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Kitchen Uncovered 27 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am
Sometimes you just get lucky. Called to renovate a modest ground-floor apartment is São Paulo, AR Arquitetos discovered an opportunity to transform the space. Part of the property extended under a cen...
Seat of Power 23 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm
Let's file this thought-provoking piece under 'Who Knew?'. I for one have been woefully ignorant of the telltale nature of the toilet seat and the pivotal role it plays in commercial real estate and c...
Double Trouble 23 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
This ceramic tile, although based on a 17th century design, is very familiar to me. Several times a day, I feel the gaze of four unblinking, grey/green feline eyes, as the cats silently remind me that...
Hot Spot/s 22 Aug 2013 | 03:01 am
Perhaps you are admiring the simplicity of this lone burner—but confounded by its off-center placement. Or maybe you reject the idea of a solo hob altogether, judging it too minimal to be of much use ...
Simply Brilliant 20 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
When I was attending the LivingKitchen show early this year, I met Frank Koschembar, who, along with Gerd Pfarré, has created a most fantastic magazine, Illuminator. It is devoted completely and passi...
A Galley Gallery 20 Aug 2013 | 04:44 am
It's been an outstanding summer for art in NYC and environs. Just about every weekend, we've been enjoying site-specific installations, galleries, and museums; yesterday at the Guggenheim, the James T...
In the Summertime, the Final Day 17 Aug 2013 | 06:06 am
My sentiments exactly. Kelvinator's cool view of life in 1947 may be a bit biased—as might be expected from a refrigerator manufacturer—but you'll get no argument from me on its suggested strategy fo...
In the Summertime, Day 4 15 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
Out in the backyard last night, I noticed the population of fireflies had dwindled down to a few; with a life span of about two months, the lampyridae are in their seasonal farewell phase. The Romolo ...
In the Summertime, Day 3 15 Aug 2013 | 03:22 am
For years, we were enthusiastic backpackers, hiking in the Sierra backcountry, through the coastal forests of northern California, and making an annual New Year's Eve sojourn to Death Valley. As hip j...
In the Summertime, Day 2 13 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
I'm going to try to overcome my week of not-quite-solitary confinement in a windowless room by means of a series of posts focusing on the charms of the great outdoors. An integral single-lever mixer a...
