Diana Budds

1 week ago | archpaper.com | Diana Budds |Kristine Klein

If your algorithms are anything like mine, there’s a lot of architecture and design served up no matter if I’m scrolling through TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube. One second I’m touring John Lautner’s Sheats-Goldstein House, the next I’m watching a deep dive into the psychology of reality TV homes, and then I’m seeing a roast of sofas that scream Instagram trend victim.

1 week ago | wallpaper.com | Diana Budds

A small gallery at the Standard East Village has been transformed into what feels like a very stylish – and personal– living room for ‘Innerwoven,’ an exhibition of Black women artists held in conjunction with New York’s design week. All of the items in the space – including carved wood chairs by Nifemi Ogunro, textile collages by Sarah Nsikak, photographs by Beoncia Dunn and floral arrangements by Karla Smith-Brown, plus an assortment of antiques – are handmade by the artists themselves.

3 weeks ago | dwell.com | Diana Budds

View 9 PhotosA $50 million rehabilitation of a development in Little Tokyo centers on its dated community space, now a convivial ryokan-inspired hub for residents. View 9 PhotosHistory is repeating itself at the Little Tokyo Towers, a nonprofit affordable senior apartment building in Downtown Los Angeles. The project has its origins in the 1970s, when the Little Tokyo neighborhood endured significant redevelopment due to the expansion of the nearby Civic Center and local street widening projects.

3 weeks ago | wallpaper.com | Diana Budds

A small gallery at the Standard East Village has been transformed into what feels like a very stylish – and personal– living room for ‘Innerwoven,’ an exhibition of Black women artists held in conjunction with New York’s design week. All of the items in the space – including carved wood chairs by Nifemi Ogruno, textile collages by Sarah Nsikak, photographs by Beoncia Dunn and floral arrangements by Karla Smith-Brown, plus an assortment of antiques – are handmade by the artists themselves.

1 month ago | untappedjournal.com | Mark Byrnes |Diana Budds |Anjulie Rao |Peter Shire

When Susan Magsamen’s two-year-old granddaughter needs a nap, she brings her to a quiet room, pulls down the blackout curtains, and turns on a white-noise machine, creating the just-right setting to comfortably lull her to sleep. This type of ritual will sound familiar to caregivers of young children, but Magsamen wonders why, for the most part, we neglect how our environment makes us feel as we get older.