Their new Tokyo lights (from $245) are made of recycled steel and come in two sizes, eight inches and 18 inches, each topped with an oatmeal-colored rolled-edge shade. "When designing the Tokyo Lamp, our goal was to create something with personality," says Paul. "The ability to tweak the neck angle and pivot the shade entices users to interact with and adjust Tokyo’s stance."

Stretch from Misewell Modern FurnitureIf a coat rack was a luxury item (and who’s to say it’s not?) we would go for this hand-crafted version from Misewell that is made from silky-smooth walnut with pinwheel joinery for $1,180. However, Misewell now offers Spruce, at the slightly more reasonable price of $410.

Brothers Paul and Vincent Georgeson in their studio, surrounded by their own designs (and dog Penny).

Here's their handsome Stretch coat rack, next to the metal-and-walnut Lockwood chair.

Fashioned with mortise and tenon joints, and buttressed with recycled, powder-coated steel, this Milwaukee-made, sustainably sourced walnut stool is destined to become a modern classic. Poet Stool by Misewell.

The rubber-dipped steel base, aluminum neck, and spun shade keep the Eileen lamp ($1,200) balanced when leaning against a wall or in a corner.

The Conrad coffee table has a solid walnut top and legs; each leg snaps into the stamped steel bracket without the use of hardware.

Another view of the Lockwood chair. It's also available with an optional felted wool cover.

The steel Sixagon can be used as a stool, side table, or any other surface. It's got a powder-coated surface, available in black, blue, cream and yellow.

The Gregory Residence is a masterclass example in design. Furnished by renowned New Hope woodworker George Nakashima, this private and rustic home offers ingenious versatility over its 1,644 square feet of space on a 10-acre lot.

A. Industrial cranes inspired the Hensen chair by Jos Kranen and Johannes Gille for New Duivendrecht. B. Sjoerd Jonkers uses upcycled cotton castoffs from the textile industry in the hand-crocheted Clew pouffe. C. A runaway success for the manufacturer is the wood, steel, and concrete Barrel lamp designed by Nieuwe Heren.

Tom Givone's current weekend abode, nicknamed the Floating Farmhouse, is—so far—his capstone project, a synthesis of personal taste, material experimentation, and historically sensitive restoration: a living laboratory for how to bring the vernacular past into the present.

Overhead cabinets now can be easily swung open for ease of access. The kitchens are priced at IKEA’s usual retails. A 10 by 10 foot kitchen fitted with Sektion cabinets will range from around $1,300 to $2,200, excluding appliances.

Black and white kitchen tiles add visual interest to this stunning modern kitchen by IKEA.

The new Spruce clothes tree ($410) comes in ivory or black steel. Says Paul: "Spruce is a design that has such a simple, graphic silhouette that it fits well in almost any architectural setting. From a functionality standpoint, it can earn its keep nearly anywhere in your house. We recommend entryway, bedroom, office, and bathrooms."

Wisconsin. Misewell's approach to modern furniture-making prioritizes ease of assembly. Each leg of the walnut Conrad coffee table snaps effortlessly into a steel bracket, which is available in a range of colors.

The walnut Conrad coffee table's legs snap into a stamped steel bracket, which comes in powder-coated black, ivory, or this sunny shade of yellow ($1,150).

Lushna's dwellings are available in Europe and the U.S., though for customers in the latter, prices can vary based on shipping costs and taxes. The baseline price of Villa Massive, seen here, is approximately $9,375. The canvas-lined Villa Air's is $4,453. To see Lushna's full range of products, visit their website here!

Brothers Vincent and Paul Georgeson take an unconventional approach to expanding their nascent line of furniture: They take a look around their respective homes and tally what they need, and then design those pieces themselves. "We have added several new products that enhance and add functionality to the spaces we live in," says Paul. "Our additions include a versatile coat stand, a multipurpose bench, an adjustable lamp, a robust bar stool and an essential desk."

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Architects: Kirsten Murray, Tom Kundig

A tiny outbuilding offers a cozy living space inside a simple shell.

In the office, a Tolomeo desk lamp from Artemide rests on a desk that Stock designed and built in her university days. The Static shelving is by Lundia.

As the facade of a Bates Masi-designed home in Water Mill, New York, rises from eight to 14 feet high, the mahogany planks subtly widen. “It was quite a demand to make of the contractor,” architect Paul Masi says. “But the design was so much about traveling through the site and weaving [the house] together with the deck.”

Fed up with flashy, environmentally insensitive beach homes, architect Gerald Parsonson and his wife, Kate, designed a humble hideaway nestled behind sand dunes along the New Zealand coastline. Crafted in the image of a modest Kiwi bach, their 1,670-square-foot retreat consists of a group of small buildings clad in black-stained pine weatherboards and fiber-cement sheets.

The master bedroom features an unobstructed door-sized opening onto the double-height great room. A pair of Tolomeo classic wall lamps from Artemide hang next to the bed.

The family spends summers and school vacations at the bach. New Zealand's relatively mild winters mean they use the house year-round.

Tanya Wexler and Amy Zimmerman linger in the breezeway designed to draw eyes, and footsteps, from the driveway through the house to the gently sloping backyard and swimming pool beyond.

The walnut Grain desk ($1,775) and tomato-colored Sixagon stool ($350) are perfect companions. The Sixagon also works perfectly as a side table.

Kayak in hand, Tom and Will make a break for the beach.

The three legs on the Poet Stool ($620) are connected to the walnut seat using mortise and tenon joints, a classic and durable construction method. Made of the same materials, but to different effect, the Lockwood chair ($510) has a shaped solid wood seat and formed steel back.

A view across the display island to a breezeway betweent the house and the garage that Pacek and Roynon created as part of their home addition. They use the space for entertaining and food service when the weather cooperates.

A Lakeside Prefab in New Jersey A New Zealand expat and her son use their prefabricated lakeside New Jersey retreat as an outdoorsy counterpoint to city life. Photo by: Mark Mahaney Curious on what was popular last week? Click here!

IKEA chairs join a table from CB2; a Kawneer triple-sliding door opens to the family’s new ipe deck.

The Irwin pool house designed by Landis Gores in 1957 boasts a central room with high ceilings and an unobstructed view of the landscape. In 2005, the Town of New Canaan purchased the property and added exhibition spaces, as well as rooms for lectures and events. The small pavilion also houses an oversized, monumental brick fireplace design that divides the main space from the kitchen area.

The exterior mixes pale gray wood on the vertical volume, and fiber cement and black brick on the horiztonal volume. The three trees in the front yard were maintained during the renovation process.