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Communist Era-Inspired Furniture in Beijing
A while back a reader sent in a tip about Lost & Found, a store in the Chaoyang district of Beijing owned by ex-pat American Paul Gelinas and local Xiao Mao. Since then, the pair has expanded their...
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Houseplants and More on Gardenista, Top 5 Posts of the Week
This week, Michelle and Erin focused on houseplants (including the Plant of Immortality), verdant interior courtyards, and a cure for the common cold. Above: Erin visited an astonishing house with a...
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On Tap: Beer with Chinese Herbs at Beijing's First Microbrewery
Brew enthusiasts Carl Setzer and Liu Fang started Great Leap Brewing with the intent of starting a Chinese craft beer revolution. That was four years ago and since then the couple's Great Leap Brewing...
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Common Ground: A Chinese-Style Family Compound in California
Thirty years ago, I met Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown of Tsao & McKown Architects when I went to scout and then shoot their first apartment on Central Park West for House & Garden magazine. We...
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Crazy Eights: Auspicious 8's as Decor
The Chinese are obsessed with the number eight; they go to great lengths to incorporate its auspiciousness into their lives. Associated with prosperity, the more 8’s, the better. Examples? Building an...
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A Chinese Teahouse In Paris (with 125-Year-Old Tea)
La Maison des Trois Thès in Paris is presided over by Madame Yu Hui Tseng, a master of the Chinese tea ceremony and one of the world's preeminent experts on tea (and the only woman among them). She...
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Raise the Red Lantern: 10 Chinese Paper Lanterns for the New Year
We like the way a few thoughtfully placed paper lanterns in a room can turn up the eclectic vibe in an instant. Just in time for the Chinese New Year (the Year of the Horse begins today), here are 10...
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For Rent: Your Own Bamboo Palace by the Great Wall
A tip from my Travel + Leisure hotline: If seeing the Great Wall of China is at the top of your bucket list, you can stay practically within touching distance of i, and in great style, at Commune by...
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Current Obsessions: Organized and Inspired
Last week, we had a look at contemporary Chinese design in celebration of the New Year and found ourselves overflowing with ideas. Here are some of those add-on design finds from China, plus a look...
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The Studio Apartment, Garage Edition
To kick off this week's Small Space Living issue, we're spotlighting an ingenious, storage-fiilled studio apartment in Auckland, New Zealand, that designer Karin Montgomery Spath created out of found...
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How I Learned to Love Pinterest
In 2012, I heard about this Pinterest thing. It was described as an internet bulletin board where people shared images. First of all, I had no interest in becoming a shareaholic with millions of...
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Design Sleuth: The Porcelain Funnel
My husband and I are collectors of curiosities, in particular art, books, ceramics, well, pretty much any rare attractive object we happen to come by. On a recent trip to a neighborhood estate sale, we...
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World's Most Stylish Light Bulb, Version 002
The creators of Plumen 001, the world’s first energy-efficient designer light bulb, have just unveiled Plumen 002. A sophisticated and sultry version of the original, the low-energy flourescent Plumen...
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Spotlight: David Weeks' New Tribeca Studio
We have been following David Weeks' work for years (and buying his light fixtures: I own three of them and Julie convinced me to get her one, too, at one of David's sample sales). His latest venture...
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Steal This Look: An Architect's Tiny Kitchen in Dublin
When Moscow-born architect Ekaterina Voronova relocated to Dublin, Ireland, she needed a home office in addition to guest quarters—two luxuries that, in a small space, are often mutually exclusive. In...
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Furniture with a Feminine Touch (and a Masculine Name)
Despite the masculine-sounding name, Richard Watson is the design studio of two women, Brooke Richard and Laura Watson, who describe their work as furniture through "the filter of a feminine mind." A...
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Survival Guide: Life in a Tiny Apartment, Brooklyn Edition
When we first moved into our tiny Brooklyn Heights apartment, my husband, James (then fiancé), and I negotiated a six-month lease because we weren't sure we could survive more time than that in such a...
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Wanderlust: 10 Airstream Trailers for Living Small
When it comes to Airstream trailers, we're like a flock of magpies or seagulls: the shinier, the better. Dreaming of your own stainless steel quarters? Here are 10 classic midcentury examples that have...
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7 Space-Saving Hallway Storage Solutions
How many times have you searched madly for keys, the dog leash, your phone as you dash out of the house? Here's a roundup of hallway butlers that will help you keep it together. Above: The Wall Wonder...
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10 Easy Pieces: Compact Refrigerators
Years after my college dorm days I never thought I'd be considering a mini refrigerator. But when my former Santa Monica apartment kitchen called for creative measures to allow for a breakfast nook, a...
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