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A New York Deli Comes to Berlin
When I read about the home-smoked, pepper-crusted pastrami sandwiches served up with a side of salted pickles à la Katz by native New Yorker Joey Passarella, I was ready to hop in my car and head...
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Sculpture in the Kitchen: Contemporary Range Hoods
SPONSORED POST A successful kitchen remodel is measured by its details: from storage solutions to cabinet hardware to appliances. When it comes to range hoods, BEST ® offers a variety of options for...
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5 Favorites: Colorful Textiles from London Design Week
There's nothing like a bit of gray sky at this time of year to make us notice bold color. Here are a few that stood out last month at London Design Week. Above: Katie Mawson makes her trademark...
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A Beer Garden Inspired by The Royal Tenenbaums? And Annie Hall?
Designer Veronica Koltuniak was inspired by the aesthetics of two seemingly unrelated movies, The Royal Tenenbaums and Annie Hall, when she designed the interiors of Easy Tiger in Austin, Texas. It...
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5 Favorites: Knitted and Crocheted Pendant Lights
Traditionally the most austere of lighting options, bare-bones pendants are now warming up with cozy knits. Donning cords and shades crocheted or purled to perfection, these versatile lights can be...
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World's Most Elegant Ping Pong Table
For the aesthetically inclined athlete: the handmade limited-edition Ping Pong table from Los Angeles designer James Perse, made from environmentally farmed teak with a leather-bound net and custom...
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Lokal in Berlin
Another find from LA designer and global traveler, Cynthia Carlson: Lokal in Mitte, Berlin. Berlin restaurant owners Maren Thimm and her American partner, Gary Hoopengardner, set up a temporary...
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10 Easy Pieces: House Numbers
As warmer weather lures us outdoors, our home's exterior suddenly seems more important. What better time to consider a simple facelift or personality adjustment with new house numbers? Modern Above:...
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Marvin Architect's Challenge Winner: A Summer House on Block Island
SPONSORED POST The Block Island House is the ideal rendition of a New England summer house, with an update. Newport-based architects Jim Estes and Peter Twombly mixed two architectural features common...
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Oktoberfest in New York
Early this week we featured the best of New-York deli cuisine in Berlin. Now we present the flip-side: best of German culinary tradition in New York. Located in Gotham's West Village and Lower East...
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A Woodsy Retreat in Denmark
A Nordic cabin spotted in the portfolio of Kobenhavns Mobelsnedkeri, a Copenhagen furniture design company with a special affinity for wood. Photography by Copenhagen-based Line Thit Klein. Above: The...
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High/Low: Rustic Pewter Dinner Plates
On a recent visit to The Crown Amersham (British designer Ilse Crawford's modern take on the traditional coaching inn of yore), I was particularly taken with the pewter plates in the dining room....
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Bratwurst and Beer in Venice Beach
In 2008, Tyler Wilson and Joseph Pitruzzelli opened the first Wurstküche, a German-style sausage kitchen, in the elusive and hip arts district of downtown Los Angeles. The restaurant was an instant...
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Lighting: Thomas Hoof Produkt in Germany
If there is such a thing as perfection in this life, we think we have found it in the light fixtures of Thomas Hoof Produkt in Germany. The company was founded in 1998 with a mission of bringing back...
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Shopper's Diary: Selvedge Dry Goods in London
I recently dropped in at the Selvedge Dry Goods store in London, ground zero for the textile lover. Founded by Polly Leonard, the force behind Selvedge Magazine (an international source of all...
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Current Obsessions: Heading into West Marin
Here's a roundup of what's piquing our interest this week (and a tipoff to our upcoming design destination): • Sarah's been cooking this from Ottolenghi's new cookbook: Jerusalem, spotted on 101...
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The Designer Is In: A Midcentury Dream on the Upper West Side
Decisions about color in a home are intimidating, especially if the goal is to achieve a classic and timeless look that does not date quickly. We've asked sisters Jayne and Joan Michaels of New...
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A West Marin Visionary, Organic Bedding Department
In the mid-nineties, I bought a set of organic cotton sheets from West Marin-based bedding company Coyuchi. My friends (who were just wrapping their heads around the notion of organic foods, let alone...
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Reader Rehab: A Respectful Eichler Remodel in Marin
Have you heard of Joseph Eichler? If you haven't, let us introduce you to California's most progressive midcentury merchant builder (fun fact: Steve Jobs was an admirer). "The homes and communities...
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The World Is His Oyster: Saltwater in Inverness
Aquatic farmer and champion of native oyster restoration Luc Chamberland recently opened his own restaurant on Tomales Bay, to rave reviews. With the exception of Manka's Inverness Lodge, which lost...
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