Everywhere we look these days, there’s something pleasant under glass. Keep cupcakes fresh with a large Barreveld glass cloche and a Mosser Glass cake plate. Cloche, $65, and plate, $85, at P.O.S.H., 613 N. State St. An antique wood spool becomes a cheese server when topped with a small cloche, $49, at Le Magasin, 408 … Read more
Produced by Arden Nelson Storing data has never been this much fun: LaCie’s stackable, Lego-like Brick desktop hard drives, $229.99, at www.bestbuy.com. Matthias Gumm’s Hombroich series of microwavable and dishwasher-safe porcelain bowls by Blohmgumm, $15 to $159, at Luminaire, 301 W. Superior St. With their metal frames covered in fabric or leather, Patricia Urquiola’s Glove … Read more
Go with the grain
Touches so fresh, they practically chirp
Features Once More, With FeelingFor these suburban empty nesters, moving back to the city meant returning to modernism. Loft and FoundAn enterprising couple take repurposing to a new level, turning a dilapidated old factory into a bright, family-friendly home. Seeing RedNothing lights up a tabletop like bold, go-for-it color. A World ApartHow a quirky Lincoln … Read more
Nothing lights up a tabletop like bold, go-for-it color
For these empty nesters, moving back to the city meant returning—with pleasure—to modernism
An enterprising couple take repurposing to a new level, turning a dilapidated old factory into a bright-spirited, family-friendly city home
Three distinctive kitchens where bold design and practicality work side by side
Who doesn’t like to eavesdrop on shoptalk? Whether it’s doctors, pastry chefs, or design professionals talking about their work (and what really bugs them), it’s fun to be a fly on the wall when they get going. I got the chance recently at the North Side home of Martin Horner, of Soucie Horner, one of … Read more
