I’ve been in Toronto since Friday. This is not the design-iest thing but it’s right outside of my hotel window. 

Thought this kind of product staging died after the ’90s, frères. 

Annemarie Schwarzenbach, crush object for men, women, and even a 23-year-old Carson McCullers. 

[More beautiful German ladies with short hairdos here.]

Outtake from a trip to view the new addition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Here, musicians warming up in the performance hall designed by Renzo Piano. 

Paul Revere, how did you know about my obsessive crush on gray houses with gabled roofs? 

Christopher Wahl

Dwell has an Instagram (@dwellmagazine); I have ikat nails.

amadou & mariam (f. santigold) // dougou badia

yungjun:

“The one who finds me, I wish him a beautiful journey in life with many unexpected and fun choices.” Stuffed in a bottle. Written by a stranger. Given to me by Kelsey. Translated by a (different) stranger.

Commonwealth Institute, London. I’ve never seen it in person, so although this shot is a beauty, I’ll trust the writer’s judgment that it’s a “white elephant” and deserving of its imminent John Pawson redo. 

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On a self-imposed non-spending-spree at the moment, so please someone do me a favor and buy this to put in your house. [Best Made Company herringbone cloth-covered extension cord, $38]

Oldie but goodie: the opulent Modernism of Warren Platner. Here, the American Restaurant (that name!) in Kansas City (that city!) in 1974 (of course!). H/T to Alexandra Lange.

Chester Wallace bags: sturdy enough for a six-pack.

My parents really “get” me.