Writer and Editor. Author, Twenty Over Eighty: Conversations on a Lifetime in Architecture and Design (Princeton Architectural Press, 2016). Visiting instructor, Pratt Institute. Tell me something good: aileenkwun@gmail.com

Moving Mountains
Rebuilding on a challenging site in Mill Valley, California, a couple optimize a winning view that was there all along.
A Minimalist Retreat at the Edge of South Africa's Karoo Desert
Using local materials and building methods, a London-based firm crafts a serene home in South Africa.
A Swedish Summer Cabin That Sits Above and Among the Trees
Perched on stilts, a minimal timber-frame cabin rises in Sweden's Archipelago.
A Parisian Seafood Restaurant, Swimming in Shades of Blue
The creative behind a trio of Rose Bakery Tea Rooms designs a Parisian restaurant devoted to the sea.
Dutch Graphic Design Master Karel Martens Opens His First Solo U.S. Exhibition
New Yorkers, you have two weeks to see "Karel Martens: Recent Work," on view at Chinatown gallery P! through October 30.
With a View of the Andes, This Concrete Retreat in Ecuador Follows the Sun
Made almost entirely of hand-poured concrete, a passive solar retreat in Ecuador hits all the right grooves.
Dwell Leaps Off the Page With a New Collection For Target
Designers Chris Deam and Nick Dine discuss the new Modern by Dwell Magazine home collection for Target, launching in December.
A Mid-Century Modern Makeover in Los Angeles
Linear sight lines and a game-changing terrace revamp a midcentury home in the Pacific Palisades.
For Marimekko's Artwork Studio Manager, Print's Not Dead
Petri Juslin has held exactly one job in this thirty-year career.
A Chair That Shows How Tech and Craft Come Together
Woodworking techniques meet 21st-century production in a bicoastal collaboration.
The Largest Hotel in Paris Gets a Midcentury Modern Update
And it has a legendary jazz club, too.
A Hidden Passageway Makes Each Room in This Berlin Flat a Private Destination
In Berlin, architect Itay Friedman thinks inside of the box to create a flexible flat optimized for privacy.
Saved From Demolition, a Japanese Sake Warehouse Sees a Second Life
In a provincial town of Japan's Yamanashi prefecture, locals band together to reboot a derelict inner-city site.
Go Green All the Way to the Grave in This "Mushroom Death Suit"
"Natural Causes," a fashion project by Ace Hotel New York and Coeio, offers an eco-friendly idea for life after death.
Twenty Minutes With: Tom Dixon
On the heels of two flagship store openings in New York and Culver City this summer, we met with the British design entrepreneur...
Best in (Grad) Show 2016
Culled from art and design schools across the world, these top-notch student projects earned a spot on our honor roll.
A Look At Józef Chierowski, the Polish Midcentury Design Icon You've Probably Never Heard Of
A recent reissue of a 1962 design revives the legacy of midcentury Polish designer Józef Chierowski.
Introducing Our 2016 Young Guns
A global look at designers to watch.
Art and Technology Convene at This Three-Day Retreat in Upstate New York
A band of creatives reimagine summer camp with Likeminds, a conference retreat taking place August 26-28 in Beacon, New York.
From Jeans to Furniture, Madewell Teams with ABC Carpet & Home
Apparel meets furniture in this limited-edition collaboration, part of Madewell's "Denim Every Day" campaign.
Inside the Wild and Zany World of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Incorporating everything from pop graphics to Legos, logotypes, and stuffed animals, fashion's outré "King of the Unconventional"...
Ceramicist Bari Ziperstein Teams With Rachel Comey for a Sartorial New Collection
The Los Angeles–based artist takes inspiration from fashion designer Rachel Comey's spring/summer 2017 collection.
Wright Auctions Off Items from the Seagram Building's Four Seasons
Going, going, gone: Today, Manhattan's legendary Four Seasons restaurant auctions off its holdings with Wright, in preparation...
The Master Plans of a Modern Past
Architects have always dreamed big about city life—these iconic utopian visions bring us back to the future.
Through the Looking Glass
Breakthroughs in VR hold promise for architects and designers.
This Audio Store Wants You to Feel at Home
Sonos, a purveyor of smart HiFi speakers, lands in New York with a flagship focused on audio for the home.
Richard Meier's 1973 Douglas House Receives Historic Designation
More than 40 years after its completion, an early masterpiece by the Pritzker Prize–winning architect receives historic...
Happy 100th Birthday, Jens Risom
A tribute to honor the 100th birthday of midcentury master Jens Risom.
Thank Sottsass for the Most Memphis House Imaginable
In Maui, of all places.
These Separate Studios Keep a Retired Couple Happy
Art and life meet in the middle at a creative family retreat in Central Mexico.
Marble Madness
For the husband-and-wife founders of Calico Wallpaper, work meets life at their rental flat in Brooklyn’s Red Hook.
This Self-Taught Designer Shakes Up Everything You Know About Concrete
Fu-Tung Cheng speaks about concrete, the craft of building, and how his new material offering—ShapeCrete—is an accessible tool...
Master of Italian Design Antonio Citterio Wants Us to Rethink These Objects We Use Every Day
The Italian architect and designer discusses sustainability, bathroom design, and how small details can make a big impact.
From Textiles and Scents, to Posters and a 3D-Printed Pavilion, the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial Ponders Beauty
Curator Ellen Lupton walks us through a few of the highlights from "Beauty," the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s...
Sneak Peek Inside the Met Breuer, New York’s Newly Restored Brutalist Gem
Following an extensive restoration of a Marcel Breuer–designed building—formerly home of the Whitney Museum—New York's...
Trend Forecaster Li Edelkoort Shares Her Thoughts on The Radically Evolving Design Industry
And how education should follow suit.