Design

Paint trends are usually declared well before most of us ever pick up a brush. Brands announce colors of the year, forecasters identify emerging palettes, and designers make their own predictions about what’s coming next. But what happens when you…

As part of each Maison&Objet, the twice-annual design show on the outskirts of Paris, a selected group of Rising Talent from a single country presents their work as a show within the show. For visitors—buyers, journalists, architects, and interior designers—it…

ROOM built its reputation on a simple idea: creating private space within the open office. Eight years after launching its original Phone Booth, the workplace furniture brand has grown into something much broader—and its new identity is designed to reflect…

What would prompt someone to leave the family business after more than two decades and begin a new venture at a stage in their career when most others would be considering retirement? For Janet Feldman, founder and CEO of Assistance…

When you’re indulging in a day of pampering, the right setting can enhance the overall experience—but all too often interiors lean toward clinical, with standard fixtures and a white palette. To provide that perfectly calming atmosphere in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood,…

Trina Turk has spent three decades building a visual vocabulary around unapologetic color and pattern. For her latest collaboration with FLOR, the designer went back through the archives to see what might work at an entirely different scale: underfoot. Three…

“Typically you start sketching to find out what something should look like, and then you follow with the development and construction process,” says Dutch designer Rick Tegelaar, “but for me, it’s the other way around.” His process starts with materials—a hands-on…

For a dog whose everyday wardrobe consists of little more than a red collar, Snoopy has developed a surprisingly impressive fashion résumé. Over the decades, designers including Chanel, Hermès, Dior, Armani, and Givenchy have dressed the Peanuts character, with some…

During 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen this June, Audo Copenhagen mounted Quiet Grandeur, a vignette-style exhibition probing a more enduring, sensory-driven conception of contemporary living. Staged in collaboration with local firm Norm Architects and creative director Christian Møller Andersen, the showcase served as the perfect…

The Silver Cross stroller has been around since 1877, but its latest iteration borrows from a considerably faster form of transportation. The British brand has teamed up with Automobili Lamborghini for the Reef AL Giallo, a limited-edition stroller that translates…

Green certainly isn’t revolutionary in interiors, but Behr’s 2027 Color of the Year makes the case that there is still plenty of territory to explore. Grounded (T27-01) sits somewhere between moss and olive, tempered by brown undertones that give the…

Move over beige—there’s a new take on neutral. Valspar has named Cottage Door 8004-38E its 2027 Color of the Year, a mid-tone blue that balances warm and cool undertones, offering a little more personality without sacrificing versatility. The selection taps…

In the early 1990s, Ford’s then-new Explorer stood out from the growing pack of sport-utility vehicles with a particularly unusual feature: a trim level. Specifically, an upscale one called “Eddie Bauer,” inspired by the outdoor clothing company that was then…

Direct midday sun falls on one side of this 1,800-square-foot apartment, and Inga Kordya designed the living room around it. The custom shutter doors are made from tinted oak, built to the proportions of traditional Korean doors and fitted with…

Thirty years after Pokémon first arrived in Japan, Pikachu and friends have found their way onto just about every type of merch. Polaroid’s latest collaboration, however, gives the familiar characters a new canvas. Photography courtesy of Polaroid Created to celebrate…