Henry Clay Frick, aggressive in art collecting as well as business, acquired many of the masterpieces of the museum, whose renovated Fifth Avenue mansion recently reopened.
Offering up an element of surprise, bar cabinets are impressive, functional showpieces.
With recent recognition from the Green Building Council, the 1,200-acre development is poised to welcome its first residential tenants this fall.
We’re inviting illustrators from around the world to share their work with art directors from The New York Times. Apply by June 1, 2025.
After years of doing what she thought was expected of her, Cheryl Kaplan restarted her life and painted it red.
Hekima Hapa runs around with her four children, teaches a sewing class in Brooklyn and ends her day by burning a little sage.
Francesco Vezzoli’s apartment and studio are tributes to his lifelong fascination with the Memphis Group design collective.
The artist’s apartment and studio in Milan display his large collection of Memphis Group furniture, as well as midcentury vases by the designer and sculptor Giovanni Gariboldi.
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Consumers may be unwilling to pay more for pottery, pillows and the other stuff that makes homes feel homey, leaving home décor store owners worried.
Alfredo Paredes showcases an easy lighting upgrade; monochromatic pottery; and a one-of-a-kind ceramic sculpture he got as a boy.
An architect in Southern California wanted to create a larger home for her family. She was inspired, in part, by West African textiles and a dress she wore as a teenager.
The Milan design fair returned this week with Technicolor shag rugs, teapots and an imaginary 1970s house.
His work on the interiors of the Time-Life Building helped set the tone for postwar office style and provided a model for the set of “Mad Men.”
Restaurateurs are finding that ambience and branding matter as much — and to many diners, more — than the food they serve.
The annual festival of furnishings and household objects showcases pieces inspired by ancient Anatolia, cauliflower, electronic dance music and more.
Whether for sustainability or just for show, designers are playing with unusual materials in unconventional ways.
Light plays a starring role in many collections being presented at the annual furniture festival.
The designers of these inventive spots to sit are honoring the past while looking to the future.
The influential floral designer Emily Thompson, known for her wild and rough-hewn style, transformed a flower shop in Chelsea for a party celebrating her new book.
D.I.Y. influencers indulge our most ambitious housing fantasies — and cash in on them.
An exhibition honors Tapio Wirkkala in the context of the remote northern region that captivated him.
The redesigned map of the New York City system, the first to be introduced in nearly half a century, is reminiscent of a version from the 1970s that was reviled by many traditionalists.
Lamps in all shapes and sizes can be used to recast the feel of a room, brighten dark corners and illuminate your treasures.
We’re revisiting the best baths and washrooms T’s covered, from a stained-glass soaking “cathedral” to a birdcage shower topped with feathers.
Textile weavers, tassel-makers, lighting restorers, cabinet makers and muralists forged new traditions at the sumptuous Beaux-Arts museum.
Her L.A. Eyeworks boutique, which she opened with a friend and fellow optician, was a pioneer in turning ordinary frames into bold, artistic accessories.
Schooled in art history, she brought authority and a human perspective to her writing and editing for Architectural Digest, HG, The Times and other publications.
Once derided as symbols of a commodified work force, cubicles are making a comeback, and workers are personalizing them and posting photos on social media.
If your feed makes the corporate life look stylish, it’s just another evolution in the long history of the American workplace.
Before the pandemic, turning a house into a hub for big gatherings seemed like a good idea.
After struggling to respond to a crushing Covid caseload, many hospitals are remodeling so that when the next crisis comes, they’ll be better able to meet it.
Ben Watson is overseeing the merger of Herman Miller and Knoll, with the belief that good design means good business.