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Cookeez Makery May be The Strangest Toy This Christmas

It’s part Build-A-Bear and part Easy-Bake Oven.

The Bloomingdale’s Big Brown Bag Turns 50

Since Bloomingdale’s introduced the Big Brown Bag 50 years ago, it has become a totem of the store — as well as a mug, an...

Best Stylish Hand Fans to Stay Cool

They could also be used to say, “I love you.” Can an air-conditioner do that?

20 Years of Roman and Williams Design: Hotels, Restaurants, Guild

Ask the founders of Roman and Williams, who for two decades have designed homes, hotels, restaurants, clubs, galleries, stores, furniture — even birdhouses — bathed...

Landline Phones Find New Life With Nostalgic Fans

Like record players and VHS tapes, landline phones are being embraced by nostalgic fans as an antidote to an increasingly digital way of life.

How a Pandemic Is Inspiring the Use of Fine China Everyday

More dining at home has led some people to seek out fancier tableware that makes everyday meals feel far more celebratory.

The Resurgence of Murano Glass

The opulent look of Murano glass is on the rise, propelled in part by a new wave of home goods and accessories inspired by the...

Let Them Eat (Wacky, Whimsical) Cake

From weddings to birthdays, fantastically imperfect cakes slathered in frosting, or that wobble and wiggle, are redefining the look of celebratory confections.