The Publication

ABOUT US

Metropolitan Design Magazine is an independent digital publication devoted to exceptional architecture, interiors, design, luxury real estate, and outdoor living.

 

We explore the people, places, materials, and ideas shaping the way contemporary spaces are conceived and experienced. From architect-designed residences and meticulously restored historic properties to emerging studios, collectible design, innovative materials, and extraordinary landscapes, our coverage looks beyond appearance to understand the decisions behind the work.

 

Our editorial approach brings together thoughtful storytelling, informed perspective, and a strong visual sensibility. We speak with architects, interior designers, artisans, developers, collectors, and creative leaders to present work with context, clarity, and depth.

 

We publish for readers who take design seriously—professionals, collectors, homeowners, developers, and those who simply believe that the spaces around us deserve closer attention

Metropolitan Design Magazine is an editorial home for the world’s most considered work in architecture, interiors, luxury real estate, outdoor living and the design voices shaping the way we build and live. We are a publication in the classic sense — commissioned writing, original photography, long views — translated for a digital readership.

 

Our editors travel to the houses, ateliers and studios we cover. We speak with the architects and designers directly. We favour the slower story: the twelve-year renovation, the atelier that still works by hand, the city block whose history quietly reshaped a neighbourhood. It is journalism about design, not commerce dressed as design.

 

We publish for readers who take design seriously — collectors, practitioners, developers, and the merely curious — and we do so with the conviction that great design deserves great writing.

OUR STORY

Metropolitan Design Magazine was created to offer a more considered view of luxury design—one that is neither purely decorative nor unnecessarily technical.

 

We believe every exceptional space has a story: a material chosen for a reason, a room shaped by the way it will be lived in, a building informed by its landscape, and a designer whose point of view deserves to be understood.

 

As the publication grows, our purpose remains clear: to present architecture and design with intelligence, visual distinction, and editorial integrity

MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Alina Rosa Leyva

Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Felicity Carter

Design Contributor

Charlotte Merrin

Interior Contributor

Marco Pellegrini

Design Correspondent

Hiroko Tanaka

Architecture Writer

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