T/design

  1. A Home That Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Books T Magazine, Today

    Surrounded by his expansive library and exquisite objects, a collector whose aesthetic helped shape America’s idea of minimalism has built a maximalist nirvana.

  2. The Reign of the Maximalist Couch Real Estate, Yesterday

    Fringe-embellished sofas — often featuring over-the-top designs, plush cushions and decadent fabric — can cost up to $60,000.

  3. Star Home Stager Draws Crowds for Coveted Tag Sale Real Estate, Yesterday

    Shoppers at Jason Saft’s annual sale mined a collection of 150,000 goods for discounted Eames chairs, vintage bookcases and tasteful trinkets.

  4. Design or Art? Both. At the ‘Salon’ Fair, 6 Ways to See Why. Arts, November 6

    The most thematically permissive fair in New York’s art schedule — where sofas compete with paintings and sculptures — brings up old questions about why we like objects.

  5. House Tour | Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis Video, November 5

    Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis, the architects and founders of the design studio Objects of Common Interest, show T Magazine around their renovated 1899 townhouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

  6. A Parisian Home That Looks Scandinavian T Magazine, November 5

    When a couple found a classic Haussmannian apartment, they chose an architect who’d give it a pared-back feel.

  7. Nothing Is Too Casual for Shea McGee’s Living Room Real Estate, November 5

    The Utah-based interior designer looks for inspiration everywhere, including the side of the road in the desert.

  8. Aging in Place Doesn’t Mean Making Your Home ‘Soulless’ Real Estate, October 31

    Homeowners and designers have found ways to blend accessibility and aesthetics.

  9. Surreal Creatures Gather at Michigan’s Cranbrook Art Museum T Magazine, October 30

    Plus: a new book from Chantal Joffe and Olivia Laing, satin flats for holiday parties and more recommendations from T Magazine.

  10. The Top 10 Architectural Sites to See in Mumbai T Magazine, October 28

    In contrast to the Indian city’s scores of residential towers, its best buildings are lower to the ground — and a flamboyant reflection of its multiculturalism.

  11. Montana Cabins That Were a Real Catch Real Estate, October 27

    Looking for a place they could enjoy their passion for fishing, a couple found much more: two cabins on 14 acres of land.

  12. Ballrooms May Be a Gilded Relic, but They Still Have Their Devotees Real Estate, October 27

    Once a mainstay of the Gilded Age, the grand banquet hall lost its luster with high society. But you can still find one if you look in the right places.

  13. Keeping Yorgos Lanthimos Movie Posters Weird Movies, October 26

    The designer Vasilis Marmatakis has created posters for the director’s films that are often as enigmatic as the movies themselves.

  14. There’s a Wasp Nest in the Living Room. On Purpose. Real Estate, October 24

    These variegated, collaged-looking nests — fetching up to $250 each — are a recent fixation in interior design.

  15. A Last Peek Inside One of New York’s Boldest Renovations Real Estate, October 23

    Visitors lined up for hours outside an architect’s Minetta Lane mansion to get an up-close look at a decade-long restoration.

  16. A Bathroom Dipped in Yves Klein Blue Real Estate, October 21

    Jamie Lenore McKillop turned her bathroom into a sanctuary with ceramic blue tiles, a refinished vanity and a tray table made for bathtub movie watching.

  17. How Much Political Propaganda Art Can One Mansion Hold? T Magazine, October 17

    In London, an interior designer helps a director of Hollywood action films make his house a cheeky, ever-evolving statement on international authoritarianism.

  18. Diane Keaton’s Legacy as a Prolific House Flipper Real Estate, October 17

    Known for her roles in film, the actress built a second act off-screen, turning the homes she renovated into another stage.

  19. Have You Seen a U.F.O. in Brooklyn? It May Have Been the Roof of This House. T Magazine, October 16

    Two Greek-born architects transformed an 1899 building into a light-filled home designed for play.

  20. House Tour | Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis Video, October 16

    The architects and founders of the design studio Objects of Common Interest renovated an 1899 townhouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, even adding a modular slide for their two children.

  21. Bold, Bright and Unexpected: 7 Ways to Use Tile Like a Pro Real Estate, October 13

    The myriad styles and materials used for tile can make a space, not just bathrooms and kitchens, shine in unexpected ways.

  22. Goodbye Gray Walls. Hello, Dusty Rose. Real Estate, October 10

    Dirty pastel colors are seemingly everywhere, in the luxury homes of skin care gurus, designers and even Prada’s runway show.

  23. The Strange Allure of Watching Other People Tear Up Their Homes Magazine, April 4

    D.I.Y. influencers indulge our most ambitious housing fantasies — and cash in on them.

  24. As Office Workers Make Their Return, So Does the Lowly Cubicle Business, December 19

    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.

  25. The Envy Office: Can Instagrammable Design Lure Young Workers Back? Sunday Business, November 26

    If your feed makes the corporate life look stylish, it’s just another evolution in the long history of the American workplace.

  26. The Chicago Home Was Designed for Parties. Then the Parties Stopped. Real Estate, January 24

    Before the pandemic, turning a house into a hub for big gatherings seemed like a good idea.

  27. ‘The Future of Hospitals’: Flexible Space for the Next Pandemic Business, September 13

    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.

  28. Would You Go Back to the Office for an Eames Chair? Styles, August 6

    Ben Watson is overseeing the merger of Herman Miller and Knoll, with the belief that good design means good business.