Up north

The living room of Finn Juhl (1912-1989), an avant garde Danish furniture designer near Copenhagen, Denmark. Juhl moved to this house in the early 60s, yet the room has a very contemporary feel.

Photograph: Sekaibunka Publishing Inc

An artist loft

(All photos by Adriano Brusaferri via Brava Casa)
This amazing loft is located in the roman quarter of Rome. The loft is u-shaped with clearly marked areas. I like that the loft feels lived in. Quite often when I see lofts in a shelter magazine I find it hard to believe that someone really lives there as it sometime seems as even a spoon left on the counter would completely destroy the design.

Pretty book covers

I believe that my numerous purchases single-handedly turned Taschen into a publishing powerhouse. Where is the discount, please?

The Taschen store in Hamburg, Germany

The Taschen store in Berlin, Germany

Here are some pretty book covers.

Tuscan patterns

Il Papiro, an Italian store selling beautiful office accessories on hand decorated paper, is a great place to buy presents. The patterns are delicate traditional Tuscan designs. Each store has a very unique atmosphere.

Which table will become a design classic?

"S Table" by MDF Italia, Design: Xavier Lust (www.mdfitalia.it)

"Salem" by Draenert, Design: Dietmar Joester (http://www.draenert.de/)

"Doble" by Montis, Design: Gijs Papavoine (http://www.montis.nl/)

A perfect place to hang out

This veranda in Milano, Italy is so calm and relaxed. A perfect place to hang out this spring don't you think?

Photo by Adriano Brusaferri (per Bravacasa)