Net Assets | Dwell
Gesturing at the wood-and-iron house he designed for his family three years ago, the Buenos Aires–based furniture designer and architect Alejandro Sticotti declares, “It was like putting in a UFO, like something from Mars.”
Time for a Change | Interior Design
Some people mark new phases of life with adventure experiences (skydiving, safaris) or shiny purchases (jewelry, sports cars). Others renovate.
Mint Plaza in San Francisco | Topos
Just three years ago, this stretch of Jessie Street in downtown San Francisco was a gritty back alley, populated by parked cars, pigeons, and the down-and-out. Today, the neighborhood has a new beacon: Mint Plaza, an L-shaped pedestrian plaza filling the footprint of the once-neglected alley.
Save or Splurge: San Francisco | The New York Times
A day in San Francisco, done two ways: on a $250 budget and a $1,000 budget.
Elle Decor Goes to Athens | Elle Decor
Hip hotels, restaurants, and museums are transforming the city of Socrates.
Terunobu Fujimori | Dwell
A modern eccentric with an architectural sensibility drawn from ancient Japanese traditions, Terunobu Fujimori designs projects that are exercises in playful experimentation and sophisticated craft.
Site Unseen | Dwell
Few people would spend their life savings on a plot of land they’d never seen. Two exceptions are Adrienne Webb and Stefan Dunlop, who, while living in a loft in London, snapped up an acre of land in northeastern Australia, 10,000 miles away.
A San Francisco Treat | Town & Country
Exploring the California Academy of Sciences, the greenest museum on earth.
Foraging: Kuraya Japanese Antiques | The New York Times
Kuraya doesn’t look like much from the street — just a nondescript warehouse on the industrial fringe of the Mission District. But climb the loading-dock stairs, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by some real Japanese booty: hundreds of antique tansu chests, each built for a specific function, from tea preparation to kimono storage.
Detour: Honolulu, Hawaii | Dwell
Today, if you tallied the world’s design capitals, you’d be forgiven for overlooking Honolulu. But when it came to modern architecture in the 1950s and ’60s, all eyes were on Hawaii’s capital city.