Architects and Artisans

The little town of Holly Springs in North Carolina is on a roll. In the first decade of the 21st century, its population more than doubled, to nearly 25,000 people. “It’s one of the fastest growing towns in North Carolina,” says architect Michael Stevenson, in the Raleigh office of Kling Stubbins.  “They have a very [...]

If you’re going to spend your summers in Newport, you might as well do it in style. On the water.  With a view of the Bristol Bridge.  And in a home with interiors by Ally Coulter, fresh from designing “60th on Fifth,” Forbes magazine’s private club in Manhattan. The home is actually minutes away from town, in [...]

Ilan Dei’s new collection of outdoor furniture is playful and clean. The 47-year-old self-taught designer, originally from Israel but now living and working in Venice, Calif., calls his chairs and tables “lush minimalism.” “They’re made of as few parts as possible,” he says.  “They’re about durability and lasting a long time.” Dei once worked as a [...]

It’s the final word for Miami’s tony South of Fifth neighborhood. Zoning restrictions prohibit any more towers there, driving potential buyers to the 20-story high-rise called GLASS.  It’s been designed by Rene Gonzalez and developed by David and Pedro Martin of Terra Group. It’s the architect’s first residential high-rise, and with it, he delivers new meaning to the [...]

Lee Skolnick is an architect who’s interested in leading the aesthetic, philosophical and sometimes political debate about the overlaps between architecture, art and nature. He’s also chairman of the board for Architecture Omi, which, not coincidentally, is dedicated to exploring the same debate.  It’s a non-profit institution that offers a 60-acre site to fosters and [...]

Ever the entrepreneur, David Diskin saw a vacuum in the design world, and filled it. With affordable, modern art. “I come from a design background – in clothing, furniture and home design,” he says.  “I wanted to create a design collection for historical, modern art.” And he did.  When you walk into his showroom in Bridgehampton, you’ll [...]

Once you’ve built a super-insulated, passive house, says architectural designer Julie Torres Moskovitz, it’s hard to go back. “Whatever I’m working on now, I want it to be efficient and airtight,” she says.  I can’t think of any other thing that would change your practice so much.” Unless it’s her new book from Princeton Architectural Press.  [...]

Since 1875, contemplative prayer has been the order of the day in Montreal’s  Carmelite Chapel. The sisters of the Carmelite Chapel, the last in the city, use the structure mostly for their own purposes, but open it up to the public on Easter and Christmas. So when they wanted to refresh the interior of the [...]

Established in 1886 near the historic heart of the furniture business in Paris, Ecole Boulle was intended to train professional furniture makers, and later carvers and engravers.  In 1969 it became a High School of Applied Arts, and includes three entities: the ESAA Boulle, Graduate School of Applied Arts, the Professional School of Crafts furnishings, [...]

Photographer Lucien Hervé began working with Le Corbusier in 1949. As the architect’s “official” photographer, Hervé documented his work until Le Corbusier’s death in 1965.  While MoMA readies its retrospective on Le Corbusier, scheduled to open June 15, the agnès b. Galerie Boutique at 50 Howard Street in Manhattan is displaying Hervé photographs taken during [...]