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At Home with a Master of Recycling in Madrid
Product designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón is the genius behind the PET Lamp, a global project devoted to turning castoff soda bottles into artisan-made woven pendant lights: See Fantastic Plastic....
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High/Low: Color-Blocked Shelving
Two options for adding color to your space via color-blocked storage units. Above: The Rack + Table in brass with polyethylene shelves by Belgian artists turned furniture designers Fien Muller and...
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10 Easy Pieces: Color-Blocked Rugs
How to instantly add life to a staid space? Consider laying some new groundwork. Of late, rug designers have been on a color-block bender; here are our favorite results at a range of price points....
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Brooklyn Beeswax: Sunrise-Colored Candles
What is better than a basic beeswax candle? Nothing—except maybe the delicately colored beeswax creations of Brooklyn-based Japanese artisans Shiho Hashimoto and Megumi Togo of Sono.ei. In an...
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Vote for the Best Kitchen in the Remodelista Considered Design Awards:...
Our judges have selected the finalists, now you choose the winners. Vote for the finalists in each of 12 Considered Design Awards categories, on both Remodelista and Gardenista. You can vote once a day...
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10 Favorites: Accent Wall Ideas
What's the best color for an accent wall, and which wall should I paint? Answer: Any color, any wall. The goal here is to have fun with color, and the permutations of the accent wall are endless. One...
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Jury: A Cafe in a Converted Prison
Melbourne, Australia's former Pentridge Prison is now Pentridge Village, a housing and shopping complex with a cafe that's a celebration of economy—and design freedom. Photography by Martina Gemmola...
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Playing with Fire: Shou Sugi Ban Torched Lumber in Bright Colors
Now surfacing: shou sugi ban—Japanese-style charred wood—in eye-opening shades. Torched first, the planks are then stained to create a combination that accentuates the pattern of the grain while...
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Kitchen of the Week: A Color-Blocked Kitchen in Belgium
Admired recently: a color-blocked kitchen in Mechelen, Belgium, by Antwerp-based interiors architect Dries Otten. Using a materials palette of birch plywood, Formica laminate, and pegboard, Otten...
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10 Favorites: Colorful Accessories for the Kitchen Sink
Dosa designer Christina Kim has an affinity for fuzzy pink sponges that she picks up at bodegas in Mexico. She's the one who taught us this lesson: Humble kitchen accessories in bright colors can make...
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Trending on Gardenista: The New Outdoor Room
Join Michelle and the Gardenista crew for a week of cooking, showering, and lounging in the open—no roughing it required. Above: Vote for the Best Amateur-Designed Small Garden in the Gardenista...
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DIY Wall Art: Block Prints on a Budget
This DIY is a mixture of things I spotted on Remodelista: The Three Block Shop scarves hanging in the dining room at Ostrich Farm in Silverlake, Izabella's post highlighting a printing technique that...
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Current Obsessions: Shades of Summer
Take a look at what's grabbing our attention right now. Above: We're admiring the bohemian chic details in designer Cécile Figuette's Paris flat. A quick tour of Helen Levi's 250-square-foot Brooklyn...
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Table of Contents: Height of Summer
We're almost out of the dog days of summer; here are some ideas to make it through the hottest week of the year. Above: A breezy boat house in the Pacific Northwest by Bosworth Hoedemaker sets the tone...
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A Whitewashed Italian Farmhouse with Just a Dash of Color
A2BC Architects merged ancient and modern in their overhaul of a crumbling farmhouse on the terraced hillside of Cinque Terre, in Liguria, Italy. They shored up the existing structure, plastered the...
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DIY: Artful Graphic Painted Lampshade
Simple white lampshades made interesting with a swirl of black paint in the loft of Johannesburg artist Kudzanai Chiurai, easily replicated with a can of black paint and a brush. Photography by David...
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Bedtime Stories: Playful Children's Furniture from Italy
This year in Milan, celebrated Italian furniture manufacturer Battistella debuted Nidi, a line of modern bedroom furniture engineered to engage a child's imagination. Designed by Edoardo Gherardi, the...
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Steal This Look: The Perfect Screened Porch
A screened porch sets the stage for the perfect summer evening: lazy, breezy, and ideally accompanied by a glass of wine and a group of fellow lollers. The best part? No insects allowed. Architects...
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Form Meets Function in the Great Outdoors: Peregrine Camp Furniture from Japan
What is it about Japanese camping gear that always seems to look so good? Chalk it up to a flair for good design and the ability to create practical furniture for small spaces. Case in point:...
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Design Sleuth: Rope Pendant Lights in a Summer Cottage
Sometimes it's the little things that make all the difference, as in the case of these nautical/industrial pendant lights in today's Before & After: A Summer Cottage Reborn on the Connecticut...
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