GreenSpur and McAllister Architects imagined a cabin sided with Cor-Ten steel, glass, and shou sugi ban–treated cedar for a wooded property outside of Washington, DC.

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2007 Office Pets.

2009Tribute to Camper.

2002 Repeat, for Maharam.

1999 The Kasese Chair.

The colorful concept shop that faces Rue Yves Saint Laurent is the third piece of 33 Rue Majorelle’s tripartite design experience.

“It’s easy to be in the honeymoon phase. But too often people skip important conversations, and things can go badly.” —Architect Michelle Kaufmann

The addition’s two stories of cedar-framed sliding doors and window provide generous views of the house’s prized jacaranda tree. The addition’s polished concrete floor and white cladding extend into the garden, drawing occupants to the serene rear porch. There, they can relax on stools designed by Alvar Aalto and Charles Wilson while admiring the luscious greenery.

2006 Worker Chair for Vitra.

A look inside Oakland's Book/Shop, which Heywood opened in 2013.

Amsterdam’s fertile and relatively tight-knit design community provides the ideal setting for Wiet Hekking’s longtime passion project, WonderWood.

Rewind was another favorite discovery on the street. The shop, which is dedicated to what they call "ecodesign," sells environmentally friendly furnishings, jewelry, and housewares from local and international designers. We especially loved the wool felt cushions and rugs from Muskhane, a French company whose natural products are handmade in the Himalayas.

If you're in Paris in February, check out Merci Shop Paris for a gorgeous exhibition on the history of ribbon production in France. And if you don't care about ribbons... Check out Merci anyway!

Photo via Bay Area Bites.

Though chairs are Hekking’s pride and joy, WonderWood’s proximity to a handful of hotels in the area makes other wares popular with touring shoppers as well. The smaller items on offer provide opportunities for more portable purchases, while still aligning perfectly with the store’s sentiment of a smart and engaging collection.

Photo via Bay Area Bites.

The steel fireplace in the dining area is framed with rescued stones from the dismantled garage during the original remodeling of the home.

Hella Jongerius / Jongeriuslab in Berlin

Among the shop’s best-sellers are these woven wool bags.

Project: 355 11th Street, Matarozzi/Pelsinger Building Location: San Francisco, California View: Interior Architect: Aidlin Darling Design Photo by Richard Barnes.

Project: 355 11th Street, Matarozzi/Pelsinger Building Location: San Francisco, California View: Exterior Architect: Aidlin Darling Design AIA summary: "355 Eleventh is a LEED-NC Gold adaptive reuse of a Historic (and previously derelict) turn-of the-century industrial building. Because the project site is on the National Register of Historic Places, the San Francisco Planning Department mandated that the project’s new siding be an “in-kind” replacement of the original (unsalvageable) corrugated metal siding and that the overall window area be consistent between old and new. The design team successfully championed a strategy of introducing subtle perforations into the new zinc cladding to allow light and air into the occupied spaces beyond, maintaining the stoic character of the original building without the visual introduction of new fenestration." Photo by Matthew Millman.

Project: KAUST Location: Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia View: Courtyard between buildings Architect: HOK Photo by JB Picoulet.

Project: KAUST Location: Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia View: Exterior, single building Architect: HOK Photo by JB Picoulet.

2005 Cupboard, an experimental one-off for Galerie Kreo.

Michael J Homer Science and Student Life Center, Sacred Heart School, Atherton CA Architects - Leddy Maytum Stacy