Kelly Wearstler's Bungalow: For Sale

You may love to hate her, and may hate her more when she nets an easy $1.5 million this month. Kelly Wearstler (KWID), has put her Kings Road 3BR/2BA bungalow on the market for $1.595M. The pictures either don't do it justice, or it just doesn't exactly look like her current form. We're not taking sides,... but we do love what she did for KOR's The Broadway at Hollywood. Thanks to CurbedLA for the MLS link.

'o solo mio

The Swedes, Germans, and Italians (and the Japanese, and the etc.) were country before country was cool, and it's proper to note their contributions to prefab architecture, which came about a decade before popular U.S. designers became serious as a group about modern modular. In Griffner Haus with Mattheo Thun and Partners' 1997 'o solo mio project, we had modular, green (or at least low-consumption), and a wood and glass facade a decade before it became the rage.

Showroom of the Week: The Future Perfect

Store/showroom of the week, and favorite name too: The Future Perfect. Worth bookmarking the site, because e-commerce capabilities are in the works. The Future Perfect: 115 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211.

A Necessary Shout-out to The Parker

There's so much residential to view, that we rarely get to browse the latest in hospitality design, even though the boutiques are usually doing things far more interesting than the average loft designer can do. Segue to an old favorite -- The Parker, Palm Springs. THE Jonathan Adler handled the design, with his signature color bursts and ability to pick the best blues and yellows in the business. Everyone says brunch at The Parker's Norma's is a must, so everyone must like $19 omelettes. We much prefer gawking at Mister Parker's ("A deconstructed formal hangout for fops, flaneurs and assorted cronies.") walls and leather booths. The Parker's a flash site, so we'll leave it to you to find your way to, and then get lost on, the photo tour.

Marketing Crush: Newtown Coffee Co.

The darkest, prettiest coffee labels we've ever seen -- so appropriately haunting for fare as compelling as good, strong coffee. It was too hard to pick a favorite, so please see the rest (prints available for $20, too): Newtown Coffee Co.