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WORDPLAY
Why Designing Instagram Moments Equals Failure

Surface Media’s CEO pleads with architects and developers to focus on building lasting...

STORE
On Display at the First-Ever Roman and Williams Boutique? Anti-Minimalism

The studio's founding collection of furniture and home goods plus a Stephen Starr café are the...

THE LIST
babaà Knits Better

The Madrid-based knitwear brand weaves heart and soul into its process, from how it designs to the...

DESIGN
A Remembrance: Wendell Castle, 1932–2018

Our design editor looks back at her time with the pioneering furniture designer and the experience...

ART
Meet the Heavy Hitters of Contemporary Jewelry Design

An exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt explores the evolution and explosive creativity of an...

FILM
Interior Design and Fashion: Clash or Codependence?

The upcoming film Interior Motives, a directorial debut for Natalie Shirinian, explores the...

THE LIST
Glasfurd & Walker Creates Stories That Stand Out

The Canadian graphic design firm’s creative director, Phoebe Glasfurd, discusses its distinct...

DESIGN
The Living Room Storage and Tables on Our Wishlist

These storage spaces and tables offer artful interpretations of ways to showcase—or stash—your...

DESIGN
Massimo Bottura Is Giving the Soup Kitchen a Major Upgrade

With the help of international artists and designers, the award-winning Italian chef is...

THE LIST
7 Modern Ottoman Options

Kick back in style with one of these fashionable footrests.

Design
How the Sausage Is Made, Literally

In her new book "The Sausage of the Future," Carolien Niebling dissects the tubular meat—and it's

OPINION
Surface’s Most Popular Stories of 2017

The 10 articles that captured your attention this year, from our exclusive first look at Kanye...

DESIGN
The Best-Designed Stores of 2017

These 15 retail destinations around the world prove that shopping can be about far more than simply

Design
The Best Home Furnishings of 2017

From a high-and-low-pile rug to a wool-and-cashmere upholstered chair, the most memorable new...

Store
Gallery? Showroom? London’s House of Toogood Defies Classification

Faye and Erica Toogood’s boutique and exhibition space is a warren of covetable homewares and...