Most valuable objects don’t look valuable at all. They sit in drawers, closets, basements, and attics because they were once ordinary, functional, or sentimental. What turns some of them into ...

Exhibits like the Benton’s current “Souvenirs d’Afrique” have often puzzled me because of how the distinction between “art” and “artifact” seems to vanish. Pieces of art can certainly be considered ...

Last year the world produced nearly 311 million tons of plastic, but less than 10% of that was recycled. The truth of the matter is that most plastic ends up in the wrong places; landfills, oceans, ...

The 2025 ELLE DECOR Design Awards honor the visionary creators and objects redefining how we live with beauty and purpose. From standout furniture and lighting to influential accessories, the winners, ...

“In the work of art, the truth of an entity has set itself to work,” writes Martin Heidegger in his seminal essay The Origin of the Work of Art. “The nature of art would then be this: the truth of ...