"Beauty," Olafur Eliasson, 1993. In this work, a spotlight shines through a layer of mist to create a rainbow that's only visible from certain angles.

1993, Pierluigi Cerri.

During the 2004 renovation the Wilsons replaced the plywood siding with cedar, and used reclaimed brick to maintain the home’s classic appearance.

2004, Studio Cerri & Associati / Pierluigi Cerri e Alessandro Colombo.

A photo of Verner Panton from 1993. © Panton Design, Basel

Vitra Fire Station, Weil am Rhein, Germany, 1993

Completed in 2004, the hydraulic Rolling Bridge in London defies the standard drawbridge: It unfurls and rolls up to a circular structure to both allow pedestrians to cross an inlet behind Paddington Station, and accommodate passing boats. The studio drew inspiration from industrial and organic forms—and in particular, the animatronic dinosaurs featured in the 1993 film Jurassic Park.

Villa by the Ocean, 2004, features a long, low profile and a green roof.

The Waterloo International Terminal, 1993, in London. Image courtesy Jo Reid/John Peck.

This steel-and-glass house, set amid dense forest south of Ithaca, New York, captivated Maria Cook and Lance Compa when they first toured it in 2004. They bought it not long afterward and turned it into a weekend retreat.

Kellogg spent five years working on the house, and the structure was completed in 1993.

Spare and round, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan is from 2004.

Originally constructed in 1970, the Wilson residence was updated by the architect couple in 2004. They expanded the home by about a third, but the original design of the rear elevation (seen here at dusk) was largely maintained.

Grospierre photographed the facility in 2004, a year before it was partially demolished and turned into a water park. Nicolas Grospierre, Hydroklinika, 2004, D-Print on Wood, 19 3/4" x 19 3/4".

Rineke Dijkstra, Long Island, N. Y., USA, July 1, 1993, 1993; chromogenic print; 66 1/8 in. x 55 11/16 in.; Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York & Paris; © Rineke Dijkstra

Nicolas Grospierre, Hydroklinika, 2004, D-Print on Wood, 19 3/4" x 19 3/4"

Hella Jongerius / Jongeriuslab in Berlin

Come Rain Come Shine Chandelier (2004) by Tord Boontje, estimated at $3,000–$5,000. Handmade by the Coopa Roca, a women’s cooperative based in Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, Rocinha, and employing humanitarian values and artisan production methods consistent with Artecnica’s Design with Conscience campaign, Tord Boontje’s “Come Rain Come Shine” brings playful sophistication to any interior. Constructed from a circular metal structure embellished with crocheted cotton, organza, and silk blossoms, this chandelier casts a dramatic glow when lit.

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Ishigami was an architect at SANAA before founding Junya Ishigami + Associates in 2004. He won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2010.

Known as the "project that kicked off Cargotecture," Hybrid’s Studio 320 was fabricated in 2004 and delivered to Enumclaw, Washington. The interior is lined in reclaimed plywood formerly used on the bleachers of a local high school gym.

Zurich Airport, 2004, which Grimshaw managed to double in size without increasing energy usage. Photo by Edmund Sumner/VIEW.

Favela Tree (2004) by Fernando and Humberto Campana, estimated at $10,000–$15,000. Inspired by the “Favela” chair designed by the Campana Brothers in 2002, this unique sculpture was commissioned by Murray Moss and handmade in the Campana studio in 2004. Constructed from various pieces of wood randomly joined together, it references favelas, the ad-hoc shelters built of scraps of wood, bricks, and stones on the fringes of Brazilian cities

See Through - All My Things /white/, 2004, C-type Print, 30" x 36". By Helga Steppan

A pair of Slow chairs by the Bouroullec brothers for Vitra frame a new Brionvega RR226 stereo by Achille Castiglioni in the living room. The photograph by Michael Wolf of a Hong Kong apartment building is from a series that ran in the March 2004 issue of Dwell.

Founded in 2004, Slanted has grown into one of the most important design portals and discussion forums in the German-speaking area.

A photo of Verner Panton from 1993

When Oslo-based architect Marianne Borge was approached in 2004 by a client who wanted an actual cabin rather than a second home, she was instantly inspired by the challenge of working on a smaller scale. The home, called Woody35, has a distinct shape that makes it stand out from its surroundings despite the modest size of the building.

An aerial view of Washington, DC, circa 1993.

When Rob and Mary Lubera started pulling threads to uncover the origins of their new home—the lone midcentury house amid rows of Tudor Revivals in suburban Detroit—not even architecture scholars could have anticipated what they would find. Theirs is the last surviving residence by Alexander Girard (1907–1993), a modernist visionary who made his name in textiles but tried his hand at virtually everything, architecture included. The shoji-like laminate screens, seen in the entryway, are characteristic of his Japanese-influenced work.

Products from Rudy’s Barbershop, which started in Seattle in 1993, are available in the shower.

Amenity Home, Organic Collection

1993 Stefano Giovannoni designs Merdolino toilet brush for Alessi.

The Katita chair, in peroba wood with black upholstery, made in 2004 to a 1997 design. Photo courtesy Espasso.

Orgone Stretch and Lounge, 1993. Photo by Fabrice Gousset/Courtesy of Galerie Kreo.