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Color Theory with Casamidy
Join us on a tour of the San Miguel de Allende house of Jorge Almada and Anne-Marie Midy for a lesson in color theory. We've been followers of Casamidy from the start (the furniture/design firm...
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World's Coolest Chair Heads Outdoors
The iconic Paulistano chair, designed in 1957 by Pritzker Price-winning architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, is at once playful, elegant, and supremely comfortable (we should know; two of us at...
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5 Favorites: Natural Fiber Placemats for Summer Dining
An essential for summer dining: indoor/outdoor natural fiber placemats: here's a roundup of our favorite options in English rush, twine, and water hyacinth. Above: The Round Rush Placemats are $38 for...
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The Coolest Flat in Buenos Aires
Remember the cool girl in school whose outfits always made you think, “I couldn’t pull that together in a million years”? That’s how we feel about this personality-laden Buenos Aires flat, which...
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A Midcentury Classic Is Reborn in Acapulco
Welcome to the Acapulco of yesteryear; the one that Elvis, Frank Sinatra, and Elizabeth Taylor knew. To the casual observer, a visit to the Hotel Boca Chica might feel like stepping back in time, to...
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5 Favorites: The Dip-Dyed Trend Continues
There's still life in the dip-dyed trend: here are five products spotted recently we find ourselves coveting. Above: New from Anthropologie, the Submergent Ladder from Lostine is made of oak with a...
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Wicker Made Modern: Lighting from Chile
Santiago-based Made in Mimbre is a team of designers and artisans who create modern wicker lighting and furniture using traditional crafts techniques. Mimbre (Spanish for wicker) is one of the most...
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Live/Work in Brazil: A High Style Solution
Two architects in São Paulo pool their resources to purchase one piece of land, build two houses, and save 15 percent on their overall costs. The catch? They can never leave the office too far behind,...
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Sustainable Style from Argentina: Cubreme Fabrics
María Alejandra Gottelli lives to make the world a more beautiful place, both sartorially and ethically. With her sustainable clothing and housewares line Cubreme, the Argentinean designer has a...
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Magical Realism in Berkeley
When we dropped in at Berkeley's Tail of the Yak recently (see Berkeley's Best Under-the-Radar Shop), we admired the mix of high style bohemia. In particular, we liked the shop's art pieces and...
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Dark Shadows: The Vertigo Chandelier
A simple chandelier reminiscent of an over-sized sombrero plays with shadows and light; we're sold. I swung by The Future Perfect on a recent trip to New York (always a must visit), and admired this...
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Far from the Madding Crowds: A Serene Retreat in Uruguay
Hotel Fasano Las Piedras appears to be deep in the rural countryside of Uruguay. But don't be fooled; "The Hamptons of South America" is a mere 15 minutes away. The latest venture by the Fasano...
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An Artist at Home in Mexico
In Baja, an artist's eye inspires her home, and her home inspires her art. The artist in question is Patricia Larsen, an infinitely talented and increasingly well known painter whose impassioned,...
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DIY: Dramatic Floor Stencils
Spotted (and admired) in the showroom of Chairloom in Philadelphia: rough-hewn factory floors embellished with dramatic stencils. Read on to discover how to achieve a similar look. Chairloom founders...
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Shopper's Diary: Esqueleto in Oakland
Lauren Wolf studied jewelry making in the mountains of Mexico and lived in New York City for several years before setting up shop in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland. Wolf whitewashed the interior...
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Modern Mexico Comes to Seattle, Tequila Included
At The Saint in Seattle, owner Quentin Ertel offers the tequilas of Mexico. Not the tequilas of spring breaks and big regrets, but the warm, earthy versions made for sipping and talking, dancing and...
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Oaxaca by Way of Texas: JM Dry Goods in Austin
Michelle Teague and her husband, Jon Davidson, were two New Yorkers working in film production when a winter's road trip through the high desert of West Texas changed everything. Just as Donald Judd,...
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An Insider's Guide to San Miguel de Allende
We first got wind of San Miguel de Allende when we discovered Casamidy, the artisanal home furnishings line from Jorge Almada and Anne Marie Midy. So for an insider's guide to the town, we turned to...
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5 Favorites: Space-Saving Dish Racks
A roundup of solutions for freeing up counter space (especially important in urban kitchens). Above: Tse & Tse in Paris offers the medium Wall-Mounted Steel Plate Rack (shown above L; it's also...
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Farm-to-Table Meets Quaker Simplicity in Williamsburg
Quaker simplicity and restraint was the model for Brooklyn designer Joseph Foglia's latest restaurant: Parish Hall. According to Foglia, "The overall intent for Parish Hall was to create a simple...
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