Outdoor Spaces With Remodelista Team
Michelle and crew (and their little dogs, too) have headed back outdoors this week. For inspiration, they're stealing ideas everywhere, from Sting's Tuscan vineyard to Adrian Grenier's Brooklyn plot. Here are five posts not to miss.
Above: 10 A-List Garden Ideas to Steal from Hollywood Movie Stars.
Above: Gardenista 100: The Five Best Folding Canvas Deck Chairs.
Above: Domestic Dispatches: 11 Tips for a Dog-Friendly Garden.
Above: Hardscaping 101: Tips for Cleaning and Caring for Outdoor Furniture.
Above: 10 Easy Pieces: Garden Carts and Wagons.
Above: Oystercatchers' Haven: A Whitewashed Guesthouse on South Africa's West Coast.
See more at Gardenista and The Indoor-Outdoor Life.
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Home Inspiration With Margot Guralnick
Oh, to live—and to travel—with fewer cords. As I pack my own tangle of electrical snakes for a weekend away, I'm dreaming of a more streamlined system. Punkt, a Swiss upstart brand devoted to rethinking consumer electronics, just might have the answer: It's about to come out with a multi-port charger designed by the company's own art director, British wunderkind Jasper Morrison.
Photography via Punkt.
Above: Morrison's UC 01 USB Desktop Charger is making its debut this month in Milan at two exhibits during Salone del Mobile. The device is Italian-made and aims to reduce workstation clutter.
Above: Says Morrison: "More and more devices are now powered via USB, yet most computers and laptops only offer one or two ports. Not to mention the classic hotel scenario: Even if you find the right electric plug for the USB cable, you can only charge a single device. Punkt's new USB multi-port charger provides easy-access charging and is designed for one-handed operation."
Above: The charging system is compatible with Apple and Android smartphones and tablets, and Punkt says it works with "most" USB-powered devices, cameras and laptops included.
Above: The UC O1 is weighted to stay in place and can charge up to three devices at once. Go to Punkt for more details.
Detangle your life—see our Technology and Electronics posts for more great finds, including:
And go to Gardenista for DIY: Identify Leaves and Flowers (There's an App for That) and other Garden Tech.
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Domestic Science With Julie Carlson
Spotted at Crate & Barrel: a new line of bathroom accessories more than a little reminiscent of a Swedish line we've admired for a while.
Annaleena Design
Above: Interior stylist Annaleena's designs are made in Verberg, Sweden, of hand-forged iron. The Clothing Rail Oblique is 2,300 SEK ($262.56).
Above: The Annaleena Clothing Rail Round, approximately 17.7 inches in diameter, is 1,900 SEK ($216.89).
Above: The Clothing Rail Vertical is approximately 31.5 inches in height; 2,100 SEK ($239.73). Worldwide shipping available; go to Annaleena Design to see other options.
Crate & Barrel
Above: The Jackson Single Bar Towel Rack, made of iron in India, is 30.25 inches wide; $49.95. A Jackson Double Bar Towel Rack is $59.95.
Above: The Jackson Towel Ring is $39.95.
Take a look at more of our High/Low discoveries:
Closet challenged? See 10 Portable Clothing Racks.
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Personal Style With Alexa Hotz
I spend a lot of time working at home, and there are mornings when I wonder if it's worth dressing for a full day or better to slouch around in tattered sweats. I opt for the latter on most occasions, but I'm always thinking: What if the UPS driver shows up? What if a friend happens to be in the neighborhood? And there is something to be said for putting yourself together, even if it's just for...yourself. This led me to the housecoat, a term first used in 1913 to describe an informal garment for women to wear about the house. This option, somewhere in between dressed and undressed, has gone missing from modern life—until recently. Meet the utility dress.
A slouchy answer to the housecoat, the utility dress is a style that's having a moment in western fashion, but its origin is in traditional Japanese house clothes and workwear. Like the rural Japanese workers in photographer Taishi Hirokawa's book Sonomama Sonomama, it's possible to wear an Issey Miyake– or Yohji Yamamoto–like garment and still get work done. The dress is often made from linen and cotton (for breathability), and is shapeless in the best way (for total comfort); here are six examples we're ready to slip on.
Above: From online fashion retailer La Garçonne's own line, La Garçonne Moderne, the Workwear Smock (available in white, black, ink, and clay) has dropped shoulders and an oversized fit and is made from 100 percent Japanese cotton; it's on sale for $346.50, marked down from $495.
Above: French brand Vestiaire de Jeanne's Uniform Pleated Long Sleeve dress has pockets at the sides and falls just under the knee—a loose fit to throw on in the morning. The dress, made from 100 percent linen, is €155 ($145.05) for the adult size. For more, see our post Effortless Dressing à la Française.
Above: Northern California designer Jess Brown's Workshirt Dress is based on "my father's old oxford shirts," she says. It's available in navy double cotton or black rumpled gingham; $290. (For a tour of Brown's house, see West Marin's Accidental Doll Maker.)
Above: Part of the appeal of NYC designer Makie's light gray Women's Back Button Dress in 80 percent cotton/20 percent silk is the fact that it's easy to put on in the morning; $240.
Above: Dosa's Draughtsman Tunic is a loose fit made of dark blue organic cotton; $404.01 from Farfetch.
Above: Made of medium-weight linen and canvas cloth, the Casey Casey Dress in indigo, made in France, is $820 at Tiina the Store.
For those who can sew and read Japanese (a narrow demographic, I know), Japanese dress sewing books are an excellent source for creating similar garments. I recommend Anytime Dresses and Travaux et Mode. What to wear under your utility dress? See The Debrief: 8 New Classics for Your Underwear Drawer.
This post is an update. It originally ran on March 26, 2014, as part of our Spring Forward issue.
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