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Zurich, Switzerland
Industrial designer Alfredo Häberli shows us how to pass the hours in Zurich, Switzerland, a city with no shortage of timekeepers.
written by: Andy Isaacsonphotos by: Gunnar Knechtel01.21.09 -
Zaha Hadid's Milan Installation
As part of last month's Milan Design Week, Zaha Hadid Architects teamed with LEA Ceramiche to create "Twirl," a mesmerizing installation in the 18th-century courtyard of the State...
written by: Jaime Gillin05.10.11 -
Yummy Interiors
These designers believe that dining out definitely shouldn’t make you feel like you’re staying in.
written by: Ken Scrudatophotos by: Robert Schlatter05.28.09 -
You Art What You Eat
Even in a place attuned to two-wheeled traffic, it was a rare sight one evening last fall to witness a bicycle convoy ferrying a 650-pound steer across San Francisco. The caravan stopped in front...
written by: Sarah Rich02.17.10 -
Yes Please More
While the United States is leaps and bounds behind Europe when it comes to publicly funding the arts and design, the city of Denver and Yes Please More are doing their best to encourage creative...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.18.11 -
Yellow Treehouse Restaurant
In my endless trawling for new projects that meld food and design, I came across the Yellow Treehouse Restaurant—an architect-designed eatery near Auckland, New Zealand, perched over 30 feet...
written by: Sarah Rich05.19.09 -
World's Smallest Hotel and Café in Copenhagen
Quaintly perched on Tullinsgade in Vesterbro, Copenhagen lies the monoroomed Central Hotel & Café.
written by: Eujin Rhee05.21.13 -
Wonderwall Archives 01
Back in 2009 we ran a conversation with Masamichi Katayama about the incredible Japanese retail design outfit Wonderwall. We only showed a handful of photos to go with it, but now with the...
written by: Aaron Britt02.02.11 -
Wine Tasting with Georg Riedel
Not so long ago I was at a dinner with a handful of food writers--I was there merely as a food taster--and the fancy stemware from the Austrian firm Riedel came up. One woman extolled the famed...
written by: Aaron Britt01.21.11 -
Windows at Bergdorf Goodman
"To window-shop," we learned in our November 2010 issue's Introduction to Retail Design, dates back to 1922—but it wasn't until the 1930s that shops spiced up their...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.18.10 -
William T. Vollmann on Imperial
Presently on tour to support his massive new work Imperial, journalist, novelist and National Book Award winner for 2005's Europe Central, William T. Vollmann was recently in San Francisco.
written by: Aaron Britt09.18.09 -
Why You Should Send a Thank You Card
In the story "To the Letter" in our September 2012 issue, we visited Chandra Greer at Greer, her Chicago shop dedicated to all things paper. A purveyor of stationery, pens, pencils,...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Nathan Kirkman09.07.12 -
Western Promises
William McDonough + Partners’ design for a small village in northeastern China was meant to stand as a model for sustainable development. Instead, it proves that the pursuit of better design...
written by: Timothy Lesle03.16.10 -
Weekend Detour: Beacon, New York
Located in the sleepy hamlet of Beacon, New York, Dia:Beacon attracts international visitors to its cutting edge design center and surrounding attractions. Residing on the site of a former...
written by: Laura Feinsteinphotos by: Ariele Max Hertzoff10.27.12 -
Webshop to Watch: Son & Dotter
Son & Dotter, a new webshop launched in September by Sabrina Bello, aims to bring hard-to-find Scandinavian designs to the U.S. market. Included in their growing roster are brands like HAY ...
written by: Diana Budds10.09.12 -
We're Not in Kansas Anymore
On May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas, was wiped off the map. An EF5 tornado ravaged the small town of 1,400 residents, destroying or severely damaging 95 percent of the city. Less than a week later,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Alec Soth04.06.11 -
We All Scream...
For homemade ice cream! Whether you favor Kumquat-Poppy Seed or plain Vanilla, a home ice-cream maker lets you effortlessly craft a scoop that's made to order.
written by: Sarah Richphotos by: Laurie Frankel06.16.09 -
Washington, DC
Washington, DC, is not all political wonks and Masonic conspiracies: It's also a highly walkable city, its diagonal avenues wide open to modern design.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Matthew Monteith02.26.09 -
W New York Downtown
While in New York City last month, I spent a night at the new W New York hotel, downtown in Wall Street. Like all W's, this one was peppered with self-consciously 'cool' design-y touches, some of...
written by: Jaime Gillin10.21.10 -
Visiting the Lost Kingdom of Tibet
Photojournalist Darren Ornitz traveled last year to Mustang, Nepal, known as the “Lost Kingdom of Tibet.”
written by: Darren Ornitz05.12.13 -
Visiting H.D. Buttercup
Without condoning knockoffs, let me say: It is a thrill to walk into a furniture shop and discover a slew of handsome and vaguely familiar-looking design pieces that I can actually afford. This was...
written by: Jaime Gillin05.17.11 -
Visiting Borrego Springs
Last week I was in Borrego Springs, California, a tiny town in the middle of the Anza Borrego desert in San Diego County. A good two hours northeast of San Diego, the town was, and is, a...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Aaron Britt04.15.11 -
Viola Park's New Kitchen Islands
Henrybuilt and Viola Park rank high on our list of great, modern kitchen systems (a list that includes the likes of Snaidero, Berloni, Scavolini, Pedini, Boffi, Poliform, and Bulthaup to name just...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.16.11
