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Split the Difference
When the plan to add a second story to a century-old Montreal house crumbled due to a weak foundation, architect Marc-André Plasse eked out another 500 square feet with a clever...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Alexi Hobbs02.22.12 -
Tunnel Vision
To maximize every square inch in this Manhattan apartment, LOT-EK knocked down walls, added dozens of recycled doors, and built in a bevy of secret compartments.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Nicholas Calcott11.05.11 -
Inside the VitraHaus
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Basel, Switzerland, was crossing the border to visit the Vitra campus in Weil-am-Rhein, Germany, about 25 minutes from Basel, and exploring the VitraHaus....
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake10.15.11 -
Touring Basel, Switzerland, Part 2
Last month I traveled to Basel, Switzerland, a European city first founded during the Roman Empire and still boasting beautiful buildings constructed more than 1,000 years agos. In Touring Basel,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake10.12.11 -
Touring Basel, Switzerland, Part 1
At the end of September, I hopped across the pond to visit Basel, Switzerland, and the nearby Laufen bathrooms factory and showroom. Basel is bisected by the Rhine and sits just south of the...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake10.10.11 -
Touring Vitra Campus, Part 2
Vitra's Weil-am-Rhein, Germany, campus boasts not only the production facilities of the famous furniture manufacturer but also numerous iconic buildings by world-renowned architects. In Touring...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake10.04.11 -
Cycle China: Week 4
In this special five-part series, we're riding along with SWA Group landscape designer Amirah Shahid as she cycles nearly 800 miles from Beijing to Shanghai (find the previous posts here). Join us...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Amirah Shahid09.29.11 -
Touring Vitra Campus, Part 1
The Vitra Campus in Weil-am-Rhein, Germany, is design-heaven on Earth. Since the 1950s, it has been home to Vitra's furniture production (the company headquarters are located across the border in...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake09.29.11 -
Cycle China: Week 3
In this special five-part series, we're riding along with SWA Group landscape designer Amirah Shahid as she cycles nearly 800 miles from Beijing to Shanghai (find the previous posts here). Join us...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.22.11 -
Chicken Chapel
Architect Keith Moskow grew up doing grunt construction work. His dad was a builder and after his first year of college, he helped build their family's summer home. "I was doing lowly work,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.20.11 -
Cycle China: Week 2
In this special five-part series, we're riding along with SWA Group landscape designer Amirah Shahid as she cycles nearly 800 miles from Beijing to Shanghai. Join us as she tells about her journey...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Amirah Shahid09.12.11 -
This Is It
Austin couple Anne Suttles and Sam Shah built a house to last their lifetime—and longer. Mixing new efficient systems with old upcycled materials, they keep it weird while keeping it green.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Brent Humphreys08.31.11 -
Kristi Reimers of Eco Carmel
In August 2010, Kristi Reimers opened the doors of her shop Eco Carmel to fulfill a dream of starting her own businesses and also to make a difference to her Carmel, California, community and to...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake08.30.11 -
Snug as a Bug
Part tent, part RV, the NASA-inspired Cricket Trailer is the go-to camper for the modern road tripper.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Sarah Wilson08.30.11 -
Seven Great Outdoor Spaces
As summer comes to an end, we cheers to seven of our favorite outdoor spaces before the furniture is packed away for the winter.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake08.16.11 -
Yerba Buena Street Life Plan
Recently in San Francisco, the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District and CMG Landscape Architecture unveiled the Yerba Buena Street Life Plan. The plan is meant to serve as a master plan for the...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake08.08.11 -
Touring Sydney, Part 2
We featured bridges, beautiful low-income housing experiments, and beachside pools in our Touring Sydney, Part 1, slideshow and it would be remiss of us not to include the Australian city's most...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake08.04.11 -
Touring Sydney, Part 1
Sydney really is everything people build it up to be: the Opera House, the Botanic Gardens, the beaches! I recently traveled Down Under to take in its sights and sounds. This slideshow, the first...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake08.02.11 -
More Favorite Play! Spaces
Our September 2011 issue is about to hit newsstands, but we're not finished celebrating play (the theme of our July/August 2011 issue). Earlier this week we featured five fantastic projects from...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake08.01.11 -
Favorite Play! Spaces
We love to play and love places that celebrate our inner, creative, kidlike selves—we dedicated our July/August 2011 issue to the subjects of families, kids, and play after all. The editors...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake07.28.11 -
Mjölk: Favorite Product Picks
Storeowners Juli Daoust and John Baker scout Scandinavia and Japan for the best designs in each region to bring back the best of their finds to their Toronto shop Mjölk (pronounced "mi...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake07.27.11 -
Got Mjölk?
This Canadian duo searches out top Scandinavian and Japanese designs and brings their best finds back to this Toronto shop.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Christopher Wahl07.27.11 -
Marimekko's Iconic Patterns
It's hard not to adore (and lust after) Marimekko's fabrics. In the early 1950s, as Finland continued its slow recovery from World War II, textile designer Armi Ratia seized the opportunity to...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake07.26.11 -
Sydney's Surprising Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is more amazing—and surprising—in person than any photo could convey. Earlier this month, I headed to the Southern Hemisphere for a vacation in Sydney and Cairns,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake07.14.11 -
New from OXO
OXO has always been one of our favorite product companies: it has been at the forefront of universal design and seamlessly integrates function into the form of all its products. Here we spotlight...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake06.30.11
