On an afternoon in early spring, Harold Koda, the curator in charge of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, left his office and went home. It’s a New Yorker’s dream to be able to walk to work, and the pre-war Park Avenue apartment that Harold Koda shares with ... More

If you’ve ever had that perfect nail polish color—that shade that just makes you perk up or feel glamorous every time you catch a glimpse of it—then maybe you’ve wished you could have more of that color in your life. Now, thanks to OPI, Clark+Kensington and Ace Hardware, ... More

A bed has never given the term "bedroom" truer meaning quite like this new standout design by Irish furniture maker Joseph Walsh. For his latest work in his Enignum series of "free-form" furniture made from ash, an easily pliable wood, Walsh created a canopy bed that's anything but industry ... More

"I really, really like clients who cannot express an idea in words," says Adam Tihany, who'd much rather they cook for him instead. That's because Tihany's clients are Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud and Jean-Georges Vongerichten—just to name a few. They're some of the world's top chefs renowned for their ... More

Don’t let the name of her company, Vibrational Furniture, fool you—it’s far more innocent than it sounds. Designer Danna Weiss’ bespoke collection of side tables, coffee tables, headboards and chandeliers are created to “elevate the energy and intention of a space” by incorporating crystal, metal and ... More

If Philippe Nigro hasn't been on your radar up to this point, he's about to be. Just named Designer of the Year 2014 by Now! Design, the French-born furniture designer recently gave DuJour contributor Lisa Cohen a tour of his Paris Maison & Objet exhibition, where he ... More

Many people have perks at their jobs, but perhaps only Faith Kates can say hers was Marilyn Monroe. Renowned photographer Bert Stern had fallen out of favor with the fashion industry when Kates, the founder and owner of top agency Next Model Management, booked him for a job. ... More

No one masters the art of "chic" quite like the French—and Le Bristol Paris is living proof. The luxe hotel is located in the heart of Paris’ impossibly elegant rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and boasts a 3-Michelin-star restaurant, Epicure, (as well as a 1-star, 114 Faubourg) and a ... More

The chicest home furnishings this season take a transparent turn. Click through the gallery to see—and shop—the surprisingly modern pieces. More

Though you might have to be a modern design enthusiast to pinpoint architect Florence Knoll Bassett as a frontliner in bringing modernism to America in the mid-twentieth century, just about anyone can appreciate the clean, minimalist aesthetic in commercial and interior design. And as of last week, you don't have ... More