Seth Caplan

Jan 30, 2025 | architecturaldigest.com | Morgan Goldberg |Seth Caplan

Open floor plans may be all the rage these days, but for Phoebe Sung and Peter Buer, the traditional, closed layout of their 1910s Ridgewood, Queens, town house is perfect. The couple, who founded New York–based textile brand Cold Picnic in 2010, took advantage of the segmented setup to create a distinct vibe in each of the rooms—many of which are defined by their own colorful designs. “We’ve always liked separate feelings for each space,” Sung confirms.

Oct 10, 2024 | architecturaldigest.com | Sam Cochran |Seth Caplan

“For a universal museum to fulfill its mandate, it needs to grow,” says Max Hollein, director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, reflecting on the realities of evolving collections and shifting curatorial approaches. That spirit of change has long been built into The Met’s Fifth Avenue home: an architectural palimpsest dating to 1879, its original Gothic Revival edifice absorbed by additions to create the country’s most-visited museum.

Mar 22, 2024 | domino.com | Lydia Geisel |Seth Caplan |Isobel Herbold |Cherisse Gray

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Most people don’t believe Sandra Schpoont when she tells them she’s a lawyer. Usually, they assume she’s an artist or some other creative type. “I’m very design conscious,” says Schpoont. She can’t help it: She was raised that way, with a mother who had a strong interest in interiors and an uncle who was an architect. “We had pieces by [George] Nakashima in our house growing up,” she adds.

Dec 25, 2023 | domino.com | Lydia Geisel |Seth Caplan

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. When your life’s work hinges on something as small as a stitch in a garment, odds are you’re going to care about the details in everything else you do. For a Swiss embroidery designer living in Brooklyn, having a keen eye for the little things came in handy when she and her British husband, the owner of a New York–based brand consultancy, decided to renovate a 1910 brownstone in Cobble Hill.

Nov 3, 2023 | officemagazine.net | Seth Caplan

November 04, 2023A warm, beguiling space that reveals more than meets the eye once you peek behind the curtain, Ella Funt is an ideal rendezvous and escape from the mundane. As it used to be one of the oldest and one of the buzziest speakeasies in the city, the same building it occupies was once a playground for New York’s finest artists and socialites.