In dieser Woche wollen wir das letzte bisschen der Saison auskosten und lassen einige unserer Lieblings-Sommergeschichten wieder aufleben, wie diese hier: Versteckt am Ufer des Loiret liegt ein Schweizer Chalet wie aus dem Bilderbuch, das 1862 von der Schweizer Delegation gebaut wurde, um die traditionelle Zimmermannsarbeit zu repräsentieren. Das Gebäude [...]
Vorher & Nachher: Renovierung eines französisch inspirierten Stadthauses in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Als die Pariser Celia und Rodolphe ein Stadthaus aus dem Jahr 1910 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, kauften, war nur eine kleine Renovierung geplant: neue Fußböden im Keller und im Wohnzimmer, eine Küche im Hauptgeschoss und ein renoviertes Bad im Obergeschoss. Es würde höchstens vier bis fünf Monate dauern. Sie bekamen die Genehmigung und begannen sofort mit der Arbeit. Dann [...]
Der Fall für Gemütlichkeit: Das Familienhaus der Designerin Lonika Chande im Westen Londons
Das Haus der Londoner Innenarchitektin Lonika Chande im Queen's Park war seiner Geschichte beraubt worden, als sie und ihr Mann Theo Hall dort einzogen. Das Backsteinhaus aus dem Jahr 1876, das in einer Enklave viktorianischer, erschwinglicher Wohnungen liegt, von denen nicht alle den Blitz überlebten, wurde für einen Eisenbahnarbeiter gebaut. Viele Bewohner später, [...]
Eine Lodge am Meer aus den 60er Jahren: Timber Cove an der Sonoma-Küste
Als der Architekt Richard Clements Jr. 1963 die Timber Cove Lodge an der Küste von Sonoma County, Kalifornien, entwarf, ließ er sich von Frank Lloyd Wright inspirieren: Sein Hotel sollte ein hoher A-Rahmen sein, dessen Höhe die Aussicht auf den Ozean optimieren sollte und dessen Materialien - dunkles Holz, Stein und Glas - das Gebäude in seine Umgebung einfügen sollten. Holz [...]
Objekt der Begierde: Handbestickte Mohair-Decken von Jupe by Jackie
Die Designerin Jackie Villevoye gründete Jupe by Jackie im Jahr 2010, um die Kunst der Handstickerei in Uttar Pradesh, Indien, zu zelebrieren - ein Handwerk, das von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben wird und dessen Beherrschung mehr als 15 Jahre dauern kann. Nach Erfolgen in der Damen-, Herren- und Kindermode sowie einer vierjährigen Zusammenarbeit mit Comme des Garçons, hat Jupe by [...]
Ruhe, bitte: Eine stilvolle Wohnung in den belebten Jackson Heights, Queens
Ein Spaziergang auf der Roosevelt Avenue im Stadtteil Jackson Heights in Queens zeigt New York City in seiner ganzen lauten und farbenfrohen Pracht: das Rauschen der Hochbahn, eilige Fußgänger, die einen Zug erreichen wollen, und eine Ansammlung von Imbisswagen, die billige und leckere Speisen anbieten. Aber gehen Sie nur ein [...]
Besuch beim Architekten: Nick Noyes in Sonoma
Der Architekt Nick Noyes aus San Francisco ließ sich bei der Gestaltung dieses Wochenendhauses in Healdsburg, Kalifornien, von lokalen Scheunen und Bauernhäusern inspirieren. Das auf einem 40 Hektar großen Weinberg in West Dry Creek gelegene Haus besteht aus zwei kupfergedeckten Giebelflügeln, die am Eingang durch ein Aluminium-Schaufenstersystem verbunden sind; Schatten spendet ein Sonnenschutz [...]
Objekt-Lektionen: Das Hudson's Bay Point Blanket
Die amerikanischen Ureinwohner werden im Allgemeinen nicht mit Schafen in Verbindung gebracht, schon gar nicht mit Schafen, die in den Kalksteindörfern der englischen Cotswolds herumstehen. Doch die Hudson's Bay Point-Decke verdankt ihre Existenz beiden, denn der Pelzhandelsposten Hudson's Bay in Kanada diente als Zwischenstation zwischen den beiden Kulturen. Die Plains-Indianer des 18. Jahrhunderts schätzten die [...]
Die Rose: Ein einzigartiges Gasthaus an der englischen Küste, Farbausgabe
The Rose ist ein gerade erst eröffnetes Gasthaus mit acht Zimmern in East Kent, England, das am Meer liegt. Die Eigentümer, die alle ein Ferienhaus in der Gegend haben, hatten schon seit Jahren ein Auge auf die heruntergekommene Kneipe in der High Street geworfen, bevor sie im letzten Sommer den Pachtvertrag übernahmen. Seitdem haben sie mit den Innenarchitekten Harding & Read und der Stylistin Michelle Kelly zusammengearbeitet [...]
Jacky Winter Gardens: Ein kunstvoller Rückzugsort vor den Toren Melbournes
Wie so viele Menschen, die einen Traum von einem renovierungsbedürftigen Haus finden, suchte auch Jeremy Wortsman nach einem zwingenden Grund, das bedürftige Haus aus der Mitte des Jahrhunderts zu kaufen, das nur wenige Minuten vom Haus seiner Familie in den üppigen Dandenong Ranges östlich von Melbourne entfernt liegt. Der Amerikaner Wortsman, der in New York aufgewachsen ist, ist ein kreativer Mensch und hatte schnell eine Antwort parat. [...]
A Glamorous Farm for Rent, Belgian Edition
The small Belgian town of Wevelgem in West Flanders was once devoted to flax cultivation (weavers would soak their crop in the De Leie river running through town). Today, the area, within biking distance of the French border, is known for its old churches, WWI cemeteries, cycling and walking trails, and Heerlijkheid van Marrem, a historic […]
DIY: Wallpaper Headboard by Emma Cassi
London-based French jewelry designer and stylist Emma Cassi sees unusual things with her stylist eyes–things that might pass the rest of us by. When her grandmother passed away leaving boxes of antique lace, Cassi transformed the lace into what has become her signature line of handmade jewelry. (The blogosphere is full of admirers, from fashion designer Pearl […]
Eine maßgeschneiderte Stube und Küche in Boerum Hill
Brooklyn-based Workstead’s latest project is what they call “a case study in addition and subtraction.” The house in question, which belongs to a young Boerum Hill family, had undergone a contractor-led renovation that gave it solid walls and new floors but no personality. “The home definitely lacked soul,” said design lead and project architect Ryan Mahoney. It […]
Stehlen Sie diesen Look: Midcentury-Modernes Luxus-Gästezimmer im Hotel Sanders in Kopenhagen
When we first featured the new Hotel Sanders in Copenhagen with interiors by London-based Lind & Almond, a reader commented, “PLEASE do a Steal This Look for that guest room.” Here, our answer, with a list of sources kindly shared by the designers—including their new line of Hotel Sanders furniture available through Lind & Almond. […]
Hotel Panache: Die Macht des Jolie Laide Stils
Dorothée Meilichzon is an inventive Paris designer who dares to explore the concept of jolie laide, or unconventional beauty. “I’m not a gray-beige person,” she tells us. “I like layering colors, and finding—and setting—the limits of what is ‘too much.’” Trained as an industrial designer (who was an exchange student at RISD and received the Maison & Objet Designer of […]
Schlafen und Lagern von Father Rabbit, in Auckland
We’ve long admired the curatorial eye of Claudia Zinzan and Nick Hutchison of the Auckland, New Zealand, housewares store Father Rabbit Limited. The shop began online and expanded into a storefront next to the owners’ own home (see our post Shopper’s Diary: Father Rabbit Finds a New Home). Now the duo has taken curation a […]
Küche der Woche: Der Ikea-Hack eines kreativen Paares in Schwarz und Weiß, inklusive gefliester Speisekammer
The clock was ticking. Lena de Casparis and Scott O’Donnell had six months to overhaul their terrace house fixer-upper in East London. “We could only afford to rent somewhere for that time, and we have two young daughters, so living in a building site wasn’t practical; we had to make the project happen,” says Lena. […]
10 Easy Pieces: Bin Pulls in Brass
Looking for an easy, high impact way to transform your kitchen? Consider replacing old cabinet hardware with new. A can’t-go-wrong-choice for classic kitchens: brass bin pulls. Above: A kitchen in Stockholm via Interior Stockholm. Above: The Cal Crystal Solid Brass Cup Pull comes in eight finishes (shown here in polished brass); $6.30 from Pulls Direct. […]
Before & After: Remodelista Contributing Editor Izabella Simmons Shares Her Scandi-Inspired Remodel
The first time I walked into our home, I remember immediately shifting into remodeling mode: I saw the potential, while ignoring the downsides of an 80-year-old house that hadn’t been updated in decades. I recall trying to quiet my fussy newborn and telling my four-year-old not to touch a thing. The realtor gently suggested we […]
Handgefertigte Hütten bei Dunton Hot Springs in Colorado
Not too far from the groomed slopes of Telluride, over a mountain in a remote valley of Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, lies Dunton Hot Springs. This former ghost town has been painstakingly restored, with many original features preserved; in addition, several historic structures have been hauled in from other parts of Colorado. Many of the […]
Das Weiße Album: 27 heitere Schlafzimmer in blassen Farbtönen
Who doesn’t long for a bedroom that acts like a lullaby? If you’re sleep-challenged—isn’t everyone these days?—consider creating your own cloud chamber. Fans of all-white bedrooms use words like “tranquil,” “blank slate,” “no distractions,” and “Zen” to describe the appeal. There’s also an automatic tidy look that comes with opting for all white: a single […]
Christines Haus: Klein wohnen in London
Whenever my architect husband and I embark on a remodeling project in our modern London terraced house, we morph into truffle pigs, sniffing out storage opportunities in the most unlikely places. And when there’s no more to be found, we create new opportunities. A little ingenuity and a great deal of flexibility means that over […]
Reinventing the Mattress, Silicon Valley Edition
What happens when programmer guys go shopping for mattresses? They toss and turn at night and dream up schemes for disrupting the industry. Two sleep startups are seeking to reinvent the way mattresses are made and sold, streamlining the options and cutting out the middlemen. Casper Above: “We looked at the hotel industry, where they […]
Eine Wohnung in Taipeh: Ein Kindheitsheim, aktualisiert für ein frisch verheiratetes Paar
Homework, an upstart interior design firm in Taipei, Taiwan, specializes in using plaster finishes and vintage furnishings to create hushed, self-contained worlds. A year ago, we featured a Tea House Built from Sentimental Objects and Homework’s own Bohemian Photo Studio. Today, we’re spotlighting an apartment in a 1990s building in downtown Taipei that the firm […]
Kitchen of the Week: A Vibrant Family Kitchen in North London
Another hard-to-ignore Uncommon Projects kitchen, this time in cheerful shades of coral and hot orange. This kitchen belongs to Rachel Kay, her husband, George, and their two daughters, Seren, nine, and Eira, six. It’s on the ground floor of a three-story Victorian terraced house in Stoke Newington, North London. They moved in just before the […]
New Kid on the Block: A Skinny-Luxe Lower East Side Apartment Hotel
The slender tower that spans the block between Allen and Orchard streets on NYC’s Lower East Side is a recent build designed to fit in, and, in typical New Yorker fashion, to make a style statement. The building is set on an in-fill lot with an extremely narrow footprint, and architects Matthew Grzywinski and Amador Pons of Grzywinski […]
Ikea Elevated: Kitchen Cabinet Fronts Made of a Surprise Sustainable Material
Who knew bamboo could look this good? Of late, we’ve seen an array of cabinet fronts designed to elevate Ikea kitchens. Ask og Eng’s of Oslo, Norway, are our latest favorites—and among the only to approach the challenge with high-style green design in mind. Like so many small workshops, owners Kine Ask Stenersen and Kristoffer Eng tell […]
Moderne Mitte des Jahrhunderts trifft auf Medina
For Emma Wilson and Graham Carter it was love at first sight—with Morocco, that is. The result of their romance? Dar Beida, an 18th-century villa by the sea, where the couple offers visitors an original mix of 1960s retro and ethno/Moroccan architecture and design. Wilson and Carter visited this Northern African kingdom at different times […]
Das kleinste Spa-Bad der Welt: Eine griechisch inspirierte Gästesuite in LA
In designer Michaela Scherrer‘s all-white Pasadena bungalow, the guest suite comes with the ultimate minimalist spa bath, ancient Greek-style sunken bathtub included. Michaela is a member of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory, and we got to know her when we photographed her surpassingly calm quarters for the Remodelista book. Her style is meditative but far from monastic: She’s a master at using […]
Stille Schönheit in Edinburgh: Zu Hause und bei der Arbeit mit Nina Plummer
When Nina and Craig Plummer left London for Edinburgh, they came seeking soulful living. The two met as psychology students at Dundee University and they take an analytical approach to interiors and the feelings rooms impart. Self-taught design aficionados, they share a love of antiques, quiet spaces, and applying care and intention to their quarters: […]
New for Summer: Hay’s Été Line of Striped Linens
Made of 100 percent cotton, with wide, sun-bleached stripes, Copenhagen-based Hay’s Été bedlinen, designed by Amanda Borberg, adds a nautical note to the summer bedroom. For dealer information, go to Hay. Here’s a look: Above: The Ete Collection in warm yellow; the bed cover is the Crinkled Bedspread in cream. Above: A detail of the warm yellow […]
Kitchen of the Week: Frama’s Freestanding Components Made By Top-Drawer Swedish Cabinetmaker Kvänum
A decade or so ago, when Niels Strøyer Christophersen founded his celebrated Copenhagen design firm, Frama, he used his living quarters in a restored 1905 watchmaker’s shop as a showcase for his studio’s work. Extolling natural, unpretentious materials, ease of use, and reverence for the old, Christophersen went on to created refreshingly simple elements for […]
Kitchen of the Week: Commune of LA Designs a Culinary Space in Paris
Edgy Southern California style meets French luxe in a Paris artist’s garret remodeled by Commune of LA. The commission came from Paula Nataf and her two sons, Franck and Alexis, who together founded Exquisite Surfaces, the LA-based tile and flooring company that offers several Commune-designed collections. The transcontinental family (Paula grew up in Tunisia and raised her kids in Paris before […]
Retreat for Two: A Lakeside Rental Cabin at Settle in Norfolk, England
Guests at Settle, a vacation enclave in Norfolk, on the east coast of England, are invited to make themselves at home in a range of accommodations, including canvas safari tents, converted railway carriage (see our recent feature Getaway Cars), and a lake cabin. All are the result of the combined talents of owners Jo and […]
Kopenhagener Clubhaus The Audo: Ein neues kreatives Zentrum mit Hotelzimmern unter den Dachsparren
Set in a shipping merchant’s quarters in Copenhagen’s waterfront district, The Audo is an ambitious new multi-use gathering place. It was dreamed up by the founder of furniture company Menu, Bjarne Hansen, to serve as the brand’s new headquarters, and also to showcase its designs put to use—in a concept store, restaurant and cafe, co-working […]
Kitchen of the Week: A Flemish-Inspired Contemporary Farmhouse Kitchen
The client grew up in the area riding ponies in the fields that surround his Georgian house near Belfast, Ireland. He returned after many years in London and purchased a farmstead in disrepair. Wanting to turn his place into “a tribute to craftsmanship,” he worked with Artichoke, a UK design-build firm specializing in bespoke, top-drawer […]
Küche: Teragren Bambus-Arbeitsplatten & Schränke
Founded in 1994 by Ann and David Knight, self-described “avid environmentalists,” Teragren is one of North America’s largest manufacturers of environmentally friendly bamboo flooring, stair parts, trim, panels, veneer, and butcher block countertops. “We control production from harvest to distribution of all Teragren products,” the couple says, “specifying only materials and processes that meet stringent […]
Küche der Woche: Ein Upgrade im japanischen Stil für Ikea-Küchen
Taking inspiration from traditional Japanese architecture as well as her own Nordic roots, 39-year-old Danish furniture maker Chris Liljenberg Halstrøm detailed her new kitchen design with intersecting bands of solid ash: The shoji screen meets Danish minimalism. The goal, she says, was to create cabinetry that can be “perceived as a piece of furniture.” Surprisingly […]
‘Einfallsreichtum als Design-Prinzip’: Ein einzigartiger Umbau durch zwei Künstler mit kleinem Budget
Amy Dennis studied painting at Edinburgh College of Art and then went on to work in curatorial roles before returning to painting full time. Her husband, Neville Rae, has a degree in environmental art from Glasgow School of Art and worked as an artist and technician before launching Old School Fabrications, a metalwork, carpentry, and […]
Kitchen of the Week: A Modular Kitchen in Stockholm with a Seasonal (and Swappable) Palette
Designed by Perniclas Bedow of Bedow Design Studio, this small modular kitchen is designed to change colors with the seasons and is located in a 1909 house in a leafy neighborhood in Stockholm, on Bjorkvagen Street (which translates to Birch Street). “Instead of imitating a hundred-year-old style, I wanted to contrast the house’s history with […]