"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.

Axel, Anna, and a friend watch television in the living room.

1993, Pierluigi Cerri.

My travel companions were Andrew Mazor, project architect at Thomas Phifer and Partners, and my good friend Mary Halvorson.

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

Emma Worple and a friend enjoy an open view of the island from the dining area.

My favorite detail in the kitchen.

Cedar louvers increase privacy and shade on the second-floor deck, where Carole and Duane relax with granddaughters Natalie and Allison and their friend Katherine.

Vitra Fire Station, Weil am Rhein, Germany, 1993

Rose sourced the green marble for an upcoming Park Avenue apartment from the same quarry used by Mies for the 1929 Barcelona Pavilion.

You might not think a sparsely populated world with the merest suggestion of depth would be a compelling one to live in. But the longer you look through Toronto-based My Shadowplay, the closer you'll become to a convert to Minimalism. Follow along at @my_shadowplay.

My BrooklynIn My Brooklyn, Kelly Anderson and Allison Dean address gentrification in downtown Brooklyn. Watch the trailer here:

Ineke Hans, My Storage, 2011.

I bought my friend a set of these bright and graphic dishtowels, designed by the Dutch duo Scholten & Baijings.

guest bathroom with my favorite tile & custom vanity cabinets made by our friend

“My favorite aspect of the project would have to be the custom-built planter/light box suspended over the island bench,” says interior designer Kate Lucas. “The cascading plants bring a gorgeous green accent to the interiors. I also have a soft spot for the herringbone floor.” The custom planter box was built by local furniture maker and friend Lee Gratton of Gratton Design.

Prézeau-Stephenson also designed and built the sliding metal door. Azor’s home has no front gate, so every window is also secured with metal bars.

Appropriate for the holiday season, her recent images have included cozy spaces for cooking, sleeping, and decorating a tiny Christmas tree or two. Photo from My Ideal Home.

This might be my favorite of the circular belt buckles. My isn't that craft yar!

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

A detail shot of the threshold between the tea room and the small courtyard. "All the flooring materials come from my friend Guohua’s brand ‘sense things,’" says Liu. "Guohua has been a close friend of Bob and me for many years, and we have been doing our best to help each other throughout the whole process."

The communal entrance beneath the building is known as the “public square”; sisters Tessa and Anne Bouwmeester and a friend set off on their bikes.

Over 50 miles outside of Chicago, one of Mies's most famous commissions, the Farnsworth House, lies. The one-room weekend retreat, built of steel and glass, is representative of the International Style. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006.

Built for the pavilion, the Barcelona chair became an instant classic. It has been produced by Knoll since 1953.

Young’s <5_MY chair for Coalesse, $1,700, is a cutting-edge carbon-fiber design that weighs in at less than five pounds. The chair was inspired by his work with bicycles, is stackable for easy storage, and can be customized to match any color using an app.

Azevedo made the platform bed and side table in her master bedroom, and bartered furniture for the mural by artist friend Mike Stern.

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

Here is our daughter and her friend choosing their supplies to make cards.

"A friend uses the box inside for interoffice mail," says Perez.

Isaacson and his best friend, Mary T. Hatch, snack at a dining table by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in the eat-in kitchen.

My new favorite items at my house: two Jens Quistgaard mills, reissued by Dansk for Crate and Barrel.

Mies Van der Rohe: Glass windows and skyscraper staples etch out this architecture great’s portrait.

The 3,200-square-foot house evokes Mies van der Rohe's modernist aesthetic, in a stacked, three-dimensional form. Dirk Lohan of Lohan Anderson, the grandson of the iconic architect, designed the house to be a perfect cube.