Artful Bathing: The Ultimate Wood Tub and Sink

Innsbruck, Austria architect and designer Nina Mair had in mind “an exceptionally aesthetic experience” when she came up with her new Shell collection. Using high-tech machinery, she carves walnut bathtubs and basins for spa baths that...

Faucets & Fixtures: Boffi Faucet by Naoto Fukasawa

Italian companies Boffi and Fantini have collaborated on a project called Aboutwater, commissioning Piero Lissoni and Naoto Fukasawa to develop simple, modern hardware for the bathroom. Shown below is Fukasawa’s newly designed AF/21 line, available...

A Porthole Passage and a Moving Bookcase: An Apartment Remodel for a Writer in Paris

Olivier, the incognito journalist-owner of this Paris apartment, describes his newly overhauled digs as “an unexpected synthesis of Oscar Niemeyer’s French Communist Party headquarters and my late grandparents’ house.” The 70-square meter (approximately 753-square-foot) space...