Let the Light In

Design editor Wendy Goodman takes you inside the city’s most exciting homes and design studios. [Design Hunting]( A visual diary by Design Editor Wendy Goodman The family’s parlor floor, after the renovation. Photo: ©Andy Ryan The West Village is famous for its quiet, tree-lined streets filled with charming old houses. Those houses usually come with classical layouts whose rooms enjoy natural light at either end but not throughout, and therein lies the challenge for the modern homeowner. The team at Bade Stageberg Cox Architecture did a dramatic renovation for a family that had lived in their brownstone for years before deciding that a redo was in order to integrate the flow of space and light — and to enjoy a new garden up on the roof and open up the dining room to the backyard. [Take a tour]( Also on Curbed: Christopher Bonanos [meets]( the guy who counts the MTA’s money; Willy Blackmore [wonders]( just how green those Bjarke Ingels towers planned for the Williamsburg waterfront really are; and, seeing as many of us will be once more commuting to work soon, we[looked back]( at 150 years of office life in New York City. Best, Wendy Goodman Never miss a detail: [Subscribe]( for unlimited access to New York. Design Happenings Five things to check out this week. • Starting on Wednesday, visit Pace Gallery for two new exhibitions featuring the paintings of [Agnes Martin]( and large-scale bronze works by [Lynda Benglis](. • Don’t miss “Friday Flowers” every Friday in May, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at [MUSE x MUSE]( in the West Village. Enjoy happy hour and live performances while shopping for jewelry, accessories, and beautiful flower arrangements by dancer Robbie Fairchild’s [Boo.kay](. Ten percent of sales go to the Actors Fund. • Stop by Fotografiska for its two newest exhibitions. [The first]( is a study in the life and work process of Tom of Finland, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth. The other, opening on Friday, is [Virgin Mary. Supermarkets. Popcorn.](, the largest U.S. retrospective of photographs by British artist and photographer Miles Aldridge. • Make an appointment at Egg Collective’s Tribeca gallery to see its new group exhibition featuring 29 international female artists and designers, [Designing Women III: Mother](. • This week is Frieze New York! Tickets are sold out, but be sure to keep up with its [digital events]( and all the other happenings at its [participating galleries](. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Curbed Open House Some apartments and homes on the market for you to peruse. [The best rent deals right now.]( [What you can buy right now for under $1 million.]( Who Doesn’t Need a Personal Online Shopper? Some picks from the Strategist. Photo: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images [The stuff every Korean family buys from the supermarket is also online.]( Photo: Courtesy of the subject; Illustration: Joe McKendry [What astrologer Susan Miller can’t live without.]( Photo: Farmgirl Flowers [Mother’s Day bouquets for every type of mom (that you can order online).]( Introducing [My Week in New York](: a brand-new newsletter from the editors. [Sign up]( to get the next edition this Saturday. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=dh) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on e-mail newsletters please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2021, All rights reserved