Bedrooms With Remodelista Team
Though Parachute's luxury bedding was inspired by a trip to Italy, the company is headquartered in Venice, California. All design happens at the company's LA headquarters, and the beachside locale has left an indelible mark on company culture. (Heading to LA? Browse Parachute founder Ariel Kaye's favorite spots in Venice on the Parachute Blog.)
Just north of quirky Venice lies Malibu—more than 20 miles of prime coastline along California Highway 1 backed by the Santa Monica Mountains. Parachute chose Malibu as the appropriate setting for its first video, offering up an idea of the perfect California day, Parachute style.
Before you watch, don't forget to enter to win a complete bedding set giveaway from Parachute by entering your email address by Thursday, October 7: Enter here.
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Above: Parachute's signature bedding set is the Venice—named after the LA neighborhood—and includes a fitted sheet, duvet cover, and two pillowcases (one case for twin sets). Venice Percale and Venice Sateen sets both start at $199. For the mix-and-match look shown here, choose separates instead: a Percale Duvet Cover in white ($169 for queen), Percale Fitted Sheet in slate ($60 for queen), and Percale Pillowcases in white and slate ($50 per pair).
Above: A limited-edition offering, Parachute's Linen Blend Duvet Set includes a cotton/linen duvet cover and two shams; $249 for queen. This breathable fabric is perfect year-round and comes in two striped hues: sand (shown) and sea.
Above: Parachute Duvet Inserts are available with two kinds of filling: The Down Duvet is made of premium European white down and available in two weights—lightweight and all-season, starting at $239 for the twin size. The hypoallergenic Down Alternative Duvet starts at $179 for twin. All Parachute duvets are made in the US.
Above: Parachute's just-launched pillow line includes soft, medium, and firm pillows in standard and king sizes. The Down Pillow ranges in price from $69 to $139, and the hypoallergenic Down Alternative Pillow is priced from $59 to $89. For decorative pillows, pick Parachute's affordable Feather Euro Insert for $29. All Parachute pillows are made in the US.
Above: Parachute offers Cashmere Throws in five colors, including the Striped Cashmere Throw in granite and light fog shown here; $299.
Above: Parachute's Solid Cashmere Throw is available in desert sand and pebble gray, made from 100 percent cashmere yarn spun in Scotland; $299.
Above: The scents of Parachute candles are drawn from the outdoors: Fireside smells of amber, vetiver, and musk; Lavender includes hints of eucalyptus. Made in the US of natural soy wax, each is available in a glass ($24) or a travel tin ($12).
Above: Parachute beach gear includes the Palm Tree Tote Bag (shown) and another with the phrase "Everyone Wants to Sleep with Us." The Sleep With Us Tote is available in canvas, poppy, and indigo; $25. The Palm Tree Tote is available in poppy; $25.
Above: The Palm Tree Beach Towel is made in Italy of two-ply Egyptian cotton for maximum absorption; available in navy; $49.
Above: A Malibu sunset closes the perfect California day.
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Home Inspiration With Julie Carlson
We've had our eyes on the Neverending Glory lighting collection from Prague-based designers Jan Plechac & Henry Wielgus for a while now (we first spotted them at the Line in SoHo, in New York City). Made from handblown Bohemian crystal glass, the collection comprises five pendants inspired by the outlines of iconic chandeliers from "the world's most eminent concert halls and theaters: La Scala in Milan, Palais Garnier in Paris, the Metropolitan Opera in NYC, the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, and the Estates Theater in Prague."
Above: At the Line in SoHo, a row of Neverending Glory chandeliers hangs above the dining table. "We wanted to look at classical chandeliers from a new perspective and preserve the effect of their nobility," the designers say. "We attempted to achieve big emotions through minimal forms." Photograph by Carolina Engman for Fashion Squad.
Above: The Neverending Glory Palais Garnier Light is 20 inches in diameter and 22 inches high; $2,560 from the Line.
Above: The glass Eve Pendant Light with polished nickel accents is 13.75 inches in diameter and 20 inches high and is made in India; $199 from Crate & Barrel.
See more High/Low products here, and shop all our pendant lights here.
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Kitchens With Julie Carlson
Since our Berlin Bound issue, we've been trolling for good-looking kitchens in Berlin with storage ideas to steal; here are our findings.
1. Think modular.
In Europe, it's not uncommon to rent a flat with no kitchen; tenants often buy their own modular components and take them with them when they move.
Above: German kitchen brand Naber offers a furniture system designed by Bureau Kilian Schindler based on five modules: work surfaces with integrated range, sink, butcher block, storage rack, and technology tower. Ideal for apartment dwellers who can take the system with them when they move.
Above: A modular kitchen by Noodles, Noodles, and Noodles comprises components you can pack up and take with you.
See a range of soup-to-nuts modular options in Good Kuchen: 9 German Kitchen Systems and Bella Cucina: 8 Modular Italian Kitchen Systems.
2. Keep cooking utensils within reach.
Above: German company Rosle pioneered the concept of the Open Kitchen by offering adaptable stainless steel modules that allow you to keep utensils in easy reach. Photograph of Erik Spiekermann's Berlin kitchen via FvF.
3. Use wooden crates as storage.
Above: Spotted in several Berlin kitchens: wooden crates as storage. For something similar, consider the American-Made Poplar Wood Crates from Kaufmann Mercantile; available in three sizes (prices start at $29).
Above: A modular kitchen by Noodles, Noodles, and Noodles Corp.
4. Consider built-ins for seating.
Above: Built-in seating and modular elements make sense for Berlin apartment living; shown above, a custom kitchen by Rainer Spehl.
5. Think outside the box.
Above: Dirk Biotto created the ChopChop kitchen for ease of use by the elderly and physically impaired.
Above: Designed by Moritz Putzier as a graduation project, the Cooking Table won a German Design as Best Newcomer 2015.
Above: The Essential Raw Element kitchen by craftsman/carpenter Peter Klint features customizable smoked oak trays and grates that slide in and out to create customizable open shelving.
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on May 8, 2015, as part of our Berlin Bound issue.
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Kitchens With Margot Guralnick
Part art project, part problem solver, the Go-Go Kitchen in writer/activist-designer Jennifer Nix's Sausalito, California, home pairs cast-off cabinetry with energy-efficient appliances, sends gray water into her garden, and stands ready to roll. The experiment—which Nix created in collaboration with sculptor and fellow ModNomad Studio founder Jeff Smith—has attracted so much interest that the art collective is now taking commissions, and Nix hopes its website will become home base for the salvaged kitchen community.
Photography by Anna Lee-Fields.
Above: "The drought and housing crisis here in the Bay Area were both on my mind as my husband, Steve Leonard, and I moved from Brooklyn, New York, to our two-unit 1880s fixer-upper cottage in Sausalito, California," writes Nix in the ModNomad Studio blog."We wanted to be part of some solutions here in Marin County." The two moved into the smaller unit, a 550-square-foot studio, and immediately ripped out its "ugly and oversized" kitchen to create a bedroom. After living with a sawhorse-and-plank cooking setup in the main room, Nix learned what's essential and what's extraneous. The Go-Go was born out her desire to come up with an adaptable, portable, eco-conscious solution that offers a departure from "the tyranny of the typical built-in kitchen."
Above: Constructed over the course of two very productive weeks, scavenging for parts included, the Go-Go incorporates a vintage Craftsman steel tool chest, a wardrobe found on Craigslist, salvage yard marble, and leftover plywood, oak, and ipe wood from work done on Nix's rental house and a friend's deck. She chose to spend her money on state-of-the-art compact appliances and a new stainless sink for "a meeting of the rustic and the modern."
Casters, a Jeff Smith signature detail, enable the design to travel. In lieu of a range, the kitchen has a Breville Smart Oven, which toasts, bakes, roasts, and has a time-saving convection option.
Above: The tool chest holds utensils, flatware, and plates. The counter is topped with Heath Overstock Tiles in chartreuse purchased from the company's Sausalito factory store. (For more inspiration, read about architect Ian Read's Budget Remodel with Heath Tile Seconds.)
Above: The kitchen is neatly divided into three work areas. Cooking is done on a two-burner Ramblewood Green Induction Cooktop with a built-in fan.
The design, while not intended for catering to a crowd, is adaptable. And as is, Nix points out, it works well for studios, guest houses, garages turned into apartments, and offices. "I hope it can offer people an easier way to get a kitchen installed in some extra space they might want to rent out. And later they can roll the kitchen somewhere else, sell it, or turn it into an outdoor kitchen—so there's no waste."
Above: Open storage is incorporated on one end, and a wheeled set of True 24-Inch Under-Counter Refrigerator Drawers (not shown) have since been added to the sink end. The sink is Vigo's 23-Inch Stainless Steel Single Bowl Undermount with a Grohe faucet (see our High/Low: Dornbracht vs. Grohe Kithen Faucets). A third ModernNomad, Kurt Norstad, hooked up the Go-Go to water and electricity, and collaborated on the design of the gray water system. "We called on the expertise of Laura Allen of Greywater Action and her very thorough book, The Water-Wise Home," says Nix. "The system includes an actuator and diverter valve that allows me with the flip of a switch to send kitchen water to either the sewer or the garden."
So far, the kitchen has lived in two different spots in Nix's living room, and the Sausalito cottage has become ModNomad's HQ and live/work studio. Nix and her cohorts are at work on new ways to "bring art, design, and activism together." Stay tuned for more of their instigations.
We're longstanding fans of another kitchen collection on wheels—see Race-Car-Style Appliances for Compact Kitchens. Looking for under-counter fridge drawers? Go to our recent 10 Easy Pieces roundup.
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