Fred A. Bernstein

In Central Washington State, Painter Leo Adams unveils his masterpiece: a house that gives new life to found objects

For children of minimalists, only more is more

The Emperor, a boutique hotel by Graft, sets out to rule Beijing

An 11-foot-wide site didn't deter this designer/homeowner from creating fascination...and wonder

"I can't stand art. I never could," the former artist (now designer) claims

Building a modernist house in the Hamptons

Young designers mix it up in Greenpoint

Joseph Holtzman is putting his award-winning magazine, Nest, to rest

A relatively small project turns into a major renovation

A family lives and works in an eccentric space that overlooks the lighting fixture stores that dominate a section of the Bowery

David Penick, an architect, and Mary Delaney Penick, an interior designer, live in an elegant brick-and-limestone building in Greenwich Village

The exhibitions look at daily life in very different ways: via mid-century modernist interiors and through temporary homes for refugees

Smoking might have fallen out of fashion, but these ashtrays have enduring design appeal

Having created rarefied spaces for decades, the legendary French designer has finally agreed to document his impressive body of work in a new book

A Bulgarian immigrant finds that thrift and ingenuity go a long way in a tiny apartment

Bringing in an architect to reconcile her taste for bling and his taste for Bauhaus

The owner and chef of the Quilted Giraffe in the 1970s and ’80s has a simple recipe for home design: Anything goes.

The playwright John Patrick Shanley has had a lifelong fascination with color -- as seen in his latest apartment

A PTAC — package terminal air-conditioner — can be an ugly intrusion, and a great convenience

Scott Salvator has a lot of very funny things to say about a serious lobby restoration