• Hotel Âme: A Minimalist Mom-and-Pop Guest House and Café in Rotterdam,Margot Guralnick

    Hotel Âme: A Minimalist Mom-and-Pop Guest House and Café in Rotterdam

    It was the faceted pink counter tiles that first caught our attention. We also loved the cloud of flowers hovering over the café. And the lime-washed tranquility of the guest rooms with century-old moldings. That was before we learned that Rotterdam’s 14-room Hotel âme is beyond boutique: it’s a mom

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  • 11 Favorites: Japanese-Style Bathtubs Around the World,Meredith Swinehart

    11 Favorites: Japanese-Style Bathtubs Around the World

    We’re longtime fans of the ofuro, or Japanese soaking tub, both for its good looks and promotion of rest and relaxation at the end of the day. Here are 10 in-situ favorites, ranging from traditional hinoki cypress wood or darker teakwood baths to Western-style ceramic baths in Japanese-style wood wr

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  • High/Low: Brass Paper Towel Holders, Two Ways,Annie Quigley

    High/Low: Brass Paper Towel Holders, Two Ways

    Can a simple paper towel holder be a functional thing of beauty? The answer is an emphatic yes, if Oji Masanori, the Japanese designer, has anything to say about it. Like all of his metal creations, his brass kitchen roll holder is an elevated, elegant iteration of a humble object (and has long been

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