SURFACE 7 Plus, a jewelry flagship-turned-museum glistens in Jaipur, an in-demand Swedish designer takes New York City, and more of the best things we saw this week. BY THE EDITORS October 18, 2024 Photography by William Jess Laird … PLAYWith a Bar, Quarters Embarks on Its Next Chapter When Nick...
Here, we ask designers to take a selfie and give us an inside look at their life. Age: 32 Occupation: Interior designer. Instagram: @studiovaleriename Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela. Studio location: New York, Athens, and Paris. Describe what you make: Interiors, furniture, lighting, and objects. The most important thing you’ve designed to date: The...
Armani’s Residences, Casa boutique, flagship, and ristorante opens in New York. Coinciding with his 90th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his brand, Giorgio Armani has come to New York. During his trip, the fashion mogul has unveiled a new building on Madison Avenue that houses...
André Courrèges, Paco Rabanne, and Pierre Cardin were high fashion’s torchbearers of Space Age style, but even they likely couldn’t have predicted Prada creating a high-tech suit for space travel. Yesterday, at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan, the Italian label and Axiom Space unveiled...
After Las Vegas, the world’s second Sphere has been announced for Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi plans to build the world’s second Sphere, modeled after the $2.3 billion entertainment complex in Las Vegas. The project is a collaboration between Sphere Entertainment Co. and Abu Dhabi’s Department of...
CULTURE CLUB On Oct. 8, the entrepreneur Kevin Wendle hosted an intimate dinner to celebrate his Hotel Esencia being awarded three Michelin Keys and being named one of the World’s 50 Best Hotels for the second consecutive year. Close friends and industry leaders gathered at Beefbar...
ICA Miami doubles its exhibition space with a Design District real estate purchase. ICA Miami has acquired the former de la Cruz Collection building for $25 million, a move that doubles the museum’s space for exhibitions and public programs. The museum plans to use the additional...
SET DESIGN Show designer Tobias Rylander speaks on channeling Electric Lady Studios, David Bowie, and the theater world for Bleachers’ From Studio to the Stage tour finale at Madison Square Garden. BY JENNA ADRIAN-DIAZ October 16, 2024 Credit (all images): Jordan Curtis-Hughes … If Jack Antonoff is pop’s...
FASHION The couturier shares how 19th-century corset-maker Mr. Pearl inspired his collaboration with choreographer Caili Quan for the ballet company’s 2024 Fall Fashion Gala. BY JENNA ADRIAN-DIAZ October 15, 2024 The dancers of New York City Ballet in the world premiere of Caili Quan’s work...
A Studio Between unveiled a major redesign of Frieze London, inspired by Jane Jacobs. For this year’s edition of Frieze London, the contemporary art fair tapped local firm A Studio Between to reimagine its layout for its biggest redesign in a decade. Rather than concentrating major...