Design

This bathroom, tiled in bright blue mosaic to offset the home’s limited materials and color palette, calls for a simple vanity. The sinks, toilets, and tubs are by Villeroy & Boch, while the faucets and towel rails are by Grohe and Avenir, respectively.

the open-plan living room in Robin and Lucienne Day’s home on Cheyne Walk in London’s Chelsea, furnished with their designs. The couple, who met at the Royal College of Art in 1940 and were married in 1942, lived there for nearly 50 years. Image courtesy The Robin & Lucienne Day Foundation.

A Carrara marble backsplash adds cool contrast and a sense of drama when set against the custom oiled-steel black cabinetry in the renovation of the kitchen in this A. Quincy Jones home in Los Angeles.

Photographer: Taggart Sorenson

A photo of Verner Panton from 1993

The Bulthaup b2 brings the woodshop into the kitchen with utilitarian workspaces and pristine, orderly wooden cabinet systems.

Fruit Skewer ($329), Polar Pop ($229), Bloomin' ($329), and Soft Serve ($229) form a cheerful tableau.

Jeremy Booth's Radio Series puts the spotlight on midcentury radios.

The mosaic wall uses tiles from Appiani.

The house gracefully marries modern and ancient, as seen in the master bedroom, where a custom-built mirrored storage unit divides the sleeping and bathing areas.