The kitchen has only the essentials. “It’s not a house in which you’re supposed to live 365 days a year—it’s set up as a place to get away and relax,” says Claudio.

Icehotel 365 Torneland bar

Manhattan is just a ferry ride or train ride away for residents of 365 Ocean. Commuter ferries operate out of the nearby town of Highlands daily, and NJ TRANSIT rail service to Manhattan is also available via the Long Branch train station, which is within walking distance of 365 Ocean. The Monmouth Medical Center is also just a short walk away. www.365oceannj.com

365 Ocean features an elegant entry to welcome homeowners and guests

When guests aren't splurging at the fancy restaurant 365, they are likely chilling out at the bistro, an airy room adorned with remarkable arches.

"Make the world work, for 100% of humanity, in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation, without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone." While Fuller’s ultimate goal was audacious, the idea of a real-time simulation in the ‘60s, accessible to before widespread access to computing, was just somewhat less ambitious. Fuller’s game—so-called to be accessible to everyone—was a further expansion of his Spaceship Earth philosophy, and is currently being utilized as a model by the O.S. Earth Institute. (Pictured: Bucky's Time cover from 1964.)

One of the available models—the ESCAPE Traveler XL—is available to rent for $195 per night or $1,365 per week.

Before: The main floor of the 2,365-square-foot penthouse had terracotta tile throughout, which was dark and in poor condition.

Directly adjacent to the winter hall lies Icehotel 365, which allows guests to experience frozen accommodations all year round.

Francesco and Mafalda’s bedroom is open and playful with only a bit of Algue by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec guarding the stairs. The lamp was designed by Francesco himself and the decal on the wall is from My Vinilo.

In Time is a fun painting on polished plaster where I played with impasto for the soil, moss, shrooms and an over sized snail! Mixed Media 12" x 12" Framed panel $365

It’s fitting that a man often called one of Finland’s greatest architects would cap his most successful decade of work with a structure that celebrated his country’s contributions to the world. Within the compact, four-story structure, photos of landscapes, people and products looked out over curvaceous, wood-slatted walls, a flowchart of Finnish industry capped off by airplane propellers spinning like fans from the ceiling.

For the fashionista with an edge on your list, get the latest from legendary style icon and former French Vogue editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld: a book so stunning, no coffee table is complete without it. ($365)

Inspirational spaces

Celebrating the 50th and 75th anniversaries of the 1939 and 1964 World Fairs, the New York Transit Museum will share postcards, photos, ephemera, and souvenirs that show how transportation was a symbol for modern American life and technology.

The designers of the CST-01 call it the "thinnest watch in the world." It's often tricky to trade in absolutes, but anyone who handled a prototype on the CES show floor this week would be hard-pressed to prove them wrong. Dave Vondle and Jerry O'Leary, who call their Chicago-based company Central Standard Timing, say the watch's paper-thin battery charges in 10 minutes and powers the device for a month before it needs to be plugged in again. The watch display is rendered in E Ink, commonly used in e-readers. Photo courtesy of Central Standard Timing.

The Solar Stair is a cantilevered concrete spiral in the centre of the building, with Eduardo Paolozzi’s Black Hole mosaic at the base. The stair itself represents the solar year, with 52 steps cast in concrete with seven strips to produce a total of 365 grooves inscribed on the risers, one for each day of the year.

Fortunato Depero's Heart Eaters (Mangiatori di cuori), 1923.Painted wood, 36.5 x 23 x 10 cm Private collection © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SIAE, Rome Photo: Vittorio Calore

The Ricketts Apple-1 Personal Computer, named after its first owner Charles Ricketts, is the only known surviving Apple-1 computer documented to have been sold directly by Steve Jobs to an individual from his parents’ garage. It sold for $365,000 in a 2014 Christie’s auction.

Just inside the lobby of Icehotel 365 sits Torneland, a carnival-themed bar that serves champagne in ice goblets by night and offers ice sculpting classes by day. Designed by Luc Voisin and Mathieu Brison, the frozen funhouse won’t melt in spring—it’ll be open to guests for the next several years.

Plants found in the surrounding landscape were used to obscure the lines between designed and natural worlds.

The compact 018 365 Days Notebook by STÁLOGY are hard to convey through imagery alone. They are made of premium Japanese paper that is thin but doesn’t bleed-through—fitting an astonishing 368 pages into a compact package. Also, they come in a variety of paper sizes (A6, B6, A5, B5) and colors. Perfect for a 2020 planner with enough structure and enough empty space to fulfill a myriad of workflows. stalogy.com/pro...

11+ World Desk Clock designed by Yeongkyu Yoo for Leibal, $49 at store.dwell.com This cylindrical desk clock is inscribed with names of different international cities, telling the time in each. All 24 time zones can be displayed, thanks to a distinctive rolling mechanism.

Student's Pavilion Plan Silva began researching, gradually building a community around those with experience and knowledge of the Pavilion. He spoke to a couple in Cleveland that managed a roller rink that once was located on-site, the members of the New York State Pavilion Paint Project, working to restore the structure, and found out about the 1969 concert series, when bands such as The Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac and Santana played under the Tent of Tomorrow. He even made the Pavilion part of his teaching curriculum—the middle school educator has his eighth graders design alternative uses for the pavilion in 2012.

A super minimal World Cup calendar helps us keep up with the schedule.

Curious World, app subscriptions from $9.99 per month via iTunes Designed for children aged 3 to 7, Curious World is a collection of games, videos, and books (accessible via iPad and iPhone) that build foundations in early learning areas like creative expression, mathematics, and health & well being. Parents can see what content their children explore to learn their interests and track their progress.

Zaha Hadid, The World (89 Degrees), 1984. Aerial view; compilation of projects to date.

A model of the original House of the Future, 1962 World’s Fair, Seattle.

British artist Hannah Sawtell and technologist Avi Flombaum created sawbaum.com, where users can create visual collages using multiple vine streams. "We wanted it to look like a visual comic book, with overlapping panels," said Flombaum. "And we wanted it to be fun!" Photo courtesy Rhizome.

Fowl Cay is a private island with a difference: discover six uniquely beautiful villas spread across a private 50-acre retreat in the secluded chain of the Exumas, Bahamas. No neighboring hotels, no passing ships, no crowds – just you and the excitement of exploring a special kind of wilderness. Made up of 365 tiny islands and cays, stretching across more than 120 miles of crystal-clear, warm turquoise water – the natural beauty of the Exumas is one of the most extraordinary settings on the planet. It's time to explore the world of Fowl Cay – no longer just a dream...

365 Ocean homeowners will live a lifestyle characterized by deep blue waters, endless horizons, and sun-drenched afternoons. A full suite of plush amenities and services fosters an extraordinary live-play oceanfront atmosphere, highlighted by a heated, resort-style infinity-edge plunge pool, decorative paver decking with ornamental waterfalls, and personal, lockable cabanas for storage of beach chairs, umbrellas, surf boards, and more. Porter assistance will be available.

A mustardy couch and a large map of the world—Whitlock travels all over the place for work—keep the living room bright and cheerful.

A state-of-the-art video doorman at 365 Ocean will provide 24-hour, seven-day-a-week visitor and delivery management. The lobby, elevator, and garage area will be fully monitored with high-resolution cameras, and a lobby concierge will be available Memorial Day through Labor Day. Residents can provide access to their guests through an app on their Smart phone, without the need to leave the beach or pool. Two custom elevators will serve all floors and electric car charging will be available in the garage.

A Map of the World: The World According to Illustrators and Storytellers via Gestalten $60.00 Navigate your way around the world through a series of visual storytelling maps and atlases composed by contemporary designers, illustrators and mapmakers.

Envisioned by a partnership of STV, AECOM, and Santiago Calatrava, the winged World Trade Center Transportation Hub will connect subway and PATH trains in the humming Financial District.