17 Aug D.S. & Durga’s Tennis-Themed Fragrance Serves an Ace, and Other News – SURFACE
DESIGN DISPATCH Our daily look at the world through the lens of design. BY THE EDITORS August 17, 2023 ...
16 Aug Cooper Hewitt Names Winners of the 2023 National Design Awards, and Other News – SURFACE
DESIGN DISPATCH Our daily look at the world through the lens of design. BY THE EDITORS August 16, 2023 ...
15 Aug A Wide-Reaching Auction of Queer Art and Ephemera – SURFACE
ART A major auction of LGBTQ+ art and ephemera at Swann Auction Galleries offers proof of—and rising prices for—multifaceted queer histories. BY JESSE DORRIS ...
15 Aug Designer of the Day: Mary MacGill – SURFACE
Here, we ask designers to take a selfie and give us an inside look at their life. Age: 35 Occupation: Jewelry designer, curator. Instagram: @marymacgillstudio Hometown: Kinderhook, NY. Studio location: Germantown, NY, and Block Island, RI. Describe what you make: Jewelry out of gold wire, imperfect stones, organic pearls, and minerally...
15 Aug Marimekko Celebrates 60 Years of Unikko, and Other News – SURFACE
DESIGN DISPATCH Our daily look at the world through the lens of design. BY THE EDITORS August 15, 2023 ...
14 Aug The Perilous Pitfalls of Rooftopping – SURFACE
Centuries after Piranesi sketched Roman ruins and decades after Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the Twin Towers, a distinctly 21st-century brand of thrill-seeking urban exploration is scaling new heights. Members of the “rooftopping” subculture climb atop tall buildings—often by trespassing—in order to riskily document...
14 Aug In the World’s Horse Capital, a New Stay With Neigh-borhood Charm – SURFACE
Lexington, Kentucky, is renowned for its bourbon legacy and equestrian prowess. Its hotels? Not so much. But a recently debuted boutique gem is changing that perception. Situated on the historic grounds of the Ashland Distillery, the city’s inaugural registered bourbon producer from 1865, The Manchester...
14 Aug The Nonprofit Building High-Design Libraries in Prisons – SURFACE
Reginald Dwayne Betts was only 16 years old when he pled guilty to carjacking and was sentenced to nine years in Virginia’s prison system. Extreme isolation, constant danger, and feelings of hopelessness were pervasive while he served 14 months in solitary confinement, but he soon...
14 Aug Montalba Architects Touches Up a Beverly Hills Landmark, and Other News – SURFACE
DESIGN DISPATCH Our daily look at the world through the lens of design. BY THE EDITORS August 14, 2023 ...
11 Aug Atelier Eva’s Latest Tattoo Parlor Takes Out the Stress – SURFACE
Just 18 months after Turkish tattoo artist Eva Karabudak announced her first studio (complete with second-floor loft and Japanese-inspired garden) on Williamsburg’s buzzy Havemeyer Street, she returned with partner Peter Jenkins to open Atelier Eva’s second location close by on Grand Street. Alp Bozkurt has...