Oceanside Retreat, Santa Barbara, California
Barry and Sheryl Schwartz’s retreat by the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara would be stunning even if it were completely unfurnished. The spectacular openness of...
Interiors
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January 11, 2020
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December 15, 2019
E Pang Bookstore, Fengdong, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, China
A bookstore by definition is a store that sells books. And the traditional western retail thinking assumes that every square inch of a bookstore earns...
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September 11, 2019
Gandel Wing, Cabrini Hospital – Melbourne, Australia
We wouldn’t wish illness on anyone, but if one must stay at a hospital, we wouldn’t mind if instead of the run-of-the-mill scary infirmary, we’d...
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July 23, 2019
Les Nettoyeurs White’s Dry Cleaners, Montreal, Quebec – Canada
Inexplicably, some aspects of the street-front retail scene seem forever doomed. Dry cleaners and laundry services are a perfect example of this. Yes, we have...
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October 29, 2017
Salon Odes in Odessa, Ukraine
Young, Kiev, Ukraine-based architect, Emil Dervish teams up with many interior designers on his commercial and residential projects. Salon Odes in Odessa, Ukraine, is a...
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April 2, 2017
Spring Place, New York
Spring Place takes up three floors in the decidedly cool, former Verizon building in Manhattan’s Tribeca. It is the same building where Spring Place’s umbrella...
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March 27, 2017
Vlisco’s Fabric Exhibition at Museum Helmond, The Netherlands
Many fascinating stories of colonialism, manufacturing, selling, trading, culture, design and art make up the 170-year history of the iconic Dutch fabric design brand, Vlisco....
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March 23, 2017
Avenue Montaigne Apartment By Joseph Dirand
In long-ago times, artists, sculptors, designers, architects – if they were supremely lucky – gained a benefactor, a royal patron, a life-saver and could stop...
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February 28, 2017
Nanan Patiserie, Wroclaw, Poland
Every sweet tooth in Wroclaw, Poland, can now stay in home territory if they wish to indulge in eclairs, macaroons, fantastic mini-cakes and other sweet...
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December 1, 2016
Ladurée Quai des Bergues, Geneva, Switzerland
The French luxury bakery Ladurée was founded in Paris in 1862 by Louis Ernest Ladurée. Today, the name is synonymous with the double-decker macaroon of...
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August 19, 2016
Green Is In
Green is in. In more ways than one. We are seeing more plants and greenery in designer homes, hotels, restaurants, offices and public spaces than...
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August 4, 2016
Spotti Showroom, Milan, Italy
Spotti, the multi-brand furniture showroom at Viale Piave 27 in Milan, has since 1986 been the go-to place to find the latest and most interesting...