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03/06/2026

After closing in 2017 for a sweeping renovation, the Waldorf Astoria New York finally reopened in late 2025 following an eight-year, approximately $2 billion transformation, one of the most ambitious hotel restorations in New York City history.

Hotelier Conrad Hilton once called the Waldorf Astoria New York the “greatest of them all.” When it opened in 1931, it was the largest and tallest hotel in the world, an Art Deco icon that defined the luxury hotel experience. In its heyday, the Waldorf was an epicenter of celebrity, society, and...

02/26/2026

By rediscovering the latent value of an ordinary material and recontextualising it within a domestic setting, this project demonstrates that innovation does not necessarily rely on high-tech materials. Instead, it highlights how thoughtful detailing and restraint can elevate the mundane.

During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many, from city-dwellers with limited outdoor space to new homeowners with sprawling acreage, developed an interest in gardening. While this hobby faded for some as daily routines resumed, for others it became a lasting way of life. However, ma...

02/24/2026

This project expertly configures modern sensibility within a historical framework.

Project Details Architect: Ravi Raj Location: Croton-on-Hudson, New York Client Review: This is actually a repeat client of mine. When I started my office back in 2018, my first project was [a secondary home] for her and her husband in Somers. Then, when the pandemic hit, she moved up to Westchester...

02/24/2026

The Ninth Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach has officially opened its doors, unveiling the work of 23 of the nation’s most celebrated designers.

The Ninth Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach has officially opened its doors, unveiling the work of 23 of the nation’s most celebrated designers. For the first time ever, designers transformed two exceptional properties: a waterfront Intracoastal House and a charming Palm Cottage, loc...

02/12/2026

Wallcoverings from bring pattern, depth and texture to the walls (and ceilings!) of The Art of the Home Designer Showhouse. Hear from 5 of our talented designers here on their selection process, and how Innovation's designs pulled their spaces together.
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02/03/2026

As the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH®) writes, “The intention [of Black History Month] has never been to dictate or limit the exploration of the Black experience but to bring to the public’s attention important developments that merit emphasis.”
These 14 titles focus on the cultural history that lends itself to this year's Black History Month centennial.

2026 marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. Initially established by Carter G. Woodson as “Negro History Week” in 1926, the past century has seen the celebration grow and evolve, as the aspirations and influence of the Black community have developed across America. As the Associatio...

01/26/2026

This 10-suite boutique hotel offers spaces crafted to foster a direct connection with the natural surroundings and a slower, more contemplative rhythm of life.

Set within a 27,000-square-foot parcel of jungle, NABOA Hotel Tulum is an intimate hospitality project where architecture, interior design, and landscape are conceived as a single integrated experience. Designed by Jaque Studio, with interiors by Studio Wenden and landscape architecture by Hugo Sán...

01/20/2026

The designs have been inspired by formal gardens, grand grounds, humble horticultural collections, individual plants and historical floral artefacts that have all been loved, cherished and cared for by the National Trust.

This week, Little Greene introduces their sixth wallpaper collection created in collaboration with the National Trust, In the Garden. The eight eclectic designs colorfully draw on the intriguing relationship between interior design and the outdoor space, which can so often define the character of a....

01/09/2026

White and wood tones define every room in Sara Ullvetter's penthouse apartment in Stockholm, creating a serene, seamless cocoon.

Rooms read in many ways. Some seem populated, fleshed out with things. Others appear more inscribed, cast with the clarity of typeface but infused with the grace of script – testaments to a rationale, yet bearing the touch of a hand. Such is the home of furniture designer Sara Ullvetter, a penthou...

12/22/2025

“It was an interesting challenge to create something traditional from a space with an industrial feel,” designer Elizabeth Steimberg shares. “The result is timeless, classic and clean.”

How does one transform a raw, industrial New York City loft into a graceful refuge? This was the puzzle architect Elizabeth Steimberg’s clients brought her. The young couple – she from New Orleans, he from New Zealand – wanted their 4000-square-foot SoHo home to reflect the stately houses of t...

12/22/2025

Take a look back at some of our stand-out features of 2025!

aspire design and home is seeker and storyteller of the sublime in living. As a global guide to in-depth and varied views of beauty and shelter, we go out of our way each year to collaborate with emergent and eminent architects, artisans, designers, developers and tastemakers, to share design that s...

12/12/2025

Trust the process. In the upcoming winter issue of aspire design and home magazine, we’re slowing down to appreciate the many considered steps it takes to bring any creative endeavor to life.
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Trust the process. In the upcoming winter issue of aspire design and home magazine, we’re slowing down to appreciate the many considered steps it takes to bring any creative endeavor to life. “The designers we feature embrace the beauty of assembling a vision, trusting instinct as much as intent...