Now Open: Joya Studio

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19 Vanderbilt Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
+1 718 852 6979

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Last month, Joya, Frederick Bouchardy's Brooklyn-based fragrance company, opened their first retail location. The space in Clinton Hill combines a small shopfront with their production facility. The interior of the renovated 19th century rigging garage was devised by Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design, using floating wood and steel panels suspended from the ceiling. These separate the shop from the factory, but also create a strong connection between the two by allowing you to see behind the scenes, while perusing a selection of finished products.

—Joya Studio

Ercol Seating at Kaufmann Mercantile

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—01. Designed by Lucian Ercolani.

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Kauffman Mercantile do a fantastic job of buying items that have traditionally been harder to find in North America, and the most recent additions to that list are the Ercol bar stool and stacking chair. Made in the UK using strong Windsor wedge joints, these simple wooden designs represent some of the most beautiful seating options around.

—Kaufmann Mercantile

Churchill Ceramics

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—01. Made in Ojai, California.
—02. Porcelain and stoneware.

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I recently stumbled upon the Silver Lake-based shop Virgil Normal and in doing so discovered Churchill Ceramics. Located in Ojai, the pottery produces simple hand-thrown pieces ranging from ashtrays and mugs to vases in all shapes and sizes – a good selection of which are sold by the LA retailer.

—Churchill Ceramics
—Available from Virgil Normal

Beyond the Bouquet: Floral Arrangements Inspired by Ikebana

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—01-02. Vases by Victoria Morris.

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The Line continues to publish some of the most elegant online editorial content, this time focusing on Marisa Competello and a series of special floral arrangements. The images, beautifully captured by Hanna Tveite, feature items from the bicoastal store's selection of homewares, jewelry and clothing, while the text by Marc Palatucci discusses Competello's successful transition from fashion to flowers.

—The Line

Esherick to Nakashima

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Modernism Museum Mount Dora
145 E. Fourth Avenue
Mount Dora, Florida 32757
Open through late 2016

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"The 76 pieces on view at Florida's Modernism Museum Mount Dora prove, yet again, why the American Studio Movement master is unrivaled for his sensitive handling of his chosen material." This in-depth look at George Nakashima features the woodworker's pieces alongside those of Wharton Esherick, continuing the "intellectual thread" of the gallery's inaugural exhibition, From Wharton to Wendell, which juxtaposed the work of Esherick and Wendell Castle.

—Via 1stdibs
—Modernism Museum Mount Dora

Carl Auböck Rooster Bell

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When considering Carl Auböck’s wide array of brass objects, which includes bookends, paperweights and keychains, things like this rooster-shaped bell seem to receive a little less attention. I suppose there aren’t many uses for it, but everyone should have at least one seemingly superfluous item displayed around the home that brings them joy.

—Available from The Future Perfect

In Place: Leonard Koren and the Art of Arranging Things

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Writer: Leigh Patterson
Photographer: Hanna Tveite

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For their latest editorial piece, The Line explores the theories of Leonard Koren, with particular reference to his highly collectible publication, Arranging Things: A Rhetoric of Object Placement. The article is accompanied by a series of still life photographs by Hanna Tveite, which recreate Natalie Du Pasquier's paintings for the book using items from the store.

—The Line

Skultuna Kin Tea Light Holders

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—01. Silver-plated brass.

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Skultuna is a company renowned for its Swedish-made brass and sterling silver objects, established by King Karl IX in 1607. Judging by these exquisitely simple tea light holders designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune, it’s clear that with over 400 years of experience, they have beautiful everyday items down to a science.

—Available from Trunk