Current Obsessions: New and Noted

A surrealist Pensión in Mexico City, a new Manhattan atelier, and a “rather chic” community garden are just a few of the fresh ideas that captured us this week. Have a look:

Above: “The most striking aspect of Mexico City guesthouse Pensión is that it looks unlike any other design-forward hotel on your Instagram feed,” writes Nicole in this week’s Design Travel story. Take a look around and see what we mean in Waking Up Inside an Image: A Surrealist Guesthouse, Restaurant, and Bookshop. Photograph by Ricardo Acuña, courtesy of Rafael Prieto.

• Are you following @grainandknot? Everything this “object maker” creates is so good.
• “Love that all of Block Shop’s quilts are reversible,” writes Margot. We agree.
• Tailoring Academy? Sign us up: The Nest in Providence, RI, will teach you to alter your own bespoke wardrobe.
• Also, this paper lamp workshop is the stuff of Remodelista editor dreams.
• Autumn Sonata has new Lower Manhattan outpost! (As for that headline: We’ve always said an emphatic yes.)
• Ooh, looking forward to the next iteration of Shaker Outpost.
• Wooed by the wood paneling and Alpine touches in this Swiss villa.
• Love, love, love.
• NYBG is celebrating Diá de los Muertos all through October. Vamos!
• It’s getting to be that time of year for gardeners. Here’s a reminder that a little vinegar can go a long way.
• “All I want for Christmas is this,” says Fan.
• No surprise Catherine Fitzgerald has been named House & Garden’s Garden Designer of the Year—have you seen her own swoon-worthy garden?
• An artist’s stunning contemplation on grief and loss.
• Must-read! Laura wrote a New York Times story on how gardeners are coping with extreme rain.
• Just nature doing its thing—and we’re here for it.
• ICYMI, Kendra’s story on a new community-oriented garden that is “rather chic.”