The Hotel Chelsea, Two Ways
Great Rooms A visual diary by design editor Wendy Goodman. The Volcano Room Steve Willis painted the mural…
The Graza Olive-Oil People Are Designing Mamdani’s Groceries
Mayor Mamdani at a press conference for one of his campaign promises: city-run grocery stores. Photo: Adam Gray/Bloomberg/Getty…
The Artist Who Lived in Central Park
Photo: Julie Glassberg/The New York Times/Redux They often found her painting. Birders remember entering the Ramble in Central…
The Cactus Apartment Overlooking Madison Square Garden
Great Rooms A visual diary by Design Editor Wendy Goodman. The Living Room The first cactus Bill Farmer…
Rafael Prieto’s New Furniture Is Made of Old Building Parts
On a hot afternoon in August, I visited designer Rafael Prieto at the Tribeca studio where he lives…
Nina Barnieh-Blair’s Renovation of a Gramercy Park Townhouse
Great Rooms A visual diary by Design Editor Wendy Goodman. The Living Room “The seating area celebrates the…
A Park Slope Brownstone Is Restored With a French Twist
Great Rooms A visual diary by Design Editor Wendy Goodman. The Oculus Room The black olive tree is…
How We Got the New York Knicks Logo
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Graphics: Michael Doret In 1991, illustrator and designer Michael Doret was a freelancer living in New…
Ryan McGinley on Shooting ‘Night Shift’ All Over New York
Ryan McGinley, Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, 2026. Photo: Ryan McGinley Ryan McGinley spent a good chunk of last…
Where the Guests Sing For Their Supper in Gramercy
Great Rooms A visual diary by Design Editor Wendy Goodman. The Living Room The portrait above the desk…
New York Design Month’s Small, Beautiful Objects
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Matthew Gordon, David Sierra, Carbon Stories, Leah Verway There’s a certain scale at which the…
14 Standout Lamps From New York’s Design Week
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Bryan Anton, Seth Caplan, Elizabeth Carababas, Aaron S Cheung/Esto Marcel Breuer, when designing his exhibition…