The president and creative director of Bernhardt Design has created multiple platforms to invest in young American and international talent, helping to kick-start the careers of dozens of designers.
The newest entrant into the American contract textiles industry, Luum is based on artisanal approaches, material exploration, and a keen sense of how commercial spaces are evolving.
Retail spaces for micro businesses encourage growth while preserving the intimacy of mom-and-pop shops.
For 25 years, the Hakakians have zealously championed singular tastes, making space for distinctive objects both in their luxurious showrooms and in the wider landscape of American interiors.
The Danish designer’s groovy system furniture is making a surprising comeback.
MANUFACTURER Wilsonart www.wilsonart.com Every year Wilsonart presents an undergraduate class of industrial-design students a simple brief: using laminate (the company’s core product), build an eye-catching yet functional chair that is strong enough to hold 400 pounds. The winner receives a…
Stefan Diez borrows car-manufacturing technology for the sheet-metal Chassis chair.
Finland’s emerging designers are steeped in a culture rich in history, tradition, and innovation.
The owners of the Oslo boutique Pur Norsk source the best in classic and contemporary Norwegian design.
The Loft Years by Belinda Lanks The 1980s may call to mind excessive ornament and oversize luxury, but there was actually another decor movement afoot—one of contrasting restraint, resourcefulness, and functionality. If mirrored walls and cabbage-rose chintz (the interior-design equivalents…
A historic design endures, thanks to its popularity in fast-food restaurants and cheesy nightclubs.
The Masters chair combines the silhouettes of classic seats by Saarinen, Eames, and Jacobsen.
Nicola Stattmann designs a line of comfy, stylish footwear that protects diabetic feet.
Folia’s sliding trays allow even the chronically disorganized a clutter-free work surface.
The celebrated Norwegian firm Snøhetta introduces its egalitarian ways of working to an American architecture world known for rigid, top-down management.
A stunning series of postcards from turn-of-the-century Vienna was initially conceived as a money-making venture.
Luca Nichetto’s new stacking chair may be the first-ever furnishing inspired by kissing robots.
An experimental new chandelier combines lighting with a dose of amateur bacteriology
Architecture students draw on local folklore and epic poetry to express the unique spirit of a site.
Osko + Deichmann’s kinked, playful Straw chair
Introducing a low-maintenance method for creating verdant vertical landscapes
Designed by Kevin Crowley: UNSTITCHED UTILITIES Once used primarily in construction and for mailing envelopes, Tyvek has become the darling material of industrial designers, who have fashioned it into everything from lamp shades to shower curtains. Just as we were…
Designed by MIT’s SENSEable City Lab Copenhagen may seem pleasantly rife with bikers—36 percent of commuters cycle to work—but the city wants even more of its citizens to take to the paths. In order to get half of the population…
An environmental artist brings his handmade “stickwork” sculptures to Brooklyn.
Recent grads compete to design furniture for the green home office.
Inga Sempé realizes an elegant, user-friendly take on a desk light.
Some of our favorite architects and interior designers take us on an evocative tour of their ultimate hotel spaces, places, and experiences.
GamFratesi’s Cartoon chair combines Scandinavian rigor with childlike whimsy.
ABC Carpet’s overdyed vintage and handmade rugs are the antidote to bland beige interiors.
Black + Blum’s elegantly constructed container makes brown-bagging it a luxury.
Democracy Now!’s new offices become the first broadcast facility to achieve LEED Platinum.
A new exhibit taps kids’ curiosity about natural phenomena.
Santiago Calatrava teams up with the New York City Ballet.
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING New York City America’s iconic skyscraper gets a retrofit aimed at cutting energy use almost 40 percent. Forty-three percent of New York City office space was built before 1945. So if the city stands a chance of…
A new design by Martino Gamper pays homage to Thonet’s classic café chair.
Patrick Morris’s ceiling-hung planters free up space and optimize watering.
New York is no stranger to architectural controversy—the Atlantic Yards, the ongoing drama at Ground Zero—and this month the city will be home to two new plays about the recurring tension between an architect’s grand intentions and a client’s conflicting…
With 15 locations in the works, the boutique-hospitality brand is taking a site-sensitive approach to building its global empire.
Even with wooden legs, Michael Young’s design for Emeco unmistakably recalls the company’s trademark Navy chair.
The flamboyant architect adds another project to her crown of built forms.
The open-source model has begun to make inroads into the world of industrial design. Now an innovative new program attempts to bring that ethos to the scale of buildings.
Scot Herbst restyles the classic kids’ ride.
Defne Koz’s latest offering suggests two stones set aglow.
Clear instructions and honest materials take the pain out of first-aid products.
Two distinct programs hope that producing bamboo bikes will be a boon for Ghanaians.
Using time-tested structural techniques, Freshwest gives a classic form new life.
An asymmetrical outline means this bathtub feels as good as it looks.
In a year when infrastructure was a political buzzword, it’s no surprise that cities have recaptured our imagination. Towering skyscrapers, detailed street maps, and geometric city grids have popped up on everything from wallpaper to housewares and handkerchiefs. Pictured…
On the anniversary of one of New York’s great modern spaces, the interior designer Kitty Hawks and Four Seasons co-owner Julian Niccolini lunch in the famous Grill Room and talk about what makes that restaurant the ultimate dining experience.
At last, a folding bike that is easy to operate and doesn’t look ridiculous.
