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Sleep and Stow: Bed Frames with Built-in Storage
The area beneath the bed is valuable real estate for those of us pressed for storage. Shoving boxes under the bed is one option, or you can opt for a tidier look by selecting a bed frame with built-in...
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Sketches of Cape Cod: Rebecca Atwood's New Fabric Collection
We've been fans of Brooklyn textile designer Rebecca Atwood's hand-painted and shibori-dyed throw pillows for a while now (see Pattern Language: Textiles from a Native Cape Codder). So naturally we...
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Beauty + Utility: Rustic Storage at Baileys Home and Garden
Mark and Sally Bailey were early to the game with their “repair, reuse, and rethink” design philosophy (we've posted about their housewares emporium Baileys Home & Garden frequently over the...
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Remodeling 101: How to Locate Electrical Outlets, Living Room Edition
An often overlooked detail during a remodel? Strategically placed electrical outlets, which will enhance any room's functionality and aesthetics. To ensure your house's power is both plentiful and well...
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Apartment Transformation: Brotherly Love in Barcelona
Two brothers living halfway around the world from each another, one in Hong Kong and the other in London, wanted to create a shared vacation house in Barcelona, the city where they grew up. They bought...
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Lagos Del Mundo: Mexican Basics Reinvigorated
"We are a brand of basic objects inspired by primitive artifacts and tools," explains the Mexico City team behind Lagos del Mundo. The line is a collaboration between two friends, Leonel López Castillo...
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7 Ways to Power Your Electronics in Style
Electronics charging devices have never been worthy of leaving out in plain sight—until now. Here are seven ways to power up in style. Above: The Orée Powersleeve is a protective smartphone cover...
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Before and After: Makeshift Society in Brooklyn
Makeshift Society, a San Francisco coworking space founded in 2012 by three entrepreneurial women creatives, has taken its collaborative clubhouse to Brooklyn. After crowdfunding almost $32,000 on...
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Earthquake Preparedness: Household Precautions for the Big One
One of the things I love about my native UK is the fact that there are no earthquakes—or mountain lions, for that matter. (Actually earthquakes do exist, but they're so small I would hazard to say most...
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A Warm Welcome: Modernist Doormats
Finally, a doormat modernists can love. So many natural fiber floor mats are muted and plain, or decidedly nautical in flavor. For design purists who want to provide a warmer welcome, Umbra Studio has...
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Trending on Gardenista: The Greenery Moves In
The Gardenista team is starting to spend some time indoors again—and they've been bringing the perfect plants and garden accessories with them. The group goal: "an organized life that leaves plenty of...
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Design Sleuth: The Tolomeo Light Takes a Turn
Mirko Beetschen and Stephane Houlmann of Zürich's Bergdorf Agency for Concepts and Communication recently collaborated with architect Nick Ruef on the remodel of a 200-year-old chalet in the Bernese...
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Current Obsessions: A Minimalist Mood
Here's a look at what's on our radar this week. Above: A houseboat by Mjölk Architekti near the center of Prague. Photograph courtesy of Mjölk. You don't have to convince us that bringing a hammock...
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Table of Contents: Minimalist Glamour
The reentry, as this time of year is known to the French, calls for a return to the essentials (with some fall cleaning and editing along the way). To ease the transition—and supply inspiration—this...
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Mastering Warm Minimalism: Ilse Crawford in Copenhagen
Wherever Ilse Crawford goes, we follow. The London-based designer has temporarily moved her office, Studioilse, to Copenhagen and is taking up residency at The Apartment, a gallery founded by former...
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5 Favorites: Marble Bath Shelves, High to Low
Simple and classic: the marble bath shelf. Here are five good choices, ranging in price from $600 to $60. Above: Spanish designer Jaime Hayon's Diamante Marble Bathroom Shelf for Bisazza Bagno is...
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Sensuous Simplicity for the Thinking Woman: La Garçonne in NYC
"Working on an interior space is a nervous journey," says La Garçonne founder and creative director Kris Kim of her new store on Greenwich Street in New York's Tribeca neighborhood. It's the first...
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Fixtures and Fittings from a Minimalist Japanese Architect
Hardware and lighting junkies, this one's for you: simple, beautiful bespoke fixtures and fittings from Japanese architect Uno Tomoaki. His mission? "I'm in search of ordinary and unprecedented...
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Steal This Look: Minimalist English Kitchen
Spotted and admired: a white Georgian kitchen in Hampshire, UK; we're loving the understated minimalist take on the traditional English kitchen. Even staunch modernists will find appeal in the subtle...
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Low-Key Luxe from Minka Inhouse in Chile
Santiago, Chile, entrepreneur Fran Aldea studied design and worked for three years at different retail stores in the home decor department. "I was frustrated and unhappy," she says. "I wanted to...
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