The mountain home has come a long way from its humble beginnings. What began with pragmatic log cabins has evolved. Today’s mountain retreats trade dark, heavy interiors for light-filled, open spaces that merge sleek modernity with biophilic serenity. Glass, steel, and concrete meet wood and stone in designs that honor nature while embracing modern luxury. This week, we caught up with several acclaimed luxury designers and architects to discuss the modern mountain home.
Step inside House Beautiful’s 2025 Whole Home, where Austin designer-developer Sara Malek Barney of BANDD/DESIGN bridges luxury hospitality and residential comfort in a stunning new build in the city’s Deep Eddy neighborhood. Discover how she turned a nine-month sprint into an urban treehouse that redefines livable design and everyday luxury.
This edition for October 2025 covers the South Korean Biennale for Architecture and Urbanism, Qatar Airways and Swizz Beatz’s “The Creative 100” collectible design gallery aircraft, furnishings designed by architects, HBO’s new limited series The Chair Company and an action-packed High Point Market.
Step inside the creative mind of designer Kim Salmela as she unveils her latest work for Norwalk Furniture and Crypton Fabrics. In this exclusive interview, she shares how heritage, sustainability, and a fearless mix of styles shape her timeless yet trend-aware approach to design.
High Point Market Fall 2025 is upon us. Across the board, brands are leaning into organic silhouettes – sofas with curved frames, tables inspired by river-worn stone, and chairs with winged backs, and tactile surfaces from raffia and rattan to bamboo and bronze.
Architect Lauren Thomsen is reshaping the Philadelphia rowhouse through passive design, an approach that slashes energy use while elevating comfort and livability. In this interview, she discusses her celebrated Northern Liberties Passive Rowhouse, the challenges of building sustainably in dense urban settings, and why teaching keeps her design practice forward-looking.
Set in Hungary’s Tokaj wine region, Sauska Winery rises like two sculptural bowls above the vineyards. Designed by Bord Architect Studio with interiors by Tihany Design, the project fuses futuristic architecture with organic materiality. In this exclusive interview, Alessia Genova of Tihany Design reflects on crafting the “winery of the future,” where cinematic interiors meet the rhythms of the landscape.
The MoMA Design Store in Soho has reopened after a complete architectural overhaul by Peterson Rich Office, with restored historic details, bold modern interventions, and a new mural by artist Nina Chanel Abney. The redesigned space offers an immersive way to engage with art, design and storytelling at the heart of downtown New York.
This edition for September 2025 covers digital arts & crafts, luxury’s embrace of indoor-outdoor design, an industry omen from New York Fashion Week, two opposing color trends and how Kyoto university’s newest quantum discovery will impact design and home furnishings in the next five years.
In our series ‘Advice for Designers from Designers,’ we ask accomplished interior designers to share the pivotal lessons they learned early on, what they wish they’d known when starting out and what they would do differently if launching their careers today. This month’s designers discuss mistakes they’ve made, the best use of technology, and why interior design is a business for the emotionally intelligent above all else.