Once an Escape, Now a Home
How a family steeped in New York and Los Angeles cultures shifted gears to a farmhouse in Vermont.
April 21, 2022
Furnishing the Home Office for the Long Haul
A dozen products offer choices for remote workers who intend to stay that way.
April 21, 2022
Haven’t I Seen You Somewhere?
Some of the most innovative and attractive furniture designs are the ones just waiting to be rediscovered.
October 28, 2021
In Paris, a Straight Road to the Past
An apartment in a classic district gets a highly personal makeover.
October 28, 2021
With These Outdoor Products, the Earth (and Your Neighbors) Will Thank You
Exterior products that are easy on the eye, as well as the environment.
September 2, 2021
Bringing the Outside Inside Your Home
The urge to introduce nature into décor goes beyond living walls — and pandemics.
May 31, 2020
One Sofa With the Works, Please
Interior Define’s sofas are made to order, but at a lower cost than those sold by conventional retailers.
March 5, 2015
Not a Banister Was Changed
A show at the New York School of Interior Design is dedicated to the city’s landmarked interior spaces.
March 4, 2015
When Profits Can Become Sawdust
Scott McGlasson uses organic materials to build heirloom furniture pieces. But is his method sustainable?
March 4, 2015
The Wassaic Project: A Festival, a ‘Beautiful’ Flood and Now Art
An artists’ community evolves in upstate New York.
March 4, 2015
Winter Relief in Bloom
The annual Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden will display the flowers arranged in hanging baskets conceived as chandeliers.
February 25, 2015
How NOLA Can You Go?
A pair of exiles from New Orleans have put down roots in Brooklyn — among their own.
February 25, 2015
A Victorian Loft With Creature Comforts
Remodeling a 19th-century TriBeCa apartment with new windows, modern kitchen appliances and “wacky” animals.
February 18, 2015
A Vintage Life in the Chelsea Hotel
Suzanne Lipschutz, the founder of Secondhand Rose, stays put in a building papered with memories.
February 18, 2015
Reinventing the Rolling Pin
Aluminum rolling pins in three colors include an integrated ruler to measure the width of your crust.
February 18, 2015
Rosanne Somerson Named RISD President
After a nine-month search that involved more than 100 candidates, the Rhode Island School of Design announced today that Ms. Somerson has been named its 17th president.
February 18, 2015
The Pillow Cure
Can the right pillow fix what ails you? One reporter tests seven in six nights, in an effort to find out.
February 12, 2015
In Community Gardens, a New Weed?
A plan to build affordable housing on leftover lots is drawing protests from the people who may need it most.
February 12, 2015
It’s Empty at the Top
The interim president of RISD found herself with a 21-room house that needed furnishing. Luckily, she knew a few suppliers.
February 11, 2015
The Hollyhock House Comes Into Its Own
Jeffrey Herr, curator of Hollyhock House, on the restoration and reopening of Frank Lloyd Wright’s first Los Angeles house.
February 11, 2015
She Did the Traveling, You Get the Souvenirs
The Folkthread line at Anthropologie is inspired by global cultures.
February 11, 2015
Its Place in the Footlights
David and Donna Feldman’s beds created for their company, Dmitriy and Company, are worthy of center stage.
February 11, 2015
Even Your Dreams May Be About Nature
Coyuchi’s spring 2015 collection aspires to wrap the consumer in unadulterated nature.
February 5, 2015
Designing Distraction: Executive Toys
In an era of digital devices, why are simple desktop toys still so appealing?
February 5, 2015
Asking More of the Landscape
Planting with the birds, the bees and the butterflies in mind.
February 4, 2015
In Hudson, N.Y., Painting by Numbers
Fourteen artists were invited to burrow, excavate and embellish a couple’s Hudson, N.Y., home for a show open to the public called “Interventions II.”
February 4, 2015
Five Minutes to Moonflower
The idea of a garden that blooms like clockwork has been around for centuries. But how well does it work?
January 29, 2015
Over-the-Top Amenities: Sweating the Details
Developers of super-luxury apartments in New York are redefining the meaning of “amenity.” Once it was a steam room. Now it’s a hamam.
January 28, 2015
Coming Full Circle
A Texan moves back into his family home, but not before making room for his boyhood hobby.
January 28, 2015
Full Bloom in a World of White
Rebecca Louise Law’s art installations are constructed from cut flowers, often threaded on wire and suspended overhead.
January 28, 2015
A Manor of Family and Fiction
Andrea Chapin, an actress turned book editor, spent more than a decade helping writers publish their fiction before she embarked on a novel of her own.
January 21, 2015
They Make a Big Deal Even Bigger
Among Tom Dixon’s introductions at the Maison & Objet trade show opening Friday in Paris are his cast-iron boxes topped with glass lenses.
January 21, 2015
Just Don’t Call Them Weeds
After years of being sold through Studio Drift’s website, the Dandelight is now available at the MoMA Store.
January 21, 2015
From Deborah Bowness, Wallpaper That Mimics Walls Themselves
Deborah Bowness designs wallpaper that brings exterior scenes indoors.
January 14, 2015
Peggy Cooper Cafritz: Everything in a Big Way
The Washington saloniste has not let setbacks keep her from her passion: collecting African and African-American art.
January 14, 2015
Inhabiting Wes Anderson’s Universe
Matt Zoller Seitz, a connoisseur of the idiosyncratic filmmaker’s oeuvre, has a new book on “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
January 14, 2015
A Big Barrel Is Refilled
In Los Angeles, a renovation brings the Idle Hour back to life.
January 7, 2015
A Simple Gift
A writing table anchors a home built on a grandfather’s tragic legacy.
January 1, 2015
The Imperfectionists
Building a loft in Portland, Ore., suffused with local character and treasured flaws.
January 1, 2015
Graffiti Moves Indoors
All City, a graffiti art gallery and pediatric clinic, opens on Friday in Manhattanville.
December 31, 2014
Knit 1, Curl Up 2
MAL, a Dutch design company, has created a sweater for its popular lounge chair.
December 31, 2014
An Assortment of Hoarders
“Collected,” by Fritz Karch and Rebecca Robertson, breaks down the many varieties of acquisitive types.
December 31, 2014
Evicting the Pigeons
A medieval tower in Montvalent, France, is coaxed into the 21st century.
December 17, 2014
Square Peg in a Round House
In her latest memoir, Alexandra Fuller describes the end of a marriage and her new life in a yurt.
December 17, 2014
The Lone Rangers
When a neighborhood gentrifies around you, what do you have to do to hold on to your old way of life?
December 11, 2014
Have Yourself a Friendly Little Christmas
The porcelain decorations are part of a larger creative effort to put smiles everywhere.
December 11, 2014
Four Square Blocks: Portland
As small creative shops fill a street called Mississippi, a neighborhood comes to terms with rapid change.
December 11, 2014
Getting to Know Mr. Nobody
Heidi Chisholm and Sharon Lombard, expatriate South Africans, discuss their design company, Mr. Somebody and Mr. Nobody, which makes an appearance during Art Basel Miami Beach.
December 3, 2014
Exhausted by a House That Saves Energy
A labor-intensive effort to build an energy-efficient home in Vermont leads to misgivings.
December 3, 2014
D.I.Y. Is in Their DNA
Following parental examples, a Miami couple tackle the ultimate hands-on project: building their own home.
December 3, 2014
A Nautical Seat for Landlubbers
Rope, woven into a thick, comfortable seat, upholsters Benjamin Klebba’s Harbor chair.
December 3, 2014
Victorians’ Rejected Oddities
Julie Halls, a British historian, discusses proposals like an Aerial Machine Adapted for the Arctic Regions (though it “would be a complete death trap”).
November 27, 2014
Just Don’t Call It a Lab
In Three Oaks, Michigan, a passive house that happens to be a laboratory.
November 27, 2014
Taunting the Big Bad Wolf
A house in Maryland was built with abundant varieties of wood but no nails.
November 27, 2014
Space Age Doodles Still Know How to Charm
The Galaxy lace curtain features mid-20th century design.
November 27, 2014
Textbook Beautiful
“Flora Illustrata” is a bibliophile’s guide to plants and a visual delight.
November 27, 2014
Is That Chervil Winking at Me?
Seed-package art renders vegetables and herbs with creativity and passion. Showing a little leg helps, too.
November 20, 2014
Rooms That Set the Scene
“Novel Interiors” connects real homes to literary classics.
November 20, 2014
Home (Mostly) From Rome
Kevin Walz’s East Harlem apartment has textures, colors and artifacts influenced by a long Italian sojourn.
November 19, 2014
Storybook Buildings, Authors Unknown
The mystery isn’t just who made them or where they came from, but why they’re still so affordable.
November 19, 2014
Leaving Shame on a Lower Floor
With walls made of glass, the bathrooms in the penthouse apartments of new Manhattan towers leave little to the imagination. But only the birds will get an eyeful.
November 12, 2014
A Rethought Bronze Age
Ingrid Donat, a French metal artist, on making limited-edition furniture, a calling encouraged by Giacometti’s brother.
November 12, 2014
The Sunny Palette of Jonathan Adler
Refreshing the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa with ocean and citrus colors.
November 12, 2014
Step on Him at Your Own Risk
Tibetan wool tiger carpets faithfully reproduce a rare species.
November 6, 2014
A Pressing Question
The Swiss-made iron had a steep price and a bewildering set of instructions. But what would it do for my silk shirt?
November 6, 2014
Gazing Into the Void
Ben Jensen, a British scientist, explains why his company’s new invention, Vantablack, may not work in your home. Not even on an accent wall.
November 6, 2014
Same Tree, New Nest
A bigger apartment required a radically new attitude about what went into it.
November 6, 2014
A Conservatory in the Kitchen
The writer discovered a warm, light-filled place where he could grow herbs and vegetables year-round. It’s called his condo.
November 6, 2014
Nothing Goes to Waste
An exhibition dedicated to contemporary Latin American design, craft and art opens in New York.
October 29, 2014
Bat Man and His Friends
Robert Mies, of the Organization for Bat Conservation, wants you to love bats as much as he does. (They’re good for your garden.)
October 29, 2014
A Way With Nature
Designed by UNStudio, the house near the sea has a skin that looks like wind rippling through dunes.
October 29, 2014
Strutting and Fretting Offstage
Seven years ago, Brandy Burre abandoned New York City and a promising career for a life of artisanal parenthood. She is now performing the hardscrabble role of a single mother.
October 29, 2014
Norse Gods Now Have His Number
Craig Dykers of the architecture firm Snohetta on his melting pot of projects, including designing Norway’s currency.
October 22, 2014
From India, Wall Hangings to Please a Mogul
With their burnt oranges and dusty olives, fabrics from Les Indiennes complement the season.
October 22, 2014
An Apple a Day, for 47 Years
Dan Bussey has tracked down 17,000 varieties dating from Colonial times, the better to guarantee a world way beyond Red Delicious.
October 22, 2014
Kissing Your Socks Goodbye
The advice of a Japanese organization expert boils down to two rules: Discard everything that does not “spark joy” and do not buy organizing equipment.
October 22, 2014
The National Design Awards Win the Prize for Nonconformity
There was plenty of high-tech eye candy, but the main activity before dinner was still checking out everyone else’s clothes.
October 16, 2014
Scheherazade Slept Here
Actually, Doris Duke did. But her Mughal Suite, now on view, has about 1,001 delights.
October 15, 2014
Secret Lives and Personas, Now Up for Auction
A flea-market find of 340 photographs of the cross-dressing men of Casa Susanna is to be auctioned this month.
October 15, 2014
In Rome, an Attack on a Sculpture May Be an Assault on Women
The defacing of the explicitly feminist artwork, a walk-in version of the curvaceous UP chair from 1969, raises questions about the motives of the vandals.
October 8, 2014
One Woman’s Pipe Dream
Transforming an awkward corner lot into a vibrant rain garden.
October 8, 2014
Bouquets for Your Couch
Needlepoint pillows with long-lasting blossoms.
October 8, 2014
Hudson Gothic
Hudson Valley Toile wallpaper from Sheila Bridges is an edgy commentary on the region today.
October 8, 2014
Building a Better Hybrid in Rotterdam
The Dutch architect Winy Maas on his iconic (he accepts the word) food hall, where you can actually live.
October 6, 2014
The 12-Volt Solution
Building an energy-efficient house on a tiny island means zero utility bills. The trick is not leaving your phone in a tree.
October 1, 2014
Leave Your Wings at the Door
As housing prices soar and inventories shrink, one community still has plenty of choices.
October 1, 2014
A Look Into the Homes of Harlem’s Elite
A Macy’s exhibition and house tours feature the style of Strivers’ Row.
September 26, 2014
On Patrol With the Weed Warriors
An invasive plant, aptly named mile-a-minute, threatens to take over the Northeast. Can a few gardeners and scientists stop it?
September 24, 2014
Art, From Classic to Quirky
Stair Galleries in Hudson, N.Y., is auctioning highlights from the collections of Ashton Hawkins and Johnnie Moore.
September 24, 2014
Fewer Hero Points for Bed-Making Husbands
The Nova duvet cover from Crane & Canopy succeeds in simplifying a tedious chore.
September 24, 2014
A Suffragist’s Start
Designs for a dollhouse by a Victorian tween have a new life in literature.
September 24, 2014
Leaving Home, but Not the Folks
What’s that buzzing sound near your boarding school? It may be a hovering parent.
September 18, 2014
362 Birds, and Unruffled
One rescue led to many, many others and a teeming two-wing backyard sanctuary.
September 18, 2014
Where Old Friends Show Off
Galerie Kreo exhibits deceptively humble works of design in its new London space.
September 17, 2014
The Dutch Are Back in Town
And this time their ships are laden with a new generation of thought-provoking objects and design ideas.
September 10, 2014
Swimming Holes for City Folk
“Urban Plunge,” an exhibit of unconventional public pools, opens Sept. 13 at the Roca London Gallery, to coincide with the London Design Festival.
September 10, 2014
Baptism by Fire Pit
After three failed attempts to build an outdoor fireplace, the writer emerged from his ordeal warmer, wiser and ready for s’mores.
September 10, 2014
Beer With Its Own Accommodations
Roughly 10 miles from the brewery, the Dogfish Inn welcomes dogs.
September 10, 2014
Who Needs Art? There’s Plumbing
Art is a form of pollution, in Alexander Melamid’s view, but plumbing ‘is invisible and an amazing human invention.’
September 10, 2014
Your Grandma’s Maker Faire
The Minnesota State Fair is a reliable source of mind-blowing handicrafts.
September 3, 2014
In His Basement, the Bowery
A self-appointed guardian of the neighborhood’s vanishing history turns his home into a museum.
September 3, 2014
The Dirt on Your Sponge
Tod Maitland and Matthew Flannery met on the set of “Sex and the City,” but their new invention, called SpongeBath, seems straight out of “Seinfeld.”
August 27, 2014
Mother Nature’s Daughters
Why are women doing most of the work on so many urban farms?
August 27, 2014
This Vacuum Established a Tough Beachhead
It was billed as the “Tesla of vacuum cleaners,” but could the racy AirRam handle a houseful of sand?
August 27, 2014
‘Please Touch,’ Says the Bench
Libby Schrum uses traditional joinery to form curves out of walnut or maple, making a welcoming seat.
August 20, 2014
Designs That Outlived Their Benefactors
Woodlawn Cemetery’s mausoleums were designed to impress, and now some of their artifacts will be on display in an exhibition at Columbia University.
August 20, 2014
Flattering the Other Flowers
Salvias like Hot Lips and Lady in Red make everything around them look better.
August 20, 2014
At Manhattan Trade Show, an Unexpected Display
At Artisan Resource at NY Now, protesters opposed a booth displaying crafts by impoverished refugee women from Gaza.
August 18, 2014
Building an Outdoor Shower
You don’t have to be a hero. There’s a reason they made shower kits and invented plumbers.
August 13, 2014
Recipes for Kitchen Redesigns
“The Kitchen Bible” offers aspirational examples as well as advice for do-it-yourselfers tackling kitchen makeovers themselves.
August 13, 2014
A Marriage of Design and Application
Paul Schatz's recent additions to his Miraflores Collection are intricate (but user-friendly) patterns of jewel glass, shell and 24-karat gold.
August 13, 2014
Treating His House Like a Museum
In Chicago, a historic cottage makes tourists stop, smile and sometimes walk in uninvited.
August 6, 2014
Reviving a Dyeing Technique
Aboubakar Fofana, a designer known for his traditional indigo-dyeing techniques, talks about the challenges of being organic in a synthetic world.
August 6, 2014
Inviting Your Friends to Stay for a While
The British textile designer Donna Wilson’s first fabric collection, Forest and Friends, is as quirky as her knitted creatures and painted ceramics.
August 6, 2014
Between a Loft and a Hard Place
The Queen West Art and Design District of Toronto occupies the sweet spot between scared off and priced out.
July 31, 2014
Drawing Ire, Not Artists
Free-range chickens, yoga, a lake: Now all an arts retreat needs are obliging neighbors and some gifted guests.
July 30, 2014
Everyone Into the Kitchen
Johnny Grey, a celebrated kitchen designer, on strategies for making food preparation more sociable.
July 30, 2014
A Hint of Coco
Christopher Guy refurbished a restaurant at Harrods with pieces inspired by Coco Chanel.
July 30, 2014
Weave to the Beat
A tapestry based on a Rachmaninoff concerto inspires new pillows and scarves.
July 30, 2014
Horns of Plenty
From Unitfive Design in Toronto, a trophy stag that you don’t have to bag.
July 23, 2014
From Beets to the Borscht Belt
Even in the 19th century, Jews had roots in agricultural colonies.
July 23, 2014
New Gleanings from a Jewish Farm
A rural Connecticut program teaches perennials, permaculture and pickling. But no work on the Sabbath.
July 23, 2014
Putting Magic in the Mundane
David Rose, the author of “Enchanted Objects,” sees a future where we can all live like wizards.
July 16, 2014
Divide and Conquer
Movable walls from Tudelu give New Yorkers the extra rooms they often dream about.
July 16, 2014
All You Need Is Love and $189 a Night
The slogan at the new Hotel Dylan in Woodstock is “Peace, Love, Stay.”
July 16, 2014
Old Friend, New Collections
Buddy Warren, a psychologist-turned-decorator, has a new design shop on the Lower East Side.
July 16, 2014
A Different Aging in Place
The author was born into a townhouse in Brooklyn Heights and never found a good reason to leave it.
July 16, 2014
Office High Jinks
Artspace’s new headquarters in Lower Manhattan have all the comforts of home (and probably better art).
July 9, 2014
Smiljan Radic: A Rock Star Among Architects
Fresh from opening his Serpentine Pavilion, the Chilean architect discusses another new project: a boulder-strewn winery south of Santiago.
July 9, 2014
The Flora and Fauna Chronicles
“The Living Landscape” gorgeously presents the many-layered life of the garden.
July 9, 2014
Plants With Roots Attached
Allen Bush is a cultivator of stories and relationships as much as gardens.
July 9, 2014
Putting the ‘Oh!’ in Patio
If you really think it’s worth building one yourself, be sure to budget enough time for the job and stock up on the ibuprofen.
July 9, 2014
The Garage That Bloomed
The Lotus Garden, a community patch in an unlikely Upper West Side spot, celebrates 30 years.
July 2, 2014
So Small but Already a TV Star
Zack Giffin, a host of the new reality show “Tiny House Nation,” answers questions about living in a 112-square-foot mobile house. Like, where is the bathroom?
July 2, 2014
A House That Sips Energy
Students from the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University worked on this entry in the Solar Decathlon Europe.
July 2, 2014
Our Niches, Our Shelves
A Brooklyn building’s residents show off one of its coziest architectural features.
July 2, 2014
Out of Indonesia, Vintage Teak Furniture
A California company, Teak Me Home, makes dressers and tables from old, old wood.
July 2, 2014
A Burst of Vivid Colors
Niche Modern’s Crystalline Collection includes four blown-glass pendant lamps in eight hues.
June 25, 2014
Rustic, Raw and Thoroughly Modern
“Cape Cod Modern: Midcentury Architecture and Community on the Outer Cape” tells of a cache of remarkable buildings and their brainy bohemian occupants.
June 25, 2014
Melissa Leo’s Theater in the Round
The actress’s handmade stone-encrusted renovation may take the rest of her life to complete. Gaudí would be impressed.
June 25, 2014
Botany’s New Boys
In Des Moines, members of a band of young male gardeners hope that the plants don’t die before they get old.
June 25, 2014
Like Lunch With Monet
Ladurée, a SoHo restaurant, opens a 2,600-square-foot French-accented garden.
June 25, 2014
What Good Taste Smells Like
It’s no longer enough to look nice. A well-designed interior now needs an interesting scent built into it.
June 18, 2014
Descend Into Giddiness
Carsten Höller’s latest slide is on the campus of the furniture company Vitra.
June 18, 2014
Mastering a Collision Course Called Home
By the time her son was nine months old, the writer Nicole C. Kear had baby-proofed her apartment. Blind-proofing it proved more difficult.
June 18, 2014
William Maclay’s Road Map to Get Off the Grid
A new book from the green architect offers strategies and examples for designing “net-zero” buildings.
June 18, 2014
Looking for Trouble at Home Can Pay Off
Muster your courage (and your binoculars) and inspect your house, inside and out.
June 11, 2014
Modernist Birds Can Roost Here
The birdhouse’s resemblance to to a certain Olympics stadium was not intentional, its designer said.
June 11, 2014
A Colonial Inn Adds a Piece of Victoriana
The Inn at Little Washington, in Virginia, opens an annex called the Parsonage.
June 11, 2014
Don’t Show Me the Money
When the setting’s flamboyant and the view is free, you socialize first and (maybe) pay later.
June 4, 2014
Tea for Two and Visible to All
This week, the artist Hiroshi Sugimoto unveils a glass teahouse in Venice.
June 4, 2014
Not Really an Ocean Apart
Roche Bobois has added a new designer to its stable. And — sacré bleu! — it is an American.
June 4, 2014
Decorator Underground
A new book illuminates the dwellings of building superintendents.
June 4, 2014
Coaxing a History from Board and Beam
An engineer with a detective’s eye ferrets out the story of his midcentury cottage in Maine.
June 4, 2014
At Disney Concert Hall, Hadid Picks Up on Gehry’s Tune
Zaha Hadid’s set for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s “Così Fan Tutte” harmonizes with the surrounding architecture.
May 30, 2014
Diffa Marks 3 Decades of Designers Fighting AIDS
At its latest fund-raiser, a panel including Ruben and Isabel Toledo and Terrence McNally spoke of how the disease had affected their industries in the early, terrifying years.
May 29, 2014
Partnering to Spread the Whimsy
A collaboration between two companies yields wallpaper with peonies and pineapples.
May 28, 2014
Bluegrass Portraits, With a Twist
In his new book, Pieter Estersohn, an architectural photographer, captures the elegance of Kentucky horse country.
May 28, 2014
Global Décor in Brooklyn Heights
HomeStories sells furnishings from a parlor floor on Montague Street.
May 28, 2014
Are They Nuts?
New York gardeners are taking on the ultimate challenge: growing peanuts. Global warming aside, it’s a dicey proposition for Yankees.
May 28, 2014
Massimo Vignelli: A Master in the Grammar of Design
The renowned designer, who died Tuesday at the age of 83, knew how to cross the t’s.
May 28, 2014
Grabbing the Spotlight
At the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, lighting emerged as the young designer’s medium — and the forms it took were anything but conventional.
May 21, 2014
Because Buildings Need Seats
William Pedersen, a founder of the architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox, takes on the ultimate challenge.
May 21, 2014
Electricity Goes to Waste
A new home composter does it all without wrigglers.
May 21, 2014
Conquering the Closet
Small changes may help with the clutter, but in the end, a built-in organization system may be the answer.
May 21, 2014
With Power Comes Ambivalence
The need to modernize the energy grid in New York State is worrying some owners of historic homes and farms in the Hudson Valley.
May 14, 2014
You’re Planting That Old Thing?
Flowers, shrubs and trees have their own fashion cycles. Here, a guide to horticultural has-beens.
May 14, 2014
Italian Glass, for Your Bidding
Twentieth-century classics by Napoleone Martinuzzi and others will be auctioned next week in Chicago.
May 14, 2014
Elevating ‘Ordinary’ to an Art Form
At John Derian, the graphic linocut prints, ink drawings and watercolors of Hugo Guinness.
May 12, 2014
Grandma Never Had It So Good
Why? Because she lives in a tiny backyard house in Portland, Ore., one of the few American cities that allows them.
May 7, 2014
Your Hand in Marriage
For those intent on doing it themselves, a wedding offers the ultimate challenge.
May 7, 2014
New Fairs Add to Design Mix
Industry City/Design and Sight Unseen Offsite are two new additions to the New York design scene in May.
May 7, 2014
A Classic (Again) Ripe for an Update
“Goodnight Nanny-Cam” pokes gently fun at the anxieties of modern parents.
May 7, 2014
Scent Messaging Wafts In
Users of oNotes will be able to deliver olfactory delights to be produced by a device, the oPhone, via text, tweet or email.
May 6, 2014
Parents Safely in the Closet
The cartoonist’s latest work chronicles her parents’ decline, and she finds a spot for them.
April 30, 2014
If Pollock Could Whinny
Metro, a retired racehorse that paints, is now decorating housewares.
April 30, 2014
Rocking the Palazzo
Finally, the Kips Bay show house gets the showplace it deserves.
April 30, 2014
The East Blows into the West
A show of work by two emerging Chinese designers inaugurates Gallery ALL in Los Angeles.
April 30, 2014
Guides to Four Flowers for Those Already Smitten
A new series of books, each devoted to a single bloom.
April 30, 2014
Embellishments With a Serious Goal
Housing Works’ annual benefit, Design on a Dime, opens Friday.
April 24, 2014
Big Fish, in Any Size Pond
What is it about koi that ignites the passions?
April 23, 2014
Essentially Japanese
“Wa: The Essence of Japanese Design,” written by Kenya Hara, presents classic objects created over the past six centuries.
April 23, 2014
Dutch Design, Up for Bid
On April 23, three dozen Droog pieces will be offered at Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
April 16, 2014
In Milan, Putting a Pretty Face on It
At the recent furniture fair, a challenged industry resorts to the ultimate strategy: making livable, or at least lovable, products.
April 16, 2014
Symbolism Meets Modern Life
Amy Reichert’s custom-made Judaica blends the Torah’s directions with modern needs and her own artistic sense.
April 16, 2014
Gather Round the Fire, Wherever You Want It
The Dude is a fire pit you can take on the road.
April 16, 2014
Homeowners, Start Your Engines
Admit it: You’ve neglected your lawn mower. Now it’s time to make up for last year’s lapses.
April 9, 2014
Squirrels Are Reading This Now
Bill Adler first wrote about squirrels in 1988. They’re still bedeviling him, and he’s still writing about it.
April 9, 2014
Gathering Moss
It often pops up accidentally, but few know how to make it happen on purpose.
April 2, 2014
Loving Trees, Even the Messy Ones
Enzo Enea, a Swiss landscape architect, on oranges, mangoes and other fruits of his career.
April 2, 2014
Making a Scene, Onstage and Off
Eugene Lee, a set designer known for his work on the Jimmy Fallon show and numerous Broadway productions, has perfected the art of acquisition.
April 2, 2014
Homes Worth Aspiring To
“The Urban House” features 25 pristine and glamorous interiors. Eat your heart out.
April 2, 2014
Dashes of Sweetness at Kartell
After 35 years the Italian furniture company is returning to tableware.
March 26, 2014
The Ring Cycle: Coasters’ Star Turn
Once inconspicuous, they are now the high-design, attention- grabbing divas of the table top.
March 26, 2014
Making It Fun to Turn on the Lamp
Fab.com introduces the fanciful Tri Light.
March 26, 2014
The Accidental Wanderer
The artist and illustrator James McMullan on his memoir about growing up on two continents during World War II.
March 26, 2014
Meet Me in Chicago
The International Home and Housewares Show turns out to be the perfect spot for a transcontinental date.
March 19, 2014
Yankees Who Speak Cantonese
Stephen Fan, an architectural designer, shows how Chinese immigrants working at Connecticut casinos have adapted to suburban life.
March 19, 2014
Hand-Dyed Pillows With Reversible Detail
The designer, Rebecca Atwood, was inspired by the colors of her native Cape Cod.
March 19, 2014
A Benefit for All Tastes
Diffa hosts its 17th annual Dining by Design gala with custom tablescapes.
March 19, 2014
Every Dog Has Its Daybed
The Global Pet Expo also offered hand-smocked dresses and anxiety-reducing shirts for dogs. Cats and fish didn’t make out too badly, either.
March 19, 2014
What’s Black and Red and Read All Over?
Two-colored pencils in an Art Deco-style box evoke the traditional instruments of Italian schoolteachers.
March 12, 2014
Is the Wall Cracked, or Am I?
How hard could it be to fix a little hole in the wall? Plenty hard, experts say. But it might be worth a try.
March 12, 2014
Blog Cabins: Home Page, Sweet Home
Ellie Tennant on her new book, “Design Bloggers at Home: Fresh Interiors Inspirations from Leading Online Trend-Setters.”
March 12, 2014
Greasing a Squeaky Wheel
The “Power of Design” festival starts next week at the Wolfsonian-FIU museum in Miami Beach. Its theme: complaint.
March 12, 2014
The Wildebeest in the Room
The “lovely-weird” visual style of Wes Anderson’s movies is finding its way into home décor and even weddings.
March 6, 2014
Scratching a Niche
Three landscape designers offer visions for filling a neglected 10-by-10-foot plot.
March 6, 2014
Our Homes, Our Selfies
Celebrities photograph their cribs in “Behind Closed Doors: The Private Homes of 25 of the World’s Most Creative People.”
March 6, 2014
Redoing a Nest for Bird-Watchers
An 18th-century farmhouse at the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Rhode Island has been refurbished for retreats.
March 6, 2014
Michael Gross: Goodbye to All This
The Jackie Collins of real estate is getting set to move on, while still keeping an eye on the neighbors.
February 26, 2014
An Auction to Feed Others
The Dining Project, an auction of designer furniture and tabletop goods, will benefit orphans in Nepal.
February 26, 2014
Matters of Taste
More than ever, food is a promising frontier for designers working with scientists, technologists and, yes, even chefs.
February 26, 2014
Dick Button Still Cuts a Fine Figure
The two-time Olympic gold medalist has a home filled with skating memorabilia and some thoughts about Johnny Weir.
February 26, 2014
Small World, Big Idea
A micro-cottage community offers a national template for homeless housing projects.
February 19, 2014
If It’s Icky, She Has the Solution
Jolie Kerr dispenses cleaning advice free of judgment about sex toys, bongs, purses and hair. Who knew about denture tablets?
February 19, 2014
What Goes Beep in the Night
Machines that quietly monitor your behavior are worrying, but those that bombard you with reminders of their presence may be even more disturbing.
February 19, 2014
Whatever Floats Your Soap
The Salish Sea, a wood bathtub by Seth Rolland, looks like a boat and costs as much as a Honda.
February 19, 2014
Preindustrial Design Meets Politics
A retrospective of Studio Formafantasma opens at the Stedelijk Museum’s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.
February 19, 2014
Table Manners at Work
Clive Wilkinson has designed some pretty crazy offices. His newest one has a single desk with room for everyone on staff.
February 13, 2014
The New Domestics
Forget the butler and the ladies’ maid. Those who serve today’s super-rich are more likely to have titles like videographer, curator and horticulturist.
February 13, 2014
Nature Woven in Silk
Lavish brocade fabrics designed by Rocio Moreno of Spain.
February 13, 2014
Plucky Horses, Lucky Year
Vintage playthings all dressed up and ready to rock in honor of the Year of the Wood Horse.
February 5, 2014
My Brother’s Bunkmate
The economics of urban living often mean that brothers and sisters must share bedrooms. But when does it become a case of oversharing?
February 5, 2014
The Life of a Poet Allergic to Endings
Though she died in 1975, the Harlem Renaissance writer Anne Spencer remains a vivid presence in her home, a perpetual project in its own right.
February 5, 2014
Global Design Du Jour
The Maison et Objet fair in Paris was a showcase of grace under economic pressure.
January 30, 2014
Extra Arms (and Teeth) for Wrangling Firewood
Do Grill Daddy’s King Tong fire tongs really help you manipulate smoldering logs? The jury is still out.
January 30, 2014
Sometimes Asparagus Is More Than Asparagus
Helen Yoest wrote a book about natural aphrodisiacs called “Plants With Benefits.”
January 30, 2014
Marcel Wanders’s Wonders
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has opened a major retrospective of the Dutch designer.
January 30, 2014
A Hotel That Takes in the Neighborhood
The Broome opens in SoHo in February with furnishings supplied mostly by locals.
January 30, 2014
These Can Go Anywhere
Seventy-three dealers will participate in the 60th Winter Antiques Show, including R & Company, which is offering an unusual work by Wendell Castle.
January 23, 2014
Freedom in 704 Square Feet
An Oregon couple is liberated by a house that is cheap to operate and small enough to vacuum in five minutes.
January 23, 2014
Weighing In at the End
Ted Muehling’s polished quartz stones are part of a new collection of memorial objects from Three-Fourths of an Ounce.
January 16, 2014
Cultivating Hudson: Enter the Tastemakers
The New York river town has always been on the verge of something. It’s now rising again, betting on new arrivals and the “Marina” effect.
January 16, 2014
Seizing the Throne
Fixing a toilet is not hard when you know all the dos and don’ts. Just ask Oprah.
January 16, 2014
Perfection By the Book
“Promise Land,” by Jessica Lamb-Shapiro tries to make sense of self-help, from the dawn of religion to modern home management.
January 16, 2014
The Global Village Rolled Up in a Carpet
Lucky, a rug by a Dutch designer in Shanghai inspired by the culture of northern Brazil, was recently introduced in Germany.
January 16, 2014
The Rubber Duckie Has Hit the Road
Bathtubs are going out of fashion, a survey of bathroom trends indicates.
January 9, 2014
A New Leaf? How About a New Garden?
The writer makes New Year’s resolutions, but where will they be resolved?
January 9, 2014
If Winter Takes Aim at the Plumbing
How to prevent pipes from bursting as temperatures plummet below the level you and your house are used to.
January 8, 2014
War Shelters, Short-Lived Yet Living On
In the 1940s, R. Buckminster Fuller converted grain bins into emergency housing. For a long time it seemed they had disappeared from the earth, but at least a dozen have survived in New Jersey.
January 1, 2014
Make of It Whatever You Will
Peter Korn, a woodworker and educator, on the virtues and terrors of craft.
January 1, 2014
Spiders That Went to Design School
John Derian turns natural motifs into wallpaper for Studio Printworks.
January 1, 2014
Killing With Kindness
On Oahu, one man is clearing the way for native plants and animals to thrive.
January 1, 2014
Virginia Savage McAlester: Leading the Ultimate House Tour
Neither leukemia nor a daunting number of new constructions kept the author of “A Field Guide to American Houses” from extending her life’s work.
December 25, 2013
For an Elegant Thank-You Note, Paper to Match
Literary events celebrate the introduction of Thornwillow Press goods at Atelier Courbet in New York.
December 24, 2013
Where the Wild Things Are Now
Turning an overgrown cornfield into an enchanted landscape takes sweat and a serious professional.
December 19, 2013
A Landscape in Your Pocket
Tips for planting a small space.
December 19, 2013
Rope That Yaks Can Be Proud of
New work in felt from the textile artist Dana Barnes.
December 19, 2013
Parlor Game
The new look of No. 9, an inn and restaurant in Millerton, N.Y., began with a full-scale mockup in the designers’ studio.
December 19, 2013
It’s Sure to Make You Reflective
“Metropolitan Vanities: The History of the Dressing Table,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features designs for primping from ancient Egypt to now.
December 19, 2013
Embracing Miami’s Past and Future
Allan Shulman on his new Miami Center for Architecture and Design and the rapidly changing city it occupies.
December 12, 2013
Fabrics Put Through the Wringer
Les Indiennes sells Indian cotton textiles at bargain prices at a new shop in Hudson, N.Y.
December 12, 2013
In Miami, a House Comes to Visit
An entire Jean Prouvé house was packed into crates and shipped to Design Miami for display.
December 4, 2013
If a Tree Falls in the Den ...
Experts weigh in on the yearly struggle to choose, fell and subdue the Christmas tree.
December 4, 2013
Wanted Dead or Alive (No, Just Dead)
Stink bugs, a scourge of crops, are on the run from a growing number of predators.
November 28, 2013
A Talking Mailbox That Growls
Gauri Nanda, the designer of Clocky, on her latest invention: a toy that sends and receives messages.
November 28, 2013
Well-Appointed Kitchens Have Wish Lists, Too
The design experts Charlotte and Peter Fiell publish a sourcebook of the world’s best kitchen items.
November 28, 2013
With an Eye for the Artisanal
LF8, a shop that sells the work of artists, makers and Buddhist monks, opens in the East Village.
November 28, 2013
Soaking Up the Local Color
The Watermark collection from Tilevera includes tiles dipped in indigo.
November 21, 2013
Should Americans Fear Their Furniture?
James Redford and Kirby Walker on their HBO documentary “Toxic Hot Seat” and the carcinogenic flame retardants found in many furnishings.
November 20, 2013
A Loft That’s a Real Showplace
The president of an Italian design retailer offers to furnish your New York home if you let him live there for a year.
November 20, 2013
He’ll Try Anything
Yes, even banana plants. The landscape architect Thomas Rainer defends his garden.
November 20, 2013
Pratt Institute Celebrates Four Leaders in Design and Culture
Pete Hamill, James Turrell, David Easton and Margaret Russell were honored at Pratt Institute’s Legends 2013 gala benefit.
November 19, 2013
It’s That Brownstone. Again.
Westport? So ’90s. TriBeCa? Over. Brownstone Brooklyn is ground zero for aspirational living now. Just count the ads.
November 13, 2013
Brought to Your Knees by a Wood Floor
Refinishing floors takes heavy equipment and a high tolerance for pain and imperfection.
November 13, 2013
Small-Scale Developers, Big Dreams
In upstate New York, buyers with activist inclinations are preserving a city, one foreclosed house at a time.
November 6, 2013
A Garden of Creature Comforts
Marta McDowell on her new book, “Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children’s Tales.”
November 6, 2013
A Radiance All Their Own
Europeans are endlessly inventive when it comes to radiator design. Why are Americans lagging behind?
November 6, 2013
Dressing the Turkey? Dress the Menorah, Too.
A 9-year-old invents a table decoration to mark both Thanksgiving and Hanukkah.
November 6, 2013
Textiles with Roots in the Rain Forest
Cristina Grajales Gallery presents its second solo show of Hechizoo, an innovative weaving studio in Bogotá, Colombia.
November 6, 2013
Going Beyond the Baseboard
What to keep in mind if you want a European radiator.
November 6, 2013
A Childhood Home, and Poets’ Muse
Julie Carlson, a founder of Remodelista, on the house in Wellfleet, Mass., that served as a peculiar kind of inspiration.
October 30, 2013
If a Druid Rings the Doorbell
Think it’s Halloween? It’s also Samhain, the high Druid holiday of the ancient Celts, and the spirits are out in force.
October 30, 2013
Plants With Spirit
What to grow in your own prayer garden.
October 30, 2013
Designers’ Visions Turn to the Gold Coast
The Design Showhouse at Hempstead House, 12 opulent rooms transformed by decorators, opens this weekend in Sands Point, Long Island.
October 30, 2013
David Bromberg and Nancy Josephson: Duet for Violin and Voodoo
If you’re looking for the folk musician-turned-luthier-turned-recording artist (again), just follow the beads.
October 23, 2013
A Blueprint for Misery
The artist Michael Elmgreen, on his design with Ingar Dragset of an apartment for a fictional failed architect at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
October 23, 2013
A Wave of Strange Creatures
The gallery show “Odd Harmonics” features a dozen unique theremins designed by François Chambard.
October 23, 2013
Eating in a Most Peculiar Way
The conceptual artist Mary Ellen Carroll will introduce her Ground Control chair at a dinner party in Houston.
October 23, 2013
Art You Can Live With
Hundred Mile, a design shop, opens in Rhinebeck, N.Y.
October 23, 2013
A Look Toward the Future at National Design Awards
The founder of the Citi Bike program is honored, as is TED.
October 21, 2013
James Golden’s Picks
The gardener who created Federal Twist recommends some of his favorite plants.
October 16, 2013
The Good-for-Nothing Garden
James Golden has no interest in growing food or preserving native plants. His New Jersey garden is purely aesthetic.
October 16, 2013
Bonnie Prints
A wallpaper collection from Lake August was inspired by the designer’s trip to Scotland.
October 16, 2013
Chip Kidd: Start Making Sense
The designer on his new book, “Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design.”
October 16, 2013
If You Could Make It There, You Were Made
Eight homes on Strivers’ Row in Harlem will be open to the public on Oct. 20.
October 16, 2013
The Architecture of Autism
Sweetwater Spectrum, a California residence for autistic adults, hopes to become a model for like-minded experiments across the country.
October 9, 2013
Not Built in a Day
A designer translates Roman monuments and museum-quality art (guess which) into stylish wallpaper.
October 9, 2013
Dark Water: A Year After Hurricane Sandy
Residents of one Long Island community are still reckoning the damages.
October 2, 2013
Domino 3.0
A beloved magazine returns from the dead (again). And this time it’s all about commerce.
October 2, 2013
Roll Over? Fat Chance
More than half the dogs in America are overweight, giving rise to diet and exercise programs.
September 25, 2013
When a House Falls in the Forest
Remembering a childhood home that led to a lifelong appreciation of modernism.
September 25, 2013
You Are What You Stack
In the aspirational space known as the living room, coffee table books tell the world what kind of person you want to be.
September 25, 2013
Liberty’s Fields of Flowers
The storied British company introduces its Nesfield collection of botanically inspired fabrics, wallpaper and paint.
September 25, 2013
Learning From the ‘Black Lumberjack’
Robert Rising hosts furniture-making workshops in his yard in Ardsley, N.Y.
September 25, 2013
Till Death (or Decorating Disputes) Do Us Part
A group of friends decided to grow old together 20 years ago, and today they say their experiment in communal living has had its rewards but is not for the stubborn.
September 18, 2013
Ghosts Be Gone
A Gilded Age dowager in Newport gets a makeover that may finally put its troubled past to rest.
September 18, 2013
An Osmond Offers Up a Bit of Home
Donny Osmond on the new housewares collection he created with his wife, Debbie.
September 18, 2013
Changing Perspectives
The Monks Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum gets a makeover by Michael Van Valkenburgh.
September 18, 2013
Antique Fabrics Breathe Again
A shop selling vintage textiles is revived on the Upper East Side.
September 18, 2013
Soft Rock for Your Linens
Keehnan Konyha’s black-and-white bedding collection, some of which looks like marble, was designed for the urban male.
September 18, 2013
Check In, Act Out
What is it about hotel design that encourages people to drop their inhibitions and indulge in bad behavior?
September 11, 2013
A Rockefeller Who Prefers A Rustic Life
Of the many homes Eileen Rockefeller describes in her new memoir, she is most fond of the one that she and her siblings built as children.
September 11, 2013
A Passion and Then a Solace
A garden planted with an amateur’s enthusiasm now comforts its creator with variety and extravagance.
September 11, 2013
How to Secure the Castle
Short of a moat and a dragon, ways to make your family safe at home.
September 4, 2013
Mario Buatta: The Beauty of a Bad Pun
When decorating for the rich, you have to keep your sense of humor. Just ask Mr. Buatta, who has done it for 50 years.
September 4, 2013
Mira Nakashima: Not Far From the Tree
On preserving, and building on, the legacy of a celebrated furniture maker.
September 4, 2013
The Impossible Table
Poised, a table that appears to be on the verge of falling over, is a star attraction of the British designer Paul Cocksedge’s first solo show.
September 4, 2013
Decadent as a Bite of Velvet Cake
Squint, a London furniture company, introduces velvet-covered tables and vases.
September 4, 2013
The Fire-Escape Nursery
A gardener in a Queens apartment wards off the landlord and the squirrels.
August 28, 2013
Nobody Knows the Crumbs They’ve Seen
A suite of colorful products for cleaning all of your devices.
August 28, 2013
It’s Enough to Give You Hiccups
Rita Motta designs bubble-inspired carpets for Tai Ping.
August 28, 2013
Knock Twice for Offbeat Design
In San Francisco, an architectural firm opens an unconventional shop.
August 28, 2013
A New Home Décor Magazine, but Why?
Starting a magazine may seem folly these days, but Pamela Pierce has faith that her Milieu will succeed.
August 28, 2013
Still Kooky After All These Years
A designer remakes an eccentric West Village co-op he worked on back in the ’80s.
August 21, 2013
Please Pet the Geranium
Next month, the Dallas Arboretum will open an eight-acre, $62 million children’s garden complete with a plant petting zoo.
August 21, 2013
A 500-Year Bond Reflected in Porcelain
A new collection of tableware honors the relationship between Portugal and Brazil.
August 21, 2013
A Simple Shape Wrapped in Complexity
William Sofield introduces five new pieces of furniture.
August 21, 2013
New York City Aims to Furnish Locally
Built/NYC, a pilot program, will encourage designers and manufacturers to create furniture, textiles and lighting for public buildings and parks in New York.
August 15, 2013
In Pursuit of the Perfectly Passive
An eco-friendly home that started one man’s career as a green architect evolves, like the chemical-free gardens outside.
August 14, 2013
Bound to a Place, Despite Life’s Thorns
With time, a Danish cottage became more than just the remains of a failed marriage.
August 14, 2013
The Passive House: Sealed for Freshness
Passive houses are tentatively taking root in the United States. But their environmental benefits may cost too much to make a movement.
August 14, 2013
Amanda Hesser’s Other Kitchen
All of the work for Amanda Hesser’s Web site Food52 and its new e-commerce section Provisions takes place in a small, elegant test kitchen.
August 14, 2013
Bring On the Wind and Water
The founder of Architectural Testing made a career out of smashing windows and doors to see if they could take it.
August 14, 2013
Marriage Is Yard Work
Turning the yard of a rental into the quintessential outdoor room takes time. But then so does building a relationship, and an online audience.
August 7, 2013
An Erica Tanov Boutique Opens at ABC Carpet & Home
Merchandise includes cotton textiles, candles, plates and other decorative accessories.
August 7, 2013
Toys and Bits From the Attic
A curious mix of souvenirs at the Smithsonian.
August 7, 2013
Pull Up a Chair, Sandy
The sculptor Jedediah Morfit’s “Flood Suite,” an installation of aluminum furniture created in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, is decorated with detritus.
August 7, 2013
Midcentury, Even for Baby
A new shop called Triangle in the East London borough of Hackney is devoted to a midcentury modern aesthetic for a variety of products.
July 31, 2013
An Outdoor Shower Inspired by P.S. 122
The shower manufactured by Oborain was named after the New York City school-turned-performance-space.
July 31, 2013
A Sleek Way to Add Fizz, but Not Much
Purefizz, a French product, never achieves more than gentle carbonation.
July 31, 2013
Life on the Farm: E-I-E-I ...Oh?
Tara Smith and her husband, Craig, knew nothing about farming. But that didn’t stop them from buying and operating a 300-acre spread in Northern California.
July 31, 2013
Riding a Carpet Back to the 1950s
A group of Raymond Loewy rugs is reintroduced.
July 31, 2013
A Blacklist Delays Book on Iran
“Iranian Living Room” presents photos of people at home in Iran. But when the publisher tried to sell it on its Web site using PayPal, the orders were initially blocked.
July 31, 2013
Banning Guests That Bite or Buzz
The battle against ticks and mosquitoes now requires more work and a bit of strategy, as new breeds gain a foothold.
July 31, 2013
Taking a Load Off, Together
Francis Cape, a wood sculptor, on his “Utopian Benches” project.
July 24, 2013
Los Angeles, We Never Knew You
“Never Built: Los Angeles,” a show of doomed visionary architecture, opens Sunday at the city’s A+D Museum.
July 24, 2013
Bathed in the Glow of Splashing Water
Tony Duquette’s Splashing Water chandeliers are put into production by Remains Lighting.
July 24, 2013
Water From a Stone to Refresh Your Plants
Place the stone in a pot or planter, and it will dispense water for several days.
July 24, 2013
A Mayoral Candidate Reflects on the Mosaic of His Life
Grand Central Terminal has been a touchstone of sorts throughout George McDonald’s life. Now he has a house that matches it.
July 24, 2013
Old World Meets New, With Mexico as Muse
New furniture by Fisher Weisman inspired by an 18th-century home in San Miguel de Allende.
July 17, 2013
Renzo Piano’s Dream of a Tiny House
The architect unveils a prototype house for Vitra.
July 17, 2013
At the East Hampton Antiques Show, a Grasshopper Becomes a Showstopper
An eclectic mix of items will be up for grabs this weekend.
July 17, 2013
A Designer Who’s a Real Spokesman
A conversation with Michael Embacher, an architectural designer whose extensive collection of bicycles is on display in two museums.
July 17, 2013
Thea Alvin on Life With Pebbles and Bam Bam
A stonemason with a hammer fetish and an artist’s eye coaxes rock into elegant contortions.
July 17, 2013
Weeding Out the Riffraff
When the designer Sheila Bridges lost her hair to alopecia, she traded the glamour of the limelight for more meaningful pursuits — like writing a memoir.
July 17, 2013
The Shark Sonic Duo Restores Tired Rugs and Floors. No, Really.
This carpet-and-floor cleaner is put to the test and lives up to the hype.
July 10, 2013
Connect the Blocks
The QuaDror system of blocks is devilishly difficult to explain but easy to play with.
July 10, 2013
They Shoot Potatoes, Don’t They?
It’s part family compound, part creative commune. With spud guns.
July 10, 2013
Curves Ahead, Alpaca Crossing
A furniture collection by Jiun Ho upholstered in the alpaca textiles of Sandra Jordan.
July 10, 2013
Making Art, Sneaking Bacon
A conversation with Klaus Biesenbach, the director of MoMA PS1, about the Colony, a temporary art camp set up in its courtyard.
July 10, 2013
Ergonomic Tools That Prune Away Gardening Pains
New tools that promise to keep you toiling in the sun.
July 3, 2013
3,000 Plants, and Then Some
The rains have felled the heirloom roses, but in this complex landscape, there’s a lot of other flora to stop and smell.
June 26, 2013
A Backyard Cabin for Barter
McKendree Key opens up part of her Bedford-Stuyvesant home to lodgers who help by fixing up the main residence.
June 26, 2013
Nature’s Little Baubles
An architect uses succulents to decorate blown-glass globes.
June 19, 2013
‘Shiro Kuramata’ by Deyan Sudjic
The Japanese designer’s legacy lives on in a new monograph.
June 19, 2013
Solar Power to the People
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association fair offers ideas for sustainable living, like how to mix your own house paint. (Tip: Don’t use sour milk.)
June 19, 2013
Twigitecture: Building Human Nests
From New Age cocoons and backyard playthings of the rich to contemporary art objects, giant nests are having a moment.
June 19, 2013
A New Web Site Offers Designs From Around the World
L’ArcoBaleno will give visitors easy access to international design.
June 12, 2013
‘Make It Fabulous: The Architecture and Design of William T. Georgis’
A new book chronicles the architect’s work for art world and real estate personalities.
June 12, 2013
The Booty That Lies Beneath
Sheva Fruitman never met a rusty item she didn’t like. Now she’s a digger for hire, ready to turn old objects into display pieces.
June 12, 2013
Native Flora Garden Opens at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The century-old display of local flora is expanded to include 150 species found in and around the city.
June 12, 2013
Burning Down the House
Chris Larson, an artist in St. Paul, reproduced one of the best examples of high modernism in Minnesota, only to destroy it.
June 9, 2013
The Other Side of the Murphy Bed
If your imagination is big enough to encompass the world beyond your apartment, do you really need more than 260 square feet?
June 6, 2013
Now What’s Her Line?
Paula Greif, the former art director of Mademoiselle, on the newest chapter in her storied life in art and design.
June 5, 2013
An Ultramodern Island Draws on Italian Styling
Minacciolo, a company based in Treviso, introduces an all-black kitchen.
June 5, 2013
Up in the Clouds
What makes a second home in the Andes worth the 4,300-mile trek? Charred guinea pig and great views.
June 5, 2013
Rampant Blooms, but No Color
Amika: Hairdo Bar, a 700-square-foot styling-only salon with a floral motif, opens in Hong Kong.
June 5, 2013
Fending Off the Bad Spirits
Domestic talismans that are also pleasing to the senses.
June 5, 2013
Cleaning More Than Cobwebs
Those known as space clearers make sure the house is scrubbed right down to the vibes.
June 5, 2013
Otherworldly Glow
Jewel-like glass mosaic lamps from Istanbul fill an East Village shop.
May 29, 2013
Guarding a Fleet of Cooking Vessels
Treat your pans nicely or they might take revenge on your food.
May 29, 2013
In Defense of Grafting
Who could argue with more productive, disease-resistant fruit and vegetables? Lots of Americans apparently.
May 29, 2013
Going for the Remix
The International Contemporary Furniture Fair and its coterie of New York design week events showed that design is all over the map, its contours muddled and its direction uncertain.
May 22, 2013
DLB Comes to ABC
Doris Leslie Blau, the New York-based vintage rug company, will have a new home on the sixth floor of ABC Carpet & Home in Manhattan.
May 22, 2013
Maybe the Model Has a Tub
The Shabby Chic Dollhouse recreates a Victorian-style cottage in the Catskills that lacks heat and running water but was dripping with charm.
May 22, 2013
A Designer Who Redid Vienna
A show featuring the work of Koloman Moser opens Thursday at the Neue Galerie in New York.
May 22, 2013
Worth a Second Look
The makeover specialist Barb Blair’s new book, “Furniture Makeovers,” describes 26 restoration techniques, like distressing and making small repairs.
May 22, 2013
The Hard Road to a Vegetable Plot
Before planting a vegetable garden, a plot of land must be cleared. The author’s challenge involved dislodging old beach rose shrubs with stubborn roots.
May 22, 2013
Less to Mess
A call to order led a couple to trade their sprawling house for something smaller and more immaculate.
May 22, 2013
A Construction Set for Enterprising Adults
From Paola Petrobelli, a lamp with interchangeable pieces that can be reassembled into 24 different shapes.
May 15, 2013
Where Basic Ingredients Rule
In Hudson, N.Y., the restaurant Fish & Game opens in an old blacksmith shop.
May 15, 2013
The Wind Collector
The Dutch designer Merel Karhof on using the power of the wind to make furniture.
May 15, 2013
Farm Equipment That Runs on Oats
Once a mainstay of farming, horses are back, as clean and organic as the crops they plow.
May 15, 2013
Designers Unite Again for a Good Cause
Twenty-five 25 design studios or teams were asked to create works based on the idea of coming together in times of need to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy.
May 14, 2013
The National Design Award Winners Announced
Paula Scher is among the winners of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s annual honors.
May 9, 2013
House of Your (Vivid) Dreams
The Kips Bay Decorator Show House vanquishes existential anxieties by going to extremes.
May 8, 2013
She Won’t Put Away Her Toys
Leah Dumigan’s work is included in MoMA’s Destination: Design series, which finally features New York City’s homegrown talent.
May 8, 2013
A Second Roche Bobois for New York
Forty years after opening its first showroom in Manhattan, the French furniture company is back with a second.
May 8, 2013
No Exit
A cautionary tale about home renovation based on the popular children’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.”
May 6, 2013
Bespoke Chandeliers Inspired by Bees
A light festooned with crystals takes up residence near the palace of Versailles.
May 1, 2013
In a Creative Season, a New Design Fair
The architect and designer Steven Learner on Collective.1, a fair devoted entirely to design.
May 1, 2013
Lessons in How to Play With Fire
At Jack Sanders’s Heavy Metal camp, welding is the medium but adventure is the mode.
May 1, 2013
Tiling 102: The Bathroom Floor
Tackling a bathroom floor is not for those literally weak in the knees. Be ready to learn from mistakes (lots of them).
May 1, 2013
Your Chance to Snoop
Dust off your walking shoes: it’s time to stroll through hidden gardens, contemplate a reflecting pool and admire a connoisseur’s art collection.
April 24, 2013
Scrap-Iron Elegy
In his front-yard sculpture garden, Joe Minter keeps tabs on national tragedies, from Birmingham to Newtown.
April 24, 2013
‘Yard Shows’ Are Becoming Harder to Find
After the civil rights movement, once-surreptitious artwork by African-Americans in Alabama could finally be shared. And yet, paradoxically, the era for this art was already vanishing.
April 24, 2013
Brightening Up a Cancer Center’s Thrift Shop
A store benefiting the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center will also serve as a pop-up boutique.
April 24, 2013
Making the Best of It
At the International Furniture Fair, exhibitors struggle to stay fresh and commercially viable, despite a dismal economy.
April 17, 2013
A Pox on Your Flowers
Impatiens, a favorite of home gardeners, is under siege in the United States and Canada.
April 17, 2013
Designs That Help Redefine ‘Craft’
Limited-edition furnishings made from recycled materials.
April 17, 2013
Inspiration From a PB&J
Deborah Ehrlich, a glass designer, came up with a porch light based on a jelly jar.
April 17, 2013
A Creative Mind in Motion
Ferruccio Laviani on his creative process and his latest work for Fratelli Boffi.
April 10, 2013
For Baccarat, a Language Other Than Glass
The Campana brothers tweak the well-known French company’s glassware.
April 10, 2013
Magazine Ready, Except the Marriage
Fixing a house, Dan Crane became a real adult fast. Maybe it was too fast for his wife.
April 10, 2013
Now Your Backsplash Can Move With You
Thin magnetic plywood tiles dyed to look like classic quilt patterns.
April 10, 2013
A New Spirit in the Material World
Hiroko Takeda’s collection intermingles silk and metal, mohair and linen.
April 10, 2013
Some Assembly Required
Amy Azzarito, managing editor of Design Sponge, is as resourceful in her decorating as she is in her professional life.
April 3, 2013
You Named Me Brutus? Really?
Finding the right name for a dog can require research, debate and phonetic analysis.
April 3, 2013
A Puppy Called Marvin
Your dog and your grandfather may have more in common than you think.
April 3, 2013
A Rug Expert Keeps Her Eyes on the Floor
Lisa Wagner, from the blog Rug Chick, offers advice on buying and maintaining carpets.
April 3, 2013
Cottage at Home in Coconut Grove
In her new book, Beth Dunlop, editor in chief of Modern Magazine, features 33 eclectic residences in the Miami neighborhood.
April 3, 2013
In London, Plan a Visit to a Tropical Island
Tord Boontje evokes both the jungle and the recession in “Shipwrecked,” a show of his furniture, lighting and fabrics.
April 3, 2013
Plywood Bends to an Architect’s Will
The Pritzker-winning architect introduces his first production piece — the Dream chair, for Carl Hansen & Son.
April 3, 2013
Ready to Talk Amps and Ohms?
The best time to think about buying a generator is when there are no storms in sight.
March 27, 2013
Finally, the Bowl Gets Its Due
The most commonplace of household objects stars in a new exhibition.
March 27, 2013
The Art of Unjumbling
Leave it to a comedian like Ursus Wehrli — no neatnik, he — to find the humor in making things tidy.
March 27, 2013
Island Fever in Italy
Werner Aisslinger’s “Bikini” furniture for Moroso disrupts convention.
March 27, 2013
New York as a Work in Progress
James Gulliver Hancock set out to draw every building in New York; a new book chronicles the task so far.
March 27, 2013
Grasping at Straw
Even if your yard is asphalt, there’s an easy way to grow vegetables.
March 20, 2013
Sculpture From the Storm
Gregg Klewicki, a woodworker on Long Island, carves bears, gulls and other objects from stumps, many of them from trees brought down by Hurricane Sandy.
March 20, 2013
Pushing the Boundaries of Scandinavian Design
Antik, which sold antiques in TriBeCa, reopens as Hostler Burrows in Greenwich Village.
March 20, 2013
At the Table, a Touch of Couture
A 50-piece collection from Christian Lacroix Home with four wildly different patterns to mix and match.
March 20, 2013
The Bedside Battleground
The increasing popularity of electronics and unmentionables is challenging the modern night stand.
March 13, 2013
Speak, Memory, Kvetch
Barbara Bloom on “As It Were ... So to Speak” at the Jewish Museum.
March 13, 2013
Familiar Material, Postmodern Form
“Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art, Craft and Design” opens at the Museum of Arts and Design.
March 13, 2013
Robots, Ducks and Awesome Swag
What’s new in housewares? An 8-year-old offers his perspective on the recent show in Chicago.
March 6, 2013
And to Think I Saw It @ MoMA!
In a new show, the Museum of Modern Art taps its own collection to offer a revised definition of design.
March 6, 2013
In Defense of Collisions in the Office
A conversation with Bart Higgins, the director of ?What If!, a self-described “innovation” company with the latest progressive office playground.
March 6, 2013
Basic Zebra Commands: Sit, Stay, Roll Over, Sleep
For four-legged friends, a dog bed, and for the two-legged types, a bed skirt and pillow shams.
March 6, 2013
If You Can’t Bear to Buy a Couch, Try a Makeover
Quick fixes for stained upholstery, when a new sofa isn’t an option.
February 28, 2013
A Dream of a (Designed) Couch
Sofas do more work than any other piece of furniture. Don’t they deserve to be more than humdrum?
February 28, 2013
When a Gardening Manual and a Cookbook Collide
Patti Moreno’s book “Gardening by Cuisine” provides basics on growing food as well as recipes.
February 27, 2013
A Broadway Revival, Starring Orchids
A botanical exhibition of orchids and exotic plants and perennials begins Thursday.
February 20, 2013
Japanese-Inspired Fabric for a Rhode Island Chair
Called Biwa, after a lake in Japan, the fabric is hand-printed to order.
February 20, 2013
A Juicer Worthy of a Crush
Testing the new $400 juicer from Hurom.
February 20, 2013
A Solid, Comforting Family Member
The centerpiece of my childhood home, a George Nakashima table, no longer fit into my life.
February 20, 2013
Full-Throttle Porcelain
Called Rallye 24, the 49-piece collection of jewel-colored dishes has a pattern of ellipses reminiscent of speedways.
February 13, 2013
A Birthday Gift for Formica
Formica turns 100 and is celebrated with four new designs from Pentagram.
February 13, 2013
Christine Quinn on Tapping New York’s Vein of Design
In May, a 12-day festival called NYC x Design will present the work of local designers and architects in events and settings extending over all five boroughs.
February 13, 2013
Tool Belts, Stud Finders and Sighs
Sandy Dias is the foreman of a crew of male models moonlighting as construction workers on “Built.”
February 13, 2013
Their Trip to Bountiful
Turning a barren lot into a place women couldn’t resist.
February 13, 2013
On the Road Again
Sleeker than an Airstream, and now with solar panels and Wi-Fi, this trailer can be yours for $100,000.
February 7, 2013
Summoning Nature for Healing
Mikyoung Kim, a Boston-based landscape architect, recently completed two therapeutic gardens for hospitals.
February 6, 2013
Trees That Make the Best Neighbors
The experts praised bark and flowers, fruit and trunks, and suggested tricks for planting and pruning.
February 6, 2013
Echoes of an Ancient Civilization
Forrest Lesch-Middelton, a California potter, introduces a tile collection for Clé.
January 30, 2013
Putting a Lid on It
Wearing his designer’s hat, Douglas Coupland introduces an old-fashioned writing desk and other pieces geared to those with literary sensibilities.
January 30, 2013
Inviting the Garden Inside
What do plants need to thrive indoors? Here’s a hint: Be prepared to wear a sweater.
January 30, 2013
Living in Sepia
Peter McGough makes his habitat faithful to an earlier time, with period furniture and often no power or heat. To him, it’s art.
January 30, 2013
A Master of Accumulation
Creating an ever-changing landscape out of tools and toys, bird cages and dollhouses.
January 23, 2013
Dormant but Not Forgotten
Winter gives gardeners a break, but plants stay busy in surprising ways.
January 23, 2013
Tips From a Backyard on a Dirt Road
Margaret Roach publishes her second memoir about rural life and gardening.
January 17, 2013
Art Imitates Indianapolis
An installation throughout the new Alexander Hotel reflects the city’s history.
January 17, 2013
Stained Glass, From Churches to Malls
A show of stained glass by Brian Clarke opens this week at Pace in Chelsea.
January 17, 2013
Ready for Their Cold Snap
Hardier varieties of camellias, once thought of as hothouse bloomers or the darlings of the Southern garden, are making their way north.
January 16, 2013
The Beauty of Bacteria
A growing movement called bio design is looking to natural organisms like fungus and algae to shape the interiors of the future.
January 16, 2013
Drapery Through the Ages
“Capricious Fancy,” by Gail Caskey Winkler, chronicles the history of curtains.
January 9, 2013
Casting Off the Yolk
Pluck offers a new way to separate raw eggs.
January 9, 2013
Creature Feature
The Pig on the Wings stool pays homage to Meret Oppenheim and Pink Floyd.
January 9, 2013
300 Cats, Yes. Craziness, No.
On 16 acres of woodland in North Carolina lives “the Mother Teresa of animals.”
January 9, 2013
Chronicles of a Bed Unmade
A new Web site takes visitors behind the velvet rope of adolescence.
January 9, 2013
Art for the Wall, This Time in Vinyl
Wrapping paper inspired a new collection of wall coverings.
January 2, 2013
Designer for the Stars of the Restaurant Galaxy
Adam D. Tihany has designed seven restaurants for Thomas Keller and three for Daniel Boulud. His next frontier: the Polo Lounge.
January 2, 2013
The Return of the Natives
The first vacation from college is a time for learning and readjustment.
December 31, 2012
Buffing Up the Butler
A challenge to create the ultimate housework workout.
December 26, 2012
Eat, Drink, Be Nice
Etiquette courses are springing up for parents who no longer have the stomach or time to teach children manners.
December 26, 2012
Clean Your Plate, if Only to Admire It
Control plates are attractively designed for small portions of healthy food.
December 26, 2012
Filling In the Blanks
Strategies for hanging art on a budget.
December 20, 2012
Mirror, Mirror, Made From Scratch
Mat Driscoll, a former advertising art director, now makes custom furniture in his Brooklyn studio, Bellboy.
December 20, 2012
A Deep Dive Into Nordic Folkways
Klaus Haapaniemi’s rugs and textiles are woven with whales, swans and pine trees.
December 20, 2012
A Work of Art Where You Can Rest in Peace
The Final Turn, a funerary urn by Tom Kundig, is about the size and weight of a cannonball.
December 13, 2012
The Prince of St. Marks Place
Mike Fontana is proof that you can live in inverse proportion to the square footage of your environment.
December 13, 2012
After the Boom, a Better Kind of Art
Design Miami showed that design art (or whatever you want to call it) is thriving.
December 13, 2012
An ’80s Hit Preps for a Comeback
Franci Sagar, a founder of the 1980s cult shop Zona, reimagines it for a new generation.
December 5, 2012
Trimming the Tree’s Genes
Researchers are trying to develop a Christmas tree that will hold onto its needles from Thanksgiving to New Year’s — not a small thing in a $1 billion industry.
December 5, 2012
Shopping for a Fir
How to find the freshest tree and keep it that way.
December 5, 2012
Raising a Paddle for the Gio Pontis
Wright will auction off 20th-century masterpieces, almost half of them by Gio Ponti.
December 5, 2012
So Your Flight’s Delayed? Relax.
Stools by Atelier Oï, part of Louis Vuitton’s Objets Nomades collection, are on view in Miami.
December 5, 2012
A Dark and Itchy Night
Bedbugs reveal a taste for literature, turning up in library books.
December 5, 2012
More Than Meets the Eye
What makes a piece of design a good gift? In a word, soul.
November 29, 2012
An Ungated Community
Where does a master builder of fairy-tale structures live? In his own world.
November 28, 2012
A Jensen Bowl Gets a Third Dimension
Locked in an archive for more than 80 years, the sketch of a jardinière designed by Georg Jensen is finally realized in silver.
November 28, 2012
A Warm Reception for Lladró
Jaime Hayon designs a new boutique for the company on Madison Avenue.
November 28, 2012
A Sign Painter’s Collection of Love Letters
Norma Jeanne Maloney is one of dozens of sign painters whose stories are collected in a new book.
November 28, 2012
The Objects of His Affection
Milton Glaser, the 83-year-old designer known for creating an iconic Bob Dylan poster and the I ♥ New York logo, is reinventing himself.
November 21, 2012
Argyle on Main Street
A former Whole Foods executive opens a variety store with the flavor of small town America.
November 21, 2012
Save Damaged Trees and Your Limbs, Too
Tips on salvaging trees after the hurricane.
November 21, 2012
Seeds of an Era Long Gone
An ecologist seeks to recreate the orchards planted by the missionaries in early 18th-century Arizona.
November 21, 2012
Appreciating the Art of a Deal
A performance piece priced to move: MoMA’s Meta-Monumental Garage Sale.
November 19, 2012
Sleek, Strong and a Place to Eat
Lightweight materials produce a table that one person can carry, or stand on.
November 19, 2012
Pots and Pans Get a Seat at the Table
From Nambé, a nine-piece collection of stainless steel pots and pans that doubles as stylish serving pieces.
November 15, 2012
A Sales Place Like Home
From the founders of Troscan Design + Furnishings comes Room 406, a gallery that offers a mix of contemporary and vintage furnishings.
November 15, 2012
Smoking Out Chimney Problems
A little knowledge and some low-cost products can help keep the fireplace in working order.
November 14, 2012
A Little Acre of Unsung Plants
Linwood Arboretum, a collection of unusual plants on a tiny plot, has been called “the smallest arboretum in the world.”
November 14, 2012
Sitting Pretty on a Cult Classic
On the eve of a George Nelson retrospective, the designer’s secretary recalls her years as his muse.
November 7, 2012
Designing a New Role
Four design experts review furniture created by Brad Pitt.
November 7, 2012
Bedroom as Battleground
A 10-point guide to navigating that most entrenched of domestic battlegrounds: the teenage bedroom.
October 31, 2012
Growing Everything but Gardeners
There is plenty of backing for community food gardens in New York, but the enthusiasm seems to outweigh the supply of actual urban farmers, people willing to do the work.
October 31, 2012
Finishing Touch for Hire
Punch Designer Services in Brooklyn specializes in completing the details of construction projects.
October 31, 2012
In Design Awards, Age Is a Plus
The designer Richard Saul Wurman is one of several honorees at the 2012 National Design Awards Gala.
October 19, 2012