HBOC Fall 2011 : Page 34
GREEN sCENE HOME FRONT now! Hot Pots L.A.-based twin sisters Mica and Cafe McMullen wanted to stock their kitchens with colorful enameled cast-iron cookware. When the prices they found induced sticker shock, the two founded Greencookingpots , a SoCal-born line of cookware that comes in cheerful, Le Creuset-minded colors at a fraction of the cost. Like the McMullen sisters, Greencookingpots bring more to the table than good looks. Enameled cast-iron heats food evenly and effi ciently, and makes an eco-friendly alternative to potentially toxic cookware. “When you cook with Tefl on or aluminum, chemicals and materials can leach into your food,” says Mica, who adds that “you might get a little extra iron with Greencookingpots, but there’s nothing wrong with that!” Prices start at $40, greencookingpots.com –AnnaMaria Stephens tRENDVEttER 1 tECH CHECK Light Headed 2 Brit Hits! Th e Duke and Duchess of Cambridge aren’t the only Brits worth fawning over: Th e Union Jack has resurged as the badge of English cool. Th e book True British: Alice Temperley highlights the Somerset-bred designer’s creativity over the past decade, and San Diego-based furniture designer Jennifer Delonge has put what she calls “an iconic symbol of cool when it comes to any form of design” onto her Snugli baby carrier. Meanwhile, Jonathan Adler is taking his love of British fl air one step further, fi rst with his U.K.-inspired throw pillows, then by opening his fi rst international store on famed Sloane Avenue this October. Suits our fancy, indeed. –Shontel Horne 3 2. British Flag pillow, $98–$110, at Jonathan Adler, 579 newport Center drive, newport Beach, 949.759.0017 3. True British: Alice Temperley, $65, at barnesandnoble.com 34 | | fall 2011 carbon net cHair PHoto by monica nouWens 1. Jennifer delonge’s Front union Jack Snugli, $40, at amazon.com in trying to describe just how light his recently developed carbon net chair is, Venice beach-based architect Greg Lynn compared the hanging seat to a handful of potato chips. “We’re talking ounces,” says lynn of the piece, which he designed and prototyped last year. using sail-making material and carbon fi ber tape, lynn says that he hung the chaise version in the courtyard of his Venice home and, to test-drive its resilience, “We piled three people in it and it was great. then, when it’s unoccupied, the chair fl ies around in the breeze.” lynn hopes to put the piece into production next year. –AAM
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