For a more affordable wall-mounted reading lamp, consider the Crane Light by Cincinnati-based manufacturer Yes. $199 from yescincinnati.com

Designed for an artist and entrepreneur client, this guest house features lots of light, access to the outdoors, and an industrial vibe.

Medium’s master bedroom is outfitted with a claw-foot tub.

"We really love to cook and much of our home life revolves around our kitchen. When we have friends over it’s great to buzz around here; it’s almost like a cooking show. We’re a very equal couple. We wanted the kitchen island to be a single form that we could both use. We can both cook and we can both wash the dishes. The whole thing is really easy to clean as it’s just one main surface that you can wipe down. So the preparation surfaces, the hob [cooktop], and the sink are accessible from both sides. It’s a simple, fun, form-follows-function principle: Store, wash, prepare, cook, eat."

Yates used the same medium density fiberboard on this bookshelf as she did on the wall in the kitchen.

Vancouver-based firm Studio Medium makes its debut at the show with products including Halo, a light made of steel, copper, and glass.

Medium Case by Artecnica with TBWA

The Craig Carrying Case from Delfonics is a roomy pouch that can be used to hold a tablet, pens and pencils, notecards, and other work essentials. Petite enough to fit into a messenger bag or large purse, the Craig Carrying Case features a gold-toned zipper closure. The case can also be used as a clutch that will easily hold a phone, wallet, and keys. In addition to the zippered compartment, the case includes a front pouch that is secured by two gold-toned snaps when the case is folded over. The smartly designed case also delivers a secret message within the front compartment: “It all depends on how you see and interpret things.” Available in medium and large sizes.

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A translucent Polygal corridor separates Small and Medium.

Sunlight streams through formerly boarded-up windows in the living area that was once Madame Wong’s stage. “When we took off the drywall, we realized there were windows in there. So we had more made to match these four,” says Dan. The new windows open up the east side of the building to views of the courtyard below and the San Gabriel mountains in the distance. The apartment is furnished with an eclectic mix of furniture, including an Eero Saarinen womb chair.

The entrance to the Yes Please More pop-up shop.

The living room certainly has a distinct whiff of LA glam.

The plates come in three sizes, small, medium, and large.

The overgrown boardwalk leading up to Medium’s entrance feels more Martha’s Vineyard than North Cambridge.

We check off the pieces that we have fabricated on the master drawing.

Local sailboat shops wanted thousands to make the 13-by-13-foot curtain that hides the Wall of Storage. "We we called my parents in Bangkok, gave them the dimensions, and they got it made for 150 bucks." says Im.

"We really fell for the building and these fabulous original features—–the elaborate decorative plasterwork ceiling and the tiled floors. Plus we have a big expansive view at the back, which is quite precious in the city—–we overlook a soccer pitch built on former railway tracks."

In a couple’s Mexico City apartment designed by David Levy of Flexform, a Murano chandelier hangs above a marble-topped dining table from the showroom.

The exterior of the Theater Royale, which certainly looks finished from the outside.

The Antonio Citterio walnut-back Morgan chairs are also from Flexform.

A little set of stairs leads to a reading nook in Alex's room. The stairs contain hidden storage.

A geometric wood accent wall lies across from the main entry wall and runs alongside the stairs.

Unlike the ornate exterior, there wasn’t much interior detail left to reuse—but the Berniers did their best. Dan says, “There was a wall that had octagonal shapes in it that we took out, and when we rebuilt it, we kept the shapes.”

A single, medium-size bowl in satin white costs $120.

Architect Michael K. Chen, founder and principal of the eponymous New York–based firm, resuscitated a four-story, 3600-square-foot home that had been abandoned for 20 years by incorporating a playful color palette and interesting details, such as this oval-shaped skylight.

The almost-entirely tallowwood kitchen is custom. Muuto pendant lights, bar stools by Alvar Aalto for Artek, a Vola faucet, and a ceiling fan by Beacon Lighting finish the room.

A rolling ladder gives Isabella access to the home’s high-up shelves. It also cleverly slides along a railing that leads to a rooftop deck overlooking the waterway.

Ahmad Djuhara’s drastic redesign of the typical suburban Indonesian home is certainly unusual, and yet the house appears far from grandiose.

The green Snopi lamp is by Flos, and the colored bench is by João Bruno Videira, a Portuguese artisan who works with webs of woolen yarn.

The breezy foyer exemplifies the design team’s commitment to creating an airy, elegant space.

The house features Bayerwald sliding windows and highly insulated fixed glass; low-VOC paint from Benjamin Moore; and big overhangs to the south to shield summer sun and allow winter light. It was important to the family to integrate sustainable materials and strategies.