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Luxe Urban Camping: The Hotel Daniel Airstream in Vienna
Kitted out by a professional yacht interior designer, a 1952 Airstream at the Hotel Daniel in Vienna offers luxe minimalism for the urban camper. For more information, go to Hotel Daniel. Above: The...
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The Adirondack Chair Reimagined
A modern take on the Adirondack chair by Eric Pfeiffer for SF-based Council Design has us rethinking our outdoor seating. Made with durable treated Southern pine (a new product from Perennial Wood)...
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Modernism in Sao Paolo: Marcio Kogan's Chimney House
Marcio Kogan’s Chimney House in the sprawling city of Sao Paolo, Brazil, is an example of architecture with an uncompromising modernist conception of space and attention to detail. The lesson learned:...
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On the Rocks: 7 Glamorous Ice Buckets (Plus a Budget Option)
Calling all cocktail connoisseurs: here's to the clink of the ice in the summer ice bucket. Above: The Arne Jacobsen-designed Cylinda Ice Bucket for Stelton is made of stainless steel and is available...
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5 Favorites: Folding Outdoor Dining Tables
A summer essential: a sturdy dining table that be pulled out when unexpected guests arrive (and stowed away when they leave). Here are five we are currently coveting. Above: The Tavern Rectangular...
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Steal This Look: Mod LA Garden Patio by Ashe and Leandro
We've been admiring actress Jennifer Carpenter's Laurel Canyon patio for a while now; from the strand lighting casually laced through the overhanging trees to the eclectic mix of outdoor classics....
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Banish the Plastic Wrap: Bees to the Rescue
Summertime means a lot more meals outdoors, which means more wasteful paper and plastic products. This season, we'll be thanking bees for a new product called Abeego, made with beeswax-infused cotton...
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Talula's Garden in Philadelphia
Restaurateurs Aimee Olexy and Stephen Starr make an unlikely pair. The two joined forces last year to create Talula's Garden, a restaurant that plays to both of their strengths. Olexy owns Talula's...
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Remodelista Market at Dwell on Design
Design lovers take note: we're back at Dwell on Design with another Remodelista Market and an even bigger roster of designers. Come and check us out at the LA Convention Center, June 22nd to 24th. Our...
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Forget the Flowers: Vegetables as Decor
Ever since we spotted vegetables used in lieu of floral arrangements at Babylonstoren in South Africa, we've been intrigued (make that obsessed) with the idea. Here's a roundup of some recent...
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Where the Girls Are: A Tribeca Loft Takes Center Stage
If you're like us, you've been obsessively watching the HBO series Girls, a spot-on portrayal of post-grad, pre-career life in New York. We’ve been laughing, cringing, and taking note of the...
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Season of Mist: Ben Pentreath's Dorset Garden
When our friend Ben Pentreath, a London architect and interior designer whose clients include Liv Tyler and Sarah Jessica Parker, turned his classicist's eye on a Dorset garden that had gone to ruin,...
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DIY: Tomatoes on the Fire Escape
It's no surprise that everywhere I look in New York City, gardens are flourishing on fire escapes. The only mystery is why it took us city dwellers so long to figure out we too have a right to...
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5 Essential Tools for the Urban Gardener
To give you a sense of the size of my garden, somebody asked me the other day what tools I've been using since I moved to New York City two years ago. I thought very hard and finally came up a...
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Windowsill Garden: Seed Sprouting Kit
It turns out to be possible to grow an entire farm on a 3-inch deep window sill. Spotted at Anthropologie: Above: The Micro Greens Grow Box comes with seeds to grow organic red cabbage, mini carrots,...
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DIY: Bug Repellent Balm
I have a very serious vendetta against mosquitos and a few select summer insects, so I've decided to embalm myself in a force field of rosemary, catnip, lavender, and lemon; I suggest you do the same....
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Seed Bank: Heirlooms in Petaluma
Perhaps you would like to grow an unusual custard squash in your vegetable garden? Or Klondike Blue Ribbon Striped Watermelon? Or Dixie Speckled Butterpea Lima Beans? Or try any of the 1,200 other...
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A New Garden for an Old Windmill
When a historic mill keeper's house a hundred miles north of London recently got a new addition to meet the needs of a modern family, the architects also turned their attention to the gardens that...
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Steal This Look: Michelle Obama's White House Garden
One cold, windy morning three years ago, First Lady Michelle Obama grabbed a pitchfork and joined 23 fifth-graders on the White House lawn to do something no one had dared since World War II: They dug...
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DIY: Lime-Green Painted Tire Swing
Spotted at Babylonstoren in South Africa: A simple tire swing painted green adds a citrusy dash of color to the garden. Above: To create your own tire swing, consult the step-by-step instructions at...
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