Douglas Burnham, the 44-year-old principal of Envelope Architecture + Design, had styled the place like a highbrow diner — a sleek container of honed slate, stainless steel and Eames chairs.
While consumers and businesses may think that sleek, recyclable containers are sustainable, experts note that single-serving foods, including yogurt and coffee cups, are especially problematic.
The final product comes in sleek metal containers that can be engraved with monograms, for a total cost of about $2,400.
Take charge with sleek, colorful containers and file holders, like the ones available at Target and The Container Store.
Replicate the spa lineup of sleek, practical containers for cotton balls, Q-tips, razors, lotions and potions.
Situated at the foot of the Contemporary Art Museum, the brasserie looks like a sleek cargo container.
Glass bottles are the gold standard, so newer brands are turning to sleek, eco-friendly containers and promoting them through social media to reach younger wine drinkers.
Last month, Stila introduced H2Off, green-tea-infused "cleansing cloths" in a sleek silvery oval container (above, $18 for 40 at Barneys New York), designed for makeup removal and other brow-blotting.
What resulted were the sculptures of meat and amputated limbs, which Thek sealed into sleek Formica and plexiglass containers, and in one instance into an Andy Warhol Brillo box turned on its side.
"As you plan and implement your organizational systems in a space, think about adding touches that you love, such as painting the space your favorite color, bringing in a painting or using gorgeous baskets". In terms of baskets, she recommends strategically placing handwoven ones around your home to create a sleek, appealing set of storage containers.
