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A Moody Hotel in Belgium
Our friends at Zangra (see yesterday's Industrial Lighting, Belgian Style) clued us in to the Hotel O in Leper; a moody hotel featuring schoolroom chairs and Zangra's industrial-style retro lighting....
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5 Favorites: Versatile Dutch Doors
Whoever coined the expression "You make a better door than a window" was clearly not thinking of the Dutch door. These versatile numbers allow you to keep unwanted elements at bay while still enjoying...
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Going Dutch: New Delft Patterns from Studio Ditte
Go daft with Delft with wallpaper and bedding featuring the iconic blue and white Dutch designs. We've previously featured the clever Scrapwood Wallpaper from Dutch company Studio Ditte; however, it's...
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Instant Wall Vase, Inspired by the Shakers
Lovely: A wall-mounted vase Inspired by Shaker craftsmanship. A row of four hand-blown glass vessels are suspended from a steel wall mount, created by SkLO Studio, a collaboration between a Czech...
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Past Meets Present in a Stately Danish Villa
One thing we've noticed: Europeans are not compelled to install historically contextual kitchens when they move into old houses. Case in point: a pair of streamlined Bulthaup kitchens (a catering...
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Steal This Look: Design Ideas from Table on Ten
Earlier this week we visited Table on Ten in upstate New York: a humble café founded by a young couple (a carpenter and Dutch model turned chef); housed in a renovated 1860's building. The most...
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A Hotel Built from Salvaged Materials
Take note, hoteliers: here are some innovative ideas of how to build a small yet versatile hotel room using salvaged materials, courtesy of a cutting-edge Berlin firm. Spamroom, a Berlin-based...
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A Cutting-Edge Architectural Practice in Belgium
Quietly making a mark on the Belgian architectural scene: Brussels practice 51N4E (founded in 1998 by Johan Anrys, Freek Persyn, and Peter Swinnen), a firm behind some of the more daring domestic...
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Classic Hardware Reborn: A Belgian Master Comes to the US
Good news for the hardware enthusiasts among us: Van Cronenburg Architectural Hardware from Belgium, a hard-to-source line of hand-forged architectural hardware favored by some of our favorite...
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Instant Patina: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
Oxford, England-based Annie Sloan passed up a career as a rock star (she was invited to tour with Pink Floyd) to devote herself to the domestic arts. Sloan developed her eponymous line of paints when...
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Restaurant Visit: Optimist in Atlanta
For the nautically inclined, the word "Optimist" conjures up images of small sailing boats on the seaside. That is just what chef Ford Fry is hoping to achieve. The Optimist Restaurant and Oyster Bar...
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High/Low: Instant Coat Hanger Hooks
Two versions of a clever wall hanger based on the traditional wire hanger. First spotted on interior designer Annaleena Karlsson's blog: Possibly the cheapest DIY hook out there? It can simply be made...
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Marfa Comes to San Francisco
Good news for those of us in the Bay Area who missed the Marfa Amigos show at Heath's LA outpost earlier this year. The husband and wife artist team of Jamey Garza and Constance Holt are bringing...
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Steal This Look: The Standard Biergarten in NYC
Located beneath Piet Oudolf's High Line garden in Chelsea, the Standard Beer Garden merges a classic Germanic sensibility with a New York industrial vibe. The vast space is open air in the summer and...
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Pinch Design: Almost Bespoke Armoires
We recently caught up with Pinch Design (founded by husband and wife design team Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon) at London Design Week; here's what they're up to. In a move to help homeowners bannish...
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Geometry for the Floor: Tiles from Lindsey Lang in the UK
New from London-based designer Lindsey Lang: a line of encaustic cement flooring tiles in patterns reminiscent of Gio Ponti. Lang's tile patterns are all interchangeable and come in shades blue,...
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Paris by the Bay: Bell'occhio in San Francisco
In an age where everything is beginning to look increasingly homogenous, an idiosyncratic store like Bell'occhio in San Francisco stands out all the more. Claudia Schwartz, the proprietress, travels...
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10 Easy Pieces: Brew Pub Stools
Inspired by the seating at the Standard Biergarten in NYC, we've rounded up a collection of brew pub-style seating with an industrial edge, backrests included (to prevent tipplers from toppling over)....
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Reader Rehab: A Sonoma Kitchen Remodel with a Six-Week Deadline
Construction deadlines are often tied to momentous events: the start of school, the holiday season, a new baby. Here’s a deadline that’s new to us; in time for the June harvest? After 13 years of...
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Down on the Farm in Philo
It's disarming to roll up to the Philo Apple Farm in Northern California and discover that it's an actual working farm. It's not the apple orchards, chickens, goats, horses, and Jersey cow that throws...
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