Marisa Bartolucci

You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.

Embroidered with snakes, turtles, birds and vines, it celebrates a dazzling natural world before the arrival of Adam and Eve.

This pair of iconic 20th-century light fixtures with the same name have two very different backgrounds.

Now considered emblematic of 1960s mod aesthetics, the Finnish designer's famous creation was far from an overnight success.

The enduring appeal of the Barcelona chair is in the details.

British portraitist David Bailey gets up close to his celebrity subjects.

The French designer rose from tragic beginnings to later become one of the most legendary decorators of the prewar era.

One of the 20th century's most important female photographers is finally being recognized as a daring and seminal artist.

Personal and professional life blend together in the Italian designer's abode.

The French decorator, celebrated talent among his top-tier clients, was known for his eye for color and ability to compose unexpected interiors.

The French photographer digitally stitches together vast quantities of images to create dream-like tapestries featuring the built environment.

Find out why she shot "eerie" fashion photos — on purpose.

Playful photography is serious business for this Magnum master of "snaps."

Want to sleep in a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright or Peter Zumthor? The website Plans Matter lets you reserve vacation homes that you'd normally only read about in architecture books.

The artist’s escapist fantasias have deep origins.

These jewelry designers were challenged by Vogue Italia to craft pieces from the ivory palm nut, and the results are incredible.

Amulet jewelry was among mankind's first fashion accessories, used since prehistoric times to strengthen and protect the wearer. Its allure remains strong to this day.

Celebrities and supermodels have been posing for this German lenswoman since the 1980s. But she is only now finding real respect.

The Irish lensman is known for capturing empty spaces that have real presence.

After photographing everyone from Coco Chanel to Angelina Jolie, the 83-year-old Kirkland is still snapping portraits of Hollywood A-listers.

The <i>Vogue</i> lensman excelled at capturing stylish people and timeless interiors.

The visionary Irish modernist is finally being recognized as one of the 20th century's most influential creators.

The Italian hotelier and interior designer takes us on a tour of the chicest suites, villas and palazzos in her majestic hometown.

The legendary designer rose from humble beginnings to create lavish spaces for high-society New Yorkers before decorating the White House for George H.W. Bush.

The holiday season was a time for glitz and consumption in mid-20th-century America.

The Moroccan-Argentine designer made Oriental interiors a global fad.

The British designer was as daring as he was debonair, deploying a brazen mix of colors and patterns that came to define the groovy-glamorous interiors of the Swinging Sixties.

The ambitious designer was favorite among celebrities in the 1970s and '80s, and he created everything from private homes to corporate interiors to sheets. Learn more about the man who reached the pinnacle of his profession before his life was tragically cut short.