T’s March 26 Design Issue

Highlights

An All-Gray Apartment That’s Not Blah — But Not Hygge Either
At home in Copenhagen, the Danish designer Oliver Gustav takes his aesthetic to a moody extreme.
By Tom Delavan
CreditHenry Bourne
A Broadway Set Designer’s Home in the Desert
Scott Pask’s retreat in Tucson pays homage to his Arizona upbringing — and defies Southwestern clichés.
By Natasha Wolff
CreditStefan Ruiz
Cross-Fit Fashion
The season’s freshest look is a mash-up of high-octane sporting clothes.

CreditPhotograph by Craig McDean. Styled by Marie-Amélie Sauvé
A Designer’s Dream Apartment — for Someone Else
In a majestic 19th-century space in Paris, Joseph Dirand let his imagination run wild, without parameters (not even livability).
By Nancy Hass
CreditMartin Morrell

These 6 Emerging Designers Are Redefining Ugly
A group of freewheeling young talents is crafting objects from trash, lumpy versions of the female form and deli meat-inspired fabric loafs.
By Su Wu
CreditSean Donnola
Mike Kelley’s Underground Afterlife
The artist’s dream of a mobile gallery, a replica of his childhood home, is a compelling gift to Detroit. More fascinating is what lies beneath.
By M.H. Miller
CreditNicholas Calcott; inset: Courtesy of the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts and Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
Navigating Vienna’s Imperial Past — Through Pastries
One writer on how it feels to indulge in Habsburg-era decadence in 2017.
By Alice Gregory
CreditMari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi
Wanderlust
The Return of Extreme Blush
When it comes to rosy cheeks, subtle shades have given way to deeper hues — and broader strokes.
By Kate Guadagnino
CreditDetail of painting: Musee Municipal, Cambrai, France/Mondadori Portfolio/Walter Mori/Bridgeman Images
On Beauty
What Happened to Traditional Floral Bouquets?
Flower farmers, mostly in their 30s, are changing the flower landscape — literally — and cultivating a taste for wilder arrangements.
By Deborah Needleman
CreditRobin Stein. Flowers by Saipua. Styled by Margaret MacMillan Jones
Sign of the Times

Manolo Blahnik’s Life in Shoes
A peek into the legendary shoe designer’s past (growing up on a banana plantation) — and legacy, through personal photos.
By Alexa Brazilian
Men’s Fashion: Dreamy White Layers
The season goes poetic with loose contours. Add a beret if you dare.
A Secret Little Glass Home in the Heart of New York
Deceptively unassuming, the architect Philip Johnson’s Rockefeller Guest House is an unspoiled minimalist gem.
By Sadie Stein
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House Tour | A Philip Johnson Guesthouse
The architect's only private residence in New York City — once an artists' salon.
By Dean Kaufman
Two New Shows That Celebrate Black Women Artists
“Power” at Sprüth Magers Los Angeles and “We Wanted a Revolution” at the Brooklyn Museum explore themes of feminism, womanism, race and gender equality.
By Fayemi Shakur
A Sight to See: Jodhpur’s Newly Restored Stepwell
Two brothers help revive the Blue City.
By Gisela Williams
Oversize Pearls — in Unusual Shapes and Sizes
On rings, bracelets and necklaces, organic pearls make a boldly idiosyncratic statement.
Eight Elegant, Glowing Table Lamps
Small orbs with big personalities.
Celebrating New York’s Pioneer of Preservation
A new documentary from Matt Tyrnauer explores Jane Jacobs’s urban activism.
By Alina Cohen
A Beloved British Designer’s New Frontier: Sneakers
Faye Toogood and Feit collaborate on the new Artist Shoe.
By Merrell Hambleton