Future Tech
VIRTUAL GALLERY The Frame TV by Samsung solves a vexing design dilemma: how to make a screen disappear when not in use. In Art…
Tasting Room
Like the decanting of a fine vintage, the creation of a perfect wine cellar and entertaining space cannot be rushed. After a year and…
Gadgets Galore!
SURROUND SOUND Bang & Olufsen celebrated its 90th anniversary by releasing BeoLab 90, a massive, sculptural loudspeaker that stands four feet tall, weighs more…
Gadgets Galore!
Beyond Bright Though most of us barely have our heads around the concept (and price tag) of 4K televisions, Sharp’s AQUOS Beyond 4K Ultra…
Cabin Cool
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KENNETH M. WYNER MARCH/APRIL 2011 Upon learning that a developer was planning to purchase the lot adjacent to their home overlooking the…
From Beds to Bots
IT DOES WINDOWS First came automated vacuums, then their scrubbing, kitchen and bathroom floor counterparts. But the newest kid on the robotic cleaning block…
Strong Connection
A few years after renovating their master bedroom suite, a Great Falls couple was ready to embark on a new remodeling phase. They were unhappy…
Back to the Future
LAS VEGAS, January 8, 2013—It’s possible Wallis Simpson was actually referring to futuristic television sets when she issued her famed “You can never be…
A Common Thread
There are homes we admire from a distance, and then there are homes where we feel—well, right at home. They have a natural cohesiveness…
A Fruitful Collaboration
Too many cooks in the kitchen? Not for a Maryland couple with two young daughters, who transformed their bland galley kitchen into a spacious,…
Home Tech: Gadgets Galore
MARCH/APRIL 2012 Armed and Ready There are a lot of gadgets out there that combine one aspect of fitness and wellness with technology. BodyMedia’s…
Casual Chic
MARCH/APRIL 2012 A few boxes already line the upstairs hall as the family of seven prepares to move. But the decidedly unfussy yet chic style…
An Artistic Aura
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012 When a newly retired Potomac Falls, Virginia, couple sought to update their traditional home to accommodate both their art collection and their…
Portfolio: A Playful Wink
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011 With DC’s plethora of historic districts and period homes, sometimes the move toward Modernism comes from the bottom up. Such was the…
CABIN COOL
MARCH/APRIL 2011 Upon learning that a developer was planning to purchase the lot adjacent to their home overlooking the Potomac, Dick and Jane Stoker…
ORGANIC MODERN
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009 There’s modern as in the aesthetic of detached cool. And then there’s Kathy Viola’s renovated home in McLean. While the former can…