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Project Spotlight
A Miami Beach Estate Inspired by Gio Ponti and Midcentury Magic City

Envisioning the private estate as a "freestanding sculpture," designer Achille Salvagni marries...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Bennet Schlesinger

Bennet Schlesinger’s light sculptures, lamps, and ceramics evoke alien-like landscapes by...

Surface Shelter
A Lifelong New Yorker Doubles Down on His Chinatown Sanctuary

A downtown duplex pays tribute to local art and design while putting a Scandinavian spin on the...

CURRENTLY COVETING
Anony’s Calder-Like Lighting Fixtures Will Make You Happy

The Canadian lighting studio Anony conjured a pendant lighting system that illuminates the fixture...

Need to Know
A Humanist Approach to Built Environments Positions Woods Bagot for the Future

An ethos of empathetic design and a core belief in "People Architecture" has guided the global...

Partnership
Brizo’s Superior, Stylish Fixtures as Works of Art

Surface reimagines Brizo fittings in scenes inspired by classic art movements.

Design
The American Diner Gets a Mediterranean Makeover by a Famed London Restaurateur

Mourad Mazouz, the creative force behind Momo, Sketch, and Au Bascou, can't stop reinventing the...

OBJECTIFIED
These Unconventional Wares Are Sculptures in Their Own Right

SURFACING
A Japanese Design Studio Threads the Line Between Human and Nature

Takt Project’s lighting fixtures melt and grow like icicles.

Travel Awards
The Best New Hotels of 2019

From Mexico to Macau, micro to massive, the Surface Travel Awards finalists in the hotel and resort

The Boundaries Issue
Wisdom: Clodagh, Designer, New York

"I didn’t grow up wanting to be a designer. My father planned his children’s lives, and I was...

Currently Coveting
Pink, Smile-Inducing Decor to Help Soothe Your Never-Ending Anxiety Attack

Peach, purple, lavender, blush, and the much-discussed Millennial pink—they’re the tones we...

High Design
Yoga, Tea, and Fine Design, Today’s Cannabis Shops Offer More Than Bongs and Buds

CBD and marijuana retailers have turned from hocking papers and pipes to offering complete...

Need To Know
For Architect Neil Logan, Less Isn’t More—It’s Everything

“People should remember that architecture is also a service industry—as humble as that might...

Travel Awards
Trending: Daring Bar Design

The best new cocktail spots include a below-earth horticulturist's dream, an eerie moonlight...