The next phase of Chinese architecture takes wing.

How the Chinese are using language to define themselves as citizens of the world

American furniture design recently came in for a flogging.
Is the punishment deserved?

How can slant-eyed objects that make many Americans cringe be acceptable to Asians?

Why packing tape is attracting designers like flies

A sneak peek at this year’s furniture free-for-all. Buyers be welcome.

Even more than clothes and records, perfumes have become manna for pop stars and fashion houses seeking to extend their brands—low overhead, high revenue, built-in sex appeal. And yet we still did a double-take upon learning that Zaha Hadid is releasing her own signature scent. (Maybe it’s all that time she’s been spending with Karl Lagerfeld?) Here are three concepts for fragrances you won’t be seeing on shelves anytime soon.