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Modern Stairs Roundup
Architects love stairs: it's a chance to create sculpture in a domestic environment. Here are some of our recent favorites. Above: A staircase in Sander Architects' Canal House features treads that...
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A Traditional Teahouse—in the Czech Republic
If one day you find yourself in the ÄŒeská LÃpa district of the Czech Republic, look for a pine forest. And a calm, dark lake shaped like an "S." On its grassy shore sits the Black Teahouse. Built for...
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To Wear, To Dwell, To Eat
Arts & Science owner Sonya Park believes all good fashion is based on vintage workwear. When Park, a Korean-born stylist, opened her first Arts & Science shop in Aoyoma Tokyo in 2003 (she now...
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A Minimalist Bakery in Kyoto
In Japan they take their bread very seriously—at Panscape in Kyoto, baking is elevated to an art form. Bread is a relatively new addition to the Japanese diet (new, as in the 19th century), and...
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Design Sleuth: Martha Stewart's Swing Hooks
We are, admittedly, obsessed with storage hooks; a recent post over at Martha Stewart reminded us of one very useful type: swing hooks. Stewart's new utility room features Sugatsune swing hooks, which...
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A Luxurious Spa Towel from Japan
Spotted at the New York International Gift Fair in January: Kontex's take on the classic waffle-weave towel. Produced in the coastal town of Imabari, the Kontex Lattice Towel, like others from the...
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The Best Seat in the House
Will the Washlet catch on where the bidet has failed in the US? We prefer the former for its innovative approach to personal hygiene. When it comes to toilets, the Japanese company Toto gets the nod...
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Pottery and Provisions in Mashiko
Founded by creative genius Hiroshi Baba, Starnet is a compound of sorts, showcasing the work of artists across several mediums, including music, ceramics, clothing, and woodwork. Located in Mashiko, a...
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A Teahouse on the Connecticut Coast
When a Connecticut couple asked their architect friend Naomi Darling to design a gazebo on their property, she gently insisted they build a teahouse instead. The couple—photographer and writer Sean...
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Zak+Fox Textiles: Inspired by Exotica
LA-born, NYC-based Zak Profera has just introduced his first line of textiles, called Zak+Fox, featuring patterns based on antique Japanese textiles, Matahari trade cloth, and Moroccan carpets. "I was...
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A Bonsai Revolutionary
The last thing you'd expect on a quiet residential street in a posh Tokyo neighborhood is a subversive shop. But behind Sinajina's mossy, manicured sign, bonsai artist Kenji Kobayashi is selling a...
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DIY George Nakashima Rope Chair
As an homage to George Nakashima (aka "the Japanese Shaker"), we're creating our own version of his classic 1940s grass-seat chair. I have several thrift-shop chairs in my apartment in desperate need...
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Come to Eat, Stay to Shop
Located in Tokyo's fashionable Omotesando District, Farmer's Table is a cafe with an upstairs shop specializing in everyday objects for the home. The brainchild of Hiroko and Minato Ishikawa (she's a...
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Surprisingly Elegant Space Heaters
We have our eye on these demure space heaters by famed Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa for Plus Minus Zero. Infrared electric heaters send out heat waves to be absorbed by nearby objects...
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Required Reading: Wabi-Sabi by Leonard Koren
The New York Times calls Leonard Koren "a maker of deceptively modest books about deceptively modest subjects"; his topics include gravel and sand gardens, tea ceremonies, and flower shops. His book,...
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Indigo Matt in San Francisco
San Francisco-based designer and creative director Matt Dick is known around town as Indigo Matt—possibly because his hands are perpetually stained blue, or maybe it's because he's frequently attired...
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Show Us Your Indigo
Our current design obsession is indigo in all its forms. You too? Share your inspirations with us on Pinterest for a chance to win a Remodelista Gift Box. Here's how to triumph: Follow Remodelista on...
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Origami Lights from Holland
Wouldn't these light-hearted origami paper lights be lovely in a children's room? Cachette is a brand-new online shop started by an Anglo-French couple, Stephen Rogan and Delphine de Chabalier, who...
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Modular Furniture from Japan
Furniture maker Yosuke Kimura is a devotee of the belief that "form follows function," and his modular pieces are a perfect expression of the modernist creed. Last year, Kimura opened Building...
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Expert Advice: Eve Ashcraft's Indigo Palette
We asked celebrated "paint whisperer" Eve Ashcraft (see Required Reading: The Right Color by Eve Ashcraft) to analyze our favorite indigo room. "Indigo was once a guarded pigment, used as a dye by...
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