Borrowed Light
Victorian architects called it borrowed light. Interior windows, transoms, and glass panels moved natural light from exterior rooms inward. Long Island’s postwar homes need it again.
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Wabi-Sabi in the Kitchen: The Case for Ceramics That Show Every Scar
The kitchens that feel most alive right now are built around hand-thrown ceramics that accumulate history. Here’s the case for bowls that show every scar.
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The Quiet Power of Undyed Textiles: Why Natural Fibers in Their Raw State Are Dominating Interiors
No dye, no treatment — just linen the color of the field it came from. Here’s why the most sophisticated interiors are being built around the original palette of the earth.
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The Japanese Art of Ma and the Western Rooms Finally Getting It Right
In Japanese aesthetics, the space between objects is just as designed as the objects themselves. Here’s how Western interiors are finally understanding ma — and getting it right.
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Sleeping in Color: How Chromotherapy Is Quietly Reshaping Bedroom Design
The most restorative bedrooms being designed right now don’t begin with a mattress — they begin with a paint chip, chosen with the same care a doctor might prescribe a treatment.
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Stone That Tells Time: The Designers Using Fossiliferous Marble to Anchor a Room
Inside some of the most quietly dazzling interiors, the focal point isn’t art or a chandelier — it’s stone containing 400-million-year-old sea creatures. A look at fossiliferous marble in contemporary design.
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The Return of Aged Brass: Why Designers Are Ditching Chrome for Something Warmer
After decades of chrome dominance, unlacquered and aged brass is back — and the world’s most coveted interiors are leading the charge. Here’s why patina is winning.
