Puttering Diaries: The First Week of May

The Günter Restaurant Emerges from a Nondescript Chain Hotel in Vienna

When it comes to run-of-the-mill chain hotels—especially those close to major transit hubs like Vienna’s Westbahnhof (Western train station)—ground-floor amenities tend to be rudimentary and standardized, offering exactly the same thing regardless of location. Lobbies, adjoining restaurants, and bar

Issey Miyake’s Milan Shop Transformed Paper Into Marble

One of the most talked-about installations during Milan Design Week was The Paper Log: Shell and Core, a project led by Satoshi Kondo of Miyake Design Studio in collaboration with Spanish architecture office Ensamble Studio. It took over Issey Miyake’s via Bagutta boutique with furnishings crafted f

Two Units Become One Inside the Rockefeller Apartments

The Rockefeller Apartments occupy a singular position in American architectural history as one of the earliest International Style residential buildings in New York, originally designed in 1936 by Wallace Harrison and J. André Fouilheux and commissioned by the Rockefeller family to house tenants dis