The wall beneath the stairs holds hidden storage, including an Enomatic wine dispenser and Sub-Zero refrigerated drawers.

Shibata made the 10-person dining table using $130 sawhorse legs from Maruki Wood Products Company topped with a sheet of birch plywood. A hole in the sliding wall fits over the table, enabling it to be used in both the library and the meeting room. malki.jp A movable wall clad in wainscoting on one side slides along tracks in the dining-room ceiling, dividing the room into a meeting space and a library. The Shiro Simple Modern Pendant lights can be easily removed and reattached after moving the wall. vanilladesign.jp

In the living room Daphne the dog keeps company with a Case Study Day Bed from Modernica, a LCM chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, and a painting by the Brooklyn artist Joyce Kim.

Clerestory windows in Tyler's design studio provide plenty of light, while built-in bookshelves and flat files offer ample storage.

The Lyons’ younger daughter practices cello in her bedroom, which overlooks the central gallery space.

Hugo Eccles of Hugo Eccles Design Office & manufacturer Race Furniture. Photo via What's Going on at Conran?.

Jansen and Dellensen extend the principles of pop-up design beyond retail. Approached in 2009 to design an office for an ad agency that was planning to use the space for only two years, i29 embraced the momentariness of the situation. Instead of shipping in expensive, site-specific decor, they sourced all the furniture locally through charity shops and online auction houses. Jansen refers to the project as their “pop-up office.”

Hayon and his wife, photographer Nienke Klunder, and their son, Tys, has filled his home with many of his own designs, including the Bardot sofa for Bernhardt Design and the 22 chair for Ceccotti and mint-colored armoire for Bisazza Bagno.

Conceptual album packaging for musician Beck's Modern Guilt by creative director and Hugo & Marie co-founder Mario Hugo. Created for Interscope Records.

Villa Hohenlohe by Philipp Architekten won the prestigious Hugo Häring Award in 2014.

Endless possibilities!

A toy that promotes analog learning and creativity in a digital world without technology? Meet the anaPad 2, $40-70—a magnetic white board housed inside a white acrylic frame with a wooden back and 3D geometric magnetic apps. Perfect for what kids do best—doodling, endlessly arranging things around, and game playing.

Mix Method The best way to integrate different furniture styles is to treat “the space like a gallery and place objects according to their colors,” Hayon says. He cautions against using too much natural wood furniture in a space with wood floors: “You need contrast.” In his home, contrasting materials, small porcelain objects, and an occasional black form enliven a palette of light gray furniture.

A custom limited-edition espresso machine created by Mario Hugo for De'Longhi and commissioned by 160/90.

Transit Mailbox in Dundas Yellow by Stephen Hugo-Seinader for Centrifuge, $180-Inspired by the Toronto Subway system, each colorway is based on and named after a particular station’s colored tilework.

The Wooden Camera in black.

Protect your precious Leicas and Hasselblads from those curious hands with the classic Wooden Camera, $30. It even has a spring-loaded shutter button and turnable lens for the real picture taking effect. Made of solid wood and a cotton strap (which is removable for younger children). Available in 5 different colors (including black not shown here).

Spur some photographic interest early on with these wooden toy cameras equipped with a strap by Twig Creative. (Pin).

Inspired by the photo sharing app Instagram, the nostalgic Anagram Wooden Camera, $35, sports the same striped colors (minus the blue) and is handmade from sustainable wood, cork, and leather.

Promo sleeve with cubic typography by artist, designer, and Hugo & Marie co-founder Mario Hugo for New York-based record label ESP Institute, 2011.

Rodriguez, a designer and architect who runs the studio Agi Miagi, created the pendant lamp and terrariums in the dining area. The space is open to the living area, where Brown’s son, Hugo, sits on a Living Divani sofa. The countertop-table is by Bercy Chen Studio.

Architect José Roberto Paredes’s crowning achievement is the freestanding concrete roof that wraps around the structure.

Paolo Box Set, $60 at The Creative Home.

The College for Creative Studies hosts a discussion area with conversations on Danish design and more. On Saturday, this area will host Architecture for Humanity's Design Open Mic from 12-5 p.m.

Stainless steel rods inserted into layered plywood make this media cabinet from Bespoke Creative extra sturdy. In the background are some bent and painted aluminum pieces.

Exactly the same as the classic wooden camera, but with an added bonus!—a nifty cork bottom. Also available in 5 different colors, $35.

The creative spaces inside the Studio Gang office.

Triangular sails fold over the portions that receive the harshest sunlight.

Naef Modulon Building Blocks, $285.95 at The Creative Home.

The tent-like form—with an area of 2,150 square feet—extends past the perimeter of the house to shield it from the elements.

Paredes’s concept was to radiate rooms from a courtyard and join them with outdoor terraces—a move he borrowed from the traditional Moorish buildings he visited in Spain as a student. “It’s like a checkerboard of a house, where you have living spaces and patios between them,” he says.

Pousse Creative's design for a birdhouse with a "green roof."

Van Beek’s extra space is home to her office. She works on a Tense table by Piergiorgio and Michele Cazzaniga and Flow chairs by Jean Marie Massaud, both for MDF Italia.