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Par Excellence Showcases French Craftsmanship in Manhattan Showroom

Karine Monié April 19, 2023

The new showroom of Par Excellence, located at 344 Bowery in Manhattan, is a unique space resulting from a collaboration between American designer Thomas Pheasant

The Chic & Effortless Design of Yabu Pushelberg’s East Hamptons Home

Jenn Thornton April 19, 2023

Yabu Pushelberg, the award-winning international design studio founded by George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, have created their East Hamptons home in the fashionable hamlet of

Revolutionizing the Suburban Landscape: Gregory Phillips’ Berkshire House II

Jenn Thornton April 5, 2023

London-based studio Gregory Phillips Architects has completed a modernist residence, Berkshire House II, in a suburban English village in Berkshire, in place of a childhood

Worrell Yeung’s Lake House: A Study in Poetic Pragmatism

Jenn Thornton February 23, 2023

The Lake House on the banks of Candlewood Lake in Connecticut is a testament to the precision and simplicity of Worrell Yeung, a New York

Among the Pines: Olson Kundig

Jenn Thornton January 11, 2023

A stunning residential showpiece designed by Tom Kundig FAIA, RIBA from Olson Kundig architecture firm and with fellow architect Greg Faulkner in the mountain town

Yana Schafer’s East Coast Midcentury

Karine Monié December 14, 2022

Built in 1974 by locally renowned architect Lawrence Stern, the 6,000-square-foot Malyev Schafer-redesigned house was designer Yana Schafer’s perfect home that she shares with her

Urban Oasis at 1 Hotel San Francisco

Karine Monié October 19, 2022

Originally launched in 2015, 1 Hotels comprises properties in Miami, New York, Los Angeles, China and Toronto. Last June, San Francisco joined the list. More

Hauser & Wirth Remaking in Menorca

Jenn Thornton July 13, 2022

Isla del Rey in Menorca, Spain, a decommissioned naval hospital established by the English in 1711 is now a contemporary art center for Hauser &

L’Aviva Home: Craftsmanship at its Best

Karine Monié May 4, 2022

Initially launched with ottomans and pillows and inspired by the equestrian heritage of Colombia’s coffee-growing region, this series draws upon the area’s expert craftsmanship and

Heather Bell: Director, Residential Estates at The Agency

Constance Dunn February 23, 2022

On Open Communication and Self-directed Entrepreneurialism—the Agency’s Director of Residential Estates Shares the Midwestern Roots of Her Let’s-make-it-easy Approach to Real Estate “I’m always the

Devra Zandell: Founder of the Zandell Real Estate Group

Constance Dunn January 12, 2022

Growing up with a perpetually positive mother whose favorite mantras were “The glass is half full,” and “There’s always a solution,” Devra Zandell found many

Worrell Yeung Renewed in the Dunes

Jenn Thornton October 28, 2021

Max Worrell and Jejon Yeung, partners of New York City-based architectural firm Worrell Yeung, refresh an original Charles Gwathmey structure from the 1970s House in