<n>Deyan Sudjic</n>'s London apartment, designed by <n>Shiu-Kay Kan</n> and <n>David Chipperfield</n>. Photo by <n>Richard Bryant</n>.

The home of <n>Giancarlo Nocentini</n> outside Turin. Photo by <n>Oberto Gil</n>, 1972.

1980s kitchen interior by French designer <n>Andrée Putman</n>.

Interior of the <n>Vanna Venturi House</n> by <n>Robert Venturi</n> and <n>Denise Scott Brown</n> in Philadelphia.

A house in La Peña, Valle de Bravo, built in 1968 by architect <n>AndresCasillasDeAlba</n>.

The Milan home of <n>Maurizio Zucchi</n>, featuring iron furniture by <n>Antonino Sciortino</n>. Photo by <n>Andrea Ferrari</n>.

Interior by architect <n>Jo Crepain</n>, c. 1999, with a <n>Frisbi Lamp</n> by <n>Achille Castiglioni</n> for <n>Flos</n>.

The New York apartment of interior designer <n>Ward Bennett</n>. Photo by <n>Erica Brown</n>.

Actor <n>Lucy Liu</n> as the character <n>O-Ren Ishii</n> in a still from the 2003 film <n>Kill Bill: Vol. 1</n>.

The <n>J. Mayes Residence</n> in Illinois, designed by <n>Don Erickson</n> in 1954. Photo by <n>The Modern House</n>.

<n>Uma Thurman</n> as <n>The Bride</n> faces <n>Lucy Liu</n> as <n>O-Ren Ishii</n> in <n>Kill Bill: Vol. 1</n> (2003).

A product shot of <n>Braun Audio Components</n> from <n>Braun+Design Magazine</n>.

The atelier of French artist <n>François Houtin</n>, photographed by <n>Jean-François Jaussaud</n> for <n>Côté Sud</n>.

<n>Casa Zentner</n> in Zürich, designed by architect <n>Carlo Scarpa</n> in 1963.

A <n>Technics</n> micro hi-fi system including the <n>SU-C03</n> amplifier and <n>RS-M02</n> cassette deck, circa 1980.

<n>The Doors Rug</n> from the <n>A Study on Balance</n> collection.

An interior by architect <n>Alvar Aalto</n>, from the cover of a <n>Taschen</n> book on his work.

The <n>Braun Atelier Hi-Fi System</n> designed by <n>Dieter Rams</n>, from a 1987 catalog.

The studio of the <n>Eames House</n>, designed by <n>Charles and Ray Eames</n>, featuring their <n>Lounge Chair and Ottoman</n>.

Interior of the <n>Katinsky House</n>, designed by <n>Tsubame Architects</n>.

Interior of <n>La Casa</n>, designed by <n>Bernard Rudofsky</n> and <n>Berta Rudofsky</n>. Photo by <n>Nacho Alegre</n> for <n>Apartamento Magazine</n>.

Living room of the <n>Lovell Health House</n> by <n>Richard Neutra</n>. Photo by <n>Julius Shulman</n>, 1929.

The <n>Apple Pro Mouse</n>, designed by <n>Jonathan Ive</n> for <n>Apple</n> and released in 2000.

<n>Claire Bataille's Apartment</n> in Belgium, 1992.

Interior of the <n>CBS Building</n> (1965) by <n>Florence Knoll</n>, with art by <n>Franz Kline</n> and <n>Alberto Giacometti</n>.

Loft in Madrid designed by <n>Manuel Ocaña del Valle</n>. Photo by <n>Luis Asin</n>.

<n>The 1928 Dining Room</n> by designer <n>Charlotte Perriand</n>, exhibited at the 1928 <n>Salon des artistes décorateurs</n>.

<n>The Entenza House (Case Study #9)</n> by <n>Charles & Ray Eames</n> and <n>Eero Saarinen</n>. Photo by <n>Julius Shulman</n>.

The <n>Maison Louis Carré</n> in France, designed by architect <n>Alvar Aalto</n> in 1959.