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Talk of the Town: Fashion Star Marie-Anne Oudejans Designs a Bar in Jaipur
Somehow in the last year or so, all of the world's most stylish people seemed to have touched down upon Jaipur, India, and decided to stay a while—and get some work done, too. Such is the case for...
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The Rose Hotel: A Creative Hub in New Delhi
Where do filmmakers, painters, musicians, and curators stay when in India's capital city? Only open since 2012, The Rose has become the hot spot among the international creative set. Owned by French...
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Birdsong Cafe: A Modern Bistro with an Old-World Feel
Located in the quaint, up-and-coming village of Bandra, a suburb of West Mumbai, India, the Birdsong Cafe is a recently opened bistro with an all-organic kitchen and bakery, and seating on two stories....
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A Neo-General Store Opens in Oakland
When our Oakland-based architect friend Ian Read of Medium Plenty told us about his firm's latest project, Neighbor, we went shopping. How could we not? A curated shop of artisan and vintage pieces for...
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Song Tea & Ceramics: A New Tea-Tasting Room in SF
Nestled among the Victorians of San Francisco's Lower Pacific Heights stands an unassuming tea shop. The delicate white typography on the window is enough to draw a passerby to peek inside. But it's...
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The Aviary Hotel in Melbourne
The Aviary Hotel is, in fact, not a hotel but a bar and restaurant located off bustling Victoria Street in Abbotsford, a suburb of Melbourne. The three owners, Anthony Daniel, Brigitte Costelloe, and...
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A Fashion Designer's Color-Blocked Cafe in Copenhagen
A good friend of mine recently alerted me to a new cafe masterminded by fashion designer Henrik Vibskov (we both share an affinity for his avant-garde clothing). The cafe is located in Copenhagen's...
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New Restaurant Alert: Souvla in San Francisco
When the proprietors of new SF restaurant Souvla contacted us recently, we were happy to learn 1) that owner and designer Charles Bililies is a Remodelista devotee (he found inspiration for his design...
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Restaurant as Social Experiment: 28 Posti in Milan
Located on a quiet side street in the heart of Navigli in Milan, 28 Posti is a 28-seat trattoria as social experiment. Designed by architect Francesco Faccin and fitted out by inmates of the nearby...
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Q & A with Molly de Vries, Mill Valley's Queen of Green
Ambatalia shop owner Molly de Vries grew up in Mill Valley, CA, when the Marin town was still a haven for artists and musicians (i.e., The Grateful Dead). Her family was “very DIY,” as she says; her...
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Les Touilleurs: A Kitchen Emporium in Montreal
Located in Montreal's fashionable Outremont neighborhood Les Touilleurs is a high-end kitchen emporium with a working demonstration kitchen and an impeccably designed interior by Louise Savoie. Owners...
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Heritage Camping in Canada, No Hardship Required
Constantin von Flotow is an expert wilderness guide with a penchant for doing things the old-fashioned way, canvas tents and wooden gear boxes included (he tows these by vintage prop plane, horse,...
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Bestie Currywurst in Vancouver
"No reservations. In life or in our tiny restaurant," reads the sign. But the inventive young team behind Bestie Currywurst—a sausage and beer house in Vancouver's Chinatown—have created a space...
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Bao Bei Brasserie in Vancouver
Tannis Ling, a former bartender (and daughter of an architect), took a risk when she opened Bao Bei in Vancouver's Chinatown neighborhood in 2010; the area was considered dodgy and a risky dining...
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Creatives in Canada: Soho House in Toronto
For the past 20 years, Nick Jones of Soho House has been establishing private clubhouses around the world for an elite community of creatives (think film, media, and design-industry heavyweights.) Soho...
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The Ultimate DIY Restaurant? Navy in SoHo, New York
Navy is not just another trendy SoHo seafood restaurant. Its formula for success may sounds familiar—a head chef with a cult following; the ability to pack 51 diners into a very small space—but its...
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Makié Clothier on Thompson Street
I first discovered Makié Clothier eight years ago when I was pregnant with my first child. Browsing the streets of SoHo, I came across a tiny store on Thompson Street with the most inspired baby...
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Shop the Bungalow: Friends and Neighbors in Austin, TX
Visiting Friends & Neighbors is just like hanging out at the home of your coolest, best-traveled friend—except that all her stuff is for sale. East Austin's newest concept store is co-owned by Jade...
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Required Reading: Lunch at the Shop by Peter Miller
Whenever I head back to my hometown of Seattle, I stop in at Peter Miller Books (and I always tell my design-minded friends to do the same). Two summers ago, after 25 years in the landmark Terminal...
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Weekend Update: Legends of La Cienega Recap
Last week we headed to LA for the annual three-day Legends of La Cienega design festival, featuring nonstop panels and parties and window vignettes by a range of designers (the theme this year was...
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