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Why Architect Anda Andrei Will Never Give Up Tracing Paper

The celebrated Romanian designer, an Ian Schrager alumni who helped define the boutique hotel...

DESIGN OF THE DAY
These Ceramics Are Next-Level Nudes

Jude Jelfs taps her fine-art background to create her remarkable figurative wares.

THE LIST
3 Sun-Filled Interiors to Inspire Your Summer Retreat

Fusing natural materials with site-specific details, each of these bright, vibrant projects offers...

HOTEL
Opening Shot: John Pawson Gives a 19th-century French Hospital a Stunning Makeover in Tel Aviv

The British designer teamed up with a local architect for The Jaffa hotel, bringing his minimalist...

HOTEL
Opening Shot: One of Zaha Hadid’s Final Designs Has a Westworld-Like Exoskeleton

Inside Macau’s ambitious City of Dreams entertainment complex, the Morpheus Hotel’s stunning...

HOTEL
Sydney’s 1940s Paramount Picture Studios Is Reborn as a Stylish Hotel

Paramount House Hotel anchors a new cultural hub that includes an art deco cinema and a restaurant...

HOTEL
Opening Shot: In Tbilisi, Art Deco Vibes Permeate a Soviet-Era Publishing House

The team behind the artisan-led Rooms Hotels in Georgia repurpose a Brutalist structure for their...

STANDOUTS
10 Ways to Light Up a Room

Our favorite fixtures of the moment are made from horizontal hand-blown crystal, hand-hammered...

HOTEL
Opening Shot: Dramatic Lines and Invigorating Color in Germany’s Largest Port Town

Milan-based Matteo Thun teamed up with set designer Robert Wilson for an eye-popping revamp of The...

HOTEL
Opening Shot: LINE Hotels Plants a Flag in Austin

Designer Sean Knibb and architect Michael Hsu used the city's creative energy as inspiration for...

Architecture
Don’t Call Odile Decq a Woman Architect

The designer helped organize a protest at the Venice Architecture Biennale against the abuse and...

ARCHITECTURE
Is Dorte Mandrup UNESCO’s Favorite Architect?

The Copenhagen-based talent believes it’s her nonconformist attitude that makes her the ideal...

DESIGN
13 Architects and Designers Imagine Playscapes of the Future

From a clever slide sculpture to a hide-and-seek–inspired teahouse, this is what play is going to

Surface x MoMA Design Store
What a French Gadget Looks Like

A new tech product line at MoMA Design Store spotlights Made in France objects you didn’t...

SKETCHBOOK
Marcel Wanders’s Animal Sanctuary

The Dutch designer offers a glimpse into the early stages of his new Pet Lights series for Moooi.