Current Obsessions: Design Distraction

In need of a moment of serenity? Scroll down for a quiet backyard escape (with hot tub), pretty glass teapots, and goings-on from Paris to the West Coast.

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• We’re eyeing the reissue of Undesigning the Bath, presenting the idea that “design is, in some fundamental ways, antithetical to the essential bathing experience.” Save the date for a book launch at William Stout Architectural Books in San Francisco, 5–7 p.m. on Friday, November 8.
• Stissing House—and our friends Clare de Boer and Deborah Needleman—are hosting their Craft Feast again, on December 14 and 15, and tickets are live; head here for more info.
• This just in: Paris atelier and Remodelista favorite La Soufflerie is offering free shipping on their ethereal glassware (with only a $40 minimum); browse here.
• Our friends at Heju Studio have a new book out, Minimalisme Poetique. If you happen to be in Paris next weekend, stop by to celebrate: Friday, November 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Virginie Lesage Gallery, 8 rue du Trésor 75004 Paris.
• The second installment of Commune Shows at Blunk Space in Pt. Reyes, CA opens this weekend: Stop in.
• A handy use-it-anywhere trolley, now 20 percent off.
• Here’s why you might want to clean out your kitchen tools.
• Our 10 favorite glass teapots, revisited.
• What to do in the garden in November.
• And a lush backyard escape in Brooklyn, hot tub included.
• N.B.: Did you miss The Editors’ Cut, our new shoppable email, this week? Peruse our picks for keeping calm in the kitchen (Remodelista) and for a pretty pastoral table (Gardenista), just in time for gathering season.