Current Obsessions: A New Outlook

by Remodelista Team

Ahead this weekend? A new Noguchi exhibit, a book we want for our nightstands, a really great (and simple) weekend DIY, and more. Read on:

Above: We on the edit team can’t get enough of stainless steel kitchens, like this one in A Continuous Green Thread: The New Fantastic Frank Headquarters in Stockholm. Photograph by Mikael Lundblad, courtesy of Fantastic Frank (@fantasticfrank) and ASKA (@aska.arch).

On Annie’s wish list: The World’s Most Beautiful Shops (ft. quite a few favorites of ours).
File under: Must go! The Useless Things NYC Pop-Up is going on November 7 and 8.
“More social enterprises like this, please!” writes Margot of Seagulls, a project to give purpose to unused paint.
West Coasters, head to the Fibershed Winter Market on November 14 in Point Reyes Station; info here.
And in Detroit, a great-looking exhibit shines light on Georgia O’Keeffe’s lesser-known paintings of “Manhattan skyscrapers, the broad sides of rural barns, and striking adobe homes of New Mexico.”
And just open: “No Ordinary Light: Akari at 75,” celebrating 75 years of Isamu Noguchi’s light sculptures. (P.S. The one thing Noguchi did “out of pure love.”)
Festive paper decorations that work all year round? Right over here, courtesy of Ikea (and Fan).
Midcentury modern enthusiasts, DWR’s Herman Miller Sale is on!
Planning a refresh of your outdoor space? May we suggest checking out OUTERCle’s new, incredibly chic terracotta breeze blocks?
“A supremely appealing DIY,” says Fan. No tools required. No skills needed.
Flora Animalia x Bette Midler: Two icons we love!
We can’t get enough of the look of boulders in the garden. Here’s another artful example to pin on your inspo board.
Composting fans, do you know what bokashi is?
Ooh, this intriguing multisensory exhibit at the Anchorage Museum “imagines new flowering plant species through artwork blending scent, sound, and visuals.”
And it’s not too early to start decorating for holidays. Find outdoor lighting ideas here.