Moveable Feast

When Dutch designers create a barbecue, we're all in for a treat. This portable piece from Molenkitchen combines street-vendor style with multiple cooking functions that would impress the most passionate backyard chef. As shown above, it's a grill. The gridded firebox can be detached and fitted with a rotisserie. Tip the unit on end, and you can use it as a smoker [the hollow handles act as chimneys]. kruiwagenkeuken.nl

Happy Trails

The whip-stitched lampshades, stuccoed range hood and carved, Spanish-colonial side chairs are an indication we've gone west with this kitchen. The cacti, too, are a potent [and prickly] reminder. The upside-down nature of the lighting amuses me; it's the detail that makes the room memorable.

You're Invited

Since we handily survived the recent rapture-palooza, why not take this opportunity to look at another future that might have been?

In 1967, the folks at Philco-Ford [!] produced a film titled '1999 A.D.' to mark the company's 75th anniversary and provide a sneak peek at domestic life in the distant days ahead. [Appending the unnecessary anno domini makes it sound even more futuristic, I guess.] You'll find push-buttons and video screens galore; rooms of then-shocking, now-iconic modern furniture; and a mildly dysfunctional family trying to have lunch. Click here, and pull up a virtual chair to their table.

Hybrid Hues

Turquoise may be an improbable color in the garden, but these molded-glass mosaics work their magic indoors just fine. Creating a fantasy of floral composition by mixing textured and smooth tiles into unexpected combinations—well, sometimes, it's fine to fool with Mother Nature. vetrovivo.it

Power of the Palette

Incredibly, my color campaign is working! It's Day Three of posting blue products and places, and our skies have at last shed their dark and stormy countenace and turned a [mostly] recognizable shade of cerulean. I'll keep it going with this new hue from La Cornue: Icy Blue. It's a subtle, more contemporary shade than their other similar offerings, in my opinion. It pairs well with all things stainless, too. lacornueusa.com

Blue Loo

I saw this slim, modular unit at ISH and I have to say I think it's a brilliant new look. The design streamlines the installation process, too. When replacing an old clunky commode, the Monolith simply sits against—not inside—the wall; its tank is contained in the sleek, glass-paneled carrier. It's compatible with both floor-mounted and wall-hung bowls. geberit.com

In the Kitchen with the Tombstone Blues

It would be derelict not to acknowledge Mr. Zimmerman's birthday [and dangerous to call out its particular year]. Here's Bob hanging out in his Woodstock home, circa 1964, with Allen Ginsberg.