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Lighting: Michelle James Globe Chandeliers
Fashion stylist Michelle James' focus turned to interior design after she bought and renovated an 1866 brownstone in Brooklyn. While renovating the house, James started collecting vintage glass light...
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Domestic Science: Bow Bins by Cordula Kehrer
A highlight of last spring's ICFF in New York: the work of German designer Cordula Kehrer, who has a passion for utilitarian objects such as laundry racks and waste bins. Her Bow Bins are a...
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Restaurant Visit: Saraghina in Brooklyn
It's not just the crisp-crusted pizza that keeps me returning to Saraghina, it's also the ad-hoc atmosphere: it's as though some good friends borrowed chairs from the neighbors, opened a restaurant in...
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Accessories: Vessels from Lindsey Adelman
Ever since Brooklyn-based Lindsey Adelman introduced her lighting at ICFF a few years ago, we've been admiring her lyrical hand-blown glass lighting fixtures. She continues her exploration of blown...
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Kitchen: Tea Towels from Hus & Hem
Currently coveting: marine-inspired Karringen mot Strommen tea towel (translates to "the woman who goes against the stream") from Almedahls, designed in the 1950s by Scandinavian graphic artist...
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Designer David Stark’s Pop-Up Shop
Designer and event planner David Stark takes over Haus Interiors in Nolita with a limited-edition line of products. We stopped by the grand opening a couple of days ago to chat with Stark and interior...
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An Idyll on Inis Meáin
It’s no wonder that artists, writers, and naturalists have been drawn to the Aran Islands for centuries; the dramatic landscape—with its craggy shores, rich cultural life, and bird-watching...
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Royal Tichelaar Makkum in the Netherlands
Founded in 1572, Royal Tichelaar Makkum is the Netherlands' oldest company, yet it works with some of the design world's most cutting-edge practitioners. The flagship store adjacent to the factory in...
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Scrapwood by Piet Hein Eek in NYC
We’ve been admiring the work of Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek for a while now, so we were pleased to hear that Future Perfect in Brooklyn recently became the sole US representative of the line. Both the...
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The Handmade Kitchen: Paula Greif in Brooklyn
Brooklyn-based Renaissance woman Paula Greif set herself a creative goal: to make everything in her kitchen by hand. Greif views her working life as a horizontal line—she started as a graphic designer...
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Required Reading: Interiors by Martyn Thompson
I met photographer Martyn Thompson recently when he was riding his bicycle in my Brooklyn neighborhood, scouting locations. Dressed in a kilt with fur accessories (he started out as a fashion...
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Northern Spy Food Co.: A Bit of Country in the City
How could you not love a restaurant named for an heirloom apple? Northern Spy Food Co. offers homespun style and farm-to-table cuisine on a gritty street in the East Village. When Christopher Ronis...
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Couture Furniture: Jason Wu for Canvas
NY-based fashion designer Jason Wu brings a dressmaker's eye to his furniture collection for Canvas: his elegant detailing (slim metal legs, brass accents, midnight linen, and lace appliqué) evoke...
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Justin Timberlake’s New Line for HomeMint
Yesterday, I found myself in a hotel room with Justin Timberlake checking out bed linens. But it’s not what you think– Timberlake and his longtime friend Estee Stanley, an LA-based stylist and interior...
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Two Carpenters and Two Designers: Snickeriet Furniture from Sweden
A pair of Swedish designers teams up with a pair of cabinetmakers to found Snickeriet (Swedish for carpentry), a new line of handmade furniture based on craft and simplicity. Karl-Johan Hjerling and...
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White Heat in Brooklyn: The Wythe Hotel
I knew something was up when I saw the rows of town cars lined up outside the brand-new Wythe Hotel, located in a gritty street in Williamsburg. In keeping with the Brooklyn design spirit, the...
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Hotels & Lodging: Kasbah Bab Ourika in Morocco
On a recent trip to Morocco, I spent several nights at the 15-room Kasbah Bab Ourika in Morocco. Perched on a hilltop at the edge of the Ourika Valley, just outside Marrakech, the hotel (opened in...
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High Wire Act: Floating Florals at Blue Hill Stone Barns
We notice floating, mid-air gardens everywhere these days—including the flying centerpieces created by Laureen Barber, an owner of the sustainable-food mecca Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York’s...
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Dark Shadows: The Bedford in Williamsburg
The brutal heat in NYC is making us want to retreat into a cool, dark, cavelike space; that’s where the Bedford in North Williamsburg, Brooklyn, comes in. The owners describe the restaurant’s interiors...
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An Eco-Conscious Hotel in New York
Located on Grand Street, at the crossroads of Soho and Tribeca, The James in New York (designed by the Office for Design and Architecture in collaboration with Perkins Eastman) focuses on...
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