Perforated Light: A Czech Architect’s Modern Retreat on Historic Château Grounds
In the South Bohemian village of Kamenná Lhota, House Oskar is Prague-based architect Jan Žaloudek‘s own home—a retreat for himself and his wife, art historian and writer Jolanta Trojak—within the former gardens and Baroque barn of a neighboring château. The house, named after composer Oskar Nedbal,
Stay Warm All Winter Long With Kelvin, the Sleekest of Space Heaters
Home heating is notoriously hard to get right. Most of us have that one room that’s never quite warm enough, so we reach for a plastic, fan-blasting space heater that’s loud, dries the air, kicks up dust, and looks out of place. Central systems often overheat empty rooms and underheat the ones we’re
In Search Of Perfectly Imperfect Brown Mugs (Plus 6 On My Wish List)
I have spent more time than I’d like to admit combing the depths of the internet for one very specific item: the vintage brown ceramic mug that Sybil, the prickly matriarch played by Diane Keaton, uses in The Family Stone. And all the more so this year. Maybe you know the mug I mean? Glossy, ochre-b
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