01 Nov With Gem Home, Flynn McGarry’s Design Eye Sharpens Its Focus
SURFACE 7 Plus, Sorel and Proenza Schouler hit their stride, a sparkling refit of the St. Regis, and more of the best things we saw this week. BY THE EDITORS...
01 Nov The Frick Announces an April Opening Date, and Other News
The Frick’s long-awaited renovation by Selldorf Architects will open in April. The Frick Collection will reopen its Fifth Avenue mansion in April after extensive renovations by Selldorf Architects, Beyer Blinder Belle, and Planner. The refitted space will have expanded galleries and grant public access to previously...
31 Oct At 100, Svenskt Tenn’s Caring Ethos Still Resonates
When Estrid Ericson founded the Stockholm design emporium Svenskt Tenn in 1924, her attitude toward domestic life was simple: one’s home should be modern yet comfortable, an ever-evolving yet thoughtful sanctuary with the human in focus. Ericson and longtime collaborator Josef Frank’s sly rejection of...
31 Oct At Governors Point, Omer Arbel Meets the Sea Ranch
Fans of the wonderfully intricate creations from Omer Arbel’s lighting studio-lab Bocci may delight even further in his architecture. Last year, the Canada-based polymath debuted a meticulously crafted farmland house in British Columbia covered in a series of verdant berms, creating a wave-like expanse as...
31 Oct An Evening of Milestones for the Studio Museum in Harlem
CULTURE CLUB On Oct. 28, leaders of the Studio Museum in Harlem welcomed more than 700 artists, cultural luminaries, civic leaders, philanthropists, and prominent New Yorkers to the...
31 Oct MoMA Design Store Introduces a Luna Luna-Inspired Collection, and Other News
The MoMA Design Store launches a Luna Luna–inspired art and accessories collection. The MoMA Design Store has launched a product collection inspired by the 1987 amusement park, Luna Luna, which featured installations by artists like Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The collection, released ahead of the...
30 Oct Inside the IFPDA Foundation’s Annual Benefit at Christie’s
CULTURE CLUB On Oct. 21, the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Foundation held its annual benefit at Christie’s New York in Rockefeller plaza. During the event, the...
30 Oct A New Gaetano Pesce Sculpture Has Neapolitans Up In Arms, and Other News
The, ahem, “erection” of a phallic Gaetano Pesce sculpture is roiling Neapolitans. A new public sculpture by the late Gaetano Pesce, titled Tu si’ na cosa grande, has stirred controversy in Naples due to its phallic form. Inspired by the commedia dell’arte figure Pulcinella, the 39-foot-tall...
29 Oct Meet the Honorees of the 2024 CFDA Awards
FASHION This year, Rachel Scott, Willy Chavarria, Raul Lopez, and Henry Zankov were honored as the American Designers of the Year with additional honors going to Erykah Badu, Annie Leibovitz, and more. ...
29 Oct Skowhegan’s Annual Awards Dinner Draws a Crowd
CULTURE CLUB On Oct. 22, New York’s top artists and art supporters gathered at Guastavino’s for Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture’s annual Awards Dinner. Established in 1971...