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How Cranbrook Became the Go-To Art School for Mid-Century Masters and Today’s Design Stars

How Cranbrook Became the Go-To Art School for Mid-Century Masters and Today’s Design Stars

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Morentz Writes the Next Chapter for Furniture with a Storied Past

Morentz Writes the Next Chapter for Furniture with a Storied Past

The Creative Genius of Bauhaus Master Herbert Bayer Knew No Boundaries

The Creative Genius of Bauhaus Master Herbert Bayer Knew No Boundaries

These California Homes Are Beautiful Glass Containers Immersed in Nature

These California Homes Are Beautiful Glass Containers Immersed in Nature

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How Michael Del Piero Made the Jump from Collector to Designer

How Michael Del Piero Made the Jump from Collector to Designer

Herman Miller Got Its Start in the Office, but Its Legacy Is in the Home

Herman Miller Got Its Start in the Office, but Its Legacy Is in the Home

Sawyer Berson Plays by the Rules, and Breaks Them Too

Sawyer Berson Plays by the Rules, and Breaks Them Too

How Alexander Calder’s Magical Mobiles Came to Be

How Alexander Calder’s Magical Mobiles Came to Be

Gil Schafer Designs Homes That Look Traditional but Live Contemporary

Gil Schafer Designs Homes That Look Traditional but Live Contemporary

Massimo Listri Carves out a Singular Home in Florence

Massimo Listri Carves out a Singular Home in Florence

Unraveling the Abstract Weavings of Anni Albers

Unraveling the Abstract Weavings of Anni Albers

Meet the Couple behind the Chicest Franco-Florentine Design Gallery

Meet the Couple behind the Chicest Franco-Florentine Design Gallery

The Dynamic Duo Who Brought Modernism to America

The Dynamic Duo Who Brought Modernism to America

How a Mid-Century Office Building Became a High-Style Hotel

How a Mid-Century Office Building Became a High-Style Hotel

The Jazzy Paintings of Stuart Davis Are Still Swinging

The Jazzy Paintings of Stuart Davis Are Still Swinging

Jean Prouvé’s Humble Prefab Homes Are Now Highly Sought After

Jean Prouvé’s Humble Prefab Homes Are Now Highly Sought After

John Berggruen’s Latest Opening Is His Own

John Berggruen’s Latest Opening Is His Own

Two MoMA Design Shows Explore Ways of Living

Two MoMA Design Shows Explore Ways of Living

See the High-Style 1970s Home of a Renowned New York Preservationist

See the High-Style 1970s Home of a Renowned New York Preservationist

Our Late-Summer Reading Roundup, Part II: Design Books That Will Get You Daydreaming

Our Late-Summer Reading Roundup, Part II: Design Books That Will Get You Daydreaming

Our Late-Summer Reading Roundup, Part I: Design Books That Will Get You Thinking

Our Late-Summer Reading Roundup, Part I: Design Books That Will Get You Thinking

When Good Design Goes Bad, Call Kay Kollar

When Good Design Goes Bad, Call Kay Kollar

How Lina Bo Bardi Brought a Modernist Touch to Brazil

How Lina Bo Bardi Brought a Modernist Touch to Brazil

You Know the Ball Chair, Now See His Other Creations

You Know the Ball Chair, Now See His Other Creations

When the Aaltos Were Design’s Power Couple

When the Aaltos Were Design’s Power Couple

Isay Weinfeld Is the Opposite of a Starchitect

Isay Weinfeld Is the Opposite of a Starchitect

Meet the Met Breuer — and Marcel, Too

Meet the Met Breuer — and Marcel, Too

Lee Mindel Is Moving House

Lee Mindel Is Moving House

Jim Walrod Is Not an Interior Designer

Jim Walrod Is Not an Interior Designer

Michael Boyd Is a Modern Renaissance Man of California Design

Michael Boyd Is a Modern Renaissance Man of California Design

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Checkmate: Last Ditch Design’s Sculptural Slab Bench Does Double Duty as a Chessboard

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Dining Nooks by This Year’s 1stDibs 50 Honorees Make Gathering Around the Table a Cozy Affair

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Iconic Works by Legendary Furniture Designers Take These 1stDibs 50 Spaces to the Next Level

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Art Brings the Drama in These Intriguing 1stDibs 50 Spaces

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These Accomplished Female Makers Have a Penchant for Offbeat Organic Designs

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This Richly Textured Jean Mahie Cuff Was Designed in 1978 But Still Feels On Trend

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12 Bewitching Rooms Bathed in Blue

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Created by a Woman in the 1990s, the Chopard Happy Sport Watch Was a Trailblazer

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Agnès Debizet’s Stoneware Chair Is a Little Bit Terrestrial, a Little Bit Fantastical

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Photographer to Know: Rinko Kawauchi

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Ready for a Cinderella Moment? This Glass Handbag Is a Perfect Fit

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Five Female Designers Creating Jewelry That Resonates with Modern Women

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Chryssa’s 1962 Neon Sculpture Was Way ahead of the Art-World Curve

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Galerie Philia Unveils Limited-Edition Designs at Giampiero Tagliaferri’s New L.A. Studio

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This 1960s Gold-and-Turquoise Cocktail Necklace Is a Vintage Stunner

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This Red-Sequined Stunner Proves That No One Bedazzles a Gown Like Bob Mackie

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In Francks Deceus’s ‘Mumbo Jumbo #5,’ the Black Experience Is . . . Complicated

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Our Guide to Engagement Ring Settings – And How to Choose One

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African Travel Plans on Hold? This Ardmore Leopard Vase Brings the Beauty of the Savanna to You

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Heads Up! Wallpapered and Painted Ceilings Are Trending, as These 14 Rooms Dramatically Reveal

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The Hermès Passe-Guide Bag Might Not Be as Well Known as the Birkin or Kelly, But It’s Every Bit as Chic

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With Works Like ‘Yours Truly,’ Arthur Dove Pioneered Abstract Art in America

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Romantic Jewelry with Secret Messages

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Cameo Jewelry: History, Significance and Worth

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You Don’t Need a Fictional Fairy to Get This Real Pinocchio Lamp

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This Curving Angela Cummings Fish-Skin Bracelet Is Spectacular Yet Subtle

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The 21 Most Popular Mid-Century Modern Chairs