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Lightweight Task Lamps by Tord Boontje
Dutch-born, London-based industrial product designer Tord Boontje designed the Lightweight lamp to combat heavy lamp bases that are expensive to ship. We like the idea of creating a customizable lamp...
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Makeshift Furniture from a Berlin Designer
For one Berlin-based designer, exploring the relationship between human and object has spawned an imaginative collection of makeshift pieces that are as expressive as they are practical.Johanna Dehio...
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The Architect Is In: A Modern Cabin; Natural Light and Plywood Included
This week, Bay Area architect Nick Noyes talks to us about designing a modern cabin in Healdsburg, California, that complies with 21st century building codes. Think proper insulation. For the next 48...
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Current Obsessions: From Icelandic Houses to DIY Planters
Here's a roundup of what's piquing our interest this week:• Checking out [N2X] Arquitectos' solar-powered project in Água d'Alto, Portugal.• Both Christine and Meredith have been looking at Brad...
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A Floating Farmhouse in Upstate New York
A reimagined 1820 farmhouse situated at the edge of a waterfall fuses country primitive with urban industrial architecture. NY-based Tom Givone is on a mission to explore "the contrast between...
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London Design Week: Furniture from Barnby Day
Spotted at Design Junction during London Design Week: the work of Barnby Day, two friends who share a passion for designing and making furniture simply and with intelligence, in Hay-on-Wye on the...
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DIY: Birch Branch Floor Lamp
Irene Finne, who writes the blog Lopelilla, created a clever floor lamp using a large branch from the woods that lie just beyond her front door in Vestlandet, Norway. For those of us who live a less...
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Pin to Win: Signed Copy of "House," Diane Keaton's New Book
We recently bought our own copy of Diane Keaton's "House" (Rizzoli) at the SF Fall Antiques Show, where Keaton was signing her book for a long line of admirers. Did you miss her appearance? Enter our...
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Travels with an Architect: A Restored Chateau in France, Farm Included
Our friend Jerome Buttrick (a member of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory) recently spent a few days at the Domaine des Etangs in the Dordogne, a restored chateau complete with floating...
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Dip-Dyed Cutting Boards from Objets Mecaniques
Made of either maple or cherrywood with a dip-dyed handle, the Objets Mecanique cutting boards are as decorative as they are useful. Objets Mecanique is a slow design laboratory based in Montreal...
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Urban Rusticity in NYC: August Restaurant
An oasis of urban rusticity in the heart of Greenwich Village, grapevine-draped dining patio included. Much of the charm within is due to details like distressed plaster walls, unadorned wood tables,...
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Aromapots: Stackable Enamel Pots by Dottings
Riess, a 400-year-old family-owned Austrian company, has specialized in porcelain enameled cookware for more than 80 years. The company's new stackable Aromapots line, designed by Vienna-based design...
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Steal This Look: A Sonoma Loft Kitchen
Last week we admired this light airy Sonoma Loft by DISC Interiors; this week we break down the elements so you can create a similar look. Photographs by David John. Above: The kitchen island base is...
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5 Favorites: Plywood Ceilings
A quick (and inexpensive) way to add character to an otherwise austere space: plywood-faced ceilings. Here are five we like: Above: A photo from the Dwell House Tour, via Morgan Satterfield's The...
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Rustic Linens Inspired by Anatolian Textiles
When Zak Profera introduced his line, Zak+Fox, earlier this year he featured printed textiles with patterns based on antique Japanese textiles, Matahari trade cloth, and Moroccan carpets. His latest...
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The Ultimate Apple Peeler
A chef friend of mine swears by her old-fashioned, manually operated apple peeler and corer (known in Sweden as Aunt Hulda's apple peeler). Here are a couple of sourcing ideas for the pie maker or the...
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Leila's Shop in London: The Ultimate Greengrocer
"Yesterday I decided that eating breakfast was more important than going to university," writes a Yelp reviewer of Leila's Shop. "I'm fairly certain I made the right decision." Located on Calvert...
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A Hotel Where Everything Is for Sale
Whenever I'm staying at a hotel, I'll find myself obsessing over the bed linens or a lamp long after I've checked out. At MySuites you don't have to wonder where to source that fabulous lamp—you'll...
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Holiday Gift Guide: For the Commuter
Whether that person on your list is a city-dwelling straphanger or a highway commuter, here are a few practical gift ideas. N.B.: To make sure we've got everyone on your list covered, see all of our...
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A Rustic Farmhouse in Wales, Wellies Included
After purchasing a restored Welsh farmhouse from her architect in-laws, knitwear designer Kathleen Holland set forth on making it her own. When designing knitwear for Alpaca Pie, Holland looks to two...
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