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HENRYBUILT FOUNDER Scott Hudson has launched a new line of furniture in the spirit of the streamlined handmade kitchens the company is known for, but with innovative details that vary from piece to piece to suit a variety of moods and create consistency without monotony in a space. Finding balance in the imperfect match is his holy grail. Credenzas and freestanding storage can be combined with built-in pieces for customized effects. rices vary per finish. henrybuilt.com

ALESSI’S COLORFUL JAPANESE-STYLE

Food à Porter bento boxes will make brown bag lunches less drab. Designed by Sakura Adachi, each thermoplastic resin box set has three stackable, lidded dishwasher- and microwave-safe containers that can be held together with optional, colorful silicone straps with or without handles that make the ensemble look like a clutch bag. Available in three colors — red, gray and blue-green — each set costs about $50. alessi.com

LONDON-BASED BRITISH DESIGNER

Luke Irwin’s exclusive line of distressed mosaic-patterned handwoven silk and wool rugs — inspired by extraordinary geometric Roman-era stone mosaics discovered three years ago under sections of his Wiltshire country home — are now available in reconfigued, affodable woven versions through Williams Sonoma Home. Prices vary by shape and size. lukeirwin.com; williams-sonoma.com

THE NEW RAVENNA stone and glass mosaic company in Exmore, Virgina, has recently developed a new line of stone, glass and shell mosaics called Tissé (French for woven) that replicates the feathery effects of cotton ikat textiles and other texturally rich rattan, jute and esparto weaves. Some of the pattern names are illustrative of what to expect: tweed, gingham, chevron, cabin weave, wicker or twill ombré. Thomas, coduroy and cane weave are more heavily textured and meant just for walls. The mosaics, made of custom hand-cut, tumbled, long and short pieces that are carefully assembled into 23 diffeent patterns, are either tape-faced or mesh-backed for installation. Prices, through the trade, range from $30 to $129 per square foot. newravenna.com

OTHER WALKS, OTHER LINES, through March 10 at the San Jose Museum of Art, has an intriguing premise: walking has become politicized and, as at the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, D.C., can be a mark of protest as well. Mass migrations touch on issues of urban planning, immigration and the French notion of dérive — a walk toward a less monotonous life. Curated by Lauren Schell Dickens, Rory Padeken and Kathryn Wade, Other Walks, Other Lines also highlights work by global artists who use walking as a creative leitmotif. Topics include pilgrimages, processions and protests. Other Walks: Gabriel Orozco, consisting of photographs and videos by Orozco, is a tandem exhibit showing through February 17. sanjosemuseumofart.org

SPEED IS AT THE CORE of AS2, a conceptual 12-passenger supersonic passenger aircraft that the Aerion Corporation, paired with Lockheed Martin, GE Aviation and Honeywell, hopes to fly acoss the Atlantic by 2023. Powered by GE’s still-in-the-works supersonic engine, the AS2 will presumably travel over 1,000 miles per hour — outpacing its predecessor the Concorde. That translates to about 60 times faster than most commercial jets, with time saving of three hours across the Atlantic and fie across the Pacific

GREENS RESTAURANT at Fort Mason, a Bay Area landmark since 1979 and owned by the San Francisco Zen Center, was closed for four long months due to a kitchen fie. Restored in time for its 40th anniversary, the restaurant proudly retains the original details by Zen Center carpenters, including Zen priest Paul Discoe. A black walnut front door, a carved redwood installation by artist J. B. Blunk, landscape paintings by Willard Dixon, and an entryway designed by Jason Lees are all intact. As if the design and chef Annie Somerville’s organic vegetarian fare made from Green Gulch Farm produce were not lure enough, Greens has a grandstand view of the Golden Gate Bridge. greensrestaurant.com

FRENCH ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER

Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has created an understated dark-edged tableware collection for French purveyor Revol to mark its 250th anniversary. Called Caractère, the collection has a design that starts with charcoal circles and shapes drawn on paper that are then translated into porcelain cups, plates, oval platters and a centerpiece — replete with the imperfections of the charcoal line — in colors of seven diffeent spices. Individual pieces range in price from about $20 to $120. revol1768.com

EDWARD BARBER & JAY OSGERBY

designed the Bellhop lamp for the London Design Museum’s Parabola restaurant. Now, the take-it-anywhere 8-inch-high dimmable LED table lamp whose polycarbonate form evokes a hatted hotel porter is made by FLOS. Cordless, it has a rechargeable 24hour battery and is available in white, gray, burnt orange or dark brown. Costs about $295 at Dzine. dzineliving.com

JOIE DE VIVRE Hospitality founder Chip Conley, who is also former Global Hospitality leader for Airbnb (where he was surrounded by staff half his age), has predictably gotten older. And with age has come a cumulative wisdom that he shares in an insightful new book called Wisdom @ Work: The aking of a Modern Elder. Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky’s foreword calls it an effectie guide by a sage counselor who knows how to cultivate “a beginner’s mind.” One of the book’s key directives is that because your “vintage” is always growing in value, nurture it and rewire — don’t retire. Taking his own advice, Conley has postponed retirement and designed the Modern Elder Academy in Baja, Mexico. chipconley. com/modern-elder-academy; Currency, $27

SAN FRANCISCO interior designer Jay Jeffer’ latest book, Be Bold: Bespoke Modern Interiors, written with Vicky Lowry, has a foreword by Michael Purdy and principal photography by Matthew Millman. It gives some insight into Jeffer’ taste for vivid colors, patterns and textures at home and for clients. Fourteen sumptuous interiors, filled with beautiful objects, offer a oyeuristic high. Gibbs Smith, $50

HEARD OF CLIPPINGS? This cleer startup from London founded by Adel Zakout and Tom Mallory might revolutionize the way consumers buy furniture and furnishings and the way designers source and manage such items for interiors. From inspiration boards to actual purchase to installation, Clippings is designed to reduce management time, friction and cost, by offerin transparency and tracking for anyone planning a particular project or simply placing an order. You can identify, source and buy products from anywhere on the web, yet get a single invoice and arrange group deliveries. Design teams from firms such as oster & Partners are already on board. Thee are 6.5 million products, like this Era sofa from Normann Copenhagen, to choose from. clippings.com

BAKKER’S POT Dutch designer Aldo Bakker’s Pot is a limited-edition collectible. Made of bone china, the teapot is manufactured by Frans Ottink. Available online for $2,200. aldobakker.com

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