A European fashion designer outfits his apartment in Brazil for relaxation and downtime with wood-clad walls and brilliant blue...

Although the origins of terrazzo go back to ancient Egypt, the material as we know it today was developed by builders in Venice,...

The film exec’s collection of art and curios helped inform the design of this gallery-like home.

Crafted with layered wood and clad in Cor-Ten steel, a film lover’s backyard retreat offers a series of surprises.

Inspired by a picture of a lunar lander, a naval architect perches a tiny house in the shrub-steppe landscape of Eastern...

Design collective Creative Union recasts a decades-old structure as a minimalist pied-a-terre for a graphic designer.

These surface treatments can give your kitchen appliances a quick, cost-effective makeover.

Gadgets that promise greater convenience all too often deliver headaches.

Melbourne designer Robbie Walker reconfigures two containers with plywood paneling, a hydraulic deck, and steel screens to create...

Five years in the making, the SOMA Residence by Dumican Mosey Architects showcases a wide array of art—including a Fiat mounted...

In Santa Monica, California, where pools are plenty but not always eye-pleasing, Padraic Cassidy lifted one 30 inches off the...

Tom Givone reworked a rare 19th-century row house in upper Manhattan on his own and found a new career along the way.

Fritz Tiny Homes packs a micro-gym, an office, and a teaching studio into a flexible 362-square-foot dwelling on Vancouver Island.

Architect Christine Djerrahian turns an industrial space into an unconventional family dwelling that celebrates open-concept...

The inviting new designs from Italian heritage brand Flexform will make you want to go, and possibly stay, outside.

The recently graduated designer is making strides with her funky designs—including a coat rack and chairs that evoke the shape of...

After a year-long renovation, The Fleming Hotel in Hong Kong just reopened with a new sophisticated look that pays homage to the...

Now available for private rentals, Vanya promises an affordable schvitz.

Dave Sinaguglia and Maria Camarena of SinCa Design use traditional woodworking techniques to form their minimalist and sculptural...

Mirror, mirror on the wall—is this the tiniest apartment of them all?

Behind a traditional colonial in Lima, an angular house attuned to its site takes shape.

In North Carolina, Esi Hutchinson creates furniture that is deeply personal and deceptively simple.

Appropriately enough, the first home we toured during the Iconic Houses Conference is actually the oldest of the bunch, and is...

Artist Christopher Florentino’s Ghost Loft is a delightful mix of midcentury treasures, Pop art, and Japanese design.

Ester Bruzkus works her magic on a top-floor apartment in Prenzlauer Berg, going all out with colors, textures, and materials.

The 1959 gem is a textbook example of the legendary modernist’s classic “binuclear” house.

From converted grain silos to futuristic pods, these unconventional tiny homes embody big ideas.

Top designers dish on the best countertop materials for your kitchen—and their attendant price tags.

We surveyed our designers to find out—the results may surprise you.

A retractable unit turns the 312-square-foot flat into an office space with flatpack chairs and fold-out desks.

What if the World/Design Studio is one inspired outfit.

In New Orleans, design firm Mason Ros came up with a gallery-like addition that links an 1830s-era Creole cottage to a...

New finishes, built-ins, and pops of color restore vim and vigor to the space.

Originally designed by Becker-Benze, the four-story villa looks almost as fresh as the day it was built in 1963.

Nothing beats a good old backyard cookout with family and friends in the summertime.

Judy Tyrus and Eric Waldman reconnected decades after growing up near each other and crafted a live/work space for themselves and...