Pink

The bar at Libertine Lindenberg features a dark and moody color palette.

Sketch restaurant in London by India Mahdavi. Courtesy of Sketch.

The structure consists of two curved steel beams, covered with a continuous layer of hand-cut logs of timber — a fusion of modern architectural expression and the style of traditional Norwegian mountain cabins. The roof, with its organic form, “grows” out of the landscape and is overgrown with grass. The materials of the facades are local stone, tar treated wood and glass. To make room for a surprisingly large number of guests in such a tiny space, the architects found inspiration in ancient lodging traditions: The space in the center serves as gathering place, and the beds along the walls provide a spot to sit comfortably around the middle of the room in the evening — one piece of furniture for socializing, eating and sleeping. A narrow nook by the entrance accommodates cooking equipment and storage.

#acehotel #downtownlosangeles #california #hospitality#classic #modern Photo courtesy of Lauren Coleman

“At the moment I think we’re happy just the two of us – we can lead the way, and we know where we want to go.” Photo by Silvia Conde

A detail of the Elaine Throw.

The bathroom of the beauty parlor by Crosby Studios.

4P1B's LED Trick lamp uses tension from rubber bands to mimic the structure of a joint.

Coral Dreams: Sofa from Missana’s The Novelties collection. Photo by Cualiti.

What is your everyday bedding? I seem to have a lot of Matteo in my linen closet at the moment.

#ChezMarieSixtine #Paris #France #designmilk Photo by Julie Ansiau

When Jeremy and Robin Levine remodeled their house in the Eagle Rock district of Los Angeles, they chose to keep it at the scale, if not the style, of other houses in the neighborhood. They expanded it back and front by building shady decks around existing trees. The sliding, slatted doors of triple-panel wood reinforce the inside-outside living experience. A young, drought-tolerant Tristania conferta (also known as Australian brush box tree) grows up through the chill-out room under the deck at the rear of the house.

Many of Vandemoortele’s objects were collected on her travels around the world, including an antique Japanese screen, a vintage lamp purchased in Arizona, an antique Mongolian side table bought in Ulan Bator, and a rich textile mix. Two brass shades from a local thrift shop are arranged as a floor sculpture, and the cane daybed in her suite is by prolific Belgian designer Maarten van Severen.

The working color palettes are hues of pinks but Campbell is musing about introducing blues and indigos.

Lindberg's Drawn Pink (2011) was included in the "Placemakers" exhibition at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha, Nebraska.

From the street Casa Ortega (just next door) cuts a more impressive figure. The pink walls are classic Barragan. I only got to tour the gardens of Casa Ortega because a member of the Ortega family still lives in the house. He was puttering around the house and needed a bit of sweet talking (thanks Alex) before he'd let us wander around with a guide from the house and studio. You can make out the rectangular towers Barragan liked to put on his roofs, though. The pink one belongs to Ortega and the white to the house and studio.

Cube Collection Copper Desk Set by Tom Dixon, $295 set, from $60, separately A gleaming stapler, an organizer, a pen, and a tape dispenser.