Jessica Ritz

1 week ago | metropolismag.com | Jessica Ritz

With a vertically integrated approach, SoCal design workshops RAD furniture, Cerno, and Emblem are making design more durable, adaptable, and resource conscious. By: Jessica RitzThe origin stories of design entrepreneurs whose businesses thrive where dedication to craft, efficient production protocol, and sustainable manufacturing practices converge make a strong case for reviving high school shop class programs.

1 month ago | architecturaldigest.com | Jessica Ritz

Of the seemingly infinite home design and improvement topic rabbit holes to fall into, handling millwork is a profound one. Opinions about wood hues, tones, and colors are intense. Add to this mix concerns related to historic integrity and architectural authenticity, and feelings can run hot. After the post-aughts reign of light and bright, however, what’s old is new again, and dark woods have begun making their triumphant return in 2025. Join NowAD PRO members enjoy exclusive benefits.

2 months ago | architecturaldigest.com | Jessica Ritz |Cris Nolasco

Fifteen-thousand square-feet. Five acres. Eighteen major rooms. Ten indoor fireplaces. Thirty-plus designers. The numbers associated with the Pasadena Showcase House of Design 2025 are impressive. But it’s another statistic that reminds us how the Showcase House’s 60th edition is startlingly different from any other since the event’s inception in 1965: Four participating design professionals lost their own homes in the recent LA fires.

2 months ago | fathomaway.com | Jessica Ritz

Let's start with a confession. Passing through Tokyo for less than 24 hours en route to Sado Island on a first trip to Japan is like stopping in Manhattan to get to Orr's Island in Maine. A remote destination typically doesn't top new visitors' must-do lists of iconic cities, sites, and landmarks.

Mar 26, 2025 | architecturaldigest.com | Jessica Ritz |Jenna Peffley

All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Peter Friedlander cannot help but identify analogies that connect his professional life in the entertainment industry to creating a home for himself in Hollywood. “I felt like this house was telling a fun story,” he recalls about his first encounter with the sloped hidden gem set in a hillside neighborhood.