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• Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission Votes to Save Googie Design at Norms

  

  After weeks of waiting on the Cultural Heritage Commission's nomination to designate Norms La Cienega an Historic-Cultural Monument, Googie supporters couldn't... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 80-Square-Foot Cabins in the Countryside Form an Idyllic Art Studio

  A pair of mobile studios in the U.K. connect artists, audience, and landscape. When designing a space meant to inspire working artists, architect Charlotte... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• This Cozy Finnish Home Would Not Be Complete Without a Sauna

  A modern home in Finland revolves around three pillars of traditional family life: the kitchen, the fireplace, and the sauna. The suburb of Oulunkylä, less... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Serene Nakashima Bathroom Survives

  

  George Nakashima's sublime Japanese-style bathroom endures at his rural estate. Completed in 1977, the Sanso Villa, or "receptionhouse," was the last of... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• How Induction Cooking Works

  

  1) A coiled metal induction element is located beneath the cooktop's surface, which is typically glass. Electricity flows into the coils, creating a powerful... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Warm Up to Induction Cooking with These Clean Cooktops

  Can't stand wasted heat in the Today's chef can choose from an array of appliances promising to help make better food at home: steam ovens; dual-fuel... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Brooklyn Home Keeps Its Historic Bones While Getting a Much-Needed Interior...

  If it's not the raw brick siding, it's the house numbers-a sleek neon "175" in sans serif font-that give it away. The miniature, functional art piece is the wor... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Dramatic Cutout Wall and Other Surprises Define This Playful House

  

  The sharply asymmetrical outline of Henri Sayes and Nicole Stock's house sets it apart from its neighbors, most of which are nondescript bungalows of the sort... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• This Modern Mailbox Was Made for Midcentury Lovers

  You might not expect a mailbox to have a story behind it, but most mailboxes are not the Midcentury Modern Mailbox from modbox USA. The Kickstarter-funded box... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• This Designer Has Carved a Spoon Every Day For a Year

  The Norwegian designer, who has interned with Tom Dixon and shown work around the world, settled on the project to explore the organic qualities of wood and... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 8 Ways to Design With Tubular-Steel Furniture

  What do Marcel Breuer's Cesca chair, Eileen Gray's Bibendum chair, and Charles Pollock's CP Lounge have in common? It's all in the material: tubular steel. "I... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• High-Tech Prefab Outbuilding is a Surprisingly Peaceful Retreat

  A prefab structure in the woods supports a client's yoga practice. This serene lakeside retreat, designed for yoga and exercise, is part furniture design... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Spacious Toronto Triplex Responds to Rising Urban Density

  A third story packs a wealth of new spaces and functions into this renovated Toronto home. On a residential street in midtown Toronto, Studio JCI undertook... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Pile of Scrap Cardboard Inspired Frank Gehry's Iconic Collection

  The story behind Frank Gehry's Easy Edges. Throughout the sixties, furniture designers played around with cardboard, but the lightweight and durable nature o... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Architecture Students Design and Build a Modern Prefab Fieldhouse

  A class at Virginia Tech empowers future architects to build a prefab baseball fieldhouse from start to finish. "For us, the most important thing is that a... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• This is What Design Looked Like in Israel in 1965

  

  The Israel Museum, Jerusalem celebrates its 50-year anniversary in 2015. To commemorate its history, the museum is hosting an exhibition that looks back at... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Mirrored Floors Pull Iconic Modernist House Into Another Stratosphere

  

  New mirrored flooring in an iconic Dutch home lets visitors experience design in a new dimension. When curator Petra Blaisse was designing her new... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Mind-Blowing, Mondrian-Esque Staircase

  Francesco Librizzi's oak-and-steel staircase is as much a sculpture as it is a means of going between floors. Cefalu, an ancient city on the northern coast o... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 8 Must-Have Outdoor Furnishings and Accessories

  With warmer temps finally signaling springtime, it's the perfect time to get your outdoor spaces ready. A comfortable chair will add welcoming functionality to ... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Contemporary North Carolina Home Navigates a Tricky Site Atop a Ridge

  Drawing inspiration from the Hebrew alphabet, architects Elihu Siegman and Michael Silverman dreamt up an adaptive structure to fit a difficult site in... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN