Rock and Roll Rental

Design editor Wendy Goodman takes you inside the city’s most exciting homes and design studios. [Design Hunting]( A visual diary by Design Editor Wendy Goodman Lisa Robinson in front of her very analog interview archive.    Photo: Annie Schlechter   Rock-and-Roll journalist Lisa Robinson has gotten to know everyone from Joni Mitchell to Beyoncé, has gone on tour with rock bands, and has flown around the world on their private jets. But if her professional life as a writer has been in the fast lane, her life at home, not so much. It’s what could be coined slow living. Like slow food, it’s a domestic scene that can’t be forced or rushed. In her 45 years of [living in the same rental](, she still hasn’t found the time to hang her photography collection. Not to mention that her dishwasher has to be rolled over to the kitchen sink and attached by a hose to make it work. Even her sofa used to be owned by someone interesting! [Take a tour]( Also on Curbed: Diana Budds on Ikea’s nifty new [gaming chair](, and Alissa Walker on sleek new [bike pods]( for bike parking. Christopher Bonanos on the [possible renovation]( of the McGraw Hill building’s already-perfect deco lobby. And I [interviewed]( potter Jim McDowell, who makes face jugs. Best, Wendy Goodman     Never miss a detail: [Subscribe]( for unlimited access to New York.     Design Happenings Five things to check out this week.   Preorder [Backroads Buildings: In Search of the Vernacular](, a handsome, albeit haunting, new book by photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daley, who are devoted to capturing forgotten buildings on American backroads. Adorn your bookshelf with [these Donald Judd–inspired bookends](, which come with a selection of books on race in the U.S. — a collaboration between [Lichen]( and Let’s Do Better. All proceeds will be donated to the Carter Center for K-12 Black History Education. Store something special in Kartell’s new, more environmentally friendly version of its famed [Componibili storage unit](, available at MoMA’s Design Store. Starting today, check out [Intersect 21](, a new virtual exhibition by Intersect Art and Design featuring art, design, and photography from 21 galleries in California, the Middle East, and North Africa. Light up your room with a limited-edition neon sign by Yellowpop and Diet Prada, [on sale today](. J’adore. Opening this week at R & Company, [Objects: USA 2020](, a survey of what Americans hand-make, by 100 artists and hand-makers.     [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](     Curbed Open House Some apartments and homes on the market for you to peruse.   The 45 [best rent deals]( right now. A [Tudoresque house in Riverdale]( with provenance.     Who Doesn’t Need a Personal Online Shopper? Some picks from the Strategist.   The [best bed sheets](, according to interior designers. Photo-Illustration: Courtesy [What ballet dancer Erica Lall can’t live without.]( Everything you need to [soundproof a room](.     [Subscribe to New York]( [Subscribe to New York](   Getunlimited access]( more great stories from New York, home of Curbed, Intelligencer, the Cut, Vulture, Grub Street, and the Strategist. [SUBSCRIBE NOW](     [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=dh)   |   [privacy notice](   |   [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on e-mail newsletters please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2021, All rights reserved