A film still from <n>In the Mood for Love</n> (2000), directed by <n>Wong Kar-wai</n>.

A still from <n>Michael Mann</n>'s 1981 film <n>Thief</n>, starring <n>James Caan</n> and <n>Tuesday Weld</n>.

The <n>Barbour House</n>, a <n>mid-century modern</n> residence designed by architect <n>John Marsh Davis</n> in 1964.

Interior of the <n>Pope-Leighey House</n> in Alexandria, Virginia, designed by <n>Frank Lloyd Wright</n>. Photo by <n>Paul Burk</n>.

1987 <n>Range Rover</n> advertisement, 'Introducing the most beautiful vehicle in the world.'

Artist <n>Dieter Roth</n> in his studio. Courtesy of the <n>Dieter Roth Estate</n>.

A bathroom from a residential project in north Austin.

A still from <n>Wong Kar-wai</n>'s 1994 film <n>Chungking Express</n>, featuring <n>Tony Leung</n> and <n>Faye Wong</n>.

Paris, c. 1911. Photo by <n>Rajaie Khoury</n>.

A home coffee bar featuring a <n>Rocket Appartamento Espresso Machine</n>. Photo by <n>StuTyo</n>.

<n>The Barbour House</n>, a <n>mid-century modern</n> residence in Kentfield, California, designed by <n>John Marsh Davis</n>.

Artist <n>Rolf Sachs</n> in his Rome studio. Photo by <n>Simon Watson</n> for <n>The World of Interiors</n>.

The <n>Maximalist</n> West Village home of <n>Jed Krascella</n>. Photo by <n>Cody Guilfoyle</n> for <n>Domino</n>.

Bathroom in a Notting Hill home by designer <n>Beata Heuman</n> with an antique washstand from <n>HOWE London</n>. Photo by <n>Paul Massey</n>.

The kitchen of <n>Pālehua House</n> in Honolulu, a work of <n>Hawaiian Modernism</n> by <n>Vladimir Ossipoff</n>.

The <n>Kappe Residence</n> in Rustic Canyon, designed by architect <n>Ray Kappe</n> and finished in 1967.

The Northern Italy villa of artist <n>Enrico Baj</n>, as featured in <n>Architectural Digest</n>.

The <n>Guth Residence</n> by architect <n>Kendrick Bangs Kellogg</n> with details by artists <n>James Hubbell</n> and <n>John Vugrin</n>.

The 1970s Melbourne home of <n>Missy Higgins</n>, designed by <n>Alastair Knox</n>. Via <n>The Design Files</n>.

A table of dim sum dishes from the restaurant <n>Dimdimsum</n>.

Interior of <n>Anthony Russo's Cabin</n> in Wawona, California. Design by <n>Commune Design</n>. Photo by <n>Stephen Kent Johnson</n>.

The Brooklyn home of <n>Reno Dakota</n> and <n>Kei Yip</n> with its original 1880s paneling. Photo by <n>Trevor Tondro</n>.