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Style Counsel: An Architect's Hat Trick
An architect copes with climate change by applying his personal version of form follows function to his own wardrobe. When I first met my husband, Bill, at architecture school, I immediately clocked...
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A Desk Lamp with a Geometric Edge
The geometric trend continues with LA-based Brendan Ravenhill's Hex Desk Lamp; we think this design will endure. For more from Brendan Ravenhill, take a look at our visit to his studio in Live/Work in...
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Cup of Joe: Handsome Coffee Roasters in Los Angeles
If you're going to call yourself Handsome Coffee, then you kind of have to deliver, right? Fortunately, they do. "They" being the three founders, Tyler Wells, Michael Phillips, and Chris Owens, who...
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A Photographer at Home in Brooklyn
The Clinton Hill Cooperative Apartments are a secret architectural gem, designed in the 1930s by Wallace K. Harrison (his oeuvre includes the Time-Life Building at Rockefeller Center and Radio City...
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Secrets of a San Francisco Sartorialist
Apparel industry alums Todd Barket and Carl Chiara have racked up over 30 years of experience in men's retail (Barket was creative director for the Gap and Chiara was concept director at Levi's), so...
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The Oldest Bar in San Francisco
Visit the Comstock Saloon on a rainy night: start with a walk up Montgomery Street to San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood (past the oxidized copper Coppola building). Turn the corner and follow...
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Expert Advice: 10 Wardrobe Maintenance Essentials
We first came across Antonio Centeno (author of the Real Men Real Style blog and founder of A Tailored Suit) on The Art of Manliness, where he dispenses advice on dress and grooming. Centeno's mission...
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Current Obsessions: A Winter's Tale
Last week we raided the closets of some of our favorite haberdashers; this coming week we'll be on the mountains, visiting ski cabins and rounding up fondue pots. Join us! • In the closet with Jesse...
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The Architect Is In: Making the Most of Your Floor Plan
Over the last 20 years, New York-based firm Platt Dana Architecture has developed a reputation for transforming traditional buildings and apartments into spaces oriented around contemporary family...
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A Modern Ski House in the Alps
If the magical wardrobe from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe were to go modern, it might look something like this holiday retreat in the Italian alpine village of Madesimo. While alpine...
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10 Glamorous Pendant Lights for Under $200
Noticed lately: a (welcome) trend toward well-priced lighting fixtures. Here are 10 glamorous pendant lights we'd gladly use (if we've something good, let us know in the comments section). Above:...
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The Ribbon Man of London
Wayward, an emporium of vintage haberdashery on England's south coast, is run by Andrew Hirst, who has been selling antiques "forever." He used to be in the habit of buying the entire contents of...
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Ilse Crawford's Aalto Armchair
Winter has us thinking about the warmth of fur hides and sheepskin, so we were excited to share UK designer Ilse Crawford's fur-covered update of a classic: the Alvar Aalto's Armchair 400. In February...
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The Next French Laundry?
Chef Joshua Skenes and sommelier Mark Bright launched Saison as a pop-up restaurant in San Francisco's Mission District a few short years ago; it's since skyrocketed to the top of the city's culinary...
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Steal This Look: An Economical Scandinavian Ski Cabin
This week, we're revisiting one of our favorite cabins ever, located in Bruksvallarna, Sweden. The unfinished plywood interior is designed with a mix of high/low in mind: save on the table, spend on...
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High/Low: Dot Wall Hooks
A high and a low version of the Coatrack Dot Hooks, designed by Tveit and Tornoe for Muuto (and yours for $149 at Design Within Reach), or $9.95 at CB2. Above: The Dots Coatrack set by Muuto is $149...
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10 Wintery Bedrooms: Fur Throw Edition
Noticed lately: sheepskins, reindeer furs, even sheared mink (don't ask) in otherwise understated bedrooms. Here are 10 spaces we're swooning over. N.B. If you've got a favorite source for fur throws,...
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A Cowboy Bed Roll with Style, Made in Seattle
Ben and Laura Masters recently opened Seattle-based Scout, an outdoor goods shop, inspired by gear from Masters' childhood. One item in particular caught our attention: The Field Bed, made in the US...
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Bonfire Basics: 5 Campfire Essentials
Even in the colder months, sitting around a campfire can be a magical experience. But to beat the cold, you do need to have the right tools. Above: As avid outdoorsmen, the guys at Best Made...
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A Wabi Sabi Ski Chalet in Aspen, Colorado
Architect Chad Oppenheim took a 1971 Aspen ski chalet with period interiors (read: nightmare) and did the seemingly impossible: turned it into an of-the-moment eco-chic retreat with a distinctly Axel...
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