Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest is the world's foremost design authority, showcasing the work of top architects and interior decorators. It continues to set new benchmarks for how to live well—what to buy, what to see and do, where to travel, and who to watch on the fast-paced, multifaceted global design scene.

True to Form • As one of today’s top interior stylists, Colin King has built a career—and over 200,000 Instagram followers—arranging objects into photo-ready scenes of beauty. No surprise, then, that his own home, a light-filled loft in downtown Manhattan, is a case study in everyday sophistication (page 130). How can we re-create the vibe? Herewith, some tricks of his trade….

editor’s letter

Free Form • How a 1950s antidote to antiques fatigue became a design trophy du jour

Against the Grain • At home in Los Angeles, AD100 designer Mandy Cheng and her architect husband, Rory Reynolds, roll up their sleeves and defy the norms

Watch This Space • Rolex taps Beirut-based Arine Aprahamian as its next architecture protégé

Old Seoul • Kukje Gallery transforms a 1930s hanok into an intimate extension of its arts campus

Landmark Decision • Updated by Laura Gonzalez, the Cartier mansion dazzles New York City

Scenic Outlook

NY MINUTE • A Big Apple tour of Roman and Williams’s greatest hits

Good Morning Baltimore • At Ulysses, ASH NYC mixes references near and far

Kitchens + baths • What’s trending for kitchens and baths? Sophistication, style, and surprises, of course. AD’s fall 2022 Great Design Awards surveys the best new products, from must-have accessories to innovative appliances to utterly fabulous fixtures. Ample inspiration, in other words, for your next renovation….

PATTERN PLAY • Smart stripes, graphic motifs, and potent dashes of whimsy. Shown is the Portugal kitchen of decorator Jean-Philippe Demeyer.

RUGGED MODERNISM • Cycladic simplicity, brutalist brawn, and timeless timber touches. Shown is artist Bosco Sodi and AD100 designer Lucia Corredor’s kitchen on the Greek island of Folegandros.

ISLAND FANTASY • Beachy hues, pleasing curves, and loving nods to Mother Nature. Shown is a Bahamas bath by AD100 designer David Netto.

TRUE ROMANCE • Organic materials, rich patinas, and hand-hewn craft. Shown is Kirsten Dunst’s Los Angeles bath by AD100 firm Hallworth Design.

SCRATCHING THE SURFACE

BUON APPETITO

french confection • Daring to go bold, Pierre Sauvage brings a 15th-century demesne in Normandy back to vibrant life

design notes • THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK

SOCIAL STUDIES • Working with Proem Studio, internet sensation Emma Chamberlain crafts a deeply personal Los Angeles home that reflects her fresh, unpretentious spirit

design notes • THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK

CLASSIC APPEAL • In a Greenwich Village town house for a young family, Alex Papachristidis offers up lessons in old-school elegance

INTO THE WOODS • On the banks of Connecticut’s Housatonic River, designer Bastien Halard conjures a timeless residence for longtime client Dee Salomon

GAME CHANGE • Designed by Pritzker Prize winner Francis Kéré, a multipurpose playground in Kampala, Uganda, fosters creativity and community for a neighborhood in need

casting a spell • Ben Pentreath fashions a bewitching abode for publisher Elisabeth Krohn in London

LIGHT TOUCH • Settling into his new home in Lower Manhattan, star stylist Colin King unpacks his broad ethos surface by surface, piece by piece

Fantastic Voyage