Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest is the world's foremost design authority, showcasing the work of top architects and interior decorators. It continues to set new benchmarks for how to live well—what to buy, what to see and do, where to travel, and who to watch on the fast-paced, multifaceted global design scene.

EDITOR’S LETTER

Into the Ring • The iconic 1980s lounge designed for hanging out—and intellectual sparring—still reigns

Big Easy Does It • In New Orleans, design daredevil Dabito builds a dream house layered with color and character in keeping with its historic surroundings

Grab a Chair • At Nina Johnson gallery, Atlanta-based artist Robell Awake explores Black craft, one seat at a time

Palazzo Pant • Transformed by Aline Asmar d’Amman into the new Orient Express Venezia, a 15th-century palace takes our breath away

Stir the Pot • The winners of this year’s Great Design Kitchen Awards are the spice of everyday life

The Rest Is History • At the resplendent Four Seasons Cartagena, edifices of the past wow once more

For Shore

Earthly Delight • Creative director Kate Berry’s 16th-floor Manhattan terrace bursts with fantastic flora, from pear trees to scented geranium. That Eden has now spawned new wallpapers for Graham & Brown—a medley of branches, fruits, and faux boiserie. “Nature,” says Berry, “is my greatest inspiration.” grahambrown.com

Natural Instincts • Tapped by a creative family to design a home in the heart of the California desert, Aaron Schiller looks to the land

The Next Chapter • Louis Vuitton revisits the work of 1920s designer and bookbinder Pierre Legrain for an extensive new collection

Group Win • The Fondazione Dries Van Noten on Venice’s Grand Canal marks a bold new chapter—and team effort—for the Belgian fashion icon

The Naturalist • Like his Arts and Crafts heroes, Dotan Appelbaum embraces old-school techniques to mine the rich narrative potential of plant life

Show of Hands • The Brooklyn apartment of Mark Grattan is a seductive laboratory for his own finely crafted creations

HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY • When a dreamy house in LA came on the market for the first time in generations, designers Michael Breland and Peter Harper knew they had to make it their own

PEACE MAKER • Designer Kate Driver helps reconcile the diverging tastes of clients Alexandra Kerry and Julien Dobbs-Higginson in their classic Ray Kappe canyon house in LA

DESIGN NOTES • THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK

FARM FRESH • Designed by her husband, architect Jon Lott, the Hudson Valley studio of artist Diana Al-Hadid puts a bold twist on ye olde barns

Fancy Baskets • Seventh-generation weaver Jeremy Frey keeps the indigenous tradition of Maine’s Passamaquoddy tribe alive and evolving

Feeling Zen • Blending Scandinavian and East Asian idioms for his first US residence, David Thulstrup shines his Nordic light on a historic San Francisco house

Nature’s Way • Alongside a stream in Wales, landscape designers Harry and David Rich bring their gardening philosophy to life

MAJOR DRAMA • For actor Patina Miller and her family, home is a close-up-worthy Manhattan town house with interiors crafted by up-and-coming design firm Evan Edward

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