A London Restaurant Inspired by Ghana’s Chop Bars

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A Men’s Wear Shop That Also Sells Pastries

Last summer, the Colombia-born, New York-based interior designer Sarita Posada, whose previous projects include the Standard Hotel in the East Village (with Shawn Hausman Design) and Palm Heights on Grand Cayman, was asked not just to take on the London flagship of Aimé Leon Dore, Teddy Santis’s heritage streetwear brand, but also the attached cafe and espresso bar. With the latter, she sought to create a warm, elevated space for people to come together — “community is such a big part of the brand,” says Posada. Drawing inspiration from storied European establishments like Café Einstein in Berlin and Café Central in Vienna, she opted for a bruised Calacatta Viola marble counter, dark walnut paneling on the walls and a hand-cut gray-green and creamy white marble mosaic floor. Posada also included personal touches, such as black-and-white photos of Santis’s Greek family: his parents on a date (chaperoned by his grandmother), his grandmother on a road trip with her cousins in the ’50s. The hope is that people will pop in for a freddo espresso or an herbaceous Greek mountain tea after shopping or on their way to work, and maybe see the green leather banquet — or the melomakarona (honey walnut) or kourabiedes (almond) cookies — and be convinced to linger. aimeleondore.com.

After being in business nearly 75 years, the Sausalito, Calif.-based Heath Ceramics is still beloved for its durable but beautiful plates, cups and bowls, but many of the company’s most dedicated fans also fervently collect its design collaborations with various global makers, some of which sell out online in minutes. Up next is Heath’s partnership with Akio Nukaga, a veteran potter from Kasama, Japan, who works with his wife, daughter or the occasional assistant to make pieces with pleated surfaces that are inspired by traditional shinogi carving techniques. The ceramist has been collaborating with the team at Heath since 2009; for this year’s presentation, “A Single Line Will Lead Me,” opening this week, he challenged himself to move away from functional pieces like, say, mugs and saucers and instead create vessels, sculptures, vases, totems and other artistic…