Design Ideas

The Apartment boasts textured, vivacious interiors. Here, an Aalto Stool in the Hella Jongerius color edition doubles as a plant stand while Artek Lithographs from Edition Copenhagen by Mamma Anderson hang on the walls. The sculptural candlestick is by Arje Griegst.

One challenge was connecting the heart of the building to the backyard on the steep slope, but avoiding making the home feel like two distinct parts.

Located on the Imingfjell mountainside in Norway, this minimalist, 785-square-foot cabin features a "hood" in response to the climate and the region’s strict building regulations.

Harker lists Cinderella's castle, the psychedelic '70s, and the Disney film Fantasia among his inspirations.

Silvano Zamò, third-generation winemaker at Le Vigne di Zamò winery, and his wife Brigitte tasked architecture firm GEZA with a holiday home on a hilltop location in the tiny northern Italian village of Camporosso, not far from the ski resort Monte Lussari.

When asked about the curved ceiling over the new kitchen, Marway said, “Where we had sharp angles in the cutout floor plate, glass box rooflight, and underside of stairs, we decided to install gentle curves to soften the hard lines.” The pendant lights over the table are comprised of the Plumen Drop Hat Lamp Shade, and the chairs and table are by Carl Hansen.

In the cockpit of their imaginary rocket ship, the kids tinker with a dashboard of dials, levers, and knobs assembled by artist Christophe Gauspohl.