Current Obsessions: April Showers – Remodelista

Spring DIYs, ceramics sales, an origami-influenced kayak, and Earth-friendly collections: Here’s what we’re noting as we head into April.

• Going on at Blunk Area: “Bright Backyard: JB, Bruno & Rufus Blunk”, now via June 12. Head right here for far more data.
• And tomorrow, April 3: Cease by 1830 Lake Shore Avenue, Echo Park, LA, for Tiwa Pick out Studio’s Spontaneous Ceramics Sale. It is likely on 4:30-6 p.m. PT a lot more data listed here.
• Fan is eyeing these eco-friendly hemp quilts, Daybreak and Horizon, intended in Portland, OR, and dyed in Portugal, launching nowadays from Bloomist.
• We’ve prolonged admired chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbooks now, way too, his vibrant new selection with Serax.
• Preserving Nina Simone’s childhood dwelling in North Carolina.
• From design and style and architecture business Marmol Radziner: the confined-edition EARTH sweatshirt, with all proceeds to advantage LA-dependent charity TreePeople.
• And entering Earth Month, we like Revival’s new selection of washable rugs made from recycled denim (one particular 5×8 rug is created from about a dozen pairs of recycled jeans) browse the choices here.
• “I’m charmed by these sixties-throwback, animal-formed serving boards from Ferm Residing, $35 each individual and stackable,” experiences Margot.
• And Julie is admiring the new Oru Lake origami kayak that goes “from box to boat in under a minute”, now out there by means of Kickstarter.
• Remodelista beloved Block Shop is venturing into curtains with their new geometric, block-printed selection.
• And we’re intrigued by these candles—Ilse Crawford’s most recent collaboration with Ikea.
• Revisiting 6 basic, springy DIYs from the Remodelista archives.
• How to rewild: the household gardener’s tutorial.