The Travel Issue: Creative Spaces Around the World

Our annual travel issue celebrates spaces for creativity and the lengths we go to find them—from Bali to Brazil and beyond.

The phenomenon of temporarily trading houses with a stranger has come a long way since the early days of “vacation exchange clubs” and printed catalogs.

The designers behind some of our favorite new small hotels share decor ideas to help you channel their deftly constructed vibes.

John Vugrin has spent a lifetime working, mostly on just one project: Joshua Tree’s Kellogg Doolittle House.

Patricia Betancort Ramos uses local materials and traditional processes to revive an ancient stone structure on Lanzarote.

Four equal-size rooms open one onto the next via large barn doors, encouraging continuous motion throughout its modest footprint.

They turned their home into a rental and converted the garage out back into their two-bed family flat and recording studio. Now they want to share it with friends.

A “when in doubt, do the opposite” philosophy guided the design of the tropical retreat.

Bob Butler bought land in Fairview, Tennessee, to use as a playground for his architectural ideas. He ended up with a serene retreat—including a new house for himself.

The angular, eclectic house trades conventional boundaries for varying ceiling heights, walls of glass, and strategically placed cutouts.

The customized prefab has a plush interior behind an unassuming facade.

Painter Heather Day and creative director Chase McBride set down permanent roots in a serene home that opens to the landscape.

A potted creosote plant she brought back from Arizona brings the smell of the desert into her New York apartment.