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AMONG LOUIS CARTIER’S MANY CONTRIBUTIONS to the legendary house founded by his grand-father was the introduction of animal motifs in jewelry, beginning with the Panthère de Cartier wristwatch, which debuted in 1914 and featured onyx and diamonds set in a pattern that mimicked a leopard’s spots. His inspiration was a panther-coat-clad Belgian ingenue named Jeanne Toussaint, who caught his eye, captured his heart, and became his muse. Louis originally hired his “Petite Panthère” (as he called her) to design handbags and accessories. In 1933 she became Cartier’s director of fine jewelry, a position she would hold for almost 40 years. Louis is credited with leading the house out of its aesthetic comfort zone by incorporating bold combinations of colored stones in reds and greens—most notably coral and emeralds, accented with…

For more than a century, kitchens have evolved at a steady clip. Victorian models were no-nonsense workspaces buried downstairs or in the back of the house and managed by servants. During the first half of the 20th century, they blossomed into cheerful rooms where housewives cooked three meals a day while keeping an eye on their children. After World War II, a hunger for sociability and a thirst for effciency led to kitchens that opened to surrounding rooms, with islands holding the appliances as well as the storage space that had gone missing when walls were taken down. And that is pretty much the story of kitchens today. The question is, When is the white-kitchen trend finally going to die? “People are very attached to this light and airy thing,…

CESTLAVIE ACCESSORIES By GamFratesi Inspired by traditional sewing baskets, these decorative storage solutions are handwoven using strips of Cuoio saddle leather. Supported by a lightweight aluminum structure, each piece can double as a side table, with spacious interiors and tops upholstered in Pelle Frau leather. All products available at poltronafrau.com. PRESENTED BY ARCHIBALD ARMCHAIR By Jean-Marie Massaud The Archibald Gran Comfort features a goose-down cushion upholstered in a removable Pelle Frau Safari leather. A beech-wood seat is supported on a steel base offset by slim metal legs. REN SIDE TABLE By Neri&Hu Part of a wider collection of complementary furnishings inspired by the Chinese character for “person” or “human being,” this versatile piece has a walnut-veneer base and a leather-upholstered-brass tray tabletop. A handle allows for easy rearranging. LET IT…

“THIS CHILDREN’S ROOM BY ANDRE’ ARBUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN inspiring to me. It has a balance of sophistication and playfulness—I like it when an elegant room doesn’t take itself too seriously. The two perfectly made twin beds are so charming, and I love how the inner edge of each bed is aligned with that narrow tall window. The primary design gesture is that tree house–like platform lined with netting for safety and accessible by rope ladder. The whole setup encourages a sense of imagination. When I first saw the house by Paul Rudolph where I am now living with my husband and my sons, I immediately went to this image. Rudolph liked light and air and openness. That’s how we approached Boris and Jack’s multilevel room in our home. We…

HAAS CHESS SET The Haas Brothers score again, with a whimsical chess set featuring individually sculpted brass pieces on a black-and-white stone board. 19" w. x 19" d. x 3" h.; $3,850. l-objet.com PING-PONG TABLE Crafted from a quartz material, this game table can also be ordered with a removable net to convert to a dining table and is available in almost 200 surface variations. 108" w. x 60" d. x 37" h. (with net); price upon request. cambriausa.com OPENING MINDS PING-PONG PADDLE Vibrant work by Miami-based artist and musician Lola Blu adorns these collectible paddles. 6" w. x 10.5" h.; $115. round21.com BLACK SMALL GLASS SPEAKER The aluminum-and-glass Bluetooth and cable speaker by Transparent produces serious sound from a compact, minimalist package. Compatible with Apple AirPlay, Sonos, Amazon Echo,…

Recently, a 17-year-old neighbor came by to babysit for the first time. As she was leaving, she said, shyly, “I love your decor. Can I ask where you got the old things in your apartment?” I was very flattered but didn’t know how to answer: My family and stuff have a sort of complicated relationship. People have used a lot of words to describe the apartment where I’ve lived for the past 10-plus years, first alone and now with a family: Layered. Maximalist. Quirky. Some assume—with the vintage-looking wallpaper, the gallery walls, old books, brass doorknobs stacked on the piano, and the mishmash of well-loved furniture and china—that my family has been here for generations. In a way, they’re right. What I usually say is some variation of: “A lot…

In a 2021 survey of kitchen trends conducted by the American Institute of Architects, outdoor kitchens topped the list of popular features. Advice for those hopping on the bandwagon: Consider the Materials Teak seems like a natural for cabinets, but it weathers and needs to be restained every year, designer Brittany Marom says. Consider the Fun “I did one recently with a rosé tap,” Emma Beryl recalls. Consider the Management Will you be constantly schlepping supplies from inside? The outdoor kitchen that can store what you need may not have been invented yet, designer Ernest de la Torre says.…

Death of St. Joseph Basketball This limited-edition ball features Kehinde Wiley’s 2017 work of the same name. 9" dia.; $175. kehindewileyshop.com Barocco Print Basketball An allover botanical design displaying the house of Versace’s signature flair sets apart this standard-size ball. 9.5" dia.; $250. versace.com Globe Basketball A Swarovski collaboration with Market Smiley, this ball is embellished with about 15,000 colorful crystals. 9.5" dia.; $15,000. swarovski.com…

At some point over the past few months, my land-lord, who lives above me, acquired a litter of puppies. I can’t quite remember when the yelps started coming in successive waves every morning, but that and approximately 1,000 scurrying footsteps are now a reliable feature of my daily routine. Being surrounded by new-dog energy feels like a sign of the times. If you didn’t have a dog pre-pandemic but could have, you probably do now. If you did have one before 2020, it has since become your de facto child. More than a cat—or, say, a goldfish—our bonds with dogs come closest to human companionship. And you don’t have to take my word for it. The designer Oliver M. Furth, who has a four-and-a-half-year-old poodle named Murphy with his partner,…

Alyse Archer-Coité knows design. That much is evident in her work: as an editor at several independent print and digital art and interiors titles; as former programming director at the defunct Brooklyn architecture and urbanism incubator A/D/O; and, now, at Apple, where she leads research for the tech titan’s industrial design team. What she did not know, until recently, was just what moving herself full-time from Brooklyn to the hamlet of Poughquag, New York, two hours north of the city, would mean, beyond the evident allure of space and fresh air. “The day after I got the keys, we got a foot of snow,” says Archer-Coité, recounting her earliest days in her stately 1770 Georgian retreat, all hipped roofline and elegant red brick. “When the snow stopped, I realized I…

The musical and literary salons that the British poet James Fenton and the American writer Darryl Pinckney host in their Harlem townhouse are a delight not only for their guests, but also for passersby. Temperatures willing, they throw open the wide-paned windows so that the gentle strains of a Chopin sonata can sound out from two grand Steinway pianos in their living room. When the couple first viewed the residence, in 2010, they had no way of knowing that music would be central to their lives there, as neither of them is a musician. Instead, they are both belletrists: Between them, they’ve written poetry, essays, and novels as well as reported from war zones. (They both have books forthcoming: a memoir by Pinckney and a collection of classic essays on…

Items pictured but not listed are from private collections. TRUTH IN DECORATING PAGES 42–43: Me and General Design, meandgeneraldesign.com. SHORTLIST PAGE 50: Sight Unseen, sightunseen.com. STUDIO VISIT Interior design: Lisa Perry, lisaperrystyle.com. Exhibition space: Onna House, onnahouse.com. PAGE 55: Bed: Haiku Designs, haikudesigns.com. Rug: Christopher Farr, christopherfarr.com. HIS NEXT ACT Interior design: Gabriel Hendifar, apparatusstudio.com. PAGES 70–71: Sofas, ottoman, tables, pendants, and throw: Apparatus Studio, apparatusstudio.com. Rug: Stark, starkcarpet.com. Curtain fabric: Decortex, decortex.com. Artwork: Sutter Antiques, sutterantiques.com. PAGES 72–73: Table, chairs, banquette, and pendants: Apparatus Studio. Vase: Naga Antiques, nagaantiques.com. Sweater: Prada, prada.com. Pants: Nanushka, nanushka.com. PAGES 74–75: Bedding: Zak+Fox, zakandfox.com. Pendant and nightstand: Apparatus Studio. Artwork: Peter Brooke-Ball, peterbrooke-ball.com. PAGES 76–77: Desk, shelves, and pendant: Apparatus Studio. Wallcovering: Phillip Jeffries, phillipjeffries.com. Screen: Naga Antiques. PAGES 78–79: Sectional fabric: Houlès, houles.com. Wall…