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We’re living in a time where it’s becoming more commonplace to have (and demand) multipurpose spaces and multifunctional devices and furnishings. So it’s no stretch that lighting manufacturers would conceptualize products serving a purpose other than just illuminating. While some of them take advantage of the fact that the luminaire is electricity-powered (think: charging ports…

We reached out to six architecture and interior design professionals to weigh in on their favorite b ath fixture or fitting, at the moment. Here’s what they had to say. Erin Ruby: Principal, Erin Ruby Design, New York City“White Rectangular Ceramic Bathroom Sink KCV-122 from Kraus. I used this in combination with their Ramus Single Lever…

Anssi Lassila has been a busy man, of late. The Finnish architect has scarcely had a chance to enjoy the all-too-short Finnish summer — the weather finally turned at the beginning of the month — as the long days can also mean longer hours in the office. As the chair of the most recent Alvar…

The term “wireless” can be a bit misleading when describing lighting-control products: oftentimes th ey still require tinkering with wires, albeit existing ones. But electronics and lighting giant Philips has just unveiled a true, straight-out-of-the-box wireless dimmer-switch system that doesn’t require installation of any kind. Giving “The Clapper” a run for its money, the user-friendly Philips…

When William Morris completed the Red House in 19th-century London, he may not have realized the inf luence it would have on Arts and Crafts architecture across Britain, let all alone the rest of the world. However, the ideals associated with that movement have traversed the globe in the succeeding decades, and this is no more…

When New York City’s Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum underwent its redesign and renovation, it took the opportunity to address a major necessity: a substantial freight elevator for transporting monumental works. But the firms leading the project — Gluckman Mayner and Beyer Blinder Bell — needed to make the new lift accessible while preserving the…

Everyone appreciates a beautifully outfitted bathroom, whether it’s in a residential, hospitality, o r office environment — and doubly so when one is an architect or interior designer. So, when world-renowned A&D figures transition from specifying to actually designing the bath fixtures, the expectations run high and the outcomes frequently deliver (with some exceptions, of course).…

For architects, designers, and their IT support, working on shared Revit® models outside of the offi ce can create costly and time-consuming headaches. Previous work-around solutions like VPNs with virtual desktops open up security vulnerabilities, add expensive hardware, and create long wait times for changes to save and update on the central server — minutes that…

French architects have an abundance of colorful characters throughout their country’s history to tak e inspiration from, from Charles Garnier and Gustave Eiffel to Philippe Starck and Jean Nouvel. Indeed, those practicing in Gallic lands are spoiled for choice when discussing the impact on contemporary architecture from Calais to Cannes, and Strasbourg-based studio Dominique Coulon and…