A New Beginning

We are not afraid of change. To be challenged is the clearest opportunity for progress; design solutions that prevail over restrictions of budget, time, and material.

Ceramicist Ian Anderson is expanding overseas and leveraging the web to make design more democratic—but first, coffee.

From wearable sensors to accessibility apps, smart technology is transforming the lives of seniors and people with disabilities.

New York–based designer Todd Bracher represents the United States at an important furniture fair in Germany.

America’s first patented shade tree, the honey locust, is as high design as a plant can be.

The lifetime oeuvre of British textile designer Lucienne Day is celebrated in her centennial year.

New York mainstay Miya Shoji continues to hone the art of Japanese screen-making.

A net-zero house in Northern California is earth-first in more ways than one.

In a far-flung desert destination, designer Barbara Hill does it again.

Rebuilding on a challenging site in Mill Valley, California, a couple optimize a winning view that was there all along.

A harsh climate and a hillside site inform a Nova Scotia getaway’s regional accent.

By leveraging a local community of artisans, a graphic designer turned chef brings his culinary and design aesthetic to a new restaurant in Over-the-Rhine.

Craving the conveniences of city life, a couple sidle over to Seattle from the countryside without compromising their love of the outdoors.

After three years of legal wrangling, a Raleigh couple find peace in their modern dream home.

Incorporating concrete, glass wood, and steel, a house in Malibu stands up to its challenging site.

With a novel use for an ultra-lightweight material, two academics build their ideal home—then ship it overseas for assembly.

A retired couple looking to downsize find the solution right in their backyard.

Robotic furniture sounds less far-fetched when Yves Béhar and the MIT Media Lab are involved.