Design Travel With Julie Carlson
Pine & Crane owner/chef Vivian Ku, a Harvard premed grad who segued into food, named her restaurant in LA's Silverlake after her grandfather's 1950s noodle shop in Taiwan. Ku likes to keep things local and all in the family; she sources produce from Sunfield, her family's Asian vegetable farm in Bakersfield, and, after discovering local potter Peter Sheldon, commissioned him to create the dinnerware for the restaurant. Another neighbor, Sophia Lin, helped with the interior design.
Above: The restaurant is located on the premises of the former Cru and specializes in Taiwanese-Chinese cooking. Photograph via LA Times.
Above: The simple dining room has polished concrete floors, rough-hewn walls, and simple pale wood banquettes and tables. Photograph by Daniela Galarza via LA Weekly.
Above: A vintage shot of Ku's grandfather making noodles. Photograph via Pine & Crane.
Above: Aprons feature the Pine & Crane logo. Photograph via J. Chong Studio.
Above: A wall-mounted planter adds a touch of green to the interiors. Photograph via Eater.
Above: Various provisions and kitchen accessories for sale. Photograph via Eater.
Above: Local potter Peter Sheldon, who has traveled in Taiwan, collaborated with Vivian on the ceramics for the restaurant. For more info, go to Pine & Crane.
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Outdoor Spaces With Remodelista Team
This week Michelle and her team celebrate the onset of spring with a roundup of tiny potting tables, garden ideas to steal from Martha Stewart, a new line of minimalist outdoor furniture by a Danish designer, and more.
Above: Dream Landscapes: 10 Perennial Gardens Inspired by Piet Oudolf.
Above: Steal This Look: My Mini Garden Shed in a Garage.
Above: The Gardenista 100: Best Mini Potting Tables.
Above: Danish Designer Soren Rose for Restoration Hardware.
Above: Hardscaping 101: Design Guide for Patio Pavers.
See more at Gardenista's Spring Awakening issue.
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Home Inspiration With Julie Carlson
Too attractive to hide in the drawer: wood cutting boards of all shapes and sizes. Here's a roundup of ideas for displaying your collection.
Above: Vintage cutting boards in a summer house in Umbria from Elle Decoration via Style Files.
Above: Spotted (and admired) on SF Girl by Bay: the SF photo studio of Leigh Beisch, who collects cutting boards and other props for her work as a food photographer. We love the way she puts her collection to work as art installation in her studio dining area. Photograph by Cindy Loughridge.
Above: Cutting boards as decor in the Brooklyn kitchen of Danielle Arceneaux (see more at Reader Rehab: Danielle's DIY Kitchen Remodel for Under $500).
Above: A wall of cutting boards at the Norm Architects–designed Restaurant Host in Copenhagen (see more at The Viking Table Reimagined: Restaurant Host in Copenhagen).
Above: A display of cutting boards in a kitchen designed by architect Massimo Castagna (see more at Bella Cucina: 8 Best Italian Kitchen Systems).
Above: A selection of cutting boards from Toast in the UK. Toast currently offers Seasoned Oak Chopping Boards; £49 ($72.80).
Above: Cutting boards by Canadian designer Geoffrey Lilge adorn the walls at Luce in Portland, Oregon (see more at Design Sleuth: Charcuterie Boards at Luce in Portland, OR).
Above: Cutting boards hanging from S hooks in a kitchen via Hunch Living.
Above: Wood cutting boards made by Blackcreek Mercantile. See the company's latest in Blackline Collection.
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Home Inspiration With Justine Hand
Riding the tide of the indigo trend, Japanese antique boro cloths have become increasing popular in design. Rustic and textured, these patchwork textiles lend not some color to a room, but also a sense of history and a touch of the handmade.
But have you ever really paid attention to the sashiko stitching on these cloths? I hadn't until recently when I purchased a vintage Japanese zokin, a clothing fabric scrap repurposed with long, contrast stitching to create a dust rag. (It was too pretty for dusting; I've added mine to my prized pot holder collection.) Then I noticed the same stitching on a friend's jeans. Suddenly this striking embroidery seemed to be everywhere. I had to find out more.
Above L: Sashiko stitching on an antique boro cloth. Above R: A stack of vintage quilts and boros from Sri, a showroom in Brooklyn that specializes in Japanese and Indian textiles.
What is sashiko?
Sashiko is a type of running stitch developed in rural Japan centuries ago, when, rather than buy new, the wives and daughters of Japanese farmers and fishermen would mend and patch worn clothing and other textiles. Made using a thick, embroidery-like thread, sashiko stitches are plainly visible and often form a regular pattern. Originally a rough, freeform stitch, sashiko evolved into increasingly elaborate geometric designs used for decoration.
Above: A boro cloth with sashiko stitching in Lotta Agaton's Stockholm living room.
What's the difference between sashiko and boro?
People often fail to distinguish between sashiko and boro, which is understandable because they often go hand in hand. Both are mending techniques—boro, meaning "rags" or "tattered cloth," refers to textiles that have been patched many times—see Design Sleuth: The Japanese Boro. Sashiko, meaning "little stabs," is a long, embroidery stitch used for mending or purely for decoration.
By the way, if you're wondering why boro is almost always indigo, it's because Edo-era laws restricted the working classes from wearing bright clothes. For these rural citizens, indigo dye was both hard-wearing and said to repel insects. You can read more about the history of sashiko and boro at Studio Aika.
Above: Elizabeth Leslie sells a wide assortment of sashiko-stitched boro on her Japan-based online shop, Nature Collect, and her Etsy store, Mujo. This Antique Boro Textile is $270.
Above: A vintage sake bag with sashiko-stitched patches that I bought to use as a pillowcase. Similar Boro Sake Bags are available through Etsy seller Indigo Blue Japan for $39 each.
Above: Vintage zokin are often used these days as table mats and hot pads. The Zokin Dust Cloth shown here is available at Mujo for $22. Based in Yokohama, Japan, the Etsy shop Fabric Life is also an excellent source for zokin cloths.
Above: This Cotton Kotatsugake from Sri, made to cover a brazier-heated table, is embellished with a complex sashiko pattern. Inquire about availability and price.
Above: UK artisan Sarah Matthews often uses sashiko stitching in her handmade pillows, which she sells at Nature Collect and via her Etsy shop, Ethical Life. Made from vintage fabric, her Sashiko-Stitched Indigo Cushion is available on Etsy for $88.
Above L and R: Sasaski Yohinten uses sashiko and boro techniques to revive vintage garments from Europe. I'm trying hard to resist her Vintage Czech Military Apron in indigo ($77) and Boro-Patched Jute Bag Apron ($101).
Can I learn to do sashiko myself?
Absolutely. I've recently taken up the technique myself to breathe new life into ripped jeans and to patch an ancient pair of lace pillowcases made by my grandmother. Purl Soho has several sashiko DIYs that tell you all you need to get going.
Above: Fashion your own Reversible Sashiko Placemats with a tutorial from Purl Soho's Purl Bee.
N.B. Looking to infuse your home with more Japanese arts? See:
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Architecture & Interiors With Margot Guralnick
Two far-flung sisters—one based in LA, the other in Hong Kong—set their sights on the relic next to their childhood home in Kanagawa, Japan, as their own bohemian work quarters when they're in town. The century-old Western-style brick structure was built as a servant's annex to the main house (the sisters once played in its crumbling rooms).
Architect Takaya Tsuchida of No. 555 artfully shored up the annex by celebrating the simple beauty of the original design. He and his team of three now have their office in the building, and the sisters drop in every few months.
Photography by Koichi Torimura.
Above: "In Japan, it's rare to find an old Western-style building that's still privately owned," says Tsuchida. "The house and maid's annex are in what had been a foreign settlement and were built for a German family." Vacant for years, the annex—known as ASE, a combination of the sisters' initials— was water damaged and crumbling when the sisters asked No. 555 to rescue it for them.
Above: Tsuchida set out to preserve the existing state of the building as much as possible, "It required a lot of repairing—structural reinforcement, plumbing and electrical work, and we installed drain outlets on the floor, so that the rainwater can flow out." The plywood stair is a new addition.
Above: The original masonry and woodwork was updated with white paint. The painting and plastering crew included the architect himself, the sisters, and artist couple Juka Araikawa and Krister Olsson. See photos of the work in progress here.
Above: Plumen lights hang over the dining table. Read about Plumens in our posts World's Most Stylish Light Bulb and World's Most Stylish Light Bulb, Version 002
Above: The sisters furnished their quarters sparsely with a few antiques and potted plants. The wire-framed hanging lights are Japanese construction site lamps.
Above: Tsuchida installed a new readymade pine floor and lightly whitewashed it so that the wood grain shows through. Learn about how to get easy Scandi-style whitewashed wood floors in Remodeling 101.
Above: An under-the-stairs sink—because the annex is used as a workspace, there's no kitchen or shower.
Above: The windows (as well as doors, peaked roof, and some of the baseboards) are outlined in black.
Above: New plasterwork and an elegant light switch.
Above: The staff of No. 555 outside the annex. Go to No. 555 to see more of the firm's work.
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