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The weekly micro-decorating newsletter * Issue 7 of 13, F23 *
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Every so often, this newsletter pauses to gather up some design-related links from around the web. We're doing the same today, this time around featuring objects and stories related to recent issues.

More waviness

Three weeks ago, we looked at how adding waviness to your home is a foolproof method of generating pleasure. If you'd like to experiment with this technique, there's an item on sale at Design Within Reach that you should know about: a glass candleholder by HAY, available in two sizes. It's 50 per cent off, plus an additional 20 per cent when you enter the code EXTRA20 at checkout.

It's a low-commitment way to test-drive the power of this graphic motif. Plus you'll confront these darkening days with a new lighting source.

More desk decor

Earlier in October, we investigated the lost world of desk decor, observing that our focus on digital backdrops in virtual meetings has led to neglect of the physical objects right in front of us. If you feel motivated to spruce up your desk but don't know where to begin, this list offers some smart choices:

31 Cheap (But Expensive-Looking) Desk Accents
From a modern acrylic vase and jumbo gold paperclips to a retro calculator.
The StrategistPost-it

Since the article highlights the same pen I did, the LAMY safari, I'm inclined to trust the other recommendations too.

More Roz Chast

In last year's final issue, we looked at cartoonist Roz Chast's two-page comic strip about Barbiecore, leading to musings about how to find your own life-affirming design mania.

As a Chast fan, I was delighted that she recently invited us into her home via the New York Times. Her decorating indecisiveness (“Do I want modern? Do I want old-fashioned? Do I want country crock?”) made me laugh, and her room with built-in book cases made my jaw drop with envy – it's a micro-decorator's dream!

More Modernism

Back in March, our link roundup included an article about how a famous Modernist house in Palm Springs survived the filming of "Don't Worry Darling." A New Yorker article uses the same movie as a jumping off point to explore how modern architecture frames nefarious activities throughout cinematic history:

A History of the Modernist Villain’s Lair
“Don’t Worry Darling” is the latest in a long line of films that use modern architecture as a backdrop for evil.
The New YorkerCondé Nast

This long read will get you noticing film sets with a keen eye. It might even get you thinking about how you frame your own life story with what's around you.

More Halloween

Last month, we got into the Halloween spirit by weighing the virtues of pumpkins versus gourds. If you'd like to keep the spooky mood going, these furniture designs could be just what you're looking for:

8 Modern Designs for Furnishing Haunted Mansions
We embrace jet black — with the occasional blood red accent piece — in our breakdown of furniture designs perfect for a modern haunted house.
Azure MagazineEric Mutrie

Breaking news! As of this week, there's a new guy with an eye article category called link roundups, so you can find all the issues of this type in one spot.

Here's another tip: to find out what category an article is in, go to the web version and look at the small print above the article's title. You'll find the date, the reading length, then the category. Tap on the category and you'll go to a list of every back issue in that grouping.

Thank you for reading.