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The Ballet's Crown Jewels
New York City Ballet goers will be treated to a healthy dose of design this season. The NYCB commissioned three New York–based studios to create seating areas for the Promenade level of the...
written by: Sara Carpenter10.17.12 -
Standing Room Only: The Vignelli Subway Map
This Tuesday, we hopped a train for Brooklyn Heights. Destination: The New York Transit Museum, where a talk about the historic Vignelli subway map was being held. If you haven’t yet been, take...
written by: Sara Carpenter03.01.13 -
Stamberg | Aferiat
After visiting The Saguaro in Palm Springs during Modernism Week, we found ourselves hooked on the Stamberg Aferiat + Associates renovated hotel and wanted to see more from the duo behind it. Lucky...
written by: Sara Carpenter04.15.13 -
Sleeping Beauty
Herzog & de Meuron design a new home for the Parrish Art Museum, providing an excuse to visit the Hamptons in the off-season.
written by: Sara Carpenter09.29.12 -
Seismic Shifts at The National Academy
An exhibition currently on view at the National Academy Museum in New York, Seismic Shifts, explores paradigmatic shifts in modern culture. Featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography,...
written by: Sara Carpenter03.20.13 -
Rock the Shack: Cabin Love
Sometimes the only thing getting us through the day is the dream of an escape—from work, from the city, from our day-to-day. Whether it's snow-filled windows and hot chocolate tickling your fancy...
written by: Sara Carpenter03.05.13 -
Reclaim NYC: Design Auction for Sandy Relief
Reclaim NYC was formed in the wake of Hurricane Sandy by designer Brad Ascalon, writer Jennifer K. Gorsche, and Design Pages editor-in-chief Jean Lin. The three reached out to the design community...
written by: Sara Carpenter12.13.12 -
Practice of Patronage
Last night in New York, the Museum of Arts & Design hosted a panel on the Practice of Patronage as part of an ongoing exhibition, After the Museum: The Home Front 2013. Dan Rubenstein, co-curator...
written by: Sara Carpenter04.17.13 -
Palm Springs Modernism Week: The Cocktail Hour with Dwell
Mid-century modernism is a way of life in Palm Springs, California, and the community continually celebrates the look, feel, and style of the era. So when the Paul Kaplan Group and Dwell invited...
written by: Sara Carpenter02.22.13 -
Neo Knits
A pair of designers dream up a fresh way of knitting pixelated fabric, powered by a 21st-century sewing machine.
written by: Sara Carpenterphotos by: Caren Alpert05.18.12 -
Nate Berkus's One Two Punch
Nate Berkus fans will have plenty to take in this month as the designer just released a book and a Target collaboration, both in stores now. ...
written by: Sara Carpenter10.24.12 -
Music By Design
Last night the Red Bull Music Academy opened the doors of their new home in New York to a diverse crowd ranging from skateboard toting music lovers to architect Steven Holl. As if the allure of 38...
written by: Sara Carpenter05.14.13 -
MoMA's 'Toy Story'
MoMA’s Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900-2000 may be the world’s most engrossing toy box. Sadly, you can’t play with the 500+ items on exhibit July 29 through November...
written by: Sara Carpenter07.25.12 -
Modern Undercover
Just three weeks before their wedding, Jason Greenman and Jeanne Williams purchased their home in September of 2000. Having set their hopes on a mid-century modern home nestled in the Hollywood...
written by: Sara Carpenterphotos by: Michael Wells02.20.13 -
Modern in the Country
Eric and Melinda purchased a 10-acre plot of land in rural Yelm, Washington, with visions of a new home on the range. There would be vineyards, gardens, an orchard, bees and chickens—typical...
written by: Sara Carpenterphotos by: Lara Swimmer03.15.13 -
Mid-Century Makeup: The Fontenell in Palm Springs
A mid-century oasis in the desert, The Fontenell, was built in the late '50s for the family of makeup and cosmetics icon Max Factor. Seeking a place his family could relax together, seven fully...
written by: Sara Carpenter02.28.13 -
Metabolism Talks The Talk
Last night the New York Public Library hosted a sold-out talk between pioneering contemporary architect Rem Koolhaas and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist on the topic of their tome, Project Japan:...
written by: Sara Carpenter03.09.12 -
Making Room
Making Room, an exhibition opening today at the Museum of the City of New York, celebrates our growing citywide fascination with living small.
written by: Sara Carpenter01.23.13 -
MAD’s After the Museum
A new exhibition at the Museum of Arts & Design is best described as an ecosystem, says MAD's Manager of Public Programs and co-curator, Jake Yuzna. After the Museum: The Home Front 2013 brings...
written by: Sara Carpenter03.28.13 -
Loud & Clear: The 2013 Emerging Voices
Last week the Architectural League of New York announced the winners of its annual Emerging Voices program. Each year the League awards talent that displays a unique design voice with strong...
written by: Sara Carpenter02.12.13 -
Last Chance: Lessons from Modernism
Modern-minded New Yorkers have just a few more days to swing by Cooper Union’s Lessons From Modernism: Environmental Design Considerations in 20th Century Architecture, 1925-70 exhibition at the...
written by: Sara Carpenter03.20.13 -
Highlights from Frieze Art Fair New York
Despite a rainy downpour, crowds of art fans, press, and art buyers ventured to Randall’s Island in New York City yesterday for the Frieze Art Fair. The London transplant, now in its second year,...
written by: Sara Carpenter05.10.13 -
Good Things Come in Threes
When the David Zwirner gallery decided to expand their Chelsea presence, they turned to a familiar face. Architect Annabelle Selldorf had completed the renovation of both their 19th street location...
written by: Sara Carpenter03.13.13 -
Frieze Art Fair: 7 Things Not to Be Missed
The Frieze Art Fair made quite the first impression last spring when it hopped the pond for its inaugural New York exhibition. Ever since, we’ve been jonesin’ to get back in the massive snaking...
written by: Sara Carpenter05.03.13 -
Emerging Voices Lecture Series: graciastudio & SO – IL
Last Thursday, the Architectural League hosted the first in a series of lectures from the recipients of the 2013 Emerging Voices program. Selected for the promise they have shown in forging unique...
written by: Sara Carpenter03.12.13

























