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“The kitchen is the centre of a home,” explains interior designer Danielle Paul. “When considering a renovation or building from the ground up, it’s important to invest in timeless designs that elevate your space.” Paul would know: As president of th

If there is anyone who has perfected the art of the dinner party, it is Laila Gohar. The chef and food installation artist specializes in elaborate culinary spectacles, hanging tomato clusters from the ceiling for a Samsung pop-up one night, then bui

The interior of Carbon Brews’ new taproom in Central, Hong Kong, bears a curious likeness to the beermaker’s trademark packaging. “It’s got the same black shell, the same shapes and accent colours — it’s like one of the cans brought to life,” says Je

Back in 1845, Walden Pond taught American philosopher Henry David Thoreau the value of life off the grid. To reclaim ourselves, he concluded, a person must disconnect from society. These days, plugging into the metaverse is the opposite of disconnect

Since founding Atelier Masōmī in 2014, Mariam Issoufou Kamara has brought contextually sensitive and formally elegant architecture — like the Hikma Community Complex (designed with Yasaman Esmaili) and the Dandaji Regional Market — to her native Nige

For designers, being invited to envision an Aesop store is a chance to join an exclusive club that counts Snøhetta, Ilse Crawford and Vincent Van Duysen among its members. The Australian skin care brand prides itself on its locally minded shops, and

After winning the Prototype competition at January’s Interior Design Show, Torontobased Sarah Yao-Rishea brought her Alcove vases to WantedDesign Manhattan’s Launch Pad. Their tubular metal compositions encourage intricate ikebana-style arrangements

In WantedDesign Manhattan’s Look Book section, Caleb Ferris unveiled his Al Dente collection of sculptural tables inspired by the shapes of macaroni and lasagna noodles. Combining machine-cut and handmade maple forms, the sophisticated outcomes feel

Long before a summer blockbuster opens, the team behind it releases a teaser trailer to let audiences know that something big is coming. In that same spirit, Lambert & Fils started building anticipation for its latest collection six months early. Dur

A stackable chair with a flexible shell and architectural profile, LimeLite has an elevated yet easy-to-work-with appeal. Designed in collaboration with Chicagobased Aaron DeJule, the comprehensive seating line currently includes four chairs and thre

Switzerland-based Andreas Krob modelled the arch of this design after a Japanese archery bow. Its synchroreclining mechanism reacts to a user leaning back, while a unified mesh back and seat (in six colourways) embraces a body’s contours to provide l

With precise stitching, shapely curves and an approachable silhouette, the Rowan Lounge collection by Yabu Pushelberg successfully adheres to an informal elegance. Its sinuous offerings include a chair and straight, concave and convex sofas that can

A multi-faceted micro-pattern, Particle makes an energizing impression thanks to a textural top layer of hand-drawn stipples with subtle size variations that create a sense of linear movement. The 11 colourways available for the upholstery fabric fea

Over the past decade, two of Calgary’s newest landmarks — Central Library by Snøhetta and the National Music Centre by Allied Works — have quietly transformed a stretch of the city’s East Village into an architectural mecca. Now, the neighbourhood ha

After years holding temporary pop-ups in spaces all over London and the South East, Migrateful was looking for a permanent home. When the U.K. charity (which has been offering culinary training to and classes led by refugees, asylum seekers and migra

With handle-free fronts and thin aluminum profile frames (finished in black, copper or bronze), the Artematica Soft Outline is a continuous volume with a seamless surface. A bamboo counter adds functionality, while a transparent glass screen running

Muskoka is an Ontario vacation destination synonymous with sparkling freshwater lakes and rocky outcroppings — and the often sprawling, over-the-top cottages nestled alongside them. Paolo Ferrari’s client was after something more understated for his

Relatively small in stature, the Solar Greenhouse aims to tackle a massive problem: the deepening and devastating global food crisis, a catastrophe that is only worsening under the effects of climate change, ongoing wars and supply chain disruptions.

Artist Kathleen (Fred) Streitenberger created the Marbled Gray 180fx laminate surface by adding a pouring medium to shades of grey paint for swirls and elaborate veining patterns similar to its inspirational material. The unique handcrafted effect ha

The four gas elements on this dual convection range feature a 5-in-1 Crescendo burner for precise heat control and cast-iron grates that form a continuous surface. Shown in this kitchen by Vancouver designer Madeleine Sloback in a stainless-steel fin

Two seemingly contradictory ideas are at the heart of the communal kitchen and dining room at DuEast condos in Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood: togetherness and privacy. “The project is trying to integrate quite a few different communities togeth

In 2020, when BIG revealed its plans for The Plus, Vestre’s new furniture manufacturing hub just outside Oslo, it was instantly polarizing. Here was a “factory in the forest,” a seeming contradiction for a project also touted as the most sustainable

“Toronto high-rises are thin,” says architect Brigitte Shim, surveying the skyline from the rooftop terrace of the new Ace Hotel downtown. She means that they are schematically thin — tall and narrow, like pencils — and also materially thin, made of

For Slava Balbek, the founder and CEO of Kyiv-based Balbek Bureau, there are two distinct chapters in his firm’s history. “We are divided into before and after February 24th,” he says, a reference to the date earlier this year when Russia invaded his

Two and a half years into the pandemic, Italy’s — and the world’s — design capital was ablaze with creativity once again. The fairgrounds themselves were fully activated: Rather than the abbreviated experience of last September’s Supersalone, every p

Seamlessly combining two materials to create a continuous form, Double by Italy’s LCM Marin design studio casts illumination through both its hand-blown glass globe and a metal ring at its base to create a unique play of light and shadow. Materials M

By introducing some greenery into the concrete jungle, city parks inspire a closer connection to the earth — which is not to say that they should be approached as purely earthbound spaces. That’s the takeaway from a new generation of recreational env

Delivering both privacy and decoration, Bendheim’s new collection features five etched and carved linear designs. Fabricated in the U.S., it requires as little as two weeks of lead time for North American projects. Choose from ultra-clear, grey and b

Though the prestigious École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL) was founded in 1821, its reputation for design excellence was solidified over the past two decades. The Swiss school’s faculty includes a who’s who of the design industry’s biggest names

Even if, like me, you long ago renounced organized religion, Lee Broom’s “Divine Inspiration” exhibition during Milan Design Week might have sent chills up your spine. Hail, the first lighting piece you encounter, rains down six metres from a lofty c