This $53K Kitchen Renovation Is the Anti-HGTV Aesthetic Vibrant colors and textures keep this small space in New York City feeling lively and inviting.
An Angular Futuristic House in Georgia The Decatur, Georgia, residence belonging to two book authors is an angular exercise in creating a dynamic structure.
Bursts of Yellow and Indoor Gardens Are Just Two Reasons to Love This Home By eliminating walls and incorporating a series of interior gardens, architect José Roberto Paredes creates an eclectic and...
This Boutique Hotel Loves its City Like No Other With a central location in Providence, Rhode Island, affordable rates, and a warm-modern style that blends hand-picked European...
Students Pass Their Class by Building a House in New Zealand A family provides some real world experience for a group of architects in training.
Yes, It Is Easy Being Green Alternative materials help a house in California’s wine country tread lightly on the land.
Jaime Hayon is Given the Keys to an Iconic Copenhagen Hotel In 1958, Arne Jacobsen designed the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen—an emblem of midcentury Scandinavia.
The Alpine Lodge by WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie At the January edition of Pitti Uomo a couple of years ago—a bi-annual men's fashion event held in Florence, Italy—accessories...
This Couple Merrily Floats Along in Seattle A prefabricated floating home drops anchor in the Pacific Northwest.
A Textile Designer’s Home Is Unapologetically Colorful Orla Kiely furnishes her renovated Victorian house with her signature prints.
This Tiny New England Cottage Is a No-Frills Weekend Hideaway A one-room retreat outside Providence, Rhode Island, takes up no more space than a standard two-car garage.
The Dos and Don’ts of Building Your Own Chicken Coop Some quick tips that'll help you design at the drop of a feather.
Product Designer Erwan Bouroullec on the Magic of Wrought Iron The French designer provides food for thought on the new wrought-iron collection he and his brother, Ronan, designed for Magis.
Michael Young on Why Now Is a Good Time to Be in Design The prolific Hong Kong designer muses on how major brand collaborations are accelerating innovation.
Simplicity Rules at this Family Beach House Designed to Double as a Rental Robust materials and a flexible floor plan help the owners of an Australian vacation home reap maximum rewards.
A Fly-Down Warning Device, and Other Hilarious Smart Tech Ideas from an Artist British artist and designer Dominic Wilcox illustrates inventive—and admittedly outlandish—ways technology can potentially...
This Rural Retreat Brings a Family Together, Without Making Them Give Up Their Gadgets A smart vacation home fosters connectivity in every sense of the word.
You Can Now Buy a Minimalist Toaster, Rice Cooker, and Kettle from Japanese Retailer Muji Naoto Fukasawa’s new line of kitchen appliances for Muji embodies subtle sophistication.
A Peaceful Plaza Basks Beneath This Giant, Futuristic Oculus A verdant plaza below a cantilevered structure serves as a natural acoustic insulator.
Exclusive Photo Tour: See How a Respected Audio Company Manufactures Its Signature Amplifiers McIntosh Laboratory, long revered by audiophiles, maintains a dedication to American manufacturing.
Susan Paley on Game-Changing Technology At Dwell on Design, Susan Paley, the entrepreneur and strategic advisor behind such brands as Beats by Dre and JBL, shares her...
Graphic Prints Muse on Nature in the Modern World An artist's prints are inspired by urban gardens.
These Modern Workspaces Are Just As Welcoming as Your Living Room West Elm and Inscape's new Workspace collection thinks outside the cubicle.
Lauded Midcentury City Square Receives a Much-Needed Revitalization After years of neglect, Mellon Square in Pittsburgh reemerges as a 21st-century public space.
A Family-Run Company Gracefully Shifts from Aluminum Folding Chairs to High-End Outdoor Furniture How Kettal, a furniture company in Spain, remains a vanguard of outdoor design.
The Story Behind Over 125 Stunning Poster Designs A new exhibition on poster design opens May 8, 2015, at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Cove Purifies Your Water With Smart Technology A start-up wants you to ditch your Brita for good.
This Modern Chair is Made from a Whopping 220 Feet of Rope The Harbor Chair from Oregon-basedPhloem Studio is a collaboration between Ben Klebba and his father.
Here's What's Cooking in a Few of the Country's Hottest Design Incubators Regional incubators are helping independent designers learn the basics of how to scale up and succeed—and boost the local economy.
Finally, Office Furniture for the Laptop Workforce Good Mod, a Portland, Oregon, studio and retailer, develops an inventive furniture model for the 21st-century office.
17 Cutting-Edge Designs from Salone del Mobile 2015 At Milan Design Week 2015, experimentation with materials, an ongoing obsession with Memphis, biomorphic forms, and interest in...
Renzo Piano's Jaw-Dropping Design for the Whitney Museum The Whitney Museum's new home in the Meatpacking district serves up a compelling dialogue between city and culture.
Game-Changing Ideas for a Sustainable World Author Jared Green polls 80 of the world's preeminent thinkers on ways to build for a sustainable future in a new book from...
11 Emerging Talents You Should Know from Salone Satellite 2015 Our coverage of Milan Design Week 2015 continues with a stop at Salone Satellite, an exhibition of emerging talent from around...
Longtime American Manufacturer Gets Literal with a Metal Map of the United States A family-owned metal screen fabricator in Portland, Oregon, proudly displays its bona fides in a graphic map.
10 Posters from Poland's Golden Age of Graphic Design On his expertly curated site eyseaposters.com, James Dyer has amassed an impressive array of Polish film and political posters by...