Design

It'll help you live, laugh, and love your space again.

Double ovens were all the rage, vinyl floors made for easy cleanup, and trash compactors were a status symbol.

In one affluent neighborhood, well-designed—and insulated—setups are drawing customers and keeping restaurants afloat. A few blocks away, it's a different story. 

From the jukebox to the placemats, all the details celebrate the city’s history.

I can’t get enough of the garden-inspired matches at Reception Bar.

Shannon Maldonado’s Queen Village shop overflows with color and attitude.

Years of intense antiquing, meat-slicer collecting, and general gallivanting through Europe gives the space its distinct vibe.

The only way to investigate the state of comfort in buzzy new restaurants—walk in, have a seat, and leave.

A look at what goes into a comfortable restaurant chair: the cost, the cushions, and the consequences.

They're stackable, colorful, and very chic.

Yield Work Shop is a new store that stocks—and designs—some of the most crush-worthy products around.

She works to Indonesian disco tunes and forages for ingredients in Chinatown.

Packed with Roman artwork, cozy seating, and a sprawling antique bar, the pleasure is in the details.

Restaurateurs are scouring thrift stores and raiding their parents’ attics for retro decal cups—and we are here for it.

Someone please stop me from stealing every spoon, plate, and cup at Atomix.

Restaurant designer Elise McMahon has our backs.

If McMahon designed it, we want to move in.