Zodiac: A Hexagonal, Modular Display System

Luca Nichetto, of Nichetto Studio, designed a clever and playful, multifunctional display system for Zaozuo that’s based on a hexagonal framework. Called Zodiac, the modular system can be configured in multiple ways when using multiple units to form somewhat of a wall constellation.

Various polyurethane accessories are designed to attach to the framework for functionality, including mirrors, coat hooks, and shelving. Zodiac is available in black or white.

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A Semi-Detached House in Belgium

Hired by a couple who love travel, sports, and books, Studio K renovated a semi-detached house near the center of Leuven, Belgium. The clients longed to brighten up the once-dark home so an extension was added with a courtyard in the middle to ensure light passed through the entire interior.

The addition was designed with exposed plywood panels, beams, and columns, which is juxtaposed with the black furnishings and finishes.

The kitchen hides away behind white sliding doors and when they’re open, the black backsplash and dark stained cabinets are revealed. The cabinet wall also disguises the door to the master bedroom.

The architect incorporated plenty of storage for books and paintings throughout.

The green from the bedroom wall reappears in the spa-like shower.

Photos by David Dumon, Gafas Studio.

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10 Dark, Moody & Gorgeous Spaces

The shorter days, longer nights and chill in the air make this time of year feel a little more magical. Time seems to slow down a bit, and nights spent in are guarded in our schedules. Rooms that evoke a bit of mystery and moodiness are somehow comforting during the season’s change.

While we get ready for our hibernation of sorts this fall, richer, darker and deeper tones seem more suited in our spaces than brights and whites. We’ve seen some perfectly moody spaces in Sneak Peeks past. Dark walls, odd decor and elegant design mix to create 10 beautiful spaces that embrace the spookiness of the season. (Happy Halloween!)–Lauren

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Cottage Stools by Dino Sanchez

Artist and designer, Dino Sanchez, has this way of designing simple products out of wood that are extraordinarily beautiful. His latest is the Cottage Stool, a design meant to be sat on or for resting objects that has a minimalist, organic aesthetic. Each stool is sourced and made entirely in the USA and is marked as a numbered edition.

Sanchez created the stools as part of the 703 Cottage Project, which explores design and takes inspiration from coastal living in Cape May, New Jersey. The space will be guiding new designs for their collection, as well as one-of-a-kid pieces.

The stools are available in table, counter, or bar heights, and come in either bleached maple, oak, or cherry.

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Studio Tour: Jeremy Ayers Pottery

Throughout the past 150 years, the Ayers Family’s barn in Waterbury, VT has been home to a plethora of small businesses: a carriage repair company, a storage facility for the family general store and most recently, the studio and shop of potter Jeremy Ayers – great great grandson of the original owner. Luckily, when Jeremy and his wife took over the land six years ago, this storied family history hadn’t been totally forgotten. Frankly speaking, however, it was hidden behind layers of age and wear. It took two years to bring the property back to life, but through hard work, dedication and a strategic use of materials sourced right there from the land, the barn is now fully functioning again and the Ayers legacy safely lives on.

Most of the wood used to revamp the space into a studio and two accompanying guest apartments came from the 1870s-era barn itself. “We used thousands of board feet of reclaimed barn board that we saved in the demolition process, power washed, sorted by tone and then used for wainscoting, ceiling, trim and window casings,” Jeremy explains. There isn’t one spot in the new space that doesn’t feature the property’s original wood finishings, each room proving to be so pretty that Jeremy only needed a few decorations here and there to top them off. Click thorough to see exactly how he has mixed these new elements with nods to the past (including a fun and fabulous piece of great great grandad’s graffiti). Enjoy! —Garrett

Photography by Dylan Griffin & Jessica Anderson

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SATELLITE: A Minimal, Marble Lamp

60-year-old Belgian company Van Den Weghe recently changed directions and decided to collaborate with designers and architects to create a new furniture and accessory collection called Van Den Weghe ITEMS. One of the first designers on board was Quentin de Coster, who began work on a series of lamps that focus on the qualities of marble as a material, as the company had been known for their natural stone.

After de Coster visited to the company, he was inspired to design the minimal SATELLITE, a lamp that joins two basic cylinders together. A LED tube bulb fits within a notched out section of the marble to create a simple table lamp in either black or white.

Photos © Stéphanie Derouaux.

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