From Julie:
2008: It’s business time, as Flight of the Conchords would say. Instant adoration: this ceramic and oak desk light by Dick van Hoff for Royal Tichelaar Makkum; available at mattermatters.com for the punishing price of $750 for the 11-inch-high model (available in white, gray, or brown ceramic):
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From Julie:
Somehow this slipped by us: our favorite all-time London/NY store Ochre has launched an online site. Feeling glutted from holiday indulgences? Consider these pure and simple staples to start the New Year at ochrestore.com, which “focuses on products made under fair trade as well as green principles. We love working with Aid to Artisans, a nonprofit organization that helps artisans in developing countries bring their products to the US and Europe. We have also established a collective of textile, ceramics, wood, and glass designers that makes things exclusively for us.”
Below: Wine decanters from L’Atelier du Vin; $165:
Below: Kenyan spoon set; $65:
Below: North American white oak salad bowls by George Peterson of Circle Factory; $185 to $670:
Below: Hand-dyed velvet cushion backed in stone-colored linen; $130. Other colors available.
Below: Handmade satin-finish steel cutlery set with black Bakelite handles; $98 a set:
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From Julie:
Smith & Hawken (before it was acquired by the Scotts Miracle-Gro company) used to offer classic French vitreous-enamel-on-steel house numbers. Now it’s a bit harder to find them. Recently came across franco-file.co.uk, which offers a great range and claims to be the only direct source for UK and international orders. In addition to numbers, they offer house-name plaques, thermometers, and various signs in English for cranky homeowners (No Parking, Private, and Please Shut the Gate).
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From Janet:
Another eco-friendly product from my new favorite manufacturer, Eleek. Are they Mission house numbers? Modern house numbers?
Cast in lead-free pewter, they would work equally well on a contemporary house or on a Greene & Greene bungalow.
Mackintosh House numbers, $170 for three; $227 for four at eleek.com:
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We admit it; we’re mildly obsessed with hooks, one of the more useful household items. And, as with most simple household items, it’s almost impossible to find good ones. Here are ten we love:
For the Design Voyeur: the 1904 Josef Hoffman hand-forged nickel-plated hook (H 5 7/8 by W 2 13/16 by D 5 3/4 inches), available only through the Neue Galerie museum shop in NYC; $320 at neuegalerie.org:
A trio of good ones from one of our favorite sources, manufactum.co.uk:
1. Double Hook, W 10.5 cm, £5.50:
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2. Black cast-iron coat hook that folds to both sides. H 6 cm, W 2.5 cm, projection 10.5 cm; £6.00:
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3. Brushed steel coat hanger, H 0.5 cm and 5.5 cm projection; £6.30:
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From the Japanese company Sugatsune, the EW series double hook; $21.20 at homedecorhardware.com:
We would be remiss if we did not include Arne Jacobsen’s hooks from his classic Vola series (one-inch projection); $132 for a set of four from qualitybath.com:
Single polished aluminum hook (H 20 cm); £8 at re-foundobjects.com:
Small (H 13 cm; £3.50) or large (H 21 cm; £5) double hooks at re-foundobjects.com
Mithus Hotel chrome hook, W 6 by D 9 by H 14 cm; £7.95 at mithus.co.uk:
Aluminum coat hook, H 6 3/8 inches; $42 for pack of four at treehook.com:
Double-pronged aluminum coat hook, H 5 1/4 inches; $81 for pack of four at treehook.com:
Stainless-steel coat hook; $105 for a package of four at treehook.com:
Architectural salvage shops are a great source for vintage hooks, such as these from Cox’s Architectural Salvage Yard; $10 to $20 each at coxsarchitectural.co.uk (shipping, tax free, to US within 5 to 7 days):
Old House Parts in Kennebunkport, ME, is also a good source; go to oldhouseparts.com for information:
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