Kitchenwear
Dreamy kitchens
Thursday, June 30th, 2011After years of saving our pennies, we’re finally taking the plunge and buying an apartment in Paris, a postage stamp that we can call our very own. And now that I’ve viewed many (many, many) apartments, I can say with some confidence that whatever and wherever we end up buying, we’ll need to do some [...]
Flower power
Monday, December 10th, 2007I’ve long been a fan of the Finnish designer, so when I saw the patterned tea towels at Tabletop, I had to snap one up. The shop offers loads of other Marimekko accessories – shower curtains, tote bags, mugs, umbrellas — as well as other original and covetable home accessories. My flowery tea towel inspired me [...]
Kitchen-wear
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007A recent New York Times article on clogs got me thinking about the Swedish shoe. It’s no secret that chefs love clogs – see, for example, Mario Batali’s signature orange footwear — because they offer lots of support for long hours on the feet. As an added bonus for those of us who are, ahem, shorter, they [...]