Icon - Arrow LeftAn icon we use to indicate a rightwards action. Icon - Arrow RightAn icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. Icon - External LinkAn icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - MessageThe icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - Down ChevronUsed to indicate a dropdown. Icon - CloseUsed to indicate a close action. Icon - Dropdown ArrowUsed to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Location PinUsed to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Zoom OutUsed to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Zoom InUsed to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - SearchUsed to indicate a search action. Icon - EmailUsed to indicate an emai action. Icon - FacebookFacebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - InstagramInstagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - PinterestPinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - TwitterTwitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Check MarkA check mark for checkbox buttons.
You are reading

Current Obsessions: The Antiquarian

Search

Start typing to search...

Search
CookbooksIssue 36 — The Dormitory

Current Obsessions: The Antiquarian

September 9, 2017

This week the Remodelista editors are admiring an antique home in an artists’ haven, sleuthing finds at Brimfield, and more.

the daughter of the late artist and landscape designer judy tomkins tipped us o 17
Above: The daughter of the late artist and landscape designer Judy Tomkins tipped us off to one of the more magical properties we’ve seen in a while: Tomkins’s 1750s house in the artists’ hamlet of Snedens Landing, New York, now on the market. It’s a house with history: It’s rumored that George Washington used the original stone room as his office in 1780; later the house played host to Tomkins’s dinner parties with the likes of Jasper Johns and Julia Child. The first three-legged Sawkille stool was designed for Tomkins, based off her own design. Her daughter writes: “Stepping into Judy’s house is like stepping into another world. Another time. Another sensibility. A world where artists once gathered and nurtured each other. A world where the simplest gestures of life were elevated to the art of living. A world where ‘home’ was a reflection of a life well lived.” Stay tuned for a tour of the gardens next week on Gardenista.
  • Justine spent yesterday at the Chairish tent at Brimfield, identifying fall trends and sourcing vintage finds. New Englanders: It’s not too late to head there yourself; Brimfield continues through this Sunday, September 10.
  • Margot’s current favorite Instagram feed: @lostruralindustries featuring
    photographer Bridget Bishop’s photos of British rural manufacturing from the 1950s, like rush mat weaving and trug making (and discovered when we toured her daughter-in-law’s tiny beach house on the Thames).
  • New Yorkers: This year’s Piecework Collective quilt exhibition is running next weekend on 13th Street. More info here.
  • Meredith reports that Copenhagen-based Frama just released a new fragrance in their Apothecary line, notes of lilac and seaweed included.
  • Anticipating the release of Athena Calderone‘s new cookbook, Cook Beautiful, now available for presale.
  • Julie is noting the collections of designer Kim Ficaro’s New York–based, Morocco- and Oaxaca-sourced housewares shop Totem Home. (The Mexican-made small ceramic cups were recently chosen by Rene Redzepi for the tables of the Noma pop-up in Tulum.)
 for readers near suffolk, england, architect john penn’s beach hou 18
Above: For readers near Suffolk, England, architect John Penn’s Beach House on Shingle Street will be open to the public today, September 9, with an exhibition by designer Margaret Howell on Penn’s “Nine Villas in Suffolk.” More info at The Modern House. (Shown here: one of Penn’s Suffolk houses built in 1966.)

More of our recent obsessions:

(Visited 205 times, 1 visits today)
You need to login or register to view and manage your bookmarks.
Add to Collection
New Collection

Explore Deeper Into These Areas

Previous Post

The Adult Dorm: Co-Living Spaces for the Post-Grad

September 8, 2017
Next Post

Happier at Home: 8 Tips on How to Go Paperless

September 10, 2017

Have a Question or Comment About This Post?

Join the conversation

Related Stories

Read all recent posts

join us on Current Obsessions The Antiquarian portrait 6 19

This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: No connected account.

Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to connect an account.

v5.0

×
Join the Remodelista Family of Websites

Become a Member at no charge

When you register as a free Member of the Remodelista family of websites (Remodelista, Gardenista, and The Organized Home), you gain access to all current posts plus 10 archived posts per month, our internal bookmarking tool, and the community bulletin board.

Member benefits include:

  • Access to all posts published in the past year
  • Access 10 archived posts (older than one year) per month on each site
  • Use of our internal bookmark tool, so you can save products, posts, and other pages for quick reference
  • Access to our community bulletin board so you can ask and answer design-related questions
  • Unlimited access to the Product Catalogs, Design Travel sources, and Architect & Designer Directory listings
  • Choose from our ten newsletters to keep up with the latest on the sites

Or Subscribe for Maximum Value!

For $5/month ($59.99 paid annually) you'll enjoy unlimited, ad-free access to Remodelista, Gardenista, and The Organized Home and all the benefits of Membership.



Subscriber benefits include:

  • Unlimited access to all three sites
  • Weekly access to subscriber-only content
  • Ad-free browsing environment
  • Unrestricted access to 30,000+ archived posts
  • Receive the full-text daily newsletters
  • All features that Members have access to
  • Annual subscribers pay 50% off the monthly subscription price of $9.99
×
Subscribe to the Remodelista family of websites

For $5/month ($59.99 paid annually) you'll enjoy unlimited, ad-free access to Remodelista, Gardenista, and The Organized Home and all the benefits of Membership.



Subscriber benefits include:

  • Unlimited access to all three sites
  • Weekly access to subscriber-only content
  • Ad-free browsing environment
  • Unrestricted access to 30,000+ archived posts
  • Receive the full-text daily newsletters
  • All features that Members have access to
  • Annual subscribers pay 50% off the monthly subscription price of $9.99
×
Sorry! As a registered member you get 10 free posts from our archive (posts more than a year old) every 30 days. You have reached your limit for this 30-day period. If you would like to access unlimited posts from the archive (ad free, too), become a subscriber today, and keep reading as many articles as you want.

Full Access Individual Subscription

Benefits include:

  • Unlimited access to Remodelista, Gardenista, and The Organized Home sites
  • Ad-free browsing environment
  • Unrestricted access to 30,000+ archived posts
  • Receive the full-text daily newsletters
  • All features that Members have access to
  • Annual subscribers pay just 50% off the monthly subscription price of $9.99


×
Sorry! You have reached your limit of three (3) free posts from our archive every 30 days. You can increase this to 10 posts by joining as a free Member, or read unlimited posts with no ads by becoming a paid Subscriber.

Subscribe to the Remodelista family of websites

For $5/month ($59.99 paid annually) you'll enjoy unlimited, ad-free access to Remodelista, Gardenista, and The Organized Home and all the benefits of Membership.



Subscriber benefits include:

  • Unlimited access to all three sites
  • Weekly access to subscriber-only content
  • Unrestricted access to 30,000+ archived posts
  • Receive the full-text daily newsletters
  • All features that Members have access to
  • Annual subscribers pay 50% off the monthly subscription price of $9.99

Become a Member at no charge

When you register as a free Member of the Remodelista family of websites (Remodelista, Gardenista, and The Organized Home), you gain access to all current posts plus 10 archived posts per month, our internal bookmarking tool, and the community bulletin board.

Member benefits include:

  • Access to all posts published in the past year
  • Access 10 archived posts (older than one year) per month on each site
  • Use of our internal bookmark tool, so you can save products, posts, and other pages for quick reference
  • Access to our community bulletin board so you can ask and answer design-related questions
  • Unlimited access to the Product Catalogs, Design Travel sources, and Architect & Designer Directory listings
  • Choose from our ten newsletters to keep up with the latest on the sites

My Account

Your member profile is powered by memberstack