Architectural Digest

PHOTOS: The Best New Restaurant Designs

Posted 04.17.2012

Architectural Digest recently named the 12 best new restaurant designs from across the globe. Spanning from Berlin to Brooklyn, these eateries boast a...

HuffPost Review: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.24.2011

Marshall Fine

Based on a 1973 TV movie of the same name, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a horror movie that rarely insults your intelligence. Indeed, it seduces you into thinking you can outsmart the film -- and then zaps you when you least expect it. Now that's fun.

How Are Ten New Magazine Editors Doing?

wwd.com | Posted 10.03.2011

Over the last year, a bunch of new editors in chief have moved into big magazine jobs. There have been redesigns, overhauled staffs, office relocation...

PHOTOS: Celebrating John Lautner's 100th Birthday

Posted 09.22.2011

July 16, 2011 marked what would have been John Lautner's 100th birthday. In honor of this event, MAK CENTER and the John Lautner Foundation have organ...

Designing Under The Affluence

Kathryn M. Ireland | Posted 07.31.2011

Kathryn M. Ireland

Finally the show is here! Million Dollar Decorators... if only I had taken Margaret Russell's advice and insisted on hair and makeup, not to mention losing 15 pounds before the show was taped instead of after, I would have no negative comments.

Modern vs. Traditional: Redefining Residential Interior Design

Jacob Slevin | Posted 05.25.2011

Jacob Slevin

With New York City's annual Architectural Digest Home Design Show recently coming to a close, I wanted to step a bit outside my core competency of arc...

Editor Breathes New Life Into Architectural Digest

Barbara L. Dixon | Posted 05.25.2011

Barbara L. Dixon

I first met Margaret Russell a little over 20 years ago when I was hired by Hachette to launch Elle Décor into the North American market. I invited h...

Margaret Russell's Big Week

Melissa Berkelhammer | Posted 05.25.2011

Melissa Berkelhammer

The week before Thanksgiving holiday saw a lot of celebrations, especially for Architectural Digest's New Editor in Chief. On Wednesday evening, Cond...

It's Hip To Be Square, Apparently: Why Mah-Jongg Makes Me Cool

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 11.17.2011

Meredith C. Carroll

Who knew a little over a year ago, when I was invited to join a small group of women for a regular game of mah-jongg, that we'd be considered "young and hip"?

Fashion Week: Great Design Isn't Just on the Runway

Cathy Whitlock | Posted 05.25.2011

Cathy Whitlock

While the spotlight was on the catwalk collections at Fashion Week, some of the greatest designs were found off the runway.

PHOTOS: $3.695 Million Eclectic Hollywood Villa Hits The Market

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Via Curbed LA: This 1940 $3.695 million Italian villa was originally designed by architect Francis Pierpont Davis, AIA and later updated by designer J...

Paige Rense Noland, Architectural Digest Editor-In-Chief, To Retire

The New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 05.25.2011

Paige Rense Noland, the legendary editor of Architectural Digest for the last 35 years, is retiring in August. The news was announced in a Conde Nast ...

The Designs of Sex and the City 2

Cathy Whitlock | Posted 05.25.2011

Cathy Whitlock

The quartet of Carrie and Company hits the silver screen this Memorial Day weekend and once again style plays a fifth character. While fashion takes center stage, the interior designs have been just as important.

Conde Nast Ad Pages PLUMMET 31.6% In 2009

New York Times | STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Posted 05.25.2011

Conde Nast's ad-page numbers are in, and they explain why the company has had such a rough 2009. The company lost 8,359 ad pages at its monthly magaz...

This Week in Magazines: Eric Holder Mulls Investigating Alleged Bush-Era Torture

James Warren | Posted 05.25.2011

James Warren

Attorney General Eric Holder might not heed what seems to be the White House preference not to look back and investigate allegations of Bush-approved torture of detainees and enemy combatants.

Reading Amanda: One Black Man's Burden

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Henry Adams

Reputedly she is known by friends and family as "Ba"; habitually, as a uniform, she sports sober Calvin Klein suits and subsists on tuna or grilled...

Brad Pitt "High" From New Orleans Project

Architectural Digest | Posted 05.25.2011

Actor Brad Pitt fell in love with New Orleans in the early 1990's while filming Interview with the Vampire. "New Orleans has its own mind...its own th...