Links We Love – What We’re Reading This Week—October 31, 2014

1. Condé Nast Traveler shows readers how to achieve the Ace Hotel London’s sophisticated look at home.

2. It’s Nice That spotlights a remarkable, life-size house of wax in London’s Covent Garden that slowly melts.

3. Curbed looks back at the Bauhaus school’s costume parties through images of the spectacular pieces designed and worn by the movement’s many talents.

4.Forbes rounds up the most beautifully designed wine labels of 2014.

5. Architizer surveys 85-plus years of the New York City subway as seen in iconic films, including Speedy (1928), Midnight Cowboy (1969), and Beat Street (1984).

6. Remodelista recommends designs by Japanese firm Karimoku, which produces furnishings from underused tree species to lower its environmental footprint.

7. Not every housewarming gift has to be a bottle of wine. PopSugar Home presents 12 alternatives, from playful dish towels to aeriums to home fragrance.

What have you been reading this week? Tweet your links to @archdigest.