We first fell in love with Scott Daniel Design’s work when we spotted his Cmesh pendant lighting and he’s expanded the Cmesh line to include more table lamps, stools and wall tiles. This Brooklyn-based studio headed by artist Scott Daniel Strickstein is definitely one to watch. He creates beautiful porcelain designs by placing ceramic over top of mesh, which he calls Cmesh, that can be draped and manipulated until it hardens.

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Cmesh Collection by Scott Daniel Design

I bought a huge thing of basil at the grocery store that I was supposed to plant, but being that it was raining cats and dogs outside, I decided that I was going to use it all up. Rather than making the standard batch of pesto with it, I wanted to try something new. Since I was making steak last night, chimichurri sauce was the first thing that came to mind. I had never heard of chimichurri being made with basil, but I thought let me Google it and sure enough, I found what I was looking for!

I used a little bit less garlic than this recipe from Sarah’s Cucina Bella, but other than that I stuck to it and it was the perfect accent to our steak. A great summer sauce that I definitely recommend putting on your recipe radar!

What other summer sauces do you plan on making this season?

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Leave it to design genius Philippe Starck to create a lounge system that’s built for not only comfort, but staying connected as well. Italian furniture manufacturer Cassina had asked him to design a sofa many years before but he always saw the sofa as “obsolete.” Now, he sees them as a necessity for the changing world where leisure time is just as important as work, especially for those with more flexibility between the office and home. Partnering on the MyWorld collection brought Cassina’s level of high quality and impeccable taste together with Starck’s razor sharp design aesthetic, to create a modular seating system that could work for anyone. From Starck: “We live in a schizophrenic society

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MyWorld by Philippe Starck for Cassina

Happy Frday!!!

Do you have any exciting plans this weekend? I’m traveling back home after an exotic island vacation. From the looks of it, it seems that ill be heading home to tropical storm Andrea – whoo hoo!

My island getaway has presented me with an amazingly comfortable bed with a romantic canopy, similar to the bed shown in the space above. So enticing and flowy, this looks like it would be quite easy to recreate. Assuming you have the right bed with the tall posts – just add some white curtains and the island vibe is yours all year, even if hut surroundings don’t match the crystal blue waters! I may need to redo my bedroom to recreate the memories of my trip forever!

What do you think about this space? Are there any other aspects of it that speak to you?

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Brooklyn-based Calico Wallpaper began haphazardly during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy when Rachel Mosler and Nick Cope were stranded in their loft and out of work for a month. Instead of sitting around, Mosler got inspired to marbleize paper. Hundreds of prototype swatches later, they decided to expand them and turn them into wallpaper.

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Metallic Marble Wallpaper by Calico Wallpaper

Toss out the old dingy step ladder that’s been passed down from your grandparent’s grandparents and replace it with the fabulously stylish Step, this week’s Product Pick. Of if you weren’t lucky enough to inherit one of those and use a flimsy IKEA stool to reach high places, the Step is far more sturdy and appealing.

Designed by Iacoli & McAllister, the Step is made from a matte black powder-coated frame with brass hinges. The steps are made from oak with a pink wash, giving it a sweet, almost feminine touch.

Unfortunately, Step is not currently in production, but hopefully it will be in the near future. At $1250 each, Step is not necessarily an item you would need for the home, unless you are an avid modern design aficionado, but I could justify seeing it in a modern workshop of some sort – or even a contemporary library with tall shelves.

Where do you see Step?

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If you liked TILT in our Clerkenwell Design Week 2013 roundup last week , then you’re sure to love this post. TILT is beginning to make a name for themselves in the coworking and collaborative workspace environment by creating collaborative design to suit the needs of these flexible office spaces. Call is a personal space developed for when you need to make a private call. Call’s sister piece is Quiet , a similar concept as Call but made into a cocoon-like chair

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Finding Privacy in Coworking: Quiet and Call by TILT

Folditure , founded by Alexander Gendell, set out to create a line of folding designs that were beautifully designed, while also sturdy and comfortable, and, most importantly, would practically disappear when folded up. The Leaf chair is the world’s thinnest folding dining height chair and it folds flat to less than 3/4 of an inch thick. The one above is limited edition version and it’s part of the permanent collection at the Brooklyn Museum. Last year we wrote about the Leaf chair and it never quite left our minds. Luckily, for this month’s Deconstruction , they’re taking us behind the scenes to show us how it’s done.

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How Folditure Makes Its Leaf Chair

The August Smart Lock is a new lock and access system, designed by Yves Behar’s fuseproject in partnership with Jason Johnson, that will change the way you, your house guests, and visitors enter your house. Gone are the annoying house keys that you have to fumble for when your hands are full or the key you have to give to your house cleaners – they’re replaced with a virtual key that you can send to people you want to give access to, all via your phone. See the lock in action: August Smart Lock works with your existing deadbolts and the brilliant thing about it is that your virtual key can never be copied. You can grant certain people access for specific periods of time and then disable it when you want to

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August Smart Lock Turns Your Phone Into House Keys

Thank goodness someone told me it was Father’s Day this upcoming Sunday, or else I would have thought it was the following week and been completely unprepared! Since it’s only Monday, you have a few days left to pick up a gift for Sunday, or just enough time to have something shipped.

Are the fathers in your life easy to shop for? Most of the time, we just get my dad plain old ties and dress shirts, so for this gift guide, we’re staying practical but adding some fun and color to the mix.

Here’s what we’re thinking for this Father’s Day:

1 – Hot Sauce of the Month Club

2 – Olympus Stylus TG-830 Camera

3 – Movado BOLD Watch

4 – 1901 ‘Saddle Up’ Oxford Shoes

5 – The Art of Shaving Gift Set

What are gifts are you giving for Father’s Day?

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