“There was too much visual pollution disturbing the simplicity. The goal was to allow the existing buildings to work within a totally new program, each still distinguishable by its own destiny.” —Architect Bart Len

“A building can have far greater impact than the space it stands in.”—William Carpenter, architect and resident

In the ground-floor gallery, 40-foot-long library shelving is punctuated by floor-to-ceiling columns made from white acrylic panels that conceal low-cost fluorescent-tube lighting.

Lightroom 2.0 was inspired by artists’ lofts and Decatur’s industrial past. The gallery floors are polished concrete and the exposed joists are Georgia-Pacific engineered lumber.

Opening October 17, the shop will expand WantedDesign's existing Industry City space (see below for details). A diversity of brands and designers will be present, including Souda, Alexandra Ferguson, Brooklyn Candle Studio, By Boe, Fort Standard, and Urbancase. Click through to see a few examples of what'll be available!

This structure in Düesseldorf, Germany, is part home, part workshop, and part showroom for designer and resident Joachim Jasper. Located in a former factory, it features modern furnishings from the likes of Tom Dixon and Agape.

Clad in copper panels that Holl had fabricated by the Kansas City, Missouri, company Zahner, the house is daylit by a host of rectangular skylights (inspired by the musical staff) punched through the roofs and the pool’s floor.

Fake Industries Architectual Agonism is an architectural office "of diffuse boundaries and questionable taste," as the NYAIA puts it, run by Cristina Goberna and Urtzi Grau from offices in New York, Sydney, and Barcelona. This is its design for a velodrome in Medellin, Colombia. Image courtesy of Fake Industries Architectural Agonism.

StormWall panels by StormWall Industries.

Another view of the galleries.

The Cy Twombly Gallery, also by Piano, shares space on the Menil Collection's campus. Based on a sketch by Twombly, the building is topped by white canvas sailcloth ceilings that allow natural light to filter into the gallery.

Espadrilles by Industry of All Nations.

The Kathmandu photo gallery.

The facade of Rogues Gallery.

Three afternoons a week, Wenes opens the gallery and “my private space belongs to the public,” she says. On the box is a piece by Tamara Van San.

In the tiled master bathroom, the boys get their own sink.

Ray Kappe, now 80, sits in the master bedroom. He says he's as busy now as he was 40 years ago.

Keiko and Taku Shinomoto have two simple rules for their store: that the items come from Japan and that they have been well made by artisans. Just off busy Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, California, the shop carries homewares such as Kaikado metal tea canisters.

House Industries kitchen towels, $30 for a set of three, available from Heath Ceramics. These 100% flour sack kitchen towels depicting ampersands, koi, and kokeshi will brighten any chef's day.

Peace Industry, Booth 1621 Spy San Francisco–based Peace Industry's hand-felted 100-percent wool rugs in Booth 1621.

Trejos incorporated a variety of reused and recycled material into the project, such as shipping pallet tables, beds made from recyclyed plastic, and couches crafted in Costa Rica.

Here we get a spiraling view of Toyo Ito and Arup's Serpentine Gallery in London.

Cheeseboard Animals from Thing Industries, $140 at thingindustries.com With this cutting board set, featuring a ceramic goat, sheep, and cow by Helen Levi, identifying cheese types has never been easier—or more adorable.

“We don’t use the package as advertising; we use it to help people understand what’s inside—to feel and enjoy the design, integrity, and quality of the product before opening the box.” —Megan Sanguinetti, designer at Heath Ceramics

During construction, Trejos and her team had to trim part of the cedar tree. They utilized the excess wood for stairs and in other parts of the home, including the bathrooms.

Take advantage of the holiday to tackle tasks you’ve been putting off: Paint that powder room, change the hardware in the kitchen, or hang the artwork that’s been leaning against the wall. Right now, homes are the nucleus for all life’s events; use this time to cultivate a healthy headspace by making your home your sanctuary.

Eujin: Justin Cogley for NOWNESS's Instagram Justin Cogley, Executive Chef at Aubergine, a modern California cuisine restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea, recently took over NOWNESS's Instagram. His beautiful gastro snaps such as a silvery starfish seen while foraging for sea lettuce, mussels with yuzu, and porous sea urchins (seen here) instantly take me back to the ocean and gives me a taste of his exquisite menu.

The wood sculpture from the market continues up through the second floor and provides a dynamic backdrop for the contemporary furniture area.

Tucked behind Tortoise General Store is Tortoise, a gallery-like setting where designs from Ryota Aoki, Hiroto Nakanishi, and Masanobu Ando are on display.

Huts in the Old Harbour used to be where fishermen did their baiting work and tended to their daily catch. Today they house shops, galleries, restaurants, and whale watching excursions among other things. Photo by: Tiffany Orvet

One of the leading local contemporary art galleries in Manila, Silverlens—which also has a presence in Singapore—is owned by Isa Lorenzo and Rachel Rillo, both photographers. They represent much of the exploding Manila art scene, including Patricia Perez Eustaquio, Gary Ross Pastrana, Maria Taniguchi, Pio Abad, and Renato Orara, the only Philippine artist actively collected by the Museum of Modern Art.

A gallery occupies the lower level. "The house really ended up becoming a vessel through which the art is experienced," says Dolezal. To learn more about how architects design around art collections, view our story on the Housemuseum in Melbourne, Australia.

A higher profile designer, the Spanish designer Nacho Carbonell's Skin series is also on display at Industry Gallery.

Architect Ulrich Hamann of the London-based firm Foster & Partners created a seamless addition to the 19th century Neo-Classical building that was home and studio of artist Franz von Lenbach. For the Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, as the new addition is known, Hamann wrapped the exterior in brass. Making this eye-catching statement, he set if off from the palatial style of the museums that surround it. Image courtesy of Lenbachhaus Gallery and Museum.

An installation at the Storefront for Art and Architecture.