Greener Grass
Craving the conveniences of city life, a couple sidle over to Seattle from the countryside without compromising their love of the...
The Grass Phone
Korea is a known hub for high-tech design, and it's increasingly a hotspot for innovation among young designers learning their...
An Expansive Grass Roof Tops This Modern Brazilian Home
Sandwiched between two concrete slabs, a modern holiday home is fully integrated into nature.
A Compact Home That Literally Pops Up From the Grass
With a green roof that merges with the grassy ground, this family home in Belgium looks like two periscopes rising up from the...
A Grass-Topped Addition in England Connects Home and Garden
A gray, brick extension and garden studio helps Oatlands in Surrey open up to a previously disconnected landscape.
We Charge Our Phones and Our Cars. Is it Time to Charge Our Homes?
The latest smart home energy storage systems pack plenty of power into sleek, barely visible forms.
Grass Mirror
The architects at Paris-based studio H20 Architects know how to maximize space--and in their latest design, the Grass Mirror,...
Phoning Home
I've been in Norway for the last week, and though I've seen all sorts of top drawer design, from the clever houses by Jarmund...
Terra! The Grass Armchair
What if you could build your own garden furniture, tend to it as it grows, water it, and watch it become an integral part of the...
A Wallet for Your Phone?
Have you been looking for an attractive case for your phone? Well look no further! The new DODOcase Durables Collection is both...
From Phone to Stone: Coastermatic
Instagram has created a vibrant social platform for sharing images and simply allowing millions of people to create photographs...
Life Pscycle-ology of a Mobile Phone
By now most of us know and follow the reduce, reuse, recycle routine for bottles and cans, but what about electronics? Presented...
25 Blissful Backyards
Warmer weather is on the horizon, which means barbecues and pool parties are too.
A Minimalist House Stands Out in a Wild Landscape
This Napa Valley residence by Feldman Architecture contrasts glass and concrete with evergreens and grasses.
A Dramatic Home on San Juan Island Appears to Cascade Toward the Sea
Each of the home’s four staggered volumes is covered in a blanket of native grasses.
This Eco-Friendly Home Wears the South African Bush as Camouflage
Sunken in the earth and topped with native grass, this low-slung concrete home lets the landscape rule.
Inspecting Gadgets
These days, a growing number of gizmos contain both a cell phone and a PDA.
This Scottish Holiday Home Is Topped With Grass From the Surrounding Hillside
“The tussocks camouflage the house, melting it into the landscape,” says architect Kate Brown.
31 Svelte Bedside Table Lamps for Light That’s Just Right
Whether you’re headed to bed or greeting the day, set the mood—or just find your phone—in style.
18 High-Tech Accessories That Make Travel a Breeze
Whether you’re traveling for work or pleasure, these portable gadgets will make your trip a whole lot easier.
A Coastal Retreat in Sweden Feels Light as a Cloud Inside
Delicately placed on the sandy shores of the Baltic Sea, Sommarhus H provides sanctuary among sea grasses and birch trees.
Hulger’s Pappa Phone Is a Wooden Gadget Done Right
If you're a Skype, Vonage or some other manner of VoIP user, Hulger has a ligneous treat for you.
Home Goods Designer Ellen Van Dusen Tells Us What She’s Loving—and Gifting—This Year
The founder of Dusen Dusen clues us in on everything that’s caught her eye this holiday season.
The Yard Zone
The space outside your walls should be as thoughtfully considered as the space within.
Celebrate Analog With These 14 Charming Wall Clocks
If you’re trying to log less screen time, picking up a classic clock is a great first step.
A Michigan Farmhouse and Barn Become an Airy Artist Retreat
von Weise Associates salvages an abandoned farm for a creative Chicago couple.
A Lake Superior Escape With a Whitewashed Masonry Sauna
Wood and masonry come together in this Minnesotan refuge that balances the built environment with the natural setting.
Cakes Da Killa: “Talkin’ Greezy” and “New Phone (Who Dis)”
Rapper Cakes da Killa gives a rousing performance of “Talkin’ Greezy” and “New Phone (Who Dis).”
14 Creative Ways to Design With Felt
Along with being an extremely resilient material that's flame-retardant and self-extinguishing, felt can easily be manipulated...
An Architect’s Matte Black Los Angeles Home Opens Wide to the Great Outdoors
At Assembledge+ founder David Thompson’s Laurel Hills home, glass bridges and massive sliders connect three cedar-clad volumes to...
Earth Work
A French architecture firm carves out an earthen shroud for the modern extension of a home located in the foothills of the...
A Prefab Passive House Takes Root in the Catskills
Assembled in just two weeks, the idyllic retreat near Woodstock, New York, realizes a couple’s dream of rural living.
A Spectacular Green Roof Floats Over This Concrete Home in Brazil
A concrete slab cantilevers over cinder blocks and glass in this arresting home by Vereda Arquitetos.
A Meadow With Amenities
The owners of an airy woodland retreat can fit its caretaker in a pocket.
A Sea Ranch Stunner With a Green Roof Asks $1.3M
The Kirkwood House in the celebrated Sea Ranch community along the Californian coast features a sod roof and a sunken courtyard.
An Architect's Big “Little Cottage” That You Can Rent on the South Coast of Cornwall
Stay at the Cornwall beach home of renowned London architect Alex Michaelis on your next vacation.

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