WHENEVER NATACHA RAMSAY-LEVI—a longtime lieutenant to designer Nicolas Ghesquière—was on the hunt for inspiration for one of Balenciaga's collections, she headed to Wappingers Falls, a low-key, ...

Where do patterns come from? While some might be computer-generated using the latest in image scanning and digital printing technologies, many more can be sourced to the Design Library–the world’s ...

For just over a year, Google’s hardware design team has been working inside a new, highly classified design studio. Only a small fraction of Google’s employees are allowed inside this beautiful, ...

One would be hard-pressed to find a house without books. Besides providing the joys of reading, books are accessories that can personalize a room, dust a neutral space with color, and bring warmth and ...

Bend homeowners who want to fast-track an accessory dwelling unit on their property now have the luxury of choice. The Bend Chamber of Commerce this week launched an online library of designs that ...

Last week, former US president Barack Obama spoke in Chicago about his plans for the presidential library to be named after him. Set to open in 2021, the library will be one of 14 presidential ...