Today's Design by nytimes

1. A Dinner With Drama, and a Special Soundtrack for Dessert

   Known for his richly imaginative lighting and furniture, the designer Gabriel Hendifar is an equally inventive host.

2. In Montauk, N.Y., an Indoor-Outdoor House Emerges From the Landscape

   They brought in earth to make one of the highest sites overlooking Block Island Sound even higher. Then they built down into it.

3. When It Comes to Design, Nobody Does It Like the Italians

   How has Italy remained, for centuries, one of the most innovative places for interiors and architecture?

4. A Singaporean Chocolatier Infusing Sweets With Seaweed, Curry and Satay Spice

   Plus: a French hotel in Tribeca, an Italian fashion exhibition and more recommendations from T Magazine.

5. A Baltimore Hotel With Four-Poster Beds and Flamingos Aplenty

   Plus: a clamshell chandelier, photography capturing deforestation and more recommendations from T Magazine.