In this issue, frequent Dwell contributor Iain Aitch wrote about the renovated Victorian home of Jamie and Becky Norton in Stoke Newington, London. “I loved the drop that architect William Tozer made from the living space to the dining area,” he says. “Simple,but it really makes the space work.” Aitch writes for several newspapers in the UK, and works as an artist, author, and creative consultant. What’s your favorite item in your kitchen? “My SimpleHuman Butterfly recycling bin, which manages to be both elegant and efficient.”

Luna sur tige de laiton - 180$

Dyker Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Daniel Laitin, 1974

Dragomirova's Stellar light, made in collaboration with Iain Howlett.

The Bug Bud by Iain Talbot. This bright blue bug hotel is made from old IKEA chairs and leftover cladding from an IKEA store.

A longtime Dwell contributor who grew up near the sea and now lives in London, Iain Aitch covers the point where art, architecture, and people meet. Writing about a Swedish surf shack inspired him to dig out the 1963 movie Beach Party, and wonder ifhis own Swedish great-grandfather ever conquered the waves. Most-admired landscape designer: “Nek Chand, who built the eccentric Rock Garden in Chandigarh, India, from the rubble created as Le Corbusier’s designs were built in that city.”