Current Obsessions: Summer Trends

On our editors’ shortlists this holiday weekend: three exhibits we want to visit (in France, Japan, and California), good-looking pool towels, and the fresh kitchen of the writer of the moment. Read on…
Above: Annie would love to make a trip to see A House in St. Tropez, an exhibit by the architect and designer Isabelle Castanier and set in her childhood home. The exhibit is on view through August 24 and features “twenty designers, craftspeople, and artists committed to reducing their impact on the planet.” Info here; photograph by Mathilde Hiley.



* We’re calling it: Pale yellow is the color of the summer. (Just take a look at Miranda July’s sunny kitchen for evidence.)

* Writes Margot: “The artist/designer Ronan Bourroulec just opened three shows I wish I could see in Japan. His Kyoto exhibit is ‘in a traditional building in a small courtyard’… Head to @ronanbourroulec to browse.”

* And on view at Blunk Space in CA through August 4: Portraits & Landscapes: Creative Growth, curated by the Creative Growth Art Center x Mariah Nielson, and the JB Blunk Estate.

* Coveting this petite lacquered martini table by Rita Konig.

* To file under Tomato Girl Summer? Block Shop’s latest, coming July 11.

* Red and green stripes: a summer palette.

* Good-looking towels for the beach and pool.

* Coming up at Che in Brooklyn: figure drawing night. Head here for info.

* P.S. In this weekend’s Quick Takes, we’re heading outside, ft. a longtime design editor and a pair of garden designers (who say every garden needs a soaking tub). Check back Sunday (and subscribe) to read. | bit.ly/3XLoEJb


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