Sumptuous Yet Simple: Boxy Fine Foods in Belgium
For 25 years, culinary wonder twins Stefan and Kristof Boxy have been redefining food in Belgium with their Michelin-starred restaurants, catering services, and cookbooks. One of their latest ventures...
View ArticleFurniture Care: Tips from an LA Antiques Maestro
The perennially dapper Lee Stanton is a longtime collector and purveyor of British and European antiques. After years in the business dealing with furniture care products that he was hesitant to...
View ArticleObject Lessons: Noguchi's Iconic Akari Lights
"Everything is a sculpture," said Isamu Naguchi, who put this belief into practice with his Akari lighting collection. Born in the US to a Japanese father and an American mother, he studied with...
View ArticleEditors' Picks: 10 Favorite Luxury Bed Linens
Our wellness expert Jackie Ashton says that making your bedroom a place of comfort is essential to a good night's sleep (it's No. 6 in her 10 Secrets for a Better Night's Sleep). "Invest in the best...
View ArticleCopenhagen Cool: Yvonne Koné at Work and Home
Pale pink is our new favorite wall color: Take a look at Danish accessories designer Yvonne Koné's just-opened Copenhagen boutique, where the shade assumes a sophisticated—and decidedly ungirly—guise...
View ArticleStreamlined Light: Designs by Lambert & Fils of Montreal
Back in 2010, former video editor Samuel Lambert set out to open a Montreal lighting design studio devoted to interpreting midcentury and industrial shapes in a glamorous, minimalist way. Although not...
View ArticleSmoke and Mirrors: A Glittery New Cocktail Bar in SF
In SF's most hipster neighborhood, the Mission District, a new bar aims to avoid design clichés. It's called ABV (Alcohol by Volume) and was opened by three restauranteurs with serious Bay Area...
View ArticleThe World's Most Beautiful Bicycle (It's from France, of Course)
Just because a product is rendered in wood doesn't necessarily elevate it above its metal or plastic original (case in point: not every wooden iPhone case is a standout; I've seen some clunkers...
View ArticleRemodeling 101: Flush Electrical Outlets
Power outlets, data jacks, and light switches are the eyesores of interior design. The most common solution is the path of least resistance: We try to ignore them and their cumbersome cover plates....
View ArticleRedefining the Bakery, Glamour Edition
Located in the elegant lobby of Tribeca's 1900s Merchant's Square building at 220 Church Street, the newly opened Arcade Bakery elevates the bakery to an art form. Owner Roger Gural, a Staten Island...
View ArticleHigh/Low: Faceted Mirror
We first fell in love with Sam Orlando Miller's faceted mirrored pieces at Hedge Gallery, in San Francisco. Apparently we weren't the only ones to admire the British artist's take on the looking glass....
View ArticleArtful Bathing: The Ultimate Wood Tub and Sink
Innsbruck, Austria architect and designer Nina Mair had in mind "an exceptionally aesthetic experience" when she came up with her new Shell collection. Using high-tech machinery, she carves walnut...
View ArticleThe Ultimate High/Low Housewares Shop, Belgian Edition
Back in 2010, we first heard word of Belgian interiors shop Magazyn; it continues to earn a spot on our hit list, especially now that the shop sells its collection online and delivers worldwide. Owned...
View ArticleA Glamorous Bachelor Pad in Australia, Small Space Edition
An uninhabitable, century-old worker's cottage has been reimagined as a drama-filled bachelor's abode, full of edgy details and custom furniture and lighting. The street-front exterior was reinstated...
View ArticleDesign Sleuth: The Perfect Gold Paint
Nothing says glamour like a gold-painted front door (it sounds gaudy, but done right it can be surprisingly understated). Above: One of our favorite front doors; see the whole project in today's post A...
View ArticleTrend Alert: Bakery Chic in Japan
An 80-something-year-old bakery in Kiryu, northwest of Tokyo, recently received a remarkable facelift courtesy of Sunao Koase, the principal at Snark, a young, up-and-coming Japanese firm that has its...
View ArticleNew on Gardenista: Glamour, Wild and Tamed
"Glamour in the garden is definitely not an oxymoron," says Michelle. This week she and her team at Gardenista joined us in our celebration of high-style simplicity. Take a look at the highlights,...
View Article11 Design Details to Steal from High-End Bespoke Kitchens
Have you ever wandered around a Henrybuilt showroom (or Boffi or Bulthaup or any number of high-end outfitters) and experienced kitchen envy? Or admired an architect-designed kitchen detail? I have....
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Autumn Is a Second Spring
Take a look at what's on our radar this week: Above: We're delighted to welcome House of Brinson to the Say Media family. Check out the site's fab new design (powered by Say's publishing platform...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Style on a Budget
Here at Remodelista, we take a high/low approach to design and remodeling: Splurge here, save there. Now that it's fall, the desire to tear up our rooms has hit us yet again. And so we're delving into...
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