Arik Levy WireFlow at Vibia I SALONI 2013

So beautiful! One of my favorites at Salone. Arik Levy's Wireflow at Vibia.

I have the quintessential urban backyard: compact, rectangular and narrow. It's a very common layout for city homes, yet years ago when I was trying to decide on an arrangement for my backyard, I found very little help in the way of books, magazines, or websites. Fortunately, with the resurgence of the urban gardening and farming movement, there are now much better resources for design inspiration, which can help you avoid the pitfalls of a space with these constraints.

We always love a good IKEA hack. And the coolest one right now comes straight out of Sweden: a new company called Superfront that livens up your basic IKEA kits with special cabinet fronts, sides, tops, handles, and legs for your Bestå sideboards and Pax wardrobes. More

Rings: 80th Anniversary Edition of a
Design Classic I Saloni 2013

Nao Tamura's "Rings" is the 80th anniversary edition of Alvar Aalto's iconic stool.

DIY Copper Kitchen Hooks Bambula

Naku over at Bambula has self-described "copper fever" and can't help herself from buying pipes from the plumbing department at the hardware store. Today she reinvents them as hooks for tea towels and other utensils in the kitchen.

Justin Teilhet's Dynamic and Minimalistic Porcelain ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST HOME SHOW 2013

Artist Justin Teilhet has come a long way since starting out as a self-taught ceramicist. His works are at once simple and yet incredibly dynamic while maintaining a soothing effect on the eye. They are special because they function as both art in and of themselves, as well as functional pieces that can be used as a vessel or a vase.

Outdoor Inspiration: Relaxed, Stylish Patio

Patios are so ugly first thing in spring. Wet winter leaves are still caked in the corners, and everything is totally devoid of color until the plants turn green. So it feels really good to finally get your deck or patio to where it's usable and enjoyable.

TODA's Panoramic View Design Studio Creative Workspace Tour

Name: TODA
Location: DUMBO; Brooklyn, New York
Size: 1,500 square feet
Years in business: 13 years

From the moment you walk into this workspace, you'll instantly feel the creative vibe. Its main features are soft light and breathtaking views of the Manhattan bridge. This is the home of TODA, a multidisciplinary design studio in Brooklyn with sensible style and a heart for well crafted design.

Books like these are the reason I will never be able to convert to a Kindle. Yes, I understand that a Kindle is lightweight, easy to hold and able to store thousands of books at a time. But it doesn't have a cover that makes me smile, just looking at it. It can't hold its own as a work of art sitting on a shelf. And it can't be collected with other Kindles and be transformed into more than the sum of its parts. Not like books. Not like these books, especially...

I don't know if you had wallpaper in your room when you were little, but I sure did. If I shut my eyes, I can still see it: bright lemon yellow with white ABCs and 123s all over. I spent so much time staring at it that it's a firm fixture of my earliest memories. On a side note, it also went really, really well with my grass green shag carpet. My parents had style.