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• Designing for the Five Senses: Products to Enhance Your Palate

  

  Five-Piece Cutlery Set by Arne Jacobsen for Georg Jensen Designed to fit naturally in the diner’s hand, this sculptural flatware from 1957 trades ornamentation... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Designing for the Five Senses: Scent and Architecture

  

  Commune Scenter Series by L’Oeil Du VertInspired by the Schindler House in West Hollywood, this Douglas fir vaporizer comes with a vial of fragrance that’s... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Modernist Icon with Over 1,000 Pieces of Furniture to His Name

  

  The Villa Beer in Vienna, one of Frank’s most important commissions. Photo by Stefan Oláh. A companion catalog, comprising essays from over two dozen design... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Designing for the Five Senses: Toolkit for Modern Acoustics

  

  More than 40 years after engineering the Sydney Opera House, the interdisciplinary firm Arup is fine-tuning architectural sound performance with the latest... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• House of the Week: A Meticulously-Crafted Alpine Dwelling

  

  Architect Alfredo Vanotti sourced the home's stone exterior from the woods behind the property. “I believe that mountain architecture is an emblematic example o... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 6 Modern Stairs We Love

  

  Lawrence Scarpa and Angela Brooks are architects and co-principals in a Santa Monica design firm where exploring new technologies is a daily practice. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Modern Homes in Far-Flung Locales

  

  Djuhara + Djuhara designed this house for a family in Jakarta, Indonesia, sourcing 90 percent of the materials from within a half-mile radius of the site. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 5 Comfy Sleeping Nooks

  

  At an Athenian home, Architect Aaron Ritenour carved a window into an L-shaped wall to open the cramped master bedroom to a small, light-filled atrium.  Photo b... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• These Lamps Blur the Line Between Art and Object

  

  The Lamp Show runs through April 10 at 99¢ Plus gallery. For curator Zoe Alexander Fisher, there's art in the everyday. Here, she reveals what happens when you... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 5 Ways to Maximize Storage Space

  

  In this Brooklyn apartment, the main stairwell houses storage for kitchen ephemera with tidy, concealed cabinets. The finish is hand-painted and accessorized... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 5 Modern Interiors Wrapped in Wood

  

  This house designed by architect John Wardle for a couple in coastal Fairhaven, Australia, twists and bends to comply with local laws that prevent buildings fro... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Ten-Story Sculpture Inspired by Stained Glass in an Historic Paris Store

  

  The new atrium is at the core of the revamped Printemps, an 1865 Beaux Arts-styled building that also features an enormous glass cupola with multicolored... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 5 All-White Interiors in Modern Homes

  

  A design-savvy family in Copenhagen crafted their dream home, this 2,000-square-foot Copenhagen townhouse. On the upper floors, bright white walls and plenty... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• This Capsule Collection Celebrates Canada's Next Wave of Design Talent

  

  Winnipeg artist and designer Kenneth Lavallee's cotton quilt reinterprets the traditional First Nations star blanket in this understated take on the classic... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Photo of the Week: A Peaceful Moment With the Linear Greenhouses of Half Moon Bay

  

  Taken by @florealm during a recent stroll through Half Moon Bay, this serene shot of the local greenhouses of the area reminds us how architecturally pure... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• An Addition Creates a Sublime Indoor-Outdoor Space Behind an Old Edwardian

  

  “From the beginning we knew we needed to remove the rear 80s extension and preserve the front Edwardian home,” architect Michael Ong says. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 6 Interiors with Exposed Concrete Walls

  

  In Tokyo, Japan, where the houses are crammed cheek by jowl, two old friends from architecture school created a 793-square-foot home out of canted concrete... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 6 Ways to Design with Furniture by Arne Jacobsen

  

  When a couple bought a row house in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., they aspired to live in their dream home of minimalist ease. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Cozy, Well-Sealed Cottage in Northwest France Goes Green

  

  The roofs of each of the three sections of the home are constructed of zinc and are insulated for added protection.  Architect Patrice Bideau In early 2015,... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A New Book Documents the Rarely-Seen Midcentury Modern Gems of Palm Springs

  

  Each project comes with an introductory paragraph that provides basic details such as name, location, year, and architect (when known). Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN