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Pond People of Southampton

From Bungalow 8 to bungalow sedate: Canoe-thusiast Bart relaxes on his porch.
Toni Schlesinger
From Bungalow 8 to bungalow sedate: Canoe-thusiast Bart relaxes on his porch.

IMG Models senior V.P. Ivan Bart has made a little summer nook called North Sea fashionable—despite the absence of crashing ocean waves, celebrity pileups and the scent of new money.  read more »

Have It Your Way! Discussing the Tables

One of Jonah Zuckerman's specially angled creations.
Jonah Zuckerman/City Joinery
One of Jonah Zuckerman's specially angled creations.

Thanks to custom designers like Jonah Zuckerman, more and more New Yorkers are having furniture made to their exact specifications. But is this wise?  read more »

The Terrors of the Terrace

Charles A. Johnson

Decorating a deck in Manhattan—whether it be wrapped around a penthouse, a Juliet balcony, or a glorified fire escape—poses special challenges.  read more »

Everything Is Going to Pots

Crafty: Vessels belonging to David Ling.
Courtesy David Ling
Crafty: Vessels belonging to David Ling.

Stroke it! New Yorkers who fetishize texture (ceramics, textiles, glass) will gather at the Sculpture Objects & Functional Art exposition at the Park Avenue Armory this week. But what exactly are they buying?  read more »

Viva la Terra Cotta

Annabelle Selldorf’s West Chelsea condo.
Susan Tunick/Friends of Terra Cotta
Annabelle Selldorf’s West Chelsea condo.

This marvelous substance, out of fashion since the 1930’s, is at last making a comeback.  read more »

In the Room, the Imaginary Women Come And Go


Designers of model apartments for luxury condos are having fun conjuring their ideal inhabitants.  read more »

New York Is Blooms-burg!

Medals for their petals: Amy Stewart, author of <i>Flower Confidential</i>.
Courtesy of Renny and Reed
Medals for their petals: Amy Stewart, author of Flower Confidential.

Is the orchid so over? Are the new roses weird? Florists open up about the hot posies this spring.  read more »

Empire of the Imperiolis

Harp and soul: Left, devoted couple Michael and Victoria Imperioli in front of Studio Dante.
Courtesy of Victoria Imperioli; Michael Nagle
Harp and soul: Left, devoted couple Michael and Victoria Imperioli in front of Studio Dante.

Christopher Moltisanti’s real-life missus is molto serious about decorating.  read more »

Furniture Without Pity

Lie down--briefly--on the Lockheed Lounge.
Lie down--briefly--on the Lockheed Lounge.

These days, buying something to sit on can be an exercise in masochism—and not just because of the price tag.  read more »

Cruise Décor Redefines 21st-Century Love Boats

The Maritime Hotel in Chelsea.
Tony Korody/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
The Maritime Hotel in Chelsea.

Ripped open by an iceberg!  read more »

Buh-bye, Beige!

Chelsea designer Ernest de la Torre.
James Hamilton
Chelsea designer Ernest de la Torre.

Spring is here, sigh, a leaf trembles.  read more »

Buh-bye, Beige!

Chelsea designer Ernest de la Torre.
James Hamilton
Chelsea designer Ernest de la Torre.

Spring is here, sigh, a leaf trembles.  read more »

Buh-bye, Beige!

Tearoom at the Colony Club, by late color guru Elsie DeWolfe (left); Chelsea designer Ernest de la Torre
James Hamilton; Table: George Erml
Tearoom at the Colony Club, by late color guru Elsie DeWolfe (left); Chelsea designer Ernest de la Torre

The Greening of Domino

Eco-celebs! Shalom Harlow and Lauren Bush (models) and Ed Norton (actor, above) attended a party for <i>Domino</i> magazine
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Eco-celebs! Shalom Harlow and Lauren Bush (models) and Ed Norton (actor, above) attended a party for Domino magazine

Ecological consciousness has become so big, so fast in the past two years.  read more »

Have a Seat, Morticia!

Artist Hunt Slonem and his Abyssinian, Tiki, snuggle up in a bishop
James Hamilton
Artist Hunt Slonem and his Abyssinian, Tiki, snuggle up in a bishop

The other night, Tony Curtis was in a mid-century movie with some pole lamp behind his head.  read more »

Where the Air Is Rarefied

Broker Adam Modlin, who counts Yankee Alex Rodriguez as a client, mounts the triplex
James Hamilton
Broker Adam Modlin, who counts Yankee Alex Rodriguez as a client, mounts the triplex

Look, you can see Britney Spears’ former penthouse,” said real-estate agent Adam Modlin,  read more »

Amass Appeal

Upper East Side architect and designer Stephen Miller Siegel.
Joe Fornabaio
Upper East Side architect and designer Stephen Miller Siegel.

At least a hundred brooms and mops hang from the ceiling of what would, under other circumstances, b  read more »

Reading Rooms

Architect Ed Ku created this wood-paneled literary nook for a Soho financier.
Architect Ed Ku created this wood-paneled literary nook for a Soho financier.

Are private libraries still part of the property dream?  read more »

Knobs for the Snobs

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The private-equity trader had to have the pumpkin-shaped doorknob in every room.  read more »

Dude Descending a Staircase

Precarious stairs!
Courtesy Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP/dbox; mylen staircases; Getty Images
Precarious stairs!

Where did all the skinny spiral staircases go? That was a time.    read more »