So you wanna build a sauna

Breaking down the costs of constructing a custom backyard sauna, plus a shopping list of accessories for the heat aesthete

Nov 10 • 

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October 2025

The state of design writing

Featuring an excerpt from the new issue of Untapped Journal—plus, tissue boxes so good you'll weep

Oct 22 • 

Kelsey Keith

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Welcome to Sauna Month

The Heat Aesthete in your inbox, along with special guest Sami Reiss

Oct 10 • 

Kelsey Keith

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Sami Reiss

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September 2025

Bathe like a local: San Francisco

Sauna and steam your way through new openings and old favorites with Kelsey Keith

Published on Culture of Bathing • Sep 22

California, decoded

All the design takeaways from my summer staycation

Sep 18 • 

Kelsey Keith

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June 2025

In media res

A dispatch from the middle of so many design things

Jun 14 • 

Kelsey Keith

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April 2025

Spring break or bust

April grab bag of news, opinions, and achievable design ideas

Apr 4 • 

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March 2025

Quonset quorum

What do metal Army shelters, abstract expressionism, and French modernism have in common?

Mar 18 • 

Kelsey Keith

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Buildings onscreen

Observations on the two vibiest pieces of architectural entertainment in our times

Mar 3 • 

Kelsey Keith

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January 2025

Domestic landscapes

Pro tips on customizing your interior, from mosaic tile to hand-painted flowers

Jan 30 • 

Kelsey Keith

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On loving where you live

An old tagline + evergreen sentiment

Jan 15 • 

Kelsey Keith

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December 2024

Field trip: Unité d'Habitation, Marseille

Guest starring Provence-by-way-of-LA photographer Laure Joliet

Dec 10, 2024 • 

Kelsey Keith

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