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Ome Dezin Restores a Whitney R. Smith Home in the Hollywood Hills
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Ome Dezin Restores a Whitney R. Smith Home in the Hollywood Hills

A red-bellied spiral staircase, a sawtooth ceiling, and a borrowed dose of Milanese restraint reveal what happens when designers choose to l…

F5: Lidia Valdivia Talks Her Partner’s Art, Nights in Cairo, a Greek Island + More
Friday Five

F5: Lidia Valdivia Talks Her Partner’s Art, Nights in Cairo, a Greek Island + More

Designer-builder Lidia Valdivia shares some of her favorite destinations, from Egypt to Greece, and more.

Old Wine Tanks Become Suites at this Ionian Sea Resort
Destination Design

Old Wine Tanks Become Suites at this Ionian Sea Resort

Dexamenes Seaside Hotel answers the growing global demand for distinctive design destinations with new sensitively imagined accommodations

Viceroy Los Cabos Emerges as a Series of Floating Monoliths
Destination Design

Viceroy Los Cabos Emerges as a Series of Floating Monoliths

The new ultra-luxury resort, set along the Sea of Cortez, coheres nature and architecture with wellness and gastronomy.

Jasmin Reese on Her Cat, a Hercules Ring, the Driving Range + More
Friday Five

Jasmin Reese on Her Cat, a Hercules Ring, the Driving Range + More

Known for her expressive use of color, interior designer Jasmin Reese shares her love of a Hercules ring, her cat, the driving range at nigh…

Japanese and Greek Influences Collide at Athen’s New Onuki Restaurant
Design Store(y)

Japanese and Greek Influences Collide at Athen’s New Onuki Restaurant

A focal point of new-format destination The Ilisian, the new Yabu Pushelberg-designed haunt fuses cultural references in minimalist yet text…

A Quieter Stay, 1 Hotel Copenhagen Actually Embodies the Hygge Mindset
Destination Design

A Quieter Stay, 1 Hotel Copenhagen Actually Embodies the Hygge Mindset

Prolific local firm Norm Architects imbued the new accommodation as a careful coherence of nature, tactility, and considered human facilitat…

Building Block Etc. Marks a Recalibration With Objects That Earn Their Place
Taste

Building Block Etc. Marks a Recalibration With Objects That Earn Their Place

With BUILDING BLOCK ETC., sisters Kimberly and Nancy Wu recalibrate their design language through entertaining objects, curated materials, a…

F5: Xiao Lin Talks a Stone Seal, Her Grandmother’s Mala Bracelet, an Incense Holder + More
Friday Five

F5: Xiao Lin Talks a Stone Seal, Her Grandmother’s Mala Bracelet, an Incense Holder + More

East Hampton-based architect Xiao Lin shares some of her favorite objects, from her grandmother’s mala bracelet to a ceramic incense holde…

A Tokyo Building Offers an Elegant Answer to Urban Compression
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A Tokyo Building Offers an Elegant Answer to Urban Compression

Clerestory Garden turns a constrained footprint in Toshima City into a porous mixed-use building shaped by greenery, daylight, and spatial g…

Refined Yet Rugged, One&Only Moonlight Basin Nestles Between Big Sky’s Peaks
Destination Design

Refined Yet Rugged, One&Only Moonlight Basin Nestles Between Big Sky’s Peaks

The Tom Kundig-designed luxury resort recedes into it’s natural setting, providing guests with the chance to both engage with and retreat …

Ana Kraš Turns Silk Into Structural Concept with SVILA for Emma Scully Gallery
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Ana Kraš Turns Silk Into Structural Concept with SVILA for Emma Scully Gallery

How silk shifts with light, a UNESCO-protected woodcarving technique, and the conceptual weight of a cocoon - Ana Kraš's Svila is a collect…

Bergman Design House Turns a London Apartment Into a Living Archive
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Bergman Design House Turns a London Apartment Into a Living Archive

Every object in this London apartment was chosen to mean more in twenty years than it does today.

Sam Sacks Renovates a Toronto Townhouse From the Inside Out
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Sam Sacks Renovates a Toronto Townhouse From the Inside Out

A structural wall, boxy pickets, and grey contractor finishes stood between this Toronto townhouse and what it could be.

F5: Tryggvi Thorsteinsson on His Family, Moss on Lava Fields, Natural Light + More
Friday Five

F5: Tryggvi Thorsteinsson on His Family, Moss on Lava Fields, Natural Light + More

Icelandic-born architect Tryggvi Thorsteinsson shares some favorite elements of nature, from the way water moves to moss on lava fields, and…