
Current Obsessions: Hot Spell
Happy weekend, dear reader, and hope you’re keeping cool. Speaking of cool: This week we celebrated the non-linear in our Curve Appeal issue (do you need a rounded kitchen counter? we think so). Next week we’ll be onto all things France and French design. In the meantime, here are 18 other things on

A Portuguese Farm with Guest Cottages—and Nearby Beaches—in a Nature Reserve
Guests at Quinta do Pinheiro stay in white-washed cottages within touching distance of a swimming pool created from the farm’s water tank. Located on the grounds of a still-working 19th-century agricultural estate, the retreat is set within Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, a protected reserve of beach

Currently Coveting: Slow Ceramics from Estudio Vernís in Spain
When I need inspiration—and a workday break from screens—I like to wander through the impeccable Viand Mercantile in Portland, Maine. (Highly recommend if you’re stopping through town this summer.)On a recent visit, I spotted an impossibly beautiful shallow bowl, dark and evocative, patterned like l
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