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TVs in the Bedroom • An entertaining relaxation aid or a distracting intrusion? Our followers and editors debate whether screens and sleep belong together.

If You Know Frank Lloyd Wright, You Should Know This Unsung Architect • Though Frank Lloyd Wright is arguably America’s most famous architect, what often goes unmentioned in narratives about his influence is the impact of a woman named Marion Mahony on much of his earliest work. Mahony was one of the first licensed female architects in the United States and Wright’s first employee. Her designs and renderings helped create the Prairie School style, which propelled Wright’s career into the international spotlight. Though she was underrecognized during her lifetime, a closer look at Mahony’s career and starting role as FLW’s design collaborator reveals an architectural force to be reckoned with.

Modern World

Picking up Threads • Fiber work has been everywhere in the art world lately with major textile exhibitions taking place all over the country. These were a few of our favorites.

The State of “Made in America” • Despite the political power ascribed to homegrown goods, there’s never been a shorthand for well-made, ethical design.

Down to Earth • A Tucson couple restore a 1930s adobe.

Legacy Project • In Minnesota, Jens Risom’s design sensibility continues to shape how his family lives today, thoughtfully and together.

A Rural Renaissance • During the pandemic, many millennials left cities in search of more affordable lifestyles. But in today’s America, is there any place left where you can have it all?

Some Kind of Fantasy • The second owners of a Silver Lake Fritz Haeg home originally conceived as a “very gay house” strive to keep it as one-of-a-kind as it ever was.

Reset, Restore • In an elite New York City enclave with a robust history, a townhouse in need of a revival lets an architect pick the chapters of its story worth preserving.

In the Family • A few steps from her own home, architect Adrienne Brown helps her parents give an age-appropriate update to the house where one of Sutton Square’s pioneers lived with America’s first interior decorator.

Marfa, TX • Wrong // Artist couple Buck Johnston and Camp Bosworth adopt an approachable perspective to art and design with their wild and wonderful gallery, Wrong.

Chicago • Cooperation Racine // In West Englewood, an artist buys an abandoned building to start a co-op for designers to share resources and profits.

NYC • Kellie Riggs and Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy // For Objects: USA 2024, two curators brought their contrasting approaches to a comprehensive, diverse show highlighting American craft.

Detroit • I. M. Weiss Gallery // Detroit native Isabelle Weiss is preserving the city’s cherished design history by empowering its contemporary makers.

Los Angeles • Marta // Gallerists Benjamin Critton and Heidi Korsavong see potential in overlooked places, transforming a former truck garage in Silver Lake into L.A.’s most interesting design gallery.

Worth Holding On To • Burdened by kitsch and ancestral expectations, my parents rebuilt their Adirondack cabin in a contemporary style with nods to local traditions.

Curatorial Statement • An Angeleno aesthete commissions a gallery-inspired renovation.

sourcing • The products, furniture, architects, designers, and builders featured in this issue.

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