23 Mar Diptyque’s New Scent Evokes Ink on Paper, and Other News – SURFACE
DESIGN DISPATCH Our daily look at the world through the lens of design. BY THE EDITORS March 23, 2023 ...
22 Mar Micro-Apartments Are Thriving in Tokyo – SURFACE
In Japan, April is seen as a time of transition, when the new academic year kicks off and recent graduates enter the workforce. In the months leading up, many young people relocate closer to their new life—and to save money, many choose to move into...
22 Mar New Yorkers Hate the We ❤️ NYC Logo – SURFACE
In the late 1970s, New York had reached a nadir. The city had barely scraped through a major fiscal crisis. A widespread blackout provoked looting and arson. Son of Sam loomed large. The Bronx was burning. Amid the chaos, Milton Glaser sat in the back...
22 Mar Platform and Rose Wylie Team Up on Slick Streetwear, and Other News – SURFACE
DESIGN DISPATCH Our daily look at the world through the lens of design. BY THE EDITORS March 22, 2023 ...
21 Mar Nordic Knots Rugs Glow in a Dazzling Stockholm Theater – SURFACE
Fabian Berglund and Liza Laserow, the husband-and-wife co-founders of Scandi rug brand Nordic Knots, were scouring the internet for office space when a tiny thumbnail caught their eye. It was for the Eriksbergsteatern, an early-20th-century theater lovingly nicknamed “Woodstock” by Stockholm cinephiles until it closed...
21 Mar Capella Brings Fresh Energy to Sydney’s Hotel Scene, and Other News – SURFACE
DESIGN DISPATCH Our daily look at the world through the lens of design. BY THE EDITORS March 21, 2023 ...
21 Mar Designer of the Day: Jonah Takagi – SURFACE
Designer of the Day: Jonah Takagi – SURFACE ...
20 Mar A Trio of Historic Charleston Buildings, Reimagined as a Modern Trattoria – SURFACE
SORELLE Location: Charleston, South Carolina Designer: Meyer Davis On Offer: Set in the heart of downtown, inside three historic townhomes masterfully transformed by Meyer Davis, Sorelle flawlessly combines southern Italian cuisine with Low Country ingredients. The James Beard Award–winning firm has seamlessly blended old and new, paying tribute...
20 Mar Kehinde Wiley’s Gripping New Show Has a Respite Room – SURFACE
Touching fine art is forbidden at most institutions, but visitors to this past year’s Venice Biennale were so moved by Kehinde Wiley’s billboard-size paintings and giant sculptures of Black people in crumpled, supine positions that many wept, reaching out to grasp their hands. Wiley completed...
20 Mar California Coziness Reigns at Palihouse West Hollywood, and Other News – SURFACE
DESIGN DISPATCH Our daily look at the world through the lens of design. BY THE EDITORS March 20, 2023 ...