Space of the Week: One Couple's East Williamsburg Loft

07.13.11 No Paint Allowed This Friday, the New Museum will present works courtesy of the Rhizome Commissions Program, which supports artists who work in media and technology rather than paint or clay. More  › Come for the Funk, Stay for the Colonial Revival Tickets to tonight’s summer concert series at the Museum of the City of New York include a performance by soul musician Sophia Urista, as well as access to the museum’s latest exhibit, “The American Style: Colonial Revival and the Modern Metropolis.” More  › Touring Jim Henson’s Head The Museum of the Moving Image hosts “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World,” a collection of work spanning the entirety of the artist and filmmaker’s legendary career, which included The Muppet Show, the Fraggles, and Sesame Street. More  › Mrs. Brody’s Booty Starting next Monday, Christie’s will auction over 100 possessions from the late Mrs. Sidney F. Brody, the wife of a wealthy Los Angeles real-estate developer and the possessor of extraordinary taste. More  › space of the week Who Needs Natural Light? An East Williamsburg couple makes bad views a virtue by designing a loft that “comes alive at night.” Slideshow  › A rack of clothing near the entrance acts as a closet. The bookends are from Ghana and were found at a thrift store. The quilt was made from discontinued fabric samples. the best bet Kikkerland’s Plasma Night Light Instead of faintly flickering, the bulb glows with a storm of miniature lightning bolts. More  › behind closed doors If a Tree Falls in the Forest, He Hears It Furniture and landscape designer Charlie Baker finds inspiration in all manner of wood. Slideshow  › When a stylist and a cartographer fall in love and get married, what do they make (besides babies)? In the case of Park Slope couple Rachel Rheingold and Michael Berick, they create Maptotes, a line of tote bags silk-screened with maps of locales both domestic and exotic. Annie’s Blue Ribbon General Store is offering a 15 percent discount on the bags (normally starting at $12) when you mention Design Hunting in the store or use the code NYMAG online (365 State St., nr. Bond St., Boerum Hill; 718-522-9848; blueribbongeneralstore.net).