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Process
Dion Lee Is Having a Moment

Surface sits down with the Australian designer as he takes Manhattan by storm with his first

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...

WATCH
Peer Into Issey Miyake’s Looking Glass

A glass watch from the fashion label and Tokujin Yoshioka distills time

Art
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, Gets a New Home

ICA director Ellen Salpeter offers a peek inside the museum’s new building and groundbreaking...

Architecture
A New D.C. Concert Venue Is Ready to Rock

The Anthem, designed by Rockwell Group, successfully blends intimate club and performance hall.

Opinion
The Architecture of 2017 in 7 Buildings

From the overexposed to the overlooked, these buildings—and one curious structural...

Hotel
Switzerland’s Historic Bürgenstock Resort is Reborn

The largest resort in Western Europe is an architectural petri dish, with modern additions and...

Endorsement
Christ & Gantenbein Make Invitingly Austere Spaces

The Swiss architecture firm is part of the team that won this year’s Panerai Design Miami Design...

THE LIST
Our Go-To Gift Guide for Design Lovers

From a spaceship-shaped console to an unforgettable sushi dinner, Surface’s editors select

Taste
Why the Guggenheim Museum Is a Precarious Music Venue

The multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Andrew Bird on his deep connection to architecture...

Design
The Ten Commandments of Design’s Black Ops

Jeffrey Bernett has left his fingerprints all over the furniture industry’s most coveted...

BEHIND THE SCENES
Steven Holl Explains the Virtues of His Newest Paint Set

From his office in his New York studio, the architect gives us a glimpse at his creative process by

PARTNERSHIP
Built For and Inspired by New York, This Compact Cabin has a Local Perspective

Architect Peter Zuspan used his everyday experience and NYC know-how to inform his contribution to...

Design
15 Minutes with Kenya Hara

Words of wisdom from Muji’s celebrated art director.

Design
Compartés Chocolate Opens a Dusky-Emerald Flagship in Los Angeles

The boutique chocolatier Compartés turned to design doyenne Kelly Wearstler for a hometown...