Design Hunting - Still Here

It’s rare to find someone who not only can tell the story of their family’s history in one place over decades, but who also witnessed the birth of their neighborhood. That is the story that fashion designer Cassandra Bromfield tells this week, as she enlisted the help of interior designer Keita Turner to renovate the apartment she inherited from her mother, who bought it in 1964, in the Lindsey Park Housing Cooperative in South Williamsburg. “I never left,” Broomfield says. “I’m still here.” And the apartment is more vibrant than ever.

Also on Curbed: Justin Davidson on shrinking superstar cities (and why that’s okay) and Emma Alpern on how soon you can be “Nibblin’ on sponge cake / Watchin’ the sun bake” at the new Margaritaville Resort in Times Square.

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On Thursday, tune into the Design Hunting Instagram at 4 p.m. for a live takeover with Lisa Walker Brown and Everick Brown of Everick Brown Design, in conversation with artist Alvin Clayton.

Protect yourself with this chic new mask from Christy Rilling and artist Laurie Simmons, decorated with dancing poppies.

If you want to get out of the house, check out this list by @scene.nyc of Black artists to go see in New York right now.

On Wednesday, join the Whitney’s online talk with Tanisha C. Ford and photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop, as they discuss the importance of Harlem in their work.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, enjoy this new beaded clutch from the fair-trade brand Larkin Lane.

The 38 best rent deals right now.

For sale, priced under a million: A prewar one-bedroom in Turtle Bay for $462K and a 2015-built two-bedroom.

What are the best cloth napkins?

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