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Current Obsessions: The Artful Life
Take a look at what's on our radar this week: This past week, Alexa moved from SF to NYC. First stop: the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, Queens. If you're in LA today, don't miss Modernica's 25th...
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The Architect Is In: A New York Remodel by Way of Belgium
This week the Architect Is In marks its second year anniversary, and our first participant, Juan Matiz of Matiz Architecture & Design (a member of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory),...
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Table of Contents: Cool Dads
Every room benefits from a balance of yin and yang. In honor of Father's Day, we're spotlighting manly design this week—and tipping our hats to the fine fellows in our lives (especially the aesthetes)....
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The New Pioneers: An Architect's One-Room Family House
Is a room of one's own overrated? Are closets unnecessary space hogs? Is clutter the enemy? Architect Takaaki Kawabata, a senior associate at Janson Goldstein in New York, and his wife and...
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Coopers Hall, an Urban Winery in Portland, Oregon
The developers who brought us Portland’s Ace Hotel are shaking things up again. Dave Schrott and Robert Sacks teamed up with Kurt Huffman and sommelier Joel Gunderson of ChefStable along with AlexEli...
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Merchant Marine: Guideboat Co. in Mill Valley, CA
Restoration Hardware founder Stephen Gordon is back with a new retail venture called Guideboat Co. (it's where Robert Redford's character in All Is Lost might shop), celebrating "ruggedness, honesty,...
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10 Favorites: Father's Day Gift Guide
Looking for a well-designed gift that will be put to instant use? We gathered 10 of our favorite Father's Day finds from Etsy sellers near and far. Above: Elevate Woodwork's Poplar Bike Rack doubles...
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Steal This Look: A Masculine Bathroom with a Hit of Color
Maybe we've just seen one too many perfectly manicured and feminine guest baths, but this masculine design in Denmark seems especially fresh. It belongs to graphic designer Lone Tommerup and Søren...
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A Close Shave: A Cutting-Edge Barber Shop in Amsterdam
Is the barbershop the new boutique? Lately we've been spotting stylish hair salons with decor to rival the latest cutting-edge concept shop or art gallery (see An Artful Salon in London). Here's a...
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7 Flasks for the Tipsy Dad
Is the stylish hip flask making a comeback? Lately I've been observing dads whip them out at school events, outdoor concerts, and Saturday afternoon soccer games. Here's a roundup for the tippler in...
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World's Most Beautiful Ping-Pong Table
If your office has an open floor plan, drip coffee, and a casual dress code, chances are there's a ping-pong table in the vicinity. We have ping-pong in our New York and SF offices, but I have yet to...
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Object Lessons: The Iconic Eames Lounge Chair, Dad's Edition
This story begins with Billy Wilder, director of Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Sunset Boulevard, and other movie classics. Wilder was a noted collector of modern art and design, and when Wilder met...
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10 Easy Pieces: Outdoor Charcoal Grills
The charcoal vs. gas grill debate will go on as long as there are backyards and patios. Suffice it to say we are on the charcoal side of the debate—hotter flame, richer flavor (albeit more sooty mess...
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Revolution Road: A Ground-Breaking Kitchen in London
The National Trust has yet to come calling, but we wouldn't be surprised if someday Alastair Hendy's kitchen is declared a landmark. Located in the East End loft that he built in 1987, the celebrated...
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Trend Alert: 12 Unexpected Uses for File Cabinets
Vintage file cabinets come in the oddest dimensions: flat files are short and wide, card files are skinny and stacked tall. That explains why they offer perfect storage solutions in small or awkward...
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Kitchen Confidential: PipsDish in Covent Garden
Former BBC-producer-turned-kitchen-entrepreneur Philip Dundas knows the value of sharing food. In his father’s last years, Dundas could often be found aiding and abetting his father’s late-life passion...
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5 Favorites: Kitchen Tongs
Tongs: an essential item in any cook's batterie de cuisine (useful for turning meat on the grill, too); here's a roundup of some favorites. Above: Designer Sori Yanagi's tongs won Japan's prestigious...
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Barrier-Free Living, SF Loft Edition
The joy of loft living is open and unobstructed space. But what happens when requirements like bedrooms and bathrooms encroach? In this 1,200 square-foot loft in San Francisco's SOMA neighborhood, Line...
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10 Favorites: Vintage Gym Equipment as Decor
Noted recently: vintage sports equipment as decor, for a low-key masculine vibe. Above: Architect Nicolas Schuybeck uses a vintage leather gym bench as a coffee table. Seen on Coffeeklactch. Above L: A...
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The Mill: A "Bright and Messy" SF Cafe
SF firm Boor Bridges Architecture is behind some of the most happening restaurants in the Bay Area (Trou Normand, from the Bar Agricole team, for instance). Also on their roster: Sightglass Coffee and...
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