Current Obsessions: English Tales

From a new LA haunt to a noteworthy sale, here’s a look at what’s been on our radar this week.

Above: We’re admiring the design of the new Curiosity Cupboard by deVOL. Inspired by old museum display cabinets, the freestanding piece works with the company’s Shaker kitchen cupboards.

• This midcentury house outside of Melbourne gets a new lease on life.
• How to create an empire-worthy home office.

• San Francisco readers: Room & Board is introducing its new line of artisan-crafted furniture and accessories at an open house; today, 10 am to 6 pm and tomorrow, 11 am to 6 pm, 685 7th Street.  Details here.

Above: As we gear up for pattern week, Margot has been admiring London textile designer Eleanor Pritchard’s forthcoming line of blankets and pillows––all made of 50 percent wool and 50 percent linen.

• Wanderlust? Here’s how to live in a 200-square-foot Airstream.
• Divine intervention: a London church becomes a pared-back home.
• On our destination list: The Little Shop of Flowers in Tokyo.

Above: The Future Perfect has opened its second West Coast outpost: Casa Perfect. Open by appointment only; photo via The Future Perfect.

• A designer dishes on the 3 most important interior design elements.
• Leave no trace: 11 design ideas for rentals.
• A clean-lined Berlin home epitomizing modernist living.

Looking for more places and objects to explore? If so, visit our recent posts:

• A. Depeche: An Eclectic Housewares Shop in Kyoto
• The Coachman: The First Stylish Hotel in Lake Tahoe
• Current Obsessions: Heading to Japan