For Sale: David Lynch’s Rug, Andy Cohen’s Couch
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This roundup of things we liked this week originally appeared in the June 5, 2025 edition of theSecret Strategistnewsletter, a weekly email where we share the stuff our staff — plus a rotating cast of writers, design-world people, and various others with very good taste — would otherwise keep to themselves. If you want to get our picks straight to your inbox each week, sign uphere.
A great week for online-auction window shopping. For deals, don’t skip Auction Ninja — someone please buythis adorable princess dresseror thisancient cup. Or, if you’ve got a van and an old home,this weighty dresser.—Simone Kitchens, Lauren Ro, and Erin Schwartz
This Week’s List
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* Lots of amazing things at the David Lynch estate auction, which closes on June 18 — both aLa Marzoccoand aMr. Coffee,knit ties,threegreatsofasand achaise lounge,flying-saucer lamps,solid-color rugs, and some incredible handmadeMCM-ishfurniture, some of which Lynchdesignedormadehimself. Also, histheremin.
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* Depop is rolling outkidswear, and Lauren found some cute vintage tops for her boys, including aRangers jersey, aPolo long-sleeve, and aHealthtex tee. We’re hoping this fills the hole Kidizen left when it shut down. It’s also reminding us thatTwo BridgesandParachute Brooklynare still some of the best sources for kids’ vintage. Strategist senior writer Liza Corsillo also loves these French Etsy sellers:MinotsVintageandJonnyJonnyVintage.
* Erin went toGrotesque Archive, a vintage store on the third floor of an office building in Fidi. Deeply fun stock: lots of ’00sdenimand asymmetricalpatchworkskirts,freaky capris, ababy-blue leather jacket with puffed sleeves. Also love their convertiblesofa, which owner Alienor Oran found on Facebook Marketplace.
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* A couple of good sales. All ready-to-ship Cawley is 30 percent off, including thedry oilskin hatwe wrote about in April. And there’s aPH5 sample salethis weekend in NYC — great forfun dresses,knit sleeveless tanks, andunnecessarily cool workout clothes. It’s at 148 Lafayette Street and ends on Sunday at 5 p.m.
* The best over-the-top décor move — matching wallpaper, upholstery, and drapes — as seen here, by designer Matilda Goad, inNeptune Papers.If you want to do this sans grandma print, Cold Picnic sellswallpaperandfabricin matching prints (which our own Wendy Goodman originally featured onCurbed).
* Artist Na Kim picked up this ceramic vase, glazed with shapes of flowers, bugs, and fruit, atThomas Colligan’s debut show in December atEnorme, a gallery in Union Square.
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*Stripey hot-weather bed cover.
* TheseBauhaus teapotsnormally go for$100 or more, buthere’s one for $30.
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* Some good summer sneakers from Moonstar, a brand senior editor Winnie Yang turned us onto last fall —these inspired by Japanese indoor “school shoes,” these bowtie plimsolls invelvetandcanvas.
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* Andy Cohensold his condo, and the stoop sale is at1stDibs, with proceeds going toward Housing Works. Very into this stripedcouch, which Cohen told us was custom-made to be petproof: “I wanted everything in the apartment to be sturdy enough so the dog could sleep on anything.”
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