How to Keep Traditional Design Fresh

The Seoul industrial designer creates art from castoff materials, sending strong messages about contemporary consumerism and environmentalism.

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Viviana Matsuda’s vibrant ceramic line, Mud Witch, has built a community by opening up conversations about contemporary social issues.

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The bedding brand with a cult-like following just launched three upholstered bed frames that you can purchase with the click of a button.

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Informed by his studies in anthropology, the Austrian designer is making a new for himself in the design world.

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Once an engineer in South Africa’s mine, Mpho Vackier now applies her pragmatism to designing for her innovative furniture line—TheUrbanative.

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The Paris-based duo behind Sabourin Costes create playful designs across creative disciplines including product and furniture design, interior architecture, and visual merchandising.

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Joyce Lin is a multidisciplinary designer whose deconstructed objects explore internal structures.

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At Cassius Castings, founder Thomas Musca makes furniture that pushes the boundaries of concrete.

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Beirut-based designer Richard Yasmine creates furniture and objects inspired by his Lebanese heritage.

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Thabisa Mjo is a Johannesburg lighting designer whose work draws from her South African roots.

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With recent work including NFT collectors’ cards and a collaboration with French furniture brand Sifas, Döppel Studio’s body of work defies categorization.

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In North Carolina, Esi Hutchinson creates furniture that is deeply personal and deceptively simple.

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Multidisciplinary artist Llane Alexis utilizes discarded textiles and other materials to create distinctive furniture and home objects.

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Brussels-based Studio Biskt combines ceramics and industrial design to explore innovative clay creations.

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K-apostrophe is a collection of made-to-order accessories by Los Angeles–based artist K’era Morgan.

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Mac Collins is a young designer making a big name for himself through his functional furniture and objects that are rooted in the art of storytelling.

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Studio Beson founder, Gregory Beson, harnesses his early experience as a woodworker to create thoughtful, one-of-a kind furniture.

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Tiffany Loy’s woven art draws from her deep knowledge of traditional techniques across Singapore, England, and Japan.

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At Atra Form Studio in Mexico City, Alexander Diaz Andersson makes globally inspired furniture that pulls from his Swedish-Mexican roots.

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The furniture designers at Orior are applying a contemporary perspective informed by traditional methods.

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New York–based designer Liam Lee is quickly gaining notice for his vibrant, captivating textile panels.

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At Blue Green Works, creative director Peter B. Staples creates lighting fixtures inspired by film, architecture, and New York City.

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Every year, we present the most exciting designers making furniture, lighting, and other objects for your home. Here is this year’s list...

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It’s been right in front of us all along, but architect Jane Hall’s latest book makes it abundantly clear: Design as we know it would be nothing without a woman.

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Norske Mikrohus’s latest project is a 174-square-foot-home that promises to get you closer to nature.

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Positioned along the Mediterranean, the family home features modernist lines and a living area that connects to a gorgeous backyard.

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Gon Architects transform a 323-square-foot urban dwelling owned by a music-loving journalist into a beach-inspired retreat with theatrical details.

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The Scandinavian-inspired prefab—a minimalist design that starts at $179K—is one family’s happy place by the sea.

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Get that back-to-school feeling, without all the homework.

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We speak to the architect and educator about how Indigenous culture influences his work, and how empathy can dismantle colonialist approaches to design.

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Here’s everything you need to know now

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But it looks more like a bagel sandwich

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Editors offer a cheat sheet for this year’s design trends

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At Saint James, guests will discover glowing interiors, stunning grounds, and a unique aesthetic in every room

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From sandy bays to ocean-front patios

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Home Union x Pieces covers all the bases with this timeless collection

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Furniture designer Eric Schmitt joined forces with Ralph Pucci International on this bold new collection

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Deliver a dose of polish and personality

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Presenting your guide to the season’s most inspiring design books

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This month, digital design writer Zoë Sessums sets out to DIY a cool feature wall

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Combining found objects with cut flowers, the Black Men With Gardens founder creates floral art that’ll live forever

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Their new pad is in a private community in La Quinta, California

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The home previously belonged to DJ and music producer Alesso

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From a former picture frame factory to a quiet family-friendly abode, AD rounds up some of Chicago’s must-stay vacation rentals

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Equal parts luxury residence and homage to traditional Japanese design, the 79th floor of 432 Park Avenue looks to command interest from the uppermost crust of buyers

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On the west side of the Hudson River, these chic new hotels are turning heads

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Designer couple Anna Burles and Chris Trotman left no detail untouched—even the toilet bowl received a graphical makeover

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The fabrics and wallpapers produced over the course of the pandemic are infectiously appealing

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The Wild West is alive and well at these six destinations

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Deals, deals, deals!

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The powerful HBO remake starring Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac calls back to the original, but also has its own unique identity

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Bringing you the latest and greatest in design and decor

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Whether you’re partial to the extraterrestrial or the earthy, there’s plenty to admire

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A longstanding vision of the late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the full installation will be on view from September 18 to October 3

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Featuring a one million dollar ring up for auction

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For the first time ever, a Dutch museum is showing an unseen van Gogh drawing

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Here’s what you need to know

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The home was listed for $37.5 million and is the Tesla co-founder’s last remaining dwelling after he sold off numerous properties and declared his desire to “own no house”

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Charlie’s Angels director McG purchased the property

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Woods + Dangaran’s exacting restoration of the Moore House captures the spirit of California modernism.

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