Homes are losing their edge, literally.

Standing in a modernist home in the Hollywood Hills, designed by Scott Mitchell of the architecture firm Scott Mitchell Studio, as I did recently, you feel calm, almost serene. The materials, ...

Humans are psychologically wired to prefer curved, soft forms, which our brains associate with safety, calm, and nature. In contrast, sharp, angular (or rectilinear) designs can trigger a mild, ...

Walk into a truly well-designed luxury home and something shifts before you even register what you're seeing. The space does something to you. It quiets the noise, holds your attention, and makes you ...

How does one take the current temperature of residential architecture in America—the identification of its fashions, its experimental developments and, moreover, the individuals who are its ...

A few years ago I was asked to share my thoughts on the future of the dining room. At the time I argued that the traditional space had become almost obsolete. Not because people had stopped gathering, ...