Interior Design

1 week ago | interiordesign.net | Adrian Madlener

The oft-siloed worlds of fashion and furniture design are converging. Nowhere has that become more evident than at Milan Design Week—still the largest annual event of its kind. Anchored by the long established Salone del Mobile fair, the city-wide happening plays host to an increasing number of activations presented by various industries looking to harness the potential of cross-pollination and diversification. Car, beauty, and even appliance brands have gotten in on the game.

2 weeks ago | interiordesign.net | Annie Block

Italy is a hotbed of creativity every spring, thanks to the Salone de Mobile in Milan and the Biennale di Venezia in Venice. This year, fairgoers may want to add a stop in Rome for “Chromotherapia: The Feel-Good Color Photography” at Villa Medici. According to the American Medical Association, it may even be healthy for them to do so, as color can impact mood, cognitive function, anxiety levels, and overall psychological well-being.

2 weeks ago | interiordesign.net | Michelle Yee

Thomas F. Schutte, known for his longstanding role as the 11th president of Pratt Institute, recently passed away on March 26, 2025, in New York, at the age of 89. During his 24-year tenure as president, and later president emeritus, Schutte overhauled the Institute, eliminating its deficit, revitalizing the campus, and doubling enrollment. Bolstering the Institute’s reputation as a leading school of art, design, and architecture, Schutte insisted on a holistic approach to learning.

2 weeks ago | interiordesign.net | Georgina McWhirter

Set alongside the Harlem River in the Bronx, CetraRuddy’s 27-story apartment building Maven stands out for its boldly canted facades, their dynamic stance a reference to the neighborhood, Mott Haven, as the birthplace of hip-hop. Interiors are just as alluring—and just as firmly rooted in place.

3 weeks ago | interiordesign.net | Stephen Treffinger

The art gallery ideal has long been a white box, but, for the Edes Building in Morgan Hill, California, KTGY was after something different. The two-story, 6,800-square-foot structure, which houses both Cura Contemporary, a gallery, and Véra, a wine bar and restaurant, leverages the visual and tactile warmth of wood to enhance the experience of viewing the artworks (and dining on the eatery’s New American dishes). KTGY sought for the mass-timber framework itself to be viewed as sculpture.