Boring cabinets be gone. These Leather Pulls designed by architect Emanuela Frattini Magnusson would make anyone's drawers or cabinets sing. More

I have a set of four padded leather chairs and have noticed that they are starting to develop ripples emanating from the "point of impact." Specifically, the daily application of a heavy roundish object seems to be both compressing the padding and stretching the leather of the chairs, creating a sink hole that threatens their otherwise clean lines. Is there anything I can do to minimize this development? As you can see in the picture, this has just started but I remember having a leather couch ten years ago that became horribly distorted. FYI, the chairs are of very high quality and the roundish object is typical of the genre.

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AT:SF, Where can I get soft leather cubes like these? Thanks!

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Only one thing can ruin a glorious sunny day outside in the garden: flies. Even by the beach, the breeze can't blow them all inland. So we present to you what is probably our favorite fly swatter. Where to buy it, after the cut. More

Julia writes in with a case of her rambunctious pup mistaking her IKEA couch for one giant red Snausage:
I'm looking for a suggestion for fixing/ reconstructing/ redesigning the corner of our couch that my dog ate when she was a pup. The couch came from Ikea, who I contacted, but they cannot send me a material sample (or anything) to repair it, and I am having a terrible time finding the exact same leather. And even if I did, I don't know the first thing about how to repair it... More

Last week I got to give Joey Roth a shoutout on the release of his first real big production of his Sorapot, The Ultra Chic Teapot, and today I'm going to give you the URL that I forgot to include yesterday for Jeff Curran's Catalog and tell you where the recycled fleece filled ottomans above come from (you'll be surprised)....

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Christina Kim, the founder of DOSA, lives in a small Richart Neutra building in Los Angeles's Silverlake neighborhood. Known for her clothing and accessories that sell at over 100 stores in 20 countries, not many know that one of her most popular designs is a small leather pouf, filled with recycled fleece (there seem to be a number of shapes, but one that is sold regularly).

I've admired them for years in her store on Thompson Street in NYC, and noticed as they've spread to Calypso Home, Auto and lately to the pages of Domino Mag (above) in a home spread for Austrian architect and designer, Andrea Lenardin Madden.

What is great about these strong little seating positions is not only their iridescent raw leather look and feel, but also their compact size that allows you to fit them into any room. They are great as multiples and last forever, getting better with age. They come in white, silver, "silt" and gold, and will run you @ $400.

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Red leather? We spotted these intriguing pieces on the Urbanest website, but as much as we enjoy looking at them online and imagining their interior scenario/household, it won't likely ever be for us. Who is bold enough to rock some red leather furnishings at home? Tell us how you do it! A great chair with black and white side detail below: More

We think people will either love or hate this collection. It's the Leather Suite by Neo-Metro, a collection of leather-accented toilets, vanities, and lavatory vessels... More

Hello AT,

I inherited a leather Eames lounge chair from the 60s/70s that had gone un-sat-upon for probably 30 years.

Now that it's getting regular use, the leather is starting to flake in places and beginning to tear slightly in others.

I'm wondering if there's a good way to condition/protect the leather so that we can continue to use the piece without worrying about totally destroying it (or, at least, destroying it more slowly)...

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