I’m indulging my soft spot for modern design in ancient spaces today. It’s been quite a while since I added to my I need an Italian Palazzo now collection. Here’s a perfect candidate: The mirror behind the cook top is protecting the frescoed walls – although they’ve been painted over, the owner/architect Sabrina Bignami is ...
Oh dear, my posts are getting shorter as the days get longer. I’m really taking a brief mental break from serious (hah, was I ever?) blogging about design. Here’s a non-design link I can’t resist sharing – for all my fellow virtual escape artists: until June 22nd you can join MS NordNorge streaming live and ...
Or perhaps a big toothy grin. I’ll admit I’ve said a few sarcastic things about the efforts of photo stylists in the past (in this post, for example). But I’m loving the wit and whimsy of whoever styled this apartment for Stockholm real estate agency Fantastic Frank. How could you not smile at this? Would ...
Oh this is fun – do you ever wonder what it’s really like to live in Sweden? Can the Swedes, and their homes, really be as stylish and well adjusted as their enviable image would suggest? I for one am often guilty of style envy when it comes to Scandinavian design, as you can tell ...
I do seem to be stuck on those Wegner Wishbone chairs this week. Also called the Y chair, and the CH24 - definitely a modern classic. AND the perfect excuse for me to feature another collection of kitchen tables. The PH50 light fixture by Louis Poulsen is another Mid-Century classic, originally designed in 1958 (PH5): ...
Can you stand just one more beach hut post? Studiomama’s Beach Chalet is a a little taller, and a lot more modern than its neighbors: The extra height allows a sleeping platform on the mezzanine level above the eminently usable kitchen: Studiomama’s simple Pallet Chairs and Pallet Lamp work well in this minimal environment – ...
There are, apparently, approximately 23 million or so people living in Scandinavia. I’ve been clicking through the blog My Scandinavian Retreat by Norwegian Pippi, and it now seems possible to me that every one of those 23 million has a cool, modern, isolated cabin to which they can escape in Summer in order to commune ...