Home Inspiration With Remodelista Team
San Francisco readers: You're invited! Join us at the Blu Dot San Francisco store (560 Valencia) on Thursday, July 9, from 5 to 8 pm for a Remodelista after-work party: drinks, light fare, and great furniture. Bring your copy of Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home to have it signed by Remodelista editor-in-chief Julie Carlson. Chat with editors, shop Blu Dot, and stand to win one of five signed books we'll be giving away throughout the night.
Note: We won't be selling books at the event. Bring your own copy or purchase one in advance: Call around for availability at local booksellers, or order the book for $20 on Amazon and choose one-day shipping.
Reminder: Blu Dot is giving away a $1,000 gift card to one lucky Remodelista reader in the US, UK, or Canada (except Quebec). Enter Online by July 14 or enter in person at the San Francisco store event. For ideas on how to spend your winnings, browse the Remodelista editors' Blu Dot shopping list, The Best of Blu Dot: Remodelista's Picks.
The store is located at 560 Valencia, between 16th and 17th. For directions, transit, and parking information, visit Blu Dot San Francisco.
We hope to see you there!
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Home Inspiration With Margot Guralnick
The inspiration behind Justine's recent DIY floorcloth? These nautical canvas mats by Black Point Mercantile of Portland, Maine, tailor-made for the summer cottage and cabin. Even Justine says, "These are so spot on that next time, I think I'll go straight to the source."
Photography from Sharktooth.
Above: Black Point Mercantile's floorcloths are sold by Sharktooth of Williamsburg, Brooklyn; John Derian in NYC and Provincetown, Massachusetts; and Pancho and Lefty of Sweden. Made of heavyweight canvas that's painted, waxed, and distressed, they're $425 at Sharktooth for the four-by-six-foot size, shown here. (Go to Black Point Mercantile and John Derian to see variations of this pattern.)
A consortium of designers, painters, and craftsmen, Black Point Mercantile—not to be confused with Remodelista favorite, Black Creek Mercantile & Trading Co.—specializes in "durable products that will last as long as you do." The group is currently at work transforming a defunct movie theater in downtown Portland, Maine, into Black Point Mercantile's combination factory and shop/gallery.
Above: These two-by-three-foot Floorcloths are $275 each at Sharktooth.
Above: An 8-by-10-foot Diamond Pattern; $750 at Sharktooth. Custom sizes, colors, and patterns are available.
Above: This six-by-nine-foot example is $550 at Sharktooth.
Above: A detail of the distressed surface and the stitching.
Above: Primary colors from Black Point Mercantile's about-to-be-introduced new series.
Above: A new design from Black Point Mercantile shown "in its native habitat," in the company's Portland movie theater.
We love living with canvas. For ideas, go to 7 Easy Summer DIY Projects with Painter's Drop Cloths. And to make your own summer rugs, see DIY: The Swedish-Striped Canvas Floorcloth.
Peruse more textiles from Sharktooth in our post The Patchwork Quilt Gets a Modern Makeover.
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Architecture & Interiors With Margot Guralnick
The wonders of summer living have us contemplating how to adjust our daily routines the rest of the year. For inspiration, we've been turning to artist Andrea Zittel and her otherworldly live/work compound, A-Z West, on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park.
Zittel, a longstanding international art star who is represented by Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York and Regen Projects in LA, among others, describes her work as "encompassing all aspects of day-to-day living: home, furniture, clothing, food, all become the sites of investigation in an ongoing endeavor to better understand human nature and the social construction of needs."
The home base for her study, A-Z West is spread over 35 acres of California's high desert and features a dozen of what Zittel calls Wagon Stations, her signature futuristic living pods that look like compact trailers from Mars. Kindred spirits are invited to come stay for up to a month at a time in spring and fall, and we're thinking of putting in an application.
Photography via TRNK, unless otherwise noted.
Above: Rising amid the boulders, Zittel's flip-top living units are made of steel, aluminum, MDF, and Lexan. Residents can sleep in the open or pull down the roof for shade and protection from the wind.
Above: Single-size Wagon Stations are furnished with a mattress, shelf, hooks, sun hat (essential in these parts), flashlight, and brush for removing sand. Visitors stay free of charge, and the rules of the compound include pitching in an hour every morning on upkeep and kitchen duties.
Above: Some of Zittel's sleeping units are scaled for one, others for a family, and several have been customized by artists in residence.
Zittel moved to the desert in 2000, established her setup as a nonprofit, and has been building a creative community since then. "We believe there are many ways to live, and that learning from others can offer new insight and perspectives on ourselves and the everyday environments we may think we already know well," she says.
Above: The encampment has a communal kitchen that rises in the sand. Though it looks as if the encampment stands on its own, the town of Joshua Tree isn't far.
Above: The structure, and tables too, are composed of concrete block and wood. Partial walls help keep out the sand.
Above: Zittel's bare-bones design is detailed with steel storage cubes overhead. Bowls of various sizes are used for serving food and drink.
Initially water had to be trucked to the site, but eventually Zittel received a grant to build a well. Propane stoves are used for cooking and there's no fridge. Zittel advises prospective guests: "Ideally you will be a kitchen cleaner, a cool chest organizer, and you won't mind sometimes making extra coffee to share with others in the morning." Photograph via A-Z West.
Above: An open-air shower area is situated on the other side of the wall, and elsewhere there are composting toilets.
"Our time at A-Z West was one of reflection, where everyday actions like preparing meals and going to the bathroom were reconsidered. Our movements were dictated by the elements—finding warmth in the mornings, shade in the afternoons, and shelter in downtown Joshua Tree during a few particularly brutal windstorms," writes visitor Nick Nemechek of magazine/design shop TRNK. "By distilling the camp to the minimum, the artist challenged our relationship to the many objects we indiscriminately consider essential...The experience has made me an infinitely more discerning consumer of objects, space, and time."
Above: Nestled at the foot of a rocky slope overlooking a valley, A-Z West is a two-hour drive east of LA. The colony also includes Zittel's home and studio, three shipping containers converted into additional sleeping quarters, and a chicken coop. Learn more and explore Zittel's far-ranging body of work and her blog at A-Z.
Intrigued? Here are two more creative hubs worth knowing about: Villa Lena, an Artist Residency and Hotel in Tuscany and Fogo Island Artist Studios in Newfoundland.
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Home Inspiration With Julie Carlson
If you've ever worked out of a cubicle or a tiny home office, you understand the value of quality air flow, especially at the height of summer. We size up a group of table and desk fans—some with a retro appeal and others more modern.
Retro-Inspired Fans
Above: The Allaire Desk Fan from Restoration Hardware comes in two sizes and three finishes (brushed nickel, silver sage, black); prices start at $129. For more desktop ideas, see 10 Easy Pieces: Task Desk Lamps.
Above: The retro-inspired, handmade Bianca Directional Ceiling Fan from Matthews Fan Company is a ceiling-mounted option; it's available in 10 finishes, including brushed nickel and bronze; $784 at Lumens. For more ceiling fan ideas, see 10 Easy Pieces: Ceiling Lamps.
Above: The Retro Table Top Fan by Minka Air is made of solid steel and has three speeds; $56.02 at Amazon.
Above: The Charly Little Fan from Swizz Style is $130 at Williams-Sonoma.
Above: The Deco Breeze Round Retro Table Fan is encased in a stainless steel shell and measures about 12.5 inches tall; $60 at ATG Stores.
Above: The Hunter Century 12-Inch Portable Table Fan in brushed nickel is $77.95 from Hunter Air.
Mod Table Fans
Above: The whisper-quiet Otto Fan from Swizz Style is made of oiled African sapele wood and high-grade steel; $199 at Amazon. In the Remodelista book, it's featured in the Remodelista 100, our collection of favorite everyday objects.
Above: The 10-inch-tall Soleus Air Soft Blade Table Fan has safe-to-touch gray blades and is also notably quiet; $25 from Linens 'n Things.
Above: The USB Desk Fan from Muji has two separate sets of blades for maximum air circulation; $29.50.
Go to our Appliance posts for more suggestions, including the Dyson Hot + Cool Heater/Fan and Gardenista's selection of Patio Heaters.
Upgrading your kitchen? See How to Choose Your Refrigerator and How to Select a Dishwasher.
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on July 21, 2010.
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