Bringing It Home: Design as Self-Portrait

Bringing It Home: Design as Self-Portrait
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25 All-New Home Furnishings Made in America—Plus a Few U.S. Design Classics
25 All-New Home Furnishings Made in America—Plus a Few U.S. Design Classics
A region-by-region roundup of some of our favorite U.S.-made furniture and accessories, all new for 2018 (plus a spotlighted look at some iconic pieces from history).
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Watch a 147-Year-Old Paper Mill Produce a “Black Licorice” Roll
French Paper, a sixth-generation business in Michigan, endures in the digital age.
Q&A: Maia Smilow Schoenfelder on Reviving a Classic Midcentury Furniture Brand
The newly named head of Smilow Design discusses preserving and advancing her grandfather’s legacy.
A Colorado Firefighter Built His Own Shipping Container Home, and Found a New Calling Along the Way
Nine corrugated steel boxes form the basis for a multigenerational prefab house near Denver.
Two Magazine Creatives Fit Graphic Art and Vintage Furniture in a Brooklyn Apartment
Nicholas Blechman, creative director of the New Yorker, and Luise Stauss, a photo editor and art director, open their doors.
A Pint-Sized, No-Frills Summerhouse Rises From the Rocks on a Swedish Island
STEG Arkitekter designs a casual hideout to peel away the stress of city life.
An Austrian Family Embraces a Plush 1970s Home in Need of a Little Love
The Wittmann House—complete with sunken living room and indoor pool—underwent a fastidious restoration.
A Self-Taught Designer Builds a Midcentury-Inspired Home on a Budget
Bob Butler drew lessons from the legendary Case Study House program to design his cost-effective residence in Nashville.
An Architect Unites Three Brutalist Villas He Designed on Sardinia in the 1970s
Forty years after creating a cluster of utopic villas, Ferdinando Fagnola returns with a new team to create a single retreat.
A California Couple Give a Cookie-Cutter Brooklyn Condo Some Personality
Going from West Coast to East Coast and custom to spec, a couple ask a design team to individualize their standard-issue Brooklyn apartment.
Pop Art, Street Art, and Space-Age Furniture Collide at a Painter’s Midcentury Ranch Home in Florida
Painter Christopher Florentino explains how he revived a 1963 house in Winter Haven by modern architect Gene Leedy.
Prefab Proponent Jennifer Siegal Explains the Wind-Up Toy She Always Keeps on Her Desk
A tiny metal knickknack keeps the designer’s mind on mobility.
These Modern Shades Are Revolutionizing the Market
The first to develop aesthetically pleasing motorized shading technology, J Geiger offers a modern alternative to dated, visually distracting window coverings.