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Show & Tell: Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens Part 2
Call it what you will—the center, the heart, the hub of the home—the kitchen is undoubtedly everyone’s favorite space to gather. Leslie Martin and Kim Meardon designed the kitchen and sitting…
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Show & Tell: Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens Part 1
Just a short drive north of the city, the scenery changes dramatically in Lake Forest. Surrounded by acres of greenery, you find ambling side streets populated by pristine and architecturally…
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Design Diary: Highlights from Asia Week New York
Every spring, Asia Week New York captivates collectors, curators and design enthusiasts from around the world. The 10-day festival is like like the ultimate (shoppable) fusion of history, culture and conviviality.…
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Red Alert: Won Fun Chinese Restaurant & 2Fun Chinese Lounge
PAGODA RED has some fascinating neighbors. We’re fortunate to be in the city’s most desirable area, where tech companies, cafes, bars and restaurants abound. Hunger (and thirst) is satisfied in…
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Healing Power: Brianne Bishop’s Bone Broth Recipe
When we invited Chicago-based interior designer Brianne Bishop to PAGODA RED, we were already fans of her sophisticated, magazine-worthy interiors. (She was CS Interiors’ winter/spring cover girl.) Little did we know…
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Esther Shimazu: Free Spirits
No one was portraying the people I knew, growing up in a majority Asian-American population: free to be as undignified or not as they wanted. The niche for making pottery…
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Inspiration & Ideas from Pinterest’s 2017 Design Forecast
Who hasn’t gotten lost searching mood boards, stylish rooms, beautiful vignettes and even desserts that look like works of art on Pinterest? Not only a source for inspiration, it’s also…
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Almudena Rodriguez: When Craft & Culture Meet
On view from September 5 through October 31, 2017, the work of Almudena Rodriguez is a clear-sighted look at our current time and place. It’s also a celebration of craft and mixed…
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Collector’s Edition: The Calligraphy Brushes of George Johnson
Collectors have a unique commitment to the beauty and intrigue of objects—they are restless, curious compatriots with an eye for the special and rare. Theirs is an incurable wonder that asks,…
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Sophisticated Storage Solutions
A fresh new year offers a clean slate and a chance to re-arrange. Organization may be one of the only resolutions that won’t deprive us of a few happy indulgences. It…