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Nikolas Weinstein Studios' sculptures are immediately recognizable. Often composed of thousands of glass tubes, they are defined by fluidity and inspired by the architectural spaces they inhabit. That vision recently earned them a Guinness Book of Wor...

This startling ceramic object is actually a drip coffeemaker.

With a glossy, tactile appeal, it speaks of low tech and high craft at the same time. It's also pretty form-foll...

Located at 72nd Street and Central Park West, the Dakota is the oldest luxury apartment building in New York City. The German Renaissance structure, which dates to the 1880s, was designed for a time when the wealthy had servants. They lived in the undesirable parts of the gables, up six or more flights of stairs.

The Kadoma City Library, outside of Osaka, Japan, was designed with a café-like vibe. The library's concept is "enjoying reading with coffee."

Because beverages and books don't always go together, furniture designer

\From a distance, this might appear to be a Scandinavian Midcentury classic that you missed.

But a closer look reveals something startling: What appears to be a gigantic slotted screw, the likes of which you'd never see fully e...