Summer Entertaining and Decorating Ideas for You: Style Showcase

Are you surviving the heat and the smoke from the Canadian wildfires? I don’t think I’ve ever seen our sky so smokey and hazy. Several summer events were cancelled and outdoor pools closed due to the hazardous air conditions. But honestly – it’s been too hot and humid to go outside anyway. Hopefully

Studio Papaya Makes a Small Apartment Feel Surprisingly Spacious

Small in size but clever in ideas, the 538-square-foot SBC Apartment in São Paulo, Brazil shows how thoughtful design can stretch a footprint beyond its physical limits. Studio Papaya approached the apartment as a kind of living system, where color, material, and custom furniture work in unison to s

Pat Austin’s Portland Studio Was Designed to Evolve

Interior designers often use their studios as opportunities to express their fully formed aesthetic. Pat Austin has a point of view—it just didn’t come together all at once. Rather than rushing to complete its Portland office, founders Candace Cohu and Ally Hasche spent the last three years allowing

How 6 Students Made Recycled Plastic an Award-Winning Collection

Furniture, lighting, and even a room divider might not seem to have much in common at first glance, but Lawrence Technological University (LTU) in Southfield, Michigan, found unity in an unexpected place: sheets of 100% recycled HDPE made from post-consumer plastic, including discarded milk crates.