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07/02/2025

A trip to St. Barts covers business and pleasure for Guillaume Rolland, principal of the Liagre Design Studio. A passionate sailor, who has headed Liagre’s yacht design department since 2014, a trip to the Caribbean with friends and family is a perfect opportunity to connect with clients while also engaging with one of his favorite pastimes.

Here, Guillaume details his most recent trip to the idyllic island.

A trip to St. Barts covers business and pleasure for Guillaume Rolland, principal of the Liagre Design Studio.

06/23/2025

Set against the craggy slopes of Cape Town’s mountains, a house once weighed down by Hellenic ornament has been reborn as a study in restraint.

06/16/2025

The property is informed, at the clients’ request, by the tenets of Vastu Shastra, a traditional Hindu philosophy of architecture that stresses spatial harmony and a dialogue with nature.

As shelter, architecture seeks dominion over nature. As art, it challenges nature’s perfection. And while some may assert that they have designed structures that seem to spring straight from the landscape, or disappear into it, these facts invariably lead one to think – cribbing from Hemingway ....

06/06/2025

eggersmann's custom TV concealment systems are crafted to blend effortlessly into any interior, using the same precision and elegance found in their cabinetry collections.

eggersmann USA offers refined solutions for integrating technology into modern living spaces without compromising design. Their custom TV concealment systems are crafted to blend effortlessly into any interior, using the same precision and elegance found in their cabinetry collections. Whether throu...

06/04/2025

Though the family-owned German brand might be best known for its kitchen storage, it brings the same thoughtful innovation to wardrobe design through its exclusive U.S. partnership with Schmalenbach Design.

Since its founding in 1908, eggersmann has honed in on crafting high-quality, bespoke cabinetry that can easily adapt to modern times, trends and technologies. Though the family-owned German brand might be best known for its kitchen storage, it brings the same thoughtful innovation to wardrobe desig...

05/23/2025

The design world came out in full colorful force to celebrate the premiere of The Fifth Wall: The Edward Fields Story, a documentary that dives into the life and legacy of Edward Fields — the man himself and the company he created.

The design world came out in full colorful force to celebrate the premiere of The Fifth Wall: The Edward Fields Story, a documentary that dives into the life and legacy of Edward Fields — the man himself and the company he created. Designers and design historians, executives from around the globe,...

05/15/2025

This week, NYCxDESIGN is kicking off its 13th annual NYCxDESIGN Festival, which runs from May 15 through May 21. Embracing the theme “Design is For Everyone,” the highly-anticipated event hosts a range of exhibitions, engaging panels and even an immersive, sensory-driven installation in the Design Pavillion.

New York might be called the “city of dreams” or “the city that never sleeps,” but it’s also home to a dynamic robust design scene. So when the City of New York launched NYCxDESIGN in 2012, it was on a mission to celebrate creativity in all five boroughs. “Design is a shared language acr...

04/24/2025

Want to make the world a brighter, better, and greener place? It starts at home.

Want to make the world a brighter, better, and greener place? It starts at home. When most people plan to make their spaces more sustainable, they might think about decreasing their energy consumption by installing solar panels or swapping out incandescent bulbs for LED lights. However, a handful of...

04/07/2025

On the tranquil shores of Lago di Mergozzo, a lake so discreet it feels like Italy’s best-kept secret, Hilary Belle Walker has created a retreat that reflects her singular approach to style and sustainability.

04/02/2025

Singular pieces – a vintage, glass-fronted display case in the entrance hall, a set of old, wooden movie house seats at the top of the stairs, a Gucci umbrella hanging from the ceiling as a light shade – add a warm, lived- in layer to these interiors.

There is no word for it – that strange feeling of walking into a classroom long after one’s school days are past. Everything seems smaller: the desks where you once squirmed, the blackboard that seemed like a dark, devouring universe when you stood there and struggled (in front of everyone) to d...

03/31/2025

“The home’s original stylistic direction was this storybook Germanic Tudor pastiche,” recalls interior designer Leo Cesareo. “That’s what we leaned into, but with a modern, maximalist, sort of whimsical twist.”

It’s a time-honored adage that every home tells a story. For a couple intent on raising their young family in a setting rich with both history and happiness, that adage came alive through a thoughtful balance of preservation, palette and personality. The idea was to restore and enhance the definin...

03/26/2025

The plan for the interiors was to honor the details that made the home special, while modernizing their treatment to create spaces that were at once elevated and whimsical.

Trading bright city lights for leafy suburban streets, a fashion stylist and her family left Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood behind to plant new roots in a 4,000-square-foot Center Hall Colonial in Bronxville, New York. But while the nearly century-old home they purchased was rich in architectura...