Designer Friday: Michelle Workman

Sure, we all fantasize about what the interiors of Jennifer Lopez’s villa looks like, or how John Travolta’s estate is laid out. What kind of beds do Oscar-winners sleep in? Michelle Workman…

Get A Peek Inside The 2019 Kips Bay Decorator Show House

Each year the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club brings together acclaimed interior designers to transform one Manhattan residence into an elegant exhibition of fine furnishings, art and technology. This year 23…

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Must Reads: Brick

Brick By William Hall | Essay By Dan Cruickshank | PHAIDON • $20 “Brick,” in its new mini format, takes a mighty look at one of the world’s most familiar and popular…

Timothy Oulton Talks Latest Collection

For the first time in the United States, designer Timothy Oulton is sharing his newest furniture collection, Noble Souls. The collection features three different sofas, along with accompanying accessories, furniture and lighting.…

Globe-Trotting Bachelor’s Lakeside Retreat

When Theresa and John Dorlini of Circle Design Studio were tasked with this complete renovation on picturesque Smith-Mountain Lake, in the Roanoke Valley, the globe-trotting, self-described bachelor simply requested a luxurious retreat…

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5 Lighting Options To Brighten Up Your Space

The right light fixture can pull a room together and ultimately determines the ambiance a space holds. Here are five lighting options ASPIRE loves, as featured in our Spring 2019 issue. The…

Maker Monday: Troy Smith

Splitting his time between sunny Miami and Toronto, modern furniture designer Troy Smith is a game-changing force in the design world. Using traditional materials like glass, textured rebar, woods, and leathers, Smith…

Designer Friday: Kristen McCory

Pattern and palette are everything for designer Kristen McCory, whose inspired and innovative interiors combine an eclectic flair with classical notions of structure and balance. McCory, art historian and founder of McCory…

10 Woven Goods You’ll Love

These woven goods are sure to bring texture and style to any design. Clara Lounge Chair by Allan Nøddebo. Cane Collection: Console, an update on a Southeast Asian tradition of caning, which…

No Tablescape Is Complete Without These Must Haves

Spice up your table settings with these great products, featured in the ASPIRE DESIGN AND HOME Spring 2019 issue. Le Souk Ceramique Handpainted ceramic bowls from Tunisia.   Preserving the ancient techniques…

Must Reads: The Cow

THE COW: A Tribute by Werner Lampert. In this evocative new book, leading sustainability expert Werner Lampert pays tribute to the soulfulness of cattle and the special bond between man and cow,…

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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Returns This May

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns for its fifth-anniversary edition to New York at Industria, West Village, May 3-5. The 2019 New York edition of 1-54 will welcome 24 galleries from Belgium,…

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