Antiques dealer Sylvain Lévy-Alban lives like royalty. Take the inlaid marble on the floor of a passage in his Paris apartment. "It's Sicilian from the 18th century," he says, "probably from a palace." The tapestry in the sitting room of Emperor Constantine going into battle? "It's 17th century; it belonged ... More

In the constant tug-of-war between past and future ways of life, there’s the occasional comforting overlap—a trend that combines elements of nostalgia with components of groundbreaking practicality and design. Wood-burning stoves are catching on like wildfire—or should I say, domestic fire—in the Hamptons this year. According to William Brunner at ... More

Hamptons architecture may call to mind shingle-style mansions and gambrel-roofed monstrosities, but the area also has a strong tradition of experimental design and one of the higher concentrations of contemporary architecture in the Northeast, with homes designed by Norman Jaffe, Charles Gwathmey and Richard Meier. It’s also where many of architect ... More

In the center of New York City, the only place left to go is up, and the view from Murray Moss’ corner unit on the 29th floor of the famous Olympic Tower is incredible. The apartment is currently for sale, and with it comes not only a chance to ... More

Five years ago, master carpenter Calvin Zara left Los Angeles with his children in search of a better way of life, closer to nature. He stumbled upon the Hughes Estate during an online search and, after years as a woodworker, he began his hands-on renovation of the property, which became  More

With demand growing from prospective home buyers looking to escape the bustling city without actually having to ever leave town, the focus on designing and building luxurious private green spaces has also increased. This viable trend gives certain New Yorkers the outdoor space they crave, all without the hassle of ... More

For anyone whose mother ever lifted a muddy sneaker from the living-room floor and muted the TV to say, “I hadn’t realized we lived in a barn,” just imagine the juvenile glee of countering, “Actually, Mom, we do.” Now, one home trend is giving reality to those cheeky childhood fantasies—though ... More

From top to bottom, this striking 58-story glass-curtain tower, topped with a custom crown designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, has been meticulously thought out. And the project’s dream team of architects and designers—Eugene Kohn, David Mann, David Rockwell and Edmund Hollander—has incorporated premium facilities that suit the chic flair of ... More

Having already decorated homes in Southampton and Manhattan for a retired Wall Street executive and his philanthropist wife, veteran New York–based interior designer David Scott approached the couple’s Miami Beach pied-à-terre with a dash of intimacy. That intention is apparent in the oceanfront three-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath residence’s confident interiors, which combine ... More

As Olivier Rose Van Doorne sees it, there are two types of people who visit his Fire Island hideaway, a modernist 1963 wood-plank structure designed by Horace Gifford: those who balk and those who just get it. Some are inevitably “disappointed because there’s no marble, no sign of richness. And ... More