This week we were intrigued by 1970s modernism in Paris, a Pacific Northwest prefab, and a hang-it-anywhere light. Here’s what we have our eye on lately:

Above: We’re admiring this prefab home on a rocky island in British Columbia, designed by Seattle architect Peter Brunner and brought in pieces via boat. Photograph by Kevin Scott, courtesy of Gray Magazine.

Admiring the goods on display evident at the Stockholm Furniture Fair.
An ode to one of our favorite ceramics haunts.
Francesca is checking out this new space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn: a creative collective “dedicated to exploring new boundaries in design” with a cafe, restaurant, and retail shop open to the public.

Above: We’re liking designer Simon Diener’s Pong suspension lamp for German design workshop Kkaarrlls. With a cylindrical battery that acts as a counterweight, the light can be suspended, draped or slung?a perfect solution for renters. Photograph via Kkaarrlls.
Ilse Crawford lends her talents to Heathrow Airport.
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Admiring this “secret room” in upstate New York on Gardenista.

 

Above: Admiring the light in this newly-opened creative communal workspace in Minneapolis. Photography by Colleen Eversman of 2nd Truth.

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