This roundup of things we liked this week originally appeared in the July 25, 2024 edition of the Secret Strategist newsletter, a weekly email where we share the stuff our staff — plus a rotating cast of writers, design-world people, and various others with very good taste — would otherwise keep to themselves. If you want to get our picks straight to your inbox each week, sign up here.
We asked if any of you knew who designed the vintage silky striped couch we listed last week. Brand strategist Elise Joseph said she asked Abigail Bell, of Abigail Bell Vintage, who owns one of these and said it’s by Lee Industries. And several people wrote in to say they had the couch, or their parents did! (Here’s another one! And another one — click through to the fourth slide!) —Katy Schneider and Simone Kitchens
This Week’s List
* This $$$$ “Talete” table that we noticed in the Maryam Nassir Zadeh Paris showroom would make a nice desk, we think. The black version is going for almost double.
* Hang above it: this gorgeous red shagreen mirror, for sale at gorgeous gallery M. Kardana.
* Many pairs of tiny new-to-the-scene white shorts out there: Salter House, Nu Swim. We still stand by our trusted Soffes. But also interested in these cotton Russells from the ’70s.
* Good price (half-off) for this floor pillow.
* Attracted to the pink utility buckets in Outline Brooklyn’s back room. This looks similar. (Also, FYI, Outline is now selling Dosa.)
* More puffy eiderdowns from Villa Magnan: now in wide pink stripes.
Facebook Marketplace Finds
* Some truly great Gastone Rinaldi Chairs.
* All manner of ABC sofas: pink velvet loveseat, a couple of classic Cobble Hills.
* PERFECTLY FADED FRENCH BEACH CHAIRS!
* Some totally nice nightstands.
* Some Kim Hastreiter–approved Dansk flatware.
* The no-longer-in-production red IKEA Helmer!
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