Above: David Adjave, photo via Izé. Most of us will never live in a house designed by David Adjaye, the celebrated London-based architect, but one could add a touch of his aesthetic with his hardware line for Izé: “Adjaye has worked closely with us to create a series of products that take familiar forms and …
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Ceramic artist Paula Greif opened her studio and shop on Warren Street in Hudson, New York, a couple of years back. The narrow storefront is topped with a 400-square-foot studio apartment, where Greif now makes her home. Renovating the building with the help of her friend Stephen Shadley (Diane Keaton’s interior designer), Greif “did everything …
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iStock While it may seem like a nuisance to add grease to the fittings of large equipment and deal with the potentially messy job of how to load a grease gun, grease is the cheapest—by far—wear part in whatever equipment you’re using. Read this guide to learn how to load and use a grease gun. …
iStock Whether it’s caused by a hundred-year flood or a plumbing malfunction, no one wants a swimming pool in their basement. Here are some ways to get rid of that standing water in your basement. At some point, it probably happens to everyone who has a basement. Too much water. Sometimes an old water pipe …
iStock From driveways to patios, and all the areas in between here are the best way to clean concrete floors. Durable, low-maintenance, and inexpensive, there’s a reason concrete is a homeowner’s go-to material when it comes to basement floors, patios, and driveways. Of course, that doesn’t mean concrete is impervious to stains—it does require a …
iStock Got some nasty, fuzzy residue stubbornly sticking around from an old label, price tag, or sticker? Removing it can be a hassle, especially if you don’t want to damage the surface it’s adhered to. For the quickest and most effective ways to remove sticker residue, check out these tips. Stickers are great, but if …
iStock It’s always disheartening to realize you’ve got a clogged toilet that can’t be fixed with a plunger, but the good news is that another simple tool can help you address the problem—a snake or drain auger. With a toilet snake (also known as a drain auger or plumber’s auger), you’ll be able to reach …
We’ve been following Sawkille Co., the makers of heirloom-quality hardwood furniture in upstate New York, since way back in 2010, when their impeccably made wares first came to our attention. Over the course of a decade, we’ve admired the way Sawkille takes heritage-inspired forms and makes them distinctly fresh feeling in their no-waste workshop in …
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During last summer’s lockdown in Naples, Italy, 28-year-old Paboy Bojang posted his venture’s first message on Instagram: “My name is Paboy, I am an asylum seeker trying to build a future in Europe. I risked my life crossing the deadly desert and the Mediterranean Sea to get here. I used to work at a prestigious …
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Anishka Clarke and Niya Bascom of Brooklyn’s Ishka Designs are an international duo–she grew up in Jamaica; he was born in London to Jamaican and Guyanese parents and raised in NYC. But neither had spent much time in Paris before Edouard, a French friend living in Brooklyn, came to them with an intriguing project: His …
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