Design – Page 20

How a Mechanical Songbird Takes Flight

For one Swiss artisan, creating a sapphire-covered, tuneful automaton for the French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels was a yearslong process.

By Megan Conway

The Long Island abode of a couple of musical standards fans takes maximalism to a new level.

By Jane Margolies

Aaron Dessner’s Long Pond recording studio breaks a lot of design rules. It’s why musicians like Taylor Swift have put it on the map.

By Steven Kurutz and Jane Beiles

Companies like Lego and Mattel have divisions that seek out design concepts directly from collectors and other highly dedicated fan bases.

By Isaac Aronow