Dream Big: The Best Emerging Designers in the World

This year, our annual roster of the best new talent is full of offbeat objects and unexpected materials. Call it strange furniture for strange times—surrealism is having a moment.

We go back into the archives to revisit a quarter century of covering cutting-edge design in response to the cultural moment.

Architect Eduardo Mediero created a room within a room to make the most of the modest space he shares with his partner.

The Buenos Aires couple turned to modular construction for their Patagonian vacation home as proof of concept for skeptical clients.

A much-needed makeover of a dilapidated house in an industrial stretch of Long Island City, Queens, gave a growing family space to stretch out—and the yard of their dreams.

Gabriele Schiavon’s vision for a recently closed thermal mold workshop involved a strict set of rules: maintain the industrial feel and keep a fluid layout.

A narrow skylight cuts through the sculptural shape, letting a streak of natural light into the glass-and-wood home.

Barbara Van de Velde is a bit of a minimalist. Her sister Lien is into bold patterns.

Mom, dad, and daughter use reclaimed materials to craft a luminous little atelier reminiscent of a covered wagon.

Years after the house he grew up in burned down, Jes Paone returned to Concrete, Washington, and recreated it using only his recollections.

The artist-designer uses “all sorts of weird objects” as improvised tools for his creations.

Lindal Cedar Homes has partnered with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to adapt the influential architect’s vision for contemporary living.

A dramatic window ties this family kitchen to the outdoors.

The style and sound of your home hinge on the quality of your interior doors.