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A New Book Preserves the Lost Interiors of Ebony and Jet’s Chicago Headquarters

Completed in 1972, its headquarters at 820 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago gave that cultural presence a physical form. More ...
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The Dexter Hotel Makes a Case for Made-in-Michigan Design

A three-and-a-half-hour drive north of Detroit, the hotel is the latest project from Caudill’s Kinship Hospitality venture, ...
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Laila Gohar Turns Whisky Tasting Into a Visual Experience

Highland Park’s latest whisky collaboration starts with an unusual design brief: What does a flavor look like? For the second ...
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A Luxurious Spa by Liaigre Completes Hôtel Costes in Paris

The Hôtel Costes‘s reputation precedes it. One of Paris’s most exclusive hospitality destinations, it opened in 1995 under ...
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Garage Italia Gives the Fiat 500 an Electric Makeover

With its distinctive woven seating and removable canopy, it became a fixture of Italian resort culture. The Garage Italia ...
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8 Chairs Rethinking a Familiar Form

A chair may be one of the most familiar forms in furniture design, but there are still plenty of ways to rethink it. The latest chair designs span new introductions, updated classics, and seating made ...
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The Nasayem House Brings Wind, Light, and Natural Materials to Saadiyat Island

On Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, the Nasayem house by A Work of Substance offers a modern sanctuary inspired by desert winds, light, and cultural heritage. Spanning nearly 19,400 square feet, this ...
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The Emory Is Lauded as Knightsbridge’s First All-Suite Hotel

The late and great Richard Rogers’ Centre Pompidou and the Lloyd’s Building are both examples of architecture that define the designation of a landmark. And if the Maybourne Hotel Group has their ...
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Typography Series of Faces Made from Fonts by Tiago Pinto

The Type Faces Project by Tiago Pinto is a nice reminder that we don’t have to take everything about design so seriously. The Portuguese advertising creative spent a month off before moving to ...
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Aries Minimalist Lighting System by Bec Brittain

Aries is a minimalist lighting system created by New York-based designer Bec Brittain. Bec Brittain began her career designing and producing bespoke door hardware. Handcrafting hardware allowed her to ...
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HAY Introduces a Timely Refresh of the Wall Clock by Jasper Morrison

You would not be completely wrong considering an analog wall clock as a bit of an anachronism. Even luddites are prone to wake up to the alarm chime of a phone, regularly glance at the passing hours ...
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Listening Rooms Are Having a Design Moment

Over the past couple of years, a fresh spatial typology has moved into the mainstream: the high-touch, high-fidelity listening room. Once the domain of niche audiophiles and dedicated hi-fi spaces, ...