sofie
We care a lot about interiors, but we care a lot about clothes, too. Our latest obsession: Sofie d'Hoore. I first discovered the Belgian designer's eponymous line at MAC Modern Appealing Clothing in...
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SoHo Loft with a Boardwalk
Moving from Venice Beach, California, to NYC's SoHo was quite a transition for a young film producer, but interior designer Martin Raffone did what he could to soften the landing—by channeling his...
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Springtime in Sussex
In a Georgian rectory in West Sussex, the calm light and pale interiors act as a mild sedative. The Albourne rectory, which dates back to the 17th century, is the home of Emma Waight, the daughter of...
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Design Sleuth: Vintage X-Ray Lights
Spotted (and admired) lately: vintage mercury-glass lights with scalloped swirl shades, known as x-ray lights. Produced by Canadian company Curtis Lighting, a pioneer of indirect lighting, the...
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Sussex Garden Trugs
Simple Sussex garden trugs caught Queen Victoria's eye one day a hundred and fifty years ago, as she strolled through the Crystal Palace in London. Awarded a Royal Warrant, the baskets are still...
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Vintage-Inspired Flora and Fauna
It's spring year-round at British company St. Jude's Fabrics and Papers, which collaborates with artists to create fresh takes on botanical themes. Printmaker Angie Lewin and husband Simon started St....
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A Blooming Brownstone in Manhattan
What could have possessed Edith Wharton to call New York CIty's brownstones "drab"? We know two flowering cherry trees that would politely beg to differ. Flanking a prim Victorian facade of the sort...
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Only Two Weeks Left: Win a Kitchen from Cultivate.com
SPONSORED POST Longing for a new kitchen? Pondering a remodel? Make it a reality by entering the kitchen makeover sweepstakes at Cultivate.com, Williams-Sonoma’s new website for kitchen inspiration and...
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Louesa Roebuck, Renegade Florist
A European-style garden in Berkeley proves to be a forager's secret paradise. When I asked our friend Louesa Roebuck to come up with something floral for spring, she suggested a trip to her friend...
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Rose in Bloom
Just the thing for spring: the Red Roses Tray by an up-coming Scottish textile designer. Fiona Douglas of Bluebellgray collaborated with Sweden's Åry Trays to transfer her design onto melamine-coated...
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I Gigi in Hove, England
I Gigi General Store owners Zoe Ellison and Alex Legendre "specialize in items characterized by a soft and natural charm." Located on Western Road in the Brunswick area of Hove, the shop sells a...
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5 Quick Fixes: Outdoor Lanterns
Candlelight was the first—and for centuries, only—truly reliable source of flattering illumination at outdoor dinner parties. No more. Here are five up-to-date lanterns, all of which use...
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Jardine Outdoor Dining Set from West Elm
Currently admiring: the new Jardine line of outdoor dining furniture from West Elm. Above: Made of FSC-certified tropical hardwood with a driftwood finish, the expandable Jardine Dining Table (it...
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