The Latest: Jul 12, 2018

One of the best parts of being a design editor is getting a sneak peek at upcoming furniture collections and products launches before they hit stores. One of the worst? Having to keep quiet about that news until it’s public knowledge—especially when it’s something particularly exciting. So I’m truly jazzed that we can finally talk about the new Bright.Bazaar furniture line that just launched at grandinroad. Will Taylor, the blogger and creative behind Bright.

If you’ve ever seen furniture designed by Rick Owens, then you can already picture the interior of his Venice penthouse. The fashion designer began creating pieces for the home in 2007 with his wife, Michèle Lamy. MR PORTER recently toured their Italian home, the first public feature of the space. Indeed, you’ll see quite a bit of his brutalist designs around the space, peppered with the occasional antique, like a set of Eliel Saarinen high-backed chairs.

Air mattresses feel like one of those things that you don’t need until your college friends from out of town need a place to crash, or you get invited to a very crowded beach house weekend. So rather than get caught scrambling to find one, take advantage of one of today’s Prime Day countdown deals and get the Etekcity airbed for over 30% off for the rest of the day. Typically $80, Prime members can pick it up for $55 until 3 a.m. ET on Friday, July 13th.

You don’t see matching couches like you used to. The trend seems to have taken a dated turn and gone the way of Tuscan kitchens and popcorn ceilings: as in, it disappeared. But the matchy-matchy look is having something of a resurgence, with some homes and apartments either creating order in eclectic and busy spaces by displaying matching sofas, or adding an airy, minimalist vibe to the living room by sticking to the same style, just multiplied by two.