Mint green-painted ironwork and tiles connect the indoors to the outside more fluidly.

The Max-A studio is also built with a pine frame, though it has pine panelling on the ceiling, while the main house ceiling is painted a warm white.

99 by Von Tundra and Lydia Cambron $13,000 Oregon-based Von Tundra’s unit combines three different storage options—a rack, drawers, and boxes—into a multipurpose dresser.

The pool feels as laterally finite as the house feels spacious—but the view goes up forever.

The best-made axe we could imagine, Thomas Kay Axe is created by Best Made Company of perfectly weighted high-carbon US steel with an Appalachian hickory handle and includes a leather sheath. Made in the USA.

Milwaukee studio Vetter Denk Architects designed this eye-catching prefab on the banks of Moose Lake, Wisconsin, as a weekend retreat. The home was based on an idea presented by the home's owner, who was inspired by a screw-top jug of $9.99 red wine.

An unusual pairing of pink and deep green find a happy match in this renovated apartment, which was DIY’ed by the homeowner, comedian Mamrie Hart, and her friend Claire Thomas, a creative director. "I am used to painting," says Thomas, "but I was not emotionally prepared for the amount of trim in the bedroom." Cedarville, a pastel pink hue, and Green Bayou, both by Dunn-Edwards Paints, now cheer up the space.

Craig and Thomas infused the surfaces of the space with their bold taste by alternating the orientation of the wood grain in the millwork veneer panels to create a lively pattern.

Thomas and Vincent Dochter lounge in the living room of the blue apartment.

Five-year-old Thomas Dochter plays outside the houses.

Architect: Thomas Tornbjerg of Bercy Chen Studio Location: Austin, TX Price: $729,000 This four-bedroom new build in South Austin was designed with soaring living spaces, a monochromatic color palette, and a focus on indoor/outdoor spaces. Tornbjerg is formerly of Bercy Chen, whose cutting edge homes update the primarily midcentury housing stock of Austin.

A classic essential for camp, picnic or backyard fire-pit this stool is expertly crafted in Oregon with hardwood ash legs and a seat of jacquard fabric, woven in Pendleton's American mills.

Here, Rietveld plays around with a model of experimental housing designs. Look closely and you can see tiny versions of his Zig Zag chair at the dining room table. He was the first to apply the concepts of De Stijl to architecture, designing the Rietveld Schröder House in 1924.

The Kingston House abuts a rock shelf upon which architects Aaron Roberts and Thomas Bailey once sat, dreaming up ideas for the design.

Thomas Asplund enlisted Italian designer Paola Navone to re-issue her Log 99 stool, in white, to be sold exclusively at the Stockholm location.

The couple’s son Dylan and dog Petra enjoy the deck while Mary Kate and Thomas work in the kitchen below. Sliding doors open to the outdoors on both sides.

Cees, Jacquelien, Jillis, Lucas, and Thijske Noordhoek gather on the lawn; Andy Dochter looks out of the window while his wife Miriam stands on the terrace with sons Thomas and Vincent.

In a small seating area at the base of a two-story tower, Oslo chairs and sofas by Anderssen& Voll are paired with Around tables by Thomas Bentzen, all from Muuto. The lamp from Svenskt Tenn was designed by Josef Frank in 1938.

The 301-square-foot cabin is situated on 99 acres on Bruny Island, an island off the coast of Tasmania. For the exterior, the architects have chosen materials that "comply with the Bushfire Attack Level of 19," they explain, including bushfire resistant wood and zincalume metal. The cabin collects its own rainwater—storage tanks are underground for an uncluttered look—and the roof sports solar panels.

Edgeland House, built on a cliff-top lot in Austin by architect Thomas Bercy for lawyer and writer Chris Brown, is topped by a living roof that helps it blend into the landscape. The concrete, steel, and glass house is divided into two distinct public and private halves.

Proudly display your bike with Thomas Walde's Shoes Books and a Bike, a sturdy shelving unit with plenty of space. The stand is made of fir, coconut fibre and steel, ensuring support for even your heavy-set rides. A large clip holds onto the bike's tire to keep it upright and steady. And below the main shelving space, Walde has created three smaller areas for storing your shoes, helmet, books and bags. This could easily be the centerpiece of your living space. Photo by: Thomas Walde

Without traditional legs, the chair is made with four rectangular pieces of wood that are held together in a Z shape with dovetail joints. It is now produced by Cassina.

The Rolling Bridge at Grand Union Canal at Paddington Basin, London, opens using a series of hydraulic rams integrated into the balustrade.

Architect Gustavo Costa calls the home library the “project’s heart.” This central space houses the owner’s expansive collection of about 5,000 books, and acts as a meeting place for friends and colleagues. A Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Red and Blue chair completes the space.

The glass and white-painted steel Taghkanic House was Phifer’s first big commission.

Heatherwick Studio's UK Pavilion, Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai, 2007–2010. The exhibition runs through May 24.

Heatherwick Studio’s latest high-visibility designs on view at the Hammer installation will include the 2012 redesign of London’s double decker buses, known as the New Routemaster.

Thomas Moser (whose Ellipse Dining Chair is shown here) cites the sense of pride that comes with knowing he’s created worthwhile employment for a community. He recently hosted a dinner for employees who’d been with the company for at least 20 years—43 people showed up.

Michael Thonet's’s bentwood cafe chair from 1859 is one of the most recognizable Austrian furniture pieces. Thomas Feichtner, a designer based in Vienna, reinterpreted the piece in 2013 for the Czech company Ton, honoring the original production processes while introducing a molded-wood seat as a way to bridge contemporary and traditional furniture design.

The Sagaponac House (2003).

The Spencertown House (2002). “The beginning of a project is like the start of a romance. There are so many ways. Your mind just begins to work. You’re almost a little bit disappointed when you’ve got to start narrowing it down and actually make something.” — Thomas Phifer

The Millbrook House (2008).

The Taghkanic House (2001) was Phifer’s first major commission. The high-ceilinged living room is open to 360-degree views; pivoting screens of aluminum mesh filter in sunlight throughout the course of the day.

Bentzen's ash and plywood Around Table was released by Muuto in 2011.