Shopper's Diary: Sharing Beauty in Antwerp
Like a lot of good finds these days, I discovered Atelier Solarshop on Instagram via SF-based photographer Leslie Williamson. She first visited the Antwerp shop three years ago after photographing...
View ArticleHigh Road House in London Gets a Revamp
We've been longtime fans of High Road House, a London hotel and member's club (it's part of the Soho House group), so when we noticed that it had recently been overhauled by Alexander Waterworth...
View ArticleAn Under-the-Radar Shop in Nolita
A Détacher, a small shop on Mott Street in Nolita, is two parts fashion, one part housewares, and it's so current you'd think it opened yesterday. But it was back in 1998 that owner Mona Kowalska, who...
View ArticleThe Remodelista Market Comes to London
Last year we took our West Coast Market concept to NYC; this year we're thrilled to be heading overseas for our very first international Remodelista Market in London, held in conjunction with The New...
View ArticleThe Lovely Bones: A Stripped-Down Bistro in Paris
It's barely two years old, but neo-gastropub Bones, in Paris, has been called "furiously sceney" (Civilian Global), "testosterone-and-punk-rock fueled" (Diane, A Broad), and a place with "that elusive...
View ArticleFontevraud Abbey in France: The Ultimate Haunted Hotel
Let others head for haunted houses. This Halloween we'd like to check in to the new Fontevraud hotel in the Loire Valley's Fontevraud Abbey, burial place of Richard the Lionheart and Eleanor of...
View ArticleDastardly by Design: Modern-Day Alchemist Jane Hallworth in LA
British-born, LA-based designer Jane Hallworth is fabulously droll and witty, rigorously versed in the world of architecture and design, and completely tight-lipped when it comes to talking about her...
View Article10 Best Online Shops for Japanese Housewares Design
When we launched Remodelista a few years back, it was almost impossible to source the hauntingly beautiful housewares of Japan. Things have improved dramatically; here are our top 10 online sources for...
View ArticleA NYC Cult Shop Heads to Tokyo
To be filed under: You can go home again. Designer Makié Yahagi of Makié, in NYC's SoHo, one of our favorite under-the-radar retailers, recently headed back to Tokyo to open an outpost. In New York,...
View ArticleTrue Grit: The New Iko Iko Shop in LA
In 2009, Kristin Dickenson opened a tiny shop on Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park, with the mysterious name Iko Iko (it means "let's go" in Japanese). Since then, Kristin and her partner Shin Okuda have...
View ArticleRemodelista Holiday Market in LA 2014
West Coasters, mark your calendars: we're heading to Los Angeles in December for our annual Remodelista Holiday Market at Big Daddy's Antiques on December 6. We'll be packing the warehouse with...
View ArticleBuilt to Last: Joinery Kitchens by KitoBito of Japan
Fans of Plain English kitchen designs, meet the company's Japanese counterpart. Put together like puzzle pieces without nails or screws, KitoBito's solid-wood designs apply traditional Japanese...
View ArticleA Japanese Lighting Company Embraces the Dark Side
Japanese designer Kenichi Kandatsu would like to cast his country in a softer, kinder light. At Flame, his lighting company in rural Ashiya, Japan, he's helping to make that happen by presenting his...
View ArticleThe Dean Hotel: Providence's Answer to the Ace
A first in a city packed with corporate chain hotels, The Dean, in Providence, Rhode Island, is an Ace-inspired gathering place with a playful vibe and a flair for applying a fresh spin to old New...
View ArticleTable of Contents: London Calling
We’re excited to be hosting our first Remodelista London Market this Saturday, November 15, organized in conjunction with The New Craftsmen and held at the collective's exhibition space in Mayfair. In...
View ArticleDurslade Farmhouse in Somerset: The New Bloomsbury?
It's an unlikely love story. High-flying, edge-loving Swiss art dealers Iwan Wirth and Manuela Hauser of Hauser & Wirth (they have contemporary art galleries in London, New York City, Zurich, and...
View ArticleThe Clove Club: London's Restaurant of the Moment
The Young Turks of London (consisting of chef Isaac McHale, along with Daniel Willis and Johnny Smith, his "front-of-house charmers," as the Sunday Times calls them) have settled down. Last March, they...
View ArticleA New Emporium Devoted to the Tried and True
At Brighton's new general store Workshop, the focus is on tried-and-tried housewares of wood, ceramic, and linen. "Simplicity is what best defines our aesthetic," says Jayson Tane-Smiler, a veteran of...
View ArticlePretty in Pink: Spring at Somerset House
Somerset House, the grand arts center (and host to London Fashion Week), recently got that much more interesting with the opening of Spring, the first solo venture of Aussie chef Skye Gyngell. The...
View ArticleRemodelista London Market Spotlight: The Native & Co. Collection
Who: London product designers Sharon Jo-Yun Hung and Chris Yoshiro Green, both graduates of Central Saint Martin's College of Art, have collaborated on a standout online design shop that's about to go...
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