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Prisma Rug by Amy Lau for Kyle Bunting. 8' DIA.; $5,931. Kylebuntingom.Leap Indigo by David Rockwell......

Daily Necessities May 13,2025 by Matthew Bell
The RIBA Home of the Year Was Awarded to This Modern Structure

The RIBA Home of the Year Was Awarded to This Modern Structure

The Royal Institute of British Architects ( more commonly referred to as RIBA ) is among the world's......

Daily Necessities May 03,2025 by Matthew Bell
Charles & Co.

Charles & Co.

Don’t be fooled by Vicky Charles’s pedigree as the former global head of design for Soho House or he......

Daily Necessities April 23,2025 by Matthew Bell
Houston’s Downtown Redesign In the Wake of Hurricane Harvey May Include a Five Mile “Green Loop”

Houston’s Downtown Redesign In the Wake of Hurricane Harvey May Include a Five Mile “Green Loop”

Even though Houston is poised to surpass Chicago as the third-most populous city in the U.S., its do......

Daily Necessities April 13,2025 by Matthew Bell
How to Grow a Butterfly Garden

How to Grow a Butterfly Garden

Butterfly gardens make both gardeners and insects happy with colorful blooms and fragrance. “They ar......

Daily Necessities April 03,2025 by Matthew Bell
Sou Fujimoto’s Forward-Looking Japanese Architecture

Sou Fujimoto’s Forward-Looking Japanese Architecture

Renowned for his highly conceptual contributions to the world of architecture, Sou Fujimoto has developed......

Daily Necessities March 24,2025 by Matthew Bell
Julie Hillman Design

Julie Hillman Design

“Working for ten years as a ready-to-wear designer gave me a deep understanding of textiles, which h......

Daily Necessities March 14,2025 by Matthew Bell
Isabelle Stanislas Architecture

Isabelle Stanislas Architecture

When you’re tapped by the president of France to put your mark on the Élysée Palace, your profile is......

Daily Necessities March 04,2025 by Matthew Bell
Pierce & Ward

Pierce & Ward

Louisa Pierce and Emily Ward work with a roster of ultrafamous clients (Leonardo DiCaprio, Dakota Johnson......

Daily Necessities February 22,2025 by Matthew Bell
Statue of Liberty Museum by FXFOWLE and ESI Design Finally Tops Out

Statue of Liberty Museum by FXFOWLE and ESI Design Finally Tops Out

On Liberty Island in New York today, more than just city tourists gathered around the torch-toting copper......

Daily Necessities February 12,2025 by Matthew Bell
The Zaha Hadid Exhibition That’s Sweeping This Year's Masterpiece London Design Fair

The Zaha Hadid Exhibition That’s Sweeping This Year's Masterpiece London Design Fair

Acclaimed for daredevil buildings in a style that can only be described as Opulent Futurism, architect......

Daily Necessities February 02,2025 by Matthew Bell
Discover Rio’s 10 Most Significant 2016 Olympic Venues

Discover Rio’s 10 Most Significant 2016 Olympic Venues

No country monumentalizes spectacle like Brazil, which has been building arenas to accommodate sports......

Daily Necessities January 23,2025 by Matthew Bell
Here’s Why You Should Plant a Magnolia Tree in Your Garden

Here’s Why You Should Plant a Magnolia Tree in Your Garden

Say “magnolia” and most people envision large shade trees with fragrant blossoms that evoke the Amer......

Daily Necessities January 13,2025 by Matthew Bell
The Best New Buildings in the UK

The Best New Buildings in the UK

While the U.K. still stands divided on the history-making Brexit, its members have at least come to a......

Daily Necessities January 03,2025 by Matthew Bell
The Inside Story

The Inside Story

The Garden of Peter Marino (Rizzoli, $85)A Place to Call Home: Tradition, Style, and Memory in the New......

Daily Necessities December 24,2024 by Matthew Bell
See How an Artist Miniaturized Hong Kong’s Architecture

See How an Artist Miniaturized Hong Kong’s Architecture

While many contemporary sculptors live by the maxim bigger is better—creating massive pieces that fi......

Daily Necessities December 14,2024 by Matthew Bell
Jamie Bush + Co.

Jamie Bush + Co.

If the legendary decorator Michael Taylor was the father of the “California look,” then Bush might j......

Daily Necessities December 04,2024 by Matthew Bell
This Is the World's Best Architectural Photograph of the Year

This Is the World's Best Architectural Photograph of the Year

Just as with any architectural work , a multitude of elements combine to make the perfect photograph......

Daily Necessities November 24,2024 by Matthew Bell
Step Inside a Massive Beehive in London’s Kew Gardens

Step Inside a Massive Beehive in London’s Kew Gardens

Despite their piercing stingers and painful venom, bees are benevolent creatures. And what’s more—th......

Daily Necessities November 14,2024 by Matthew Bell
Explore 6 Inventive Thai Houses and Hotels

Explore 6 Inventive Thai Houses and Hotels

Traditional Thai architecture is easy to love: “The graceful form, the flamboyant flourish of the cr......

Daily Necessities November 04,2024 by Matthew Bell