Tag Archives: HOME
AltLuxe: Peak Curtains
By Regina Connell. It became a meme a couple of months ago, this notion of “peak curtains.” This pithy phrase came from Steve Howard, IKEA’s head of sustainability, speaking at The Guardian’s Sustainable Business debate. The full quote was, “In the West, … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, FURNITURE+LIGHTING, HOME, IDEAS, THE GOODS, THE NEW LUXURY
Tagged alt luxe, alternative luxury, Amazon, Apple, economy, Goods, HOME, IKEA, Instagram, iPhone, James Wallman, KonMari, Marie Kondo, meaning, Millennials, oil, Pinterest, Stuffocation, Sustainability, things
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AltLuxe: In Praise of Specificity
By Regina Connell. When I was in Japan a few years ago, I went to a place called Tokyu Hands. It blew me away: floor after floor of stuff, so much of it incredibly specific. A container to hold sliced tomatoes … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, IDEAS, THE NEW LUXURY
Tagged altluxe, craft, HOME, ikebana, Japan, kitchen, specificity, Tokyu Hands
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AltLuxe: Undone by Design
By Regina Connell. Just over a year ago, my partner and I moved house. Radically different from what we’d lived in before, it required a big rethink of how we wanted the space to be. And it was more than that: moving house was something I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, CONSIDERED PLEASURES, DESIGN, HOME, IDEAS, THE NEW LUXURY, THE RITUALS
Tagged altluxe, decorating, DESIGN, HOME, house, interior design, interiors, process, rules, style, the new luxury
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Spring Cleaning
Images and text by Anna Hoeschen. Catalogue everything you own. That was an assignment my college professor charged me and my classmates with in an Environmental Art and Architecture class. We journal, go to therapy, drink juices, run long distances, … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, CONSIDERED PLEASURES, IDEAS, THE RITUALS
Tagged apartment, belongings, catalogue, HOME, memory, objects, personal, space, spring cleaning
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