Anyone who’s tackled a deep clean knows how meditative it can be. When focus sharpens and the goal is clear, tidying slips into a flow state – one where objects land exactly where they belong.… Read More »Keep Calm and Tidy On: Virginia Sin’s New KEEP Collection
For coffee lovers, there’s something quite magical about that first sip. Carefully ground and weighed, the coffee is lovingly poured into an espresso machine, pourover, or drip machine, requiring a bit of effort and skill… Read More »MokaMax Instant Coffee Pot Steeps On The Go
Love Park in Toronto by CCxA (and 18 Shades of Gay in Montreal) Fittingly, I’m starting my very first Take 5 with this marvel of a park by CCxA (formerly Claude Cormier et Associés). Located… Read More »Take 5: A Heart-Shaped Park, Seletti’s BIC lamp, Carlo Scarpa’s Masterpiece + More
Susan Nwankpa Gillespie studied political science at Columbia University, and during her senior year was an intern at Morgan Stanley. Set on a profession in the corporate world, Gillespie eventually decided to pursue a different… Read More »Susan Nwankpa Gillespie on Photos of Nigeria, Textile Art, the Pyramids of Teotihuacan + More
Sea, salt, and sand. Memory is a powerful connector. Sights, sounds, and smells of a certain place evoke memories from decades ago, situating us firmly in another time. The new blanket collection proudly presented by… Read More »Bien Mal and Electric Bowery Share New Blanket Collection
Rocco has never been one for subtlety. As the brand’s co-founder Alyse Borkan points out, the traditional appliance world has long played it safe – “neutral colors, feature-based launches, nothing that really gives people a reason… Read More »Rocco, The Super Smart Fridge, Keeps Its Cool in Ice Blue