Bringing It Home: Design as Self-Portrait

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).

French Paper, a sixth-generation business in Michigan, endures in the digital age.

The newly named head of Smilow Design discusses preserving and advancing her grandfather’s legacy.

Nine corrugated steel boxes form the basis for a multigenerational prefab house near Denver.

Nicholas Blechman, creative director of the New Yorker, and Luise Stauss, a photo editor and art director, open their doors.

STEG Arkitekter designs a casual hideout to peel away the stress of city life.

The Wittmann House—complete with sunken living room and indoor pool—underwent a fastidious restoration.

Bob Butler drew lessons from the legendary Case Study House program to design his cost-effective residence in Nashville.

Forty years after creating a cluster of utopic villas, Ferdinando Fagnola returns with a new team to create a single retreat.

Going from West Coast to East Coast and custom to spec, a couple ask a design team to individualize their standard-issue Brooklyn apartment.

Painter Christopher Florentino explains how he revived a 1963 house in Winter Haven by modern architect Gene Leedy.

A tiny metal knickknack keeps the designer’s mind on mobility.

The first to develop aesthetically pleasing motorized shading technology, J Geiger offers a modern alternative to dated, visually distracting window coverings.