Julie Lasky

In the early 1960s, Lisa Ponti, an Italian artist and journalist, who was the daughter of the designer Gio Ponti, paid a visit to the vacation home of her friends Tapio Wirkkala and Rut Bryk. This was no small journey. Her hosts, married designers based in Helsinki, summered with their children, Sami and Maaria, in

Gypsy Wood, a dancer and cabaret artist, is more than at home on the stage. But it was her Las Vegas ranch house that landed a big role in the film “The Last Showgirl.”If names can influence destinies, Gypsy Wood was always meant to be a showgirl. Just as she was about to be born

A couple lived in a three-story house on a double lot in Portland, Ore. But they wanted a smaller house on one level, so they built it right next door.A few years ago, Karen Ford, a landscape architect, committed an act that one might imagine would be traumatic for a member of her profession: She

The 400,000-square-foot complex is listed for $170 million, and a sale could displace scores of artists and gallery owners, and other tenants.One tenant wore furry clogs with black ankle socks. Another recalled keeping bees on the roof and making “High Line honey.” A third spoke of plans to invest thousands of dollars in air-conditioning.At a