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A Natural Dye from a Surprising Source
Daniera ter Haar and Christoph Brach of Eindhoven-based Raw Color studio have done it again—this time with an unexpected dye source: sawdust. The "Paper Wood" project is a collaboration between Raw...
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Required Reading: Artists' Handmade Houses
In his book Artists' Handmade Houses, writer Michael Gotkin takes us into the homes of thirteen artists and craftspeople in America (from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century), showing the...
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Hand-Blocked Bedding from India
San Francisco-based Shilpa Rathi returned to her native India to create her hand-blocked naturally dyed linens for her eco-friendly, eponymous line of bedding and pillows. Rathi, whose father owns a...
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5 Quick Fixes: New Ways to Hang Art
When I was in my mid-twenties, I lived in a Bauhaus-style apartment with plaster walls that crumbled the minute I put a nail to one. The owners were nice enough and installed rods which allowed me to...
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Boho Chic at the Inn Paradiso in Paso Robles
Jamie Rosenthal, owner of Lost and Found in LA, first turned me on to Inn Paradiso in California's Central Valley (she's one of those people you listen to when she casually mentions something). So on a...
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Expert Advice: 10 Tips on Displaying Art at Home
Janet Bishop is the curator of painting and sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Her most recent exhibition—The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde—reunited...
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An Artist Lives/Works in Brooklyn
In Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, BWArchitects convert a former warehouse into an artist live/work studio on a large scale (think 6,000 square feet).. With a retractable translucent wall that divides the...
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Shopper's Diary: Goodhood Lifestore in Hoxton
A couple of weeks ago, Julie and I found ourselves wandering around (trendy) Hoxton in London in the oppressive heat. It was worth the trip to discover Goodhood’s new Lifestore. Six years ago, Jo...
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Artist Style: 7 Studio-Inspired Smocks
True confession: in second grade I wore a black beret to the first day of school (my classmates were not impressed). Nothing much has changed; I still aspire to dress like an artist. But at least I'm...
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Zero-Cost Wall Art, Pinboard Edition
What is it about the universal appeal of a wall collage or pin board? It's both a source of inspiration and instant art of sorts. Whether it be pages torn from magazines or memos jotted down, a...
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An Artful Hotel on the Swedish Island of Gotland
It's been close to fifteen years since I walked the cobblestone streets of the medieval town of Visby, located on the Swedish island of Gotland. I'm plotting a return visit to the island...
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Best Professional Children's Space Winner: Wettling Architects
The winner in our Considered Design Awards, Best Design Professional-Submitted Children's Space category is Wettling Architects, a Soho, New York City-based firm who designed a beach house on Shelter...
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The Designer Is In: An Optimist at Home in Notting Hill
London designer Charles Mellersh is obsessed with the way good design can improve the quality of life. This weekend he talks about his design decisions in a renovation of a late Victorian terraced...
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Current Obsessions: Feeling Woodsy
Last week, Gardenista editor Michelle Slatella returned from a week in Barcelona. We plied her for information and, inspired by her finds, are devoting next week to the Mediterranean's largest city. In...
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Midcentury Modern in Barcelona: At Home with Elina Vila and Agnès Blanch of...
Founded in 1999 by Elina Vila and Agnès Blanch, Minim is an interior design studio focused on "maximizing the potential of each space, keeping all those original elements that have historical or...
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ZigZag Collection by Emiliana Design
Barcelona-based Emiliana Design Studio was founded by two graduates of Central Saint Martin's, Ana Mir and Emili Padrós. What's caught our eye from this Spanish duo? Their ZigZag line for Kettal, which...
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10 Easy Pieces: Paella Pans
No traditional Spanish kitchen is complete without a paella pan, said to be one of the keys to creating Spain's beloved dish. The best paella pans are shallow (for efficient evaporation of liquids),...
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10 Unexpected Uses for Tile
A few years ago I was lucky enough to talk with Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola at Cersaie, Italian's largest tile convention in Bologna. She was launching a new line of tiles for Mutina and...
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Barcelona Travel Guide: 10 Tips for Avoiding the Crowds
Barcelona is the seventh most popular destination in Europe, a fact that filled me with trepidation before I flew there for an eight-day stay last month. I don't like crowds (I have three children,...
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Remodelista Awards Winner: Best Professionally Designed Bedroom Space
The clients came to Dash Marshall with an all-too-familiar problem: "They had too much stuff and wanted to be able to live in serenity, without being reminded of their earthly possessions on a daily...
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