Writing Archive
Process: Ruché Sofa | Dwell
A Simple Plan | Dwell
Bright Young Things | Cultured
Exploring San Francisco’s Mission District | Travel + Leisure
The Ultimate Napa Itinerary | Travel + Leisure
An Epic Plot | Dwell
New Prospects | Dwell
Bless This Desk | Dwell
Architecture & Design, Impact Stories, Preservation, Profiles & Interviews, Shopping & Objects, Travel
Hecho en Oaxaca | Dwell
Learning on the Job | SAAS in Focus
Off the Beaten Path | SAAS in Focus
Furniture Complex | GRAY
Good Neighbors | GRAY
Bringing it Home | GRAY
Finding Beauty | GRAY
Check In, Check Out: The Good Hotel, San Francisco | The New York Times
The Good Hotel, which opened last November, claims to be the first “hotel with a conscience.” Anthropomorphizing aside, the hotel does have many admirable qualities: low prices, eco-friendly touches, and a philanthropic streak.
Check In, Check Out: The Storrier, Sydney | The New York Times
The “art hotel” concept has arrived in Australia. The Melbourne-based A Hotels Group, run by an avid art collector, is planning seven art-themed hotels across Australia by 2010. The first, the Storrier, has opened in Sydney.
Consumer Retorts | Dwell
“I’ve told customers, ‘Maybe you don’t need another chair,’” Chris Houston says. “Even though I sell things, I do like to remind people that you don’t need to own it to appreciate it.”
Cultural Constructs | Surface
When is a whale not a whale? When it’s a scrupulous assemblage of plastic lawn chairs by Canadian artist Brian Jungen.
Danish Modern | Travel + Leisure
Though it has the alphabetical advantage, Aarhus has always been known as Denmark’s second city. Now, with dining and nightlife on par with Copenhagen’s, the city is making an impressive bid for the limelight.
Detour: Honolulu, Hawaii | Dwell
Today, if you tallied the world’s design capitals, you’d be forgiven for overlooking Honolulu. But when it came to modern architecture in the 1950s and ’60s, all eyes were on Hawaii’s capital city.
El Cosmico: Trailer Made | ReadyMade
The brainchild of Austin-based hotelier Liz Lambert, El Cosmico is a new kind of lodging: part trailer park, part creative commune, “a Trans-Pecos kibbutz
for the 21st century.”
Elle Decor Goes to Athens | Elle Decor
Hip hotels, restaurants, and museums are transforming the city of Socrates.
Elle Decor Goes to Tokyo | Elle Decor
Japan’s capital is a compelling study in contrasts—sprawling yet full of intimate neighborhoods; ancient yet up-to-the-minute. Here’s how to navigate its riches.