As I grew older, I learned that infusing this kelp in water makes an elemental stock with a round, rich taste, a mild sweetness and a touch of saltiness from the sea the basis for countless Japanese dishes, and the source of their profound depth of flavor.

WSJ: Kelp Wanted

There were moments when her unhappiness seemed as elemental as clear water.

NEWYORKER: Naima

The food is remarkable: pure, elemental, and as clean-tasting as the water sparkling outside.

FORBES: Lifestyle Feature

Roosevelt is stark and elemental but also very lyrical in the careful dialogue it arranges between trees, stone, sky and water (and so well conceived and executed that Superstorm Sandy didn't leave a scratch).

WSJ: Zaha Hadid, Farshid Moussavi, Louis Kahn and the Best of 2012 in Architecture