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Past Meets Present: Ampersand Bookshop in Portland, Oregon
I like to judge a city by its art bookstores, and on a recent trip to Portland, Oregon, everyone was telling me, "you have to visit Ampersand." So I took the advice of Currie Pearson (of Beam &...
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DIY: Industrial Bedside Pulley Lamp
Looking for a touch of industrial lighting? Here's a great idea: an adjustable bedside reading lamp made with a simple metal pulley, spotted in the home of Montreal architect Paul Bernier and Joëlle...
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In a Modern London Addition, Books Come First
The homeowners of a remodeled London townhouse gave their books pride of place, but still managed an appealing (book-free) kitchen addition and a built-in den for their cat. Spotted on Dezeen;...
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Full-Spectrum Color Stories Paints from Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore's full-spectrum Color Stories line features a 240-color palette, divided into Color Stories (Elemental Greens, Fluid Blues, Violet Twilight) and formulated with up to eight pigments...
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A Modern Atelier in France, Books Included
Based just north of Paris, interior designer Marianne Evennou believes that houses have souls and are the "carriers of mysteries and stories"; her aim is to "create interior spaces that transcend...
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Design Sleuth: Can You ID This Lamp?
In our recent Steal This Look: Library Loft in Barcelona, I scoured the internet in search of this distinctive cone pendant lamp to no avail. I'm hoping one of our eagle-eyed Remodelista readers can...
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5 Favorites: Design-Worthy Book Covers
Would you cover your book collection in white paper and hand letter the titles on the spines? If we had the time, we probably would (yes, we are that fanatical). Here are five ideas for turning your...
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London's Most Beautiful Bookstore
In 2009, literary agents Sarah Lutyens and Felicity Rubinstein opened their Notting Hill bookshop (named after their eponymous literary agency, Lutyens & Rubinstein) on a simple premise: to...
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5 Favorites: Bookshelves for Small Space Living
Some days I reminisce about the simple and small living spaces I was surrounded by after my college years. My roommate and I lived in a Bauhaus-styled apartment building which had been completely...
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Small Wonders: Studio Visit with Furze Chan
Safe to say, I love everything that artist Furze Chan does. From her whimsical paper puppets and soft toys to her miniature art books, there is a sense of wonder and purity in the small-scale...
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Instant Indoor Garden from Flora Grubb
My quest for an entirely maintenance-free house plant continues, but this vertical garden kit from Flora Grubb comes close: Above: A lightweight Airplant Frame made of powder-coated aluminum won't...
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A Clubhouse for Creatives, San Francisco Edition
Working from home has its perks and its perils: think blogging from bed and Skyping in sweats, to name the advantages. The downside? It can be a lonely affair. Such was the predicament facing...
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DIY: Accordion Book Keepsake with Angela Liguori
When photographing Angela Liguori's studio last week, I admired a small accordion book among her treasures, open to reveal a charming story by her son, Hani. "They're easy to make," she explained. "I...
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An SF Book Shop Inspired by Esprit
Paulina Nassar, co-owner of Press: Works on Paper in San Francisco, looked to the design sensibility of the 1980s in her book shop's design. "When we first took over the space it was a disaster....
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A Tabletop Bookcase for Small Spaces
Spotted (and admired) at our latest holiday market in San Francisco: tabletop bookshelves designed by Erik Heywood of Book/Shop. The shelf, available in natural birch and walnut ply, was inspired by...
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Ask the Expert: Erik Heywood Talks Books
We've been following self-confessed bookworm Erik Heywood since 2007, when he started Books at Home, a blog devoted to bookshelves. He's since opened Book/Shop, an online shop where he sells vintage...
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Current Obsessions: Feeling Blue (the Color)
Here's what's piquing our interest this week: • Diane, remember how much we loved March in SF when you were in town last fall and how we wanted to buy everything (but you were so admirably...
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5 Favorites: Freestanding Clothes Rails
Not just for restaurants: freestanding clothes rails for the storage of coats, jackets, bags; here are five current favorites: Above: The Tra Wooden Coat Stand by Tomoko Azumi is available from the...
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The World Is His Oyster: A Modern Fishing Shack by the Sea
Leave it to the French to devise the world's most elegant oyster shack (complete with office and dining areas), located on a waterfront site in the south of Brittany. Raum Architects, a studio founded...
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Steal This Look: An SF Architect's Guest Bedroom
Spotted recently on Freunde von Freunden: a monastic gentleman's bedroom in the San Francisco home of Nir Stern. The son of two architects, Stern moved from Tel Aviv to the Bay Area to study...
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