Architects and designers today are met with seemingly endless options when it comes to selecting materials. While news tends to favor those pushing the envelope of material science, we have also been tracking a trend among top designers who are turning to old, even ancient materials and melding them with contemporary practice. Biophilic design has entered the mainstream, and natural surfaces (or
those mimicking them) are all the rage. On social media, we find plenty of evidence for the resurgence in popularity of 20th-century products like Formica, which was innovative in its day but neglected for decades since. We checked in with leading interior architects across the country to discuss the materials they have been using to infuse classic sophistication into their latest projects. By Sophie Aliece Hollis
Designer Favorites Accoya wood from Delta Millworks
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Brick from Old Texas Brick
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High-pressure laminate (à la Formica)
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Carrara marble
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Paper Factor
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Cypress
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