Saturday
Aug042012
This beautiful photo essay by Mikkel Vang really captured my attention, inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s stark New Mexico landscapes. A bone-white setting became the canvas for the vibrant colors and assertive flavors of the Southwest to come alive.
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Tuesday
Jul312012
In the foothills of the Pyrenees located near the Basque village of Bidarray lies Auberge Ostapé, a spectacular retreat boasting lush green meadows, dense woods and picturesque views across the Valley of the Nive. Ostapé has 22 guest suites divided between 5 whitewashed, red-shuttered traditional Basque houses dotted around the estate. A 17th century Basque manor house sits in the center of the property, housing a bar and restaurant, while an adjacent building contains a shop selling locally produced wine and homewares.
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Saturday
Jul282012
Originally founded in Austin (with a new location in Portland) Kinfolk stockist, Spartan, offers a carefully edited mixture of beautiful, practical objects and accessories, alongside tried and true classics. Influenced by the changing seasons, their storefront and online shop were founded out of a desire to celebrate the beauty of craft and great design, and the daily pleasure they bring. Spartan currently works with a handful of creatives worldwide, and is continually on the hunt for inspiring designers who create pieces with intelligence, imagination and passion. Their aim is to provide a warm and well-curated space for one to explore and enjoy.
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Wednesday
Jul252012
Jeremy, a barista at London’s Prufrock Coffee, demonstrates how to prepare and brew syphon filtered coffee, a process developed in Europe in the 1830’s. This video captures the equal parts scientific and visually captivating process.
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Friday
Jul202012
With the belief that people are meant to relate to one another, Cape Town-based Austin Simmons and Andrew Vanover founded a project titled 50 Days 50 Meals, an initiative involving conversation, consumption and compilation. With food as a universal language, they set out with the goal to engage individuals from multiple socioeconomic backgrounds using the bistro table as common ground. Every day for 50 days, they intend to seek out an individual or family with whom there is no connection (a perfect stranger) and engage with them by either purchasing or preparing a meal for them.
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Wednesday
Jul182012
Properly situated on Dixon Street in the space that used to occupy the old Eva Dixon’s café, Six Barrel Soda Co. serves up a range of soda, coffee and small bites to Wellington locals. The most unique part of the café lies in the making of their soda syrups, with all ingredients and spices hand-prepped and cut fresh for each batch. With seasonal syrups in the works (read: grapefruit and elderflower) they currently carry kola nut, lemon, cherry & pomegranate, raspberry & lemon, lime, vanilla cream and ginger as their staples.
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Tuesday
Jul172012
Vancouver-based Old Faithful Shop recently hosted their first farmers’ market of the summer season, opening their doors to host a variety of amazing vendors including bread bakers, garden growers, coffee brewers, and ice cream makers, among others. Surrounded by simple, fresh food, locals gathered in-store to meet old friends and make new ones. You can stay in the loop with future market events by checking the Old Faithful Shop Facebook page. .
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Friday
Jul132012
Papi Tino’s, a local Mexican-fusion restaurant located on the East Side of Austin on 6th street, is about a 10-minute walk from the music and live entertainment venues of 6th street. The food and drinks of this charming house-converted-cantina alone bring hungry mouths from local neighborhoods as well as visitors, but the ambiance is its truly alluring factor.
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Thursday
Jul122012
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the first in a series of Salon Dinners, hosted by Venice-based design studio, Ilan Dei, and partnered with pop-up dinner experts, Foodshop. The evening was certainly one to remember, taking place in Jessica Fleischmann’s Echo Park backyard amidst a magical setting of fruit trees and herbs with a string of white lights overhead. A family-style menu set the tone for conversation with a diverse crowd of folks, all with different stories to tell. Those who were strangers at the beginning of the meal became friends by the end of it. Complete with a storyteller, acoustic music set and a small exhibition of Jessica’s design work and inspirations, the event was truly a unique blend of creativity and community. Click through for the evening’s menu.
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Thursday
Jul052012
Modern Anthology is half creative studio, half retail store specializing in original design, “one story at a time.” Located in New York’s DUMBO neighborhood, Modern Anthology hosts a retail store that curates a unique selection of vintage furniture, home and personal accessories and well-crafted clothing that reflects an experienced and masculine lifestyle.
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Wednesday
Jul042012
Cloth and Goods is an online store founded by Melissa Newirth, interior designer, stylist, and textile collector. Launched in the spring of 2012, the store represents Melissa’s love for collecting vintage textiles and her belief that products can be made using traditional methods and developed into modern ideas. Her aesthetic values reflect the beauty of things in their simplest forms, which are sometimes unconventional or imperfect. The name for the company represents the essence of her aspiration to “keep it simple.”
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Monday
Jul022012
Volume Four releases today, sharing ideas for starting summer traditions and travels, whether that means planning months in advance, or taking off for a last-minute weekend in the sun or road trip. The stories celebrate the long-standing traditions we cherish while also reminding ourselves to start a few of our own.
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Wednesday
Jun272012
Curated by Heidi Swanson, author of 101 Cookbooks, and Wayne Bremser, Quitokeeto is an online pop-up shop stocking a short list of items they love. A mix of new, found and collaborative objects that are centered around various themes, influenced by people they’ve met, places they’ve been and items they’ve come across. The first collection of product, launched just last week, was inspired by the simple shapes and soft range of blues in a small Scandinavian oil painting. See what’s in store here.
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Tuesday
Jun262012
Folklore is an independent London store started by Danielle Reid and her husband, Rob, with the simple idea that better living is possible through design. Along with stocking copies of Kinfolk, Folklore curates mindful design for home and life. They source a selection of goods that are created with care and made to last, ranging from housewares, furniture, lighting, art and lifestyle goods.
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