I’ve found lighting has everything to do with how productive I can be in a day. If I don’t turn on a lamp in the room I’m working in before mid-afternoon, I definitely go slower as the sun drops in the sky. Most days this means switching on the task lamp that’s on my desk. Task lamps have a classy, literary look about them that’s especially welcoming during the winter months – here’s a hot dozen.
VOLK Furniture is a Brooklyn-based studio dedicated to the design and fabrication of handcrafted, traditionally joined and finished wood furniture. Each VOLK design is unique and carefully considered to showcase the quality of the hand-selected materials.
Nook is an up-to-date interpretation of the traditional canopy bed. Robust and essential, this structure can be coupled without the need for wall mounting and is one piece in a range of practical furniture and accessories that make it a truly special space in which space to sleep, study, play or sit with friends.
Mijo Studio is a forward thinking Danish-Norwegian design duo specializing in prints, patterns and textiles. Experimenting with colors and textures our work is always based in analogue techniques and is characterized by a curious and playful approach to the creative process.
Another Brand is a simple collaboration between designer and manufacturer working directly as partners to create a business. The brand concept started with furniture. The success of this model is based upon the designer and manufacturer understanding each other’s strengths and capabilities, including manufacturing techniques, infrastructure and logistics.
Creatively rethinking the way in which people dwell, Klein Agency focuses on simple solutions to living well. With a background in architecture and their previous art studio, LMBRJK, Klein Agency is built on experience, an understanding of design processes, and a desire to give spaces, products, and brands new, unexpected identities, rich in materials and attentive to details.
Featuring a selection of luxury travel, tech, women’s, and athletic accessories, all goods are designed, developed, manufactured, and sold out of our Los Angeles HQ. Constantly on the search for innovative materials and processes, whether new or historical, KILLSPENCER is dedicated to making products that will last the test of time.
Rotterdam-based designers Ward an Gemert and Adriaan van der Ploeg started working together in 2010 under the name Nightshop. Ward and Adriaan are interested in mixing elements of high culture and popular culture in their designs. Also, they’re keen on investigating the boundaries between good taste and bad taste.
Mitab develops products with the intention to ease and create freedom for our users to focus their energy on their passion. We believe that passion create great things. We help our users to create their own great things.
The temperature has been beyond frigid, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve been piling three or four blankets on top of my usual bedding each night. I’m so lucky to have a roof over my head and be able to pay the heating bill, but even those things haven’t felt like enough to stay warm. If you’re looking to add some layers, check out these options.
January always has me aching to get super organized. – to go through everything in the house, pare down, and streamline. But one task I’m always horrible at is keeping up with is my stack of magazines, so I figure the least I can do is keep them in order in a rack in my living room or office. I have this one that’s currently out of stock, but I pulled together a bunch of other options that I love just as much.
Sometime last January I started something that I should have tackled years before: a legitimate skincare routine. As a teen I used the old standbys containing plenty of benzoyl peroxide, and in my 20s I relied on face wash and Oil of Olay. Hardly a regiment that was prepping my face for the years to come or protecting it against the elements encountered on a daily basis. But with the uncertainties looming in 2017 (R.I.P.) I needed to feel control over something, and that something turned out to be my face. According this article in the New Yorker I wasn’t alone either, scores of you turned to skincare as a coping mechanism. My biggest takeaways? That just because your skin may feel oily you still need to moisturize and that serums are worth their weight in gold. Nearly twelve months in and I’m feeling much better about my complexion and continue to search out products to add to my routine. What are your go-tos?
Sheet pan – or one pan – meals serve a myriad of purposes this time of year. First, they’re easy and fairly healthy during a time when you’re *probably* indulging more than usual. Second, they’re a reason to use the oven and add extra heat to your home. (Can you tell mine has been freezing??) Third, there’s minimal cleanup involved which is honestly always plus in my book. I’m very much looking forward to trying out some of these recipes this winter!
If you’re someone who looks forward to doing it up big for New Year’s Eve, well, I know you’re already thinking about your outfit. While I try to get away with wearing pajamas to my friend’s party, you’ll be painting the town red in satin, sequins, and tulle and shuffling down sidewalks in shoes that are not at all winter weather appropriate… and I salute you. It wasn’t so long ago that I did the same, it’s just that these days I prefer not to fight the crowds on super busy nights out. What I do like is picking out what I might wear if I were braving it out there, and sharing all of those sweet finds (and SALES!) with you.
