Lisa Cregan

If you think the noise from people yakking into their cell phones on your morning train is killing you, just think about all those phones winding up in the garbage....

Here's a 'help-wanted' you wouldn't expect to see on Craigslist: "Voice wanted, must be audible over honking horns." But clarity in the midst of traffic noise is a major factor...

1. TAKE A BOUGH Out of tree-hugging Berkeley, Calif., comes the Bard's Side Table by Ironies. This woodsy, 18"x 24" gem is hand-carved from mahogany, then burnished with silver leaf,...

1. NATURAL WONDER Dutch designer Hella Jongerius' beautiful plates from her Nymphenburg sketches collection have rocked the ceramics world. Each piece is one of a kind. 2. GOSSAMER GLAMOR From...

Fashion, design, food HOT: THE KARL LAGERFELD COLLECTION FOR WOMEN (AND MEN) AT H&M HOT: THE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT More oooohs and aaaahs than a Rolls. HOT: CALLING ON MOTOROLA...

As you enter Betsy Tilkemeier's new kitchen, just know that the pretty blue tea towel you brought as a hostess gift is destined to be regifted. "Orange, black, gray, white...