Bezoek aan een ontwerper: Ruw, rustiek en verfijnd met Twig Hutchinson

A few years ago, we spotted and fell for UK interior stylist Twig Hutchinson’s summerhouse at the back of her London garden. So we were interested when she emailed us recently about some changes she’s made to her early Victorian house at the front of her garden. As an interior and prop stylist, Hutchinson’s design skills […]

Kitchen of the Week: A 1960s Los Angeles Ranch Home Gets a Modern, Earthy Glow-up

This 1961 ranch-style home in Mandeville Canyon, Los Angeles, was last renovated in the 1990s and, unfortunately, that makeover left much to be desired: “heavy chocolate laminate floors, partition glass, sandstone veneer on the walls/fireplaces,” says architect Patrick Bernatz, of the offending interventions. “Can lighting everywhere!” Brought on to update the home, Bernatz came up […]

Mathilde: Minimalistische linnen quilts, gemaakt in Rhode Island

Quilts—particularly of the vintage American variety—are having a moment, as Margot noted back in February (see Trend Alert: The Great American Patchwork Quilt Comeback). As it turns out, it’s not just antique versions that are having a resurgence: The quilt is also getting a minimalist, modern makeover for the 2021 era. Or so we’ve come […]

Portrait of an Artist: A Photographer’s Soulful Cottage in Rural Germany

Berlin-based artist Anne Schwalbe was studying photography at the Ostkreuzschule school when a class trip brought her to a 1,000-year-old village along the river Elbe in Sachsen-Anhalt between Berlin and Hamburg. Anne, who takes photographs of nature, fell in love with the village, and a decade later, bought a small cottage (970 square feet) with […]

7 Favorites: Fair-Trade Bedcovers

We stand by the concept of fair-trade goods, but the products often leave something to be desired design-wise. Here’s a trove of fair-trade bed covers that retain the spirit of the place in which they were made, but also look at home just about anywhere.  Above: New York designers Roman & Williams use a Temoayan […]

Where to Sleep (and Shop) in Antwerp

Situated in the Antwerp fashion district, just a street away from the Mode Museum, Sleep in the City is a trio of “shopping apartments” available for short-term rentals. Owners Bert Verschueren and Vincent Defontainers have created stylish interiors using a collection of vintage furniture painted matte black against a backdrop of pure white walls and […]

Kitchen of the Week: A Statement Backsplash in a Grand Green London Kitchen

What room would you be willing to sacrifice to create your dream kitchen? For Emmanuelle and David Cadji-Newby, it was clear their dining area, with its original moldings and garden views, ought to be turned into the hub of the house. The couple—she’s a psychotherapist in training, he’s a founder of personalized kids’ books publisher […]

One for All: TBo Updates A Brooklyn Townhouse for Multigenerational Family Living

The family wanted to stay together—literally. Bretaigne Walliser and Thom Dalmas’s clients asked the architects to reconfigure an 1899 Brooklyn townhouse for three generations—grandparents and their daughter, her wife, and their two children—to cohabitate and have space for creative pursuits. Thom and Bretaigne run TBo, one of our favorite NYC design studios: see A One-Room […]

Past Future: The Drei Berge Hotel from Ramdane Touhami in Mürren, Switzerland

Suspending time in a cinematic atmosphere, the Drei Berge Hotel in the Bernese Oberland Alps of Mürren, Switzerland, can only be the creation of Ramdane Touhami. The French Moroccan creative polymath is an expert of reinvention, responsible for Cire Trudon and the historic beauty brand L’Officine Universelle Buly, which he co-founded with wife and partner […]

Steal This Look: A Warm, Traditional English Kitchen in Hampshire

Interior designer Tamsin Saunders refreshed a Grade II listed Arts & Crafts home in Hampshire, England for a family with a light touch, an updated traditional aesthetic. She worked with the family’s inherited antiques while sourcing others, added an AGA range, customized cabinetry, and refitted fixtures. Here, we present a list of similar sources to […]

LA Herfstig: Een huis uit 1920 gerenoveerd in juweeltinten

Floral velvet has never crossed the threshold of any architect I know. Ditto leafy Victorian wallpaper. I’ve visited a lot of architects at home, and most are highly allergic to color and pattern. Sherry McKuin says she herself was a committed member of that cohort. That was until her family moved from a mid-century house […]

Steel deze look: Een diepgele keuken in Shaker in Londen

In een keuken die is ontworpen voor de flat van haar moeder in Hampstead, heeft ontwerper Lonika Chande een gedurfde U-vormige keuken in Shaker-stijl gemaakt in diep Indiase geel. De kasten, gekocht via haar aannemer, bevatten geïntegreerde apparatuur (koelkast, voorraadkast, wasmachine en vaatwasser) en worden gecompenseerd met warm messing en koele stenen aanrechtbladen. Hier geven we een profiel van de belangrijkste elementen die [...]