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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 and 10 of the best craftsmen in the world. The 1,076-square-foot living room and dining room feature bespoke furniture, lighting, and architectural decor, with two sample libraries showcasing bronze textures, woodwork, metalwork, and more.

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 Amagansett, Long Island, New York. The house is located on sand dunes and is designed with clean lines, sharp corners, and wood-slat glass walls that offer a view of the watery and windswept panorama beyond.

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 home. The house achieves a balance of new and enduring, and the studio’s broader cross-project aim of creating contemporary yet timeless homes.

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 City-based architecture office. With its stacked volumes, strong lines, and piled roof planes, the home’s design expertly balances modernity with a deep respect for its surroundings.

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 of Truckee, California. This project draws its inspiration from the location’s Ponderosa pines and uses light to create a unique experience.

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 husband David and their three children.

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 than just a new series of stylish hotels, 1 Hotels is a nature-inspired lifestyle brand that takes sustainability seriously.

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 & Wirth with gleaming-white galleries, artfully drawn gardens, a nautically touched restaurant and a craft-filled gallery shop.

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 fine detailing—stitching, braiding, embroidery, and hand-tooling—that characterize the best of vintage saddles from the area.

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 of these to be true in adulthood—and applicable to real estate on an everyday basis.

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 the Dunes—a two-story beach abode with modernist bones—to its architectural essence.