Wisesky (pronounced “wise sky”) has been studying the purification technology field for over a decade, specifically the allergens associated with indoor cat ownership. Many families face challenges with cat hair and allergens, especially families with children who suffer from allergies. However, the existing home air purifiers on the market do not provide effective solutions for this specific need. Inspired by this challenge, Wisesky’s team of experts conducted in-depth research on 1,000 cat owners and over 40 pet hospitals, analyzing the habits and preferences of cats, and after three years o ..read more

This week, a Quick Takes Special Edition, in which our design editors answer Qs from our own questionnaire. Read on for our favorite design destinations, recent things we bought (and loved), definitely-would-do-that-again house upgrades, and more height-of-summer dispatches: You’re invited to dinner. What’s your go-to gift? There’s a cut-your-own flower farm down the street, and I like to make a wild arrangement of whatever’s blooming. A couple pastries (for the next morning) are a treat, too. – Annie What’s on your bedside table? Currently it’s the Hilma AF Klint biography and Minois lip balm ..read more

From a French hotel to a dreamy Menorca wedding, tiny pollinator gardens to ceramic place settings, here’s what we’re noting this weekend: Above: After this week’s feature, we’re all dreaming of a visit to Hotel du Couvent: see New in Nice: Quiet Luxury at Hotel du Couvent in the French Riviera. Photograph courtesy of Hotel du Couvent. Our friends Benito Escat and Pol Castells of Quintana Partners got married—and their Menorca wedding was the stuff of design dreams. Have a look. Upstate Art Weekend, going on now. More in the way of summery blue floors. (See also: Bold, Timeless, and Surprisi ..read more

After years of working as a sommelier-partner in New York City restaurants, Grant Reynolds pivoted to launch an online wine shop called Parcelle in 2019. He didn’t stay away from hospitality for long, though, opening a Chinatown wine bar of the same name in 2022. Now, Grant has debuted a second brick-and-mortar Parcelle: a wine-focused restaurant in Greenwich Village where diners can sip on offerings from an extensive list (and then order a bottle or two for next-day delivery to their homes). What guests cannot take with them, however, is the warm, convivial space that Grant furnished himself ..read more

How did Jason MacLean and his family come to have a vintage car parked in an art gallery in the front of their house? “Our vision for this space was not your usual twee, quintessential Cotswolds look,” he says. Jason and his wife, Jenny Rose MacLean, together run the interior design office Studio MacLean, and they have an 11 year old son. In need of bigger quarters, they recently relocated from their home of 25 years in south London to Minchinhampton, the Cotwolds village where Jenny hails from. They brought their minimalist sensibility and passion for color play with them. “We are pretty urba ..read more

Here’s more evidence that kitchens that are more akin to living or dining rooms than everyday cook spaces is a rising trend. This singular Brooklyn Heights kitchen is the work of Ian Starling (of Starling Architecture), but the inspiration for its design comes from the mid-century modern home’s architects, and original owners, Joseph and Mary Merz. Starling’s clients, who fell for the bunker-like townhouse after a virtual tour (they lived in Costa Rica then) and bought it without ever stepping foot inside, wanted less of the intervening years’ modifications and more of the Merz’s original inte ..read more

Luxe but industrial, the linear wall light punctuates hallways and entryways just as well as in living spaces, bedside, and as a bathroom sconce. Here are our 10 picks. Above: Frama’s Eiffel Wall Lamp is designed in three different finishes (shown here in white) and sizes; prices starting at $815 at Frama. Above: The Marset Ambrosia Wall Lamp, shown in black, was designed in aluminum by Ciszak Dalmas and made in Spain. Prices start at $925 at Hive. Above: The Artemide LedBar Wall/Ceiling Light starts at $440 from Lumens. Above: The Tala Kilter Wall Light is available in white, black, or br ..read more

No single-use plastics (or any plastics). Rooted in community. Trend-free, enduring interior design. Terraced gardens, including a kitchen garden with fruit trees. No Starbucks. An on-site herbalist. Hotel du Couvent, in Old Town Nice, France, may just be the hotel of our dreams. Housed in a former convent that dates back to the 17th century, the hotel is new (opening just last month), but its charm is derived from a profound respect for its origins. Nuns constructed the three buildings that make up the convent, using time-tested materials like stone, tiles, wood from a neighboring chateau, an ..read more

Someone clearly had an epiphany while building a metal bracket: between the top and bottom halves, there’s an opportunity for ornament. How to fill in the blank? Over the decades, people have come up with scrolling vines, chirping birds, star patterns, and all manner of webs. You can find decorative shelf brackets at House of Antique Hardware, Van Dyke’s Restorers, Signature Hardware, Iron Accents, and Home Depot, among others. But the majority are mass-manufactured and overwrought, especially in comparison to deVol’s Heirloom Collection brackets, which evoke sculleries of yore and offer just ..read more

After a devastating nightmare of a fire at Rory’s Place in Ojai—one of our favorite restaurants to open in the last decade—the phoenix is rising from the ashes, with a projected opening date days away (see the reimagined dining room here). Says Rory of the December 2023 firestorm: “Meave went home at 4am saying she wanted to become a fireman. Those guys are impressive.” In the interlude after the 2023 fire, sisters and owners Meave McAuliffe (chef) and Rory McAuliffe (design/wine mastermind) took over the space next door and opened Rory’s Other Place, a small cafe and provisions shop that’s ju ..read more