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Freitag Turns Used Truck Tarps Into a New Kind of Luxury

When talking about luxury fashion, there are certain conventions that consumers have come to expect: sumptuous materials, opulent detailing, and conceptual—if not impractical—design. Fortunately, Freitag designer Anne Bachmann doesn’t dabble in conventions. Read another article:What Is Women’s Equality Day and…
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Friday Five with Veronica Mishaan: Inside the Making of a Bogotá Penthouse

Veronica Mishaan grew up with a love of design. Sure, it helps that her mother, Susana Mishaan de Millán, was also a successful designer in Bogotá and Cartagena, Colombia. She credits her mother with her lifelong passion for painting and…
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Architect Designs a Dream Home Into a Cliff Above the Ocean (House Tour)

Set against the rugged coastline of Montauk, New York, an architect designs a dream home into a cliff, creating a beach house that balances architectural precision with its natural surroundings. Designed by SAOTA with interior design by Rafael de Cárdenas,…
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three ceramic sculptures diffuse distinct fragrances evoking puglia’s landscapes

Coco Brun translates Puglia’s eroded landscapes into ceramics Landscape Memories is an olfactory installation by French artist and designer Coco Brun that translates the landscapes of Puglia, southern Italy, into three ceramic sculptures that diffuse distinct fragrances. Developed during the D.Puglia…
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Inside the Stunning Prefab Home Built for NEGATIVE 45 Degrees!

This week I went to see a brand new Modular Home with a modern yet rugged exterior. This is the Summit from Alta Fab, a brand new prefab home that was designed to withstand all four seasons and then some.…
Architecture

Why America’s Richest Families Copied European Palaces

Why did America’s richest families build mansions inspired by European palaces? During the Gilded Age, wealthy families like the Vanderbilts and Berwinds recreated aristocratic architecture to project status, history, and prestige. Feeling inspired? Subscribe to AD and get a free…
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Decorilla vs. AI Design Tools: Which Is Right for Your Home?

By DECORILLA AI has widened what a homeowner can do before committing to anything. Feed a photo of an empty room and a short prompt into an AI design tool, and it will return a furnished version of that room…
Architecture

Walkers Hook Residence

A creek runs through one side of this Salt Spring Island lot and a road defines the other, and the riparian setbacks between them left so little buildable area that many prospective buyers assumed nothing could be built there. Walkers…
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A West Vancouver Home Appears to Float Among the Trees

You wouldn’t think a 7,000-square-foot West Coast modern home would settle in so perfectly on a historical site above the West Vancouver oceanfront. But Openspace Architecture made sure of it, relying on an ultra-minimal material palette of wood, concrete, and…
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Behind the Swoosh: 50 Years of Nike Design

Is there any logo more iconic than the Nike swoosh? Unlikely. In fact, it’s arguably the most recognizable symbol in sports. But how did a small running company become a global powerhouse? Vitra Design Museum set out to find out,…
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Before & After: Great Gatsby-Inspired Interior Design for a Modern Condo

By DECORILLA This Tennessee condo began with bare rooms behind floor-to-ceiling windows. Now, a navy-paneled lounge centered on an electric fireplace gives the home its personality. The story follows Decorilla’s contemporary interpretation of Great Gatsby interior design, with room for…
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Blue House

Blue House’s ultramarine lime plaster had to be applied to each facade in a single day, since the pigment is unstable and any seam or repair would show. The house, in the Marvila district of Lisbon, Portugal, is a renovation…
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Inside Julianne Moore’s Rooftop NYC Home | Open Door | Architectural Digest

Julianne Moore welcomes AD into her New York City home, designed with architect Oliver Freundlich. The Oscar-winning actor has filled her 1920s rooftop apartment with art, vintage furniture, and collectible design pieces, including works by George Nakashima and Isamu Noguchi.…
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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 Jean-Louis and Gilbert Costes, the impresario brothers who kicked off their careers with a legendary bar designed by a then-unknown Philippe Starck.…
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Lucy Hale’s Been Manifesting Her Open Door

Lucy Hale’s Open Door really was a full-circle moment, as she’s been manifesting it for years. Feeling inspired? Subscribe to AD and get a free tote with your subscription! → https://bit.ly/4jBCUMl Still haven’t subscribed to Architectural Digest on YouTube? ►►…
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DS Residence

As a house on agricultural land, DS Residence was held to a capped building volume. Merckx / Holvoet placed it in farmland beside the village castle in Gestel, Belgium, as far from the street as regulations allowed, for a couple…
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Refined Greige Interiors: A Room-by-Room Guide to Warm Sophistication

By DECORILLA Greige interiors are often described as a midpoint between gray and beige, but that definition only gets you as far as the paint aisle. In a finished room, greige is more useful than that. It can quiet a…
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Venetian Plaster Walls: A Designer’s Guide to Colors, Finishes, Cost, and Care

By DECORILLA Considering Venetian plaster walls, but unsure how much sheen your room can carry? The finish often called Venetian plaster paint can range from a subdued stone effect to a reflective polish, and that difference matters across an entire…