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Skim Milk is out to seek the best in minimalist design. The column focuses on minimalism relating to architecture, furniture, interior design, and product design.

Bergman Design House Turns a London Apartment Into a Living Archive

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

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.

Two Units Become One Inside the Rockefeller Apartments

Two Units Become One Inside the Rockefeller Apartments

Nicholas Potts Studio and Studio Armando Aguirre restore the spatial generosity of the landmark Rockefeller Apartments through layered interiors informed by Bauhaus references, vintage furnishings, and the building’s original architectural DNA.

OAD Transforms Bunkers into a Coastal Retreat on the Baltic Shore

OAD Transforms Bunkers into a Coastal Retreat on the Baltic Shore

OAD transforms a cluster of grass-covered Soviet bunkers on the Latvian coastline into a family retreat where the architecture of defense becomes the language of home.

A Study in Slowness: Forum Florum Counters Milan Design Week’s Pace

A Study in Slowness: Forum Florum Counters Milan Design Week’s Pace

Staged inside an 1838 educational institution rather than a commercial showroom, Marcin Rusak's Milan Design Week exhibition asks visitors to slow down, sit down, and listen to plants.

Future Simple Studio Trades the Spa Playbook for Roman Civic Logic

Future Simple Studio Trades the Spa Playbook for Roman Civic Logic

A circular sauna for fifty, a shared cold plunge for twelve, and an architecture studio betting that the fastest way to connect strangers is to make them sweat together.

Grayhaus' Preservation and Renovation of Tyron Hill Home Give Way to Possibility

Grayhaus' Preservation and Renovation of Tyron Hill Home Give Way to Possibility

Grayhaus designer Sara Gray renovates a 1929 Cape Cod in Portland, Oregon, using unlacquered brass, Calacatta Viola marble, and natural textiles chosen to age gracefully with use.

Amangiri Unveils Its First Six-Bedroom Villa in Utah's Canyon Country

Amangiri Unveils Its First Six-Bedroom Villa in Utah's Canyon Country

At Amangiri, Aman’s newest residence aligns architecture, light, and service into a calibrated retreat shaped by its surroundings.

Ravi Raj Restores a Century-Old Croton-on-Hudson Residence

Ravi Raj Restores a Century-Old Croton-on-Hudson Residence

Ravi Raj renovates a historic early 20th-century stone house in Mount Airy, Croton-on-Hudson, restoring and extending its material logic through a contemporary interior.

Holzrausch Extends a Wilhelminian-Era Frankfurt Penthouse

Holzrausch Extends a Wilhelminian-Era Frankfurt Penthouse

Holzrausch resolves the tension between a historic Frankfurt shell and contemporary living with Kambala, terrazzo, and warm-brushed stainless steel.

This La Jolla Beachside Home Is Built Around Restraint and Craftsmanship

This La Jolla Beachside Home Is Built Around Restraint and Craftsmanship

When the walls cannot move, every decision about light and material has to earn its place in Daniel Joseph Chenin's San Diego residence.

A Layered Modern Farmhouse Takes Shape in North Vancouver

A Layered Modern Farmhouse Takes Shape in North Vancouver

In North Vancouver, Garret Cord Werner Architects, HB Design, and Donohoe Living Landscapes transform two neighboring lots into a single flowing composition of architecture, interiors, and garden.

Crescent Shelving Commemorates Colin King's First Furniture Piece for Audo

Crescent Shelving Commemorates Colin King's First Furniture Piece for Audo

Colin King designs Crescent Shelving for Audo—a lacquered oak shelving system conceived for the center of a room rather than the wall.

Matteo Thun Embeds BASIN Glacial Waters into Lake Louise Landscape

Matteo Thun Embeds BASIN Glacial Waters into Lake Louise Landscape

Matteo Thun's BASIN Glacial Waters is a thermal bathing facility integrating European sweat culture with glacial-fed hydrotherapy.

Lidan Sfadia's Encino Home Is Built on Restraint + Rounded Marble

Lidan Sfadia's Encino Home Is Built on Restraint + Rounded Marble

Rounded marble edges, brass fittings chosen to age, and a crushed limestone driveway - Lidan Sfadia trades polish for the quieter side of luxury.