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Our pop-up bookstore at Afternoon Light is now open! Thanks to everyone who came by and shopped with us during yesterday’s VIP preview. Visit during opening hours to see our curated selection of books. Titles will include recent releases and some hard-to-find titles, about architecture, furniture, graphic design, and industrial design. Also: Pick up a free copy of the latest issue of AN Interior and Deep Cuts, AN Interior’s insider guide to New York City’s design districts. Shelving is provided by Vitsœ. WHAT do you read me?! nyc × AN Interior Pop-Up Bookstore at Afternoon Light WHEN Sunday, May 17 11am—6pm Monday & Tuesday, May 18 & 19 10am–6pm WHERE WSA 161 Water Street New York, NY 10038 @doyoureadme_nyc @doyoureadme_berlin @aninteriormag @various_projects @vitsoe @afternoonlight #architecture #design #books #magazines

AN Interior Spring/Summer 2026 is here! Our 29th issue gets away from it all: We travel to five remote residences, from Greece to Saint Kitts, Upstate New York, Santa Fe, and Valle del Bravo. The cover story is special. We visit the Schnabel house designed by Frank Gehry, who died in December. Completed in 1989, the compound has been lovingly renovated by its current owner, Thomas Safran, as seen in photographs by Zara Pfeifer (@zarapfeifer ). Elsewhere, check out kitchen & bath products for your next commission and see a special section of the hottest releases from the spring design fair circuit. We also highlight emerging designers, dip into listening rooms, tour great projects, and share an interview with bathhouse expert Ali McQuaid Mitchell of Futurestudio (@wearefuturestudio ). Don’t miss a glimpse into Taller Bofill’s La Fabrica thanks to doublespace photography (@2spacephoto ); an essay about the work of Wenche Selmer, a midcentury Norwegian woman architect, with photographs by Max Creasy (@maxcreasy ); and a back-page Mad-Lib by FOR SCALE’s David Michon (@for___scale @david___michon ). Designed by Studio Loutsis (@studio_loutsis ), the issue packs a colorful punch. Hit the #linkinbio to order your copy online or buy one from one of our stockists. You can also pick up a complimentary copy at Afternoon Light (@afternoonlight ) in New York. Subscribe now to get on the list for the next one! Happy reading. #architecture #interiors #design #magazine

Deep Cuts is here! We’ve launched our inaugural insider guide to New York City’s design districts. Our first-ever guide to our hometown’s design hotspots includes showrooms, restaurants, bars, buildings, and art, plus tips from neighborhood locals. Guest edited by Lila Allen (@lilerr ), this print publication was designed by Studio Loutsis (@studio_loutsis ), art director of AN Interior. Available for free at local stockists and participating showrooms, this is your perfect companion for design week. In addition to our pop-up bookstore at Afternoon Light (@afternoonlight ) with do you read me?! nyc (@doyoureadme_nyc ), find the design guide here: @rimadesio @rimadesio_newyork @robinreigimaterials @tilebar @maderasurfaces @nydc @adbuilding @fisherpaykel @glosterfurniture @poliform_official @eggersmann_usa @fergusonhomeofficial @juniperdesigngroup @dom.interiors @usmmodularfurniture @kvadrattextiles @headhi_ny @a83_inst @casamagazines @iconicmagazines @centerforarch Not in New York? Or just want to read it online? See it on our website, link in bio. #architecture #aninterior #nycxdesign #nyc #design

Are you ready? The annual platform to celebrate design across the city, NYCxDESIGN, is here. Already, a whirlwind of exhibitions and talks are in full swing while invitations and info about even more festivities are still pouring in. We hunted through them all to find what we’re most excited to attend—in addition to our own events (#linkinbio to view AN’s activations). From exhibitions at @solidobjectives ’s and @tankhouse ’s 144 Vanderbilt Avenue to a multi-species approach to design to a show on incense holders, there’s much to see, much to do. View the full guide at the link in bio. - Words by Kelly Pau, images courtesy @cb and @millerknoll , @davidsierra_ , and @lukemalaney - #aninterior #nycxdesign #design

Visit the do you read me?! nyc × AN Interior pop-up bookstore at Afternoon Light Design Fair (@afternoonlight ) from May 16–19 to shop a curated selection of books. Titles will include recent releases and some hard-to-find titles, about architecture, furniture, graphic design, and industrial design. do you read me?! is a renowned Berlin-based independent bookstore, known for its unique perspective on contemporary print and publishing. Its New York store, located within the Swiss Institute, is realized in collaboration with Various Projects. AN Interior is a design magazine made by The Architect’s Newspaper. Available in two print issues annually, the publication also supports and inspires its professional audience through its website and social media, and brings people together through showroom crawls, live events, and webinars. Shelving is provided by Vitsœ. WHAT do you read me?! nyc × AN Interior Pop-Up Bookstore at Afternoon Light WHEN VIP Preview: Saturday, May 16 4-7pm (By Invitation Only) Public Hours: Sunday, May 17 11am—6pm; Monday & Tuesday, May 18 & 19 10am–6pm WHERE WSA 161 Water Street New York, NY 10038 @doyoureadme_nyc @doyoureadme_berlin @aninteriormag @various_projects @vitsoe @afternoonlight #architecture #books #design #newyork #afternoonlight

Spotlight: @doyoureadme_nyc x @aninteriormag The Pop-Up Bookshop at Afternoon Light. Two of the design world’s most trusted editorial voices share space at the fair. do you read me?! — the renowned Berlin-based bookstore with a New York outpost at the Swiss Institute — joins AN Interior, the award-winning glossy published by our friends at @archpaper for a co-curated selection of books and periodicals. Recent releases and hard-to-find titles spanning architecture, furniture, graphic design, and industrial design. All shown on shelving by @vitsoe Sixth floor. Come shop! ✉️ VIP Preview: May 16 🗓 May 17–19, 2026 📍 161 Water Street, Lower Manhattan 🎟 afternoonlight.com #AfternoonLightDesignFair #ALDF2026 #NYCxDesign #NYDesignWeek #AfternoonLight

Eyewear brand @LAEyeworks shook up the optometry scene with striking, gender-defying ad campaigns in the ’80s. Greg Gorman’s black and white photography captured the likes of Andy Warhol, RuPaul, and Debbie Harry, reshaping eyewear as a beautiful accessory. For the new flagship in Los Angeles, the brand continues to put a new perspective on the conventional, tapping local office @egarchla for a cavelike spin on retail design. Read more at the #linkinbio. - Words by Kelly Pau, images Paul Vu, @hereandnowagency - #aninterior #interiorarchitecture #laeyeworks

@sksappliances , the brand formerly known as Signature Kitchen Suite, opened a new showroom in Chicago’s The Mart. The industrial shell is given a tech-forward, immersive makeover by @pierolissoni . The design applies a theatrical touch to the showroom—in layout as well as aesthetics. Learn more at the #linkinbio. - Words by Kelly Pau, images by @petrinistudio - #aninterior #interiors #showroomdesign

What if an office was designed for working less? At the new office for technology company Antiwork, toiling is, as the brand’s name suggests, not the point. Instead, the company’s commitment to working less by working smarter guides the playful yet efficient office in New York’s Dumbo neighborhood, designed by @float.studio . The first reference images for the design: the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie. Read more at the #linkinbio. - Words by Kelly Pau, images by @felixspeller - #aninterior #interiordesign #workplacedesign

The 64th edition of the international furniture fair, @isaloniofficial , welcomed 316,342 visitors to Milan from across 167 countries. This year, the fair continued to evolve itself as more than a trade show; in addition to its biannual spotlight on kitchen and baths, the fair introduced a section dedicated to collectible design, Salone Raritas, as well as the unveiling of Salone Contract 2027, a curatorial masterplan designed by Rem Koolhaas and OMA. As such, foot traffic was up this year compared to the previous year by 4.5 percent. Large crowds and the expo halls’s never-ending footprint task designers and architects with creating a booth that stands out but also navigates the noise and chaos of the exhibition. This year’s best booths created interiors within interiors, a place to shed the mayhem outside and step into a miniature world. Learn more at the #linkinbio. - Words by Kelly Pau, images courtesy @luca.caizzi , @quadrodesign_official , @bebitalia , @frankstelitano , @establishedandsons , @fisherpaykel - #salonedelmobile #milandesignweek #exhibitiondesign

As the jetlag recedes, along with the rush of endorphins from zipping from one event to the next, we bid arrivederci to another Milan Design Week. Throughout the frenetic week, an impulse to unplug united many of the exhibitions, including Prada Frame’s symposium on the nuances of image production in an AI-dominated world and Lina Ghotmeh’s labyrinth for MoscaPartners Variations 2026. The emphasis on being present and engaged marks a timely response to the increasing emphasis on digital reproductions, deep fakes, and algorithmically driven content. The exhibitions that stand out now that the fanfare has died down taps into this theme, in addition to material research and unique ways to engage sites. Swipe through for some of AN Interior’s favorite exhibitions from Milan Design Week and read the full list at the #linkinbio. Words by Kelly Pau, images courtesy @dsl__studio /@aaaahhhparisinternationale , @acdfuz , @usmmodularfurniture /@annabellesbubble /@snohetta , @ikea , @triennalemilano /@dsl__studio #milandesignweek2026 #milandesignweek #Fuorisalone

Basis, the fast-growing tech firm, tapped interdisciplinary design studio Office of Tangible Space (@tangible.space ) to design an office that supports its inherently dynamic work environment. With custom millwork acting as wall barriers, Office of Tangible Space devised an office that promotes collaboration from the workspaces to the cafe to the lounges. Read more about the office at the #linkinbio. - Words by Paige Davidson, images by Matthew Gordon Photography (@matthewgordonstudio ) - #aninterior #interiors #office #wood