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Galerie Philia's staged apartment in Walker Tower in New York, at left, and Gabriel & Guillaume's space at Fifteen Fifty, a residential skyscraper in San Francisco, at right
Moooi Works' more-is-more 2018 Mega chandelier, from "Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting," at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Tour an Upper East Side Triplex Where Sophistication Meets Playfulness
On Both Coasts, Enterprising Design Galleries Have Curated Ultra-Luxe Apartments
From Bare Bulbs to Chandeliers, Lighting Has Evolved in Brilliant Ways
These Women Photographers Are Underexposed No More
David Carter Adds Drama and Whimsy to a Grand 19th-Century London Home
Tour an Upper East Side Triplex Where Sophistication Meets Playfulness

Tour an Upper East Side Triplex Where Sophistication Meets Playfulness

May 9, 2021
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On Both Coasts, Enterprising Design Galleries Have Curated Ultra-Luxe Apartments

On Both Coasts, Enterprising Design Galleries Have Curated Ultra-Luxe Apartments

May 9, 2021
From Bare Bulbs to Chandeliers, Lighting Has Evolved in Brilliant Ways

From Bare Bulbs to Chandeliers, Lighting Has Evolved in Brilliant Ways

May 9, 2021
These Women Photographers Are Underexposed No More

These Women Photographers Are Underexposed No More

May 9, 2021

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David Carter Adds Drama and Whimsy to a Grand 19th-Century London Home

David Carter Adds Drama and Whimsy to a Grand 19th-Century London Home

May 2, 2021
This Dutch Design Studio Is Showing Off LEDs in a Whole New Light

This Dutch Design Studio Is Showing Off LEDs in a Whole New Light

May 2, 2021
See the Incredible Interiors of Mid-Century Design Polymath Gio Ponti

See the Incredible Interiors of Mid-Century Design Polymath Gio Ponti

May 2, 2021
Clive Lonstein Shows how Luxe Warmth Wins the Day in Aspen

Clive Lonstein Shows how Luxe Warmth Wins the Day in Aspen

April 25, 2021
Red-Carpet Fashions Rule at Marilyn Glass

Red-Carpet Fashions Rule at Marilyn Glass

April 25, 2021

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Yuko Nishikawa Wants to Save the Earth’s Forests via Her Colorful Mobiles

Yuko Nishikawa Wants to Save the Earth’s Forests via Her Colorful Mobiles

April 22, 2021
Tour a Tribeca Apartment with Blue-Chip Art in Every Room

Tour a Tribeca Apartment with Blue-Chip Art in Every Room

April 19, 2021
Automaton Introduces Young Angelenos to the ‘Cool Factor’ of 20th-Century Design

Automaton Introduces Young Angelenos to the ‘Cool Factor’ of 20th-Century Design

April 18, 2021
From Yayoi Kusama’s New Show to Your Veggie Garden, Outdoor Sculpture Wows

From Yayoi Kusama’s New Show to Your Veggie Garden, Outdoor Sculpture Wows

April 18, 2021
Designer — and Instagram Darling — Heidi Caillier Brings Touches of Color to Gray Seattle

Designer — and Instagram Darling — Heidi Caillier Brings Touches of Color to Gray Seattle

April 11, 2021
Four Jewelry Matriarchs and Their Children Share the Joys of Working Together

Four Jewelry Matriarchs and Their Children Share the Joys of Working Together

April 11, 2021
On the Brooklyn Waterfront, Fort Standard Creates Muscularly Minimal Furniture

On the Brooklyn Waterfront, Fort Standard Creates Muscularly Minimal Furniture

April 4, 2021
‘New Maximalist’ Corey Damen Jenkins Mixes Pattern, Color and Material with Aplomb

‘New Maximalist’ Corey Damen Jenkins Mixes Pattern, Color and Material with Aplomb

April 4, 2021
Welcome to the Masculine World of Car-Loving Milanese Designer Tommaso Spinzi

Welcome to the Masculine World of Car-Loving Milanese Designer Tommaso Spinzi

April 4, 2021
The Rich Pageantry of the Old Masters Is on Full View at Robert Simon Fine Art

The Rich Pageantry of the Old Masters Is on Full View at Robert Simon Fine Art

April 4, 2021
This Color-Loving Designer Redefines Farmhouse Chic with a Dose of Comfort

This Color-Loving Designer Redefines Farmhouse Chic with a Dose of Comfort

March 28, 2021
Jewelry Adventurer Mimi Lipton Has Turned a Lifetime of Travel into a Most Unusual Collection

Jewelry Adventurer Mimi Lipton Has Turned a Lifetime of Travel into a Most Unusual Collection

March 28, 2021
YMER&MALTA Crafts Some of the Freshest French Furnishings You’ll Find

YMER&MALTA Crafts Some of the Freshest French Furnishings You’ll Find

March 28, 2021
This Paris Apartment by Laura González Reveals Why She’s a Rising Design Star

This Paris Apartment by Laura González Reveals Why She’s a Rising Design Star

March 21, 2021
How Holly Hunt Became and Remains an International Furniture and Decor Empire

How Holly Hunt Became and Remains an International Furniture and Decor Empire

March 21, 2021
American Craft Is Going from Marginalized to Mainstream

American Craft Is Going from Marginalized to Mainstream

March 21, 2021
Melanie Turner Serves up Southern Charm with a Clean, Modern Twist

Melanie Turner Serves up Southern Charm with a Clean, Modern Twist

March 14, 2021
Coco Chanel Loved Costume Jewels but Couldn’t Resist Designing with Diamonds

Coco Chanel Loved Costume Jewels but Couldn’t Resist Designing with Diamonds

March 14, 2021
The Hilma af Klint Effect: How the Future-Forward Painter Inspires Artists Today

The Hilma af Klint Effect: How the Future-Forward Painter Inspires Artists Today

March 14, 2021
Ellen Hamilton Works Design Magic on a Classic Central Park West Apartment

Ellen Hamilton Works Design Magic on a Classic Central Park West Apartment

March 7, 2021
For One Enterprising Gallery, All of Philadelphia Is an Exhibition Stage

For One Enterprising Gallery, All of Philadelphia Is an Exhibition Stage

March 7, 2021
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