Current Obsessions: A New Outlook

Ahead this weekend? A new Noguchi exhibit, a book we want for our nightstands, a really great (and simple) weekend DIY, and more. Read on:

• Planning a refresh of your outdoor space? May we suggest checking out OUTERCle’s new, incredibly chic terracotta breeze blocks?
• “A supremely appealing DIY,” says Fan. No tools required. No skills needed.
• Flora Animalia x Bette Midler: Two icons we love!
• We can’t get enough of the look of boulders in the garden. Here’s another artful example to pin on your inspo board.
• Composting fans, do you know what bokashi is?
• Ooh, this intriguing multisensory exhibit at the Anchorage Museum “imagines new flowering plant species through artwork blending scent, sound, and visuals.”
• On Annie’s wish list: The World’s Most Beautiful Shops (ft. quite a few favorites of ours).
• File under: Must go! The Useless Things NYC Pop-Up is going on November 7 and 8.
• “More social enterprises like this, please!” writes Margot of Seagulls, a project to give purpose to unused paint.
• West Coasters, head to the Fibershed Winter Market on November 14 in Point Reyes Station; info here.
• And in Detroit, a great-looking exhibit shines light on Georgia O’Keeffe’s lesser-known paintings of “Manhattan skyscrapers, the broad sides of rural barns, and striking adobe homes of New Mexico.”
• And just open: “No Ordinary Light: Akari at 75,” celebrating 75 years of Isamu Noguchi’s light sculptures. (P.S. The one thing Noguchi did “out of pure love.”)
• Festive paper decorations that work all year round? Right over here, courtesy of Ikea (and Fan).
• Midcentury modern enthusiasts, DWR’s Herman Miller Sale is on!
• Not too early to start decorating for the holidays! Find outdoor lighting ideas here.