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Shopper’s Diary: Papabubble in New York

On October 26, 2011 By

Hal­loween has us think­ing of candy, which has us think­ing about Papabub­ble, an edgy arti­sanal sweets shop on Broome Street in the south­ern fringes of Nolita. The tiny store is the lone Amer­i­can out­post of an inven­tive con­fec­tionery that orig­i­nated in […]

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Steal This Look: Papabubble-Inspired Kitchen

On October 25, 2011 By

Though we’re not quite ready to attempt our own boiled sugar con­coc­tions, we’re long­stand­ing fans of Papabubble’s low-budget lab­o­ra­tory chic (see yesterday’s Shopper’s Diary: Papabub­ble in New York), which can eas­ily be trans­lated to the home kitchen.

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Fabrics & Linens: Les Squelettes Dish Towel by Bön Matin

On October 25, 2011 By

Based in Dus­sel­dorf, Ger­many, Bön Matin is a small col­lec­tive of artists and design­ers that pro­duces finely detailed screen prints. In addi­tion to art­work, their out­put includes a charm­ing dish towel called Les Squelettes (the Skele­tons). Each skele­ton is […]

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Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Walden in Brooklyn

On October 25, 2011 By

Jamie Gray, the owner of forward-looking fur­ni­ture store Mat­ter in New York, branches into restau­rants with the open­ing of Walden, located on a cor­ner in Williams­burg, Brook­lyn. In the inte­ri­ors, Gray mixed tra­di­tional café fur­ni­ture with con­tem­po­rary light­ing pieces by […]

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Walls, Windows & Floors: RugCycle in Sweden

On October 25, 2011 By

Dur­ing a trip to Turkey, Swedish archi­tects Jenny Asken­fors and Sofia Ehren­gren got a bet­ter appre­ci­a­tion of the labor-intensive process of rug-making as well as a glimpse into a new trend in which antique rugs are cut up to make patch­work rugs. Their admi­ra­tion and […]

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Furniture: Collapsible Sawhorse Table and Folding Chairs from West Elm

On October 25, 2011 By
Collapsible Sawhorse Table

The hol­i­day sea­son is loom­ing, which means waves of guests descend­ing, which means extra seat­ing will be needed. Here’s a good solu­tion from West Elm; a col­lapsi­ble table that can be stowed away when not in use and fold­ing chairs that […]

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Tabletop: Colored Votive Holders from BHLDN

On October 25, 2011 By
Petit Solid Lumière Votives

Seen at Anthropologie’s spin-off bridal site, BHLDN: candy-colored glass votives; which add a vibrant dash of color to the table.

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DIY: Spray-Painted Ikea Foto Pendant Lamps

On October 25, 2011 By

Another genius idea from IKEA’s home inspi­ra­tion blog Livet Hemma (alas, the posts are only in Swedish): Take inex­pen­sive spun-aluminum Foto Lamps and give them a candy-colored coat­ing. They come to bright life in col­ors like mint, lemon, and peach.

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Tabletop: Crystal Head Vodka

On October 24, 2011 By

Spot­ted on Design by Proxy: an LA drinks party fea­tur­ing a Crys­tal Head Vodka cen­ter­piece. The skull motif may be a bit over­done, but some­thing about this bot­tle appeals to us (and it’s not because Dan Aykroyd is behind the vodka ven­ture). It has more […]

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Tabletop: Old-Fashioned Fountain Straws

On October 24, 2011 By

We’re pretty pleased about the return of the old-fashioned card­board drink­ing straw (espe­cially now that it’s pop­ping up in col­ors like lime green, black, lime, hot pink, and turquoise). BHLD has a good selec­tion of Spi­raled Shoppe Straws, made in the US of biodegradable […]

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