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June 27, 2011

Gorgeous Guest Rooms

(Slide Show) For a weary traveler, a stylish, well-appointed guest room gives a sense of comfort hotels can’t match. We’ve gathered a dozen chic examples from AD’s archives that would make any visitor want to stay awhile
June 22, 2011

A Prisoner, a Watch, a War Story

Old soldiers don’t forget. For one, the memory of a special watch won’t let him.
June 21, 2011

A Bold Statement on Time

Biegert & Funk, a German design company, has conceived an analog table clock that declares the time of day typographically, using a matrix of letters instead of numbers.
June 16, 2011

Alarm Clocks – Shopping With Jonas Damon

Jonas Damon, an industrial designer, shopped for alarm clocks with good looks.
June 1, 2011

Thomas Jayne’s Study in Contrasts

The designer sits down with Mrs. Blandings’s Patricia Shackelford for an exclusive chat about the process of balancing the traditional and unexpected
June 1, 2011

A Loft Expansion in Manhattan

(Slide Show) After combining two modest-size apartments, a family of four lives an artful urban life
June 1, 2011

Full Display

A new museum celebrates the creations of René Lalique
June 1, 2011

July 2011 Directory

A listing of the architects, designers, hotels, and other resources featured in this month’s issue of Architectural Digest
June 1, 2011

A Townhouse Turnaround

(Slide Show) Thomas Jayne’s stylish renovation of a 19th-century home in Philadelphia tempts a country gentleman to give up the suburbs and embrace a new life
June 1, 2011

Embracing Terry Evans’s Trumpeter Swan

Upon falling in love with a photograph that caused controversy within her own home, Mrs. Blandings’s Patricia Shackelford asks, Is there value in collecting art that challenges our comfort level?