Current Obsessions: A Fresh Perspective

Here’s a look at what we’ve been admiring this week.

Above: Architect Lucy Tauber is a genius at breathing new life into old spaces. Case in point: her recent renovation of a deserted North London post office into a clean-lined artisanal bakery. Photograph by Ed Reeve, courtesy of Lucy Tauber.

• A look at Austin’s ADU frenzy.
• We’ll be dropping in on the Printed Matter NY Art Book Fair this weekend at PS 1.

• The sun-drenched Venice Beach loft of a California designer; photo by Darcy Hemley.

Above: Christina Kim, the designer behind Los Angeles–based fashion brand Dosa, will soon be participating in the exhibition Scraps: Fashion, Textiles and Creative Reuse at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. In tandem with Reiko Sudo and Luisa Cevese, Kim will address manufacturing waste and creative reuse of fabric. The exhibition runs September 23 to February 5; details here. Photograph courtesy of Dosa.

• An inspiring bath before and after.
• The throne has arrived.

Above: To celebrate our new book, Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Stylish Outdoor Spaces, we’re giving away this beautiful set of dip-dyed garden tools featured in the book. Enter now; the contest ends on September 28.

• Small-space living, the Parisian way.
• Falling in love with a falling apart Victorian.

Our Latest Instagram Obsession

Above: We’ve written about the work of Kate and Ben Towill for years (she’s the visionary behind some of our favorite film sets; he co-founded some of our favorite NYC haunts, including The Fat Radish). Since the creative couple launched Basic Projects, a lifestyle and design company, we’ve been poring over their feed to see what they have in the works (@basic_projects). Photograph by Olivia Rae James.

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