INSPIRED BY

Recent summer travels have our trend-spotting radar on high alert: we can't help but notice so many aesthetic similarities in the all-day cafes we've frequented in New York, Los Angeles, and also at home in Austin.

They remind us of the possibilities that exist in pulling themes, colors, and ideas we like about these spots and incorporating them into our own homes and interiors. So grab an abstractly geometric, pastel ceramic cup (hopefully filled with something laced in turmeric) and dig in…

THE PALETTE:

Fleshy pink, honey, posh aqua, and so much green.

ABOVE: OMAR'S PLACE / LALITO / OMAR'S PLACE / DE MARIA

THE MENU:

Fresh, “healthy-ish,” and vibrant — vegetable-forward but not vegetarian. Inventive and seasonal. Adaptogenic tonics, crudite appetizers, and vegetal cocktails are also a must.

ABOVE: HONEY HI, SQIRL

DETAILS:

80s-inspired details aplenty, with colorful tile work and nods to Memphis-esque geometry in elementary shapes, curves, and moments of elevated kitch. 

ABOVE: JUNE'S ALL DAY

PLANT LIFE:

Go big. We first noticed the striking Umbrella Tree at New York’s De Maria and started observing similar themes in the types of plants brought into spaces. Gone are the days of windows packed with houseplants and interiors transformed to greenhouses; the new word is fewer but more statement-making moments of nature, adding dimension and visual balance to rooms. 

ABOVE: DIMES, DE MARIA

COLLATERAL:

There will be collateral, and there will be a LOT: get ready to steal a lot of matchbooks and pens.
The takeaway is playfulness, and the use of branding and dynamic graphics to impart personality, color, and fun.  

ABOVE: WESTBOURNE, TUSK, WESTBOURNE, JUNE'S ALL DAY