Magazzino Italian Art Museum in Cold Spring, N.Y., and the Russel Wright Design Center in nearby Garrison deliver ecological messages (meadows, donkeys, and a waterfall included).
Tag Archives: Design
Marco de Vincenzo of Etro Tries to Slow Down Fashion
Marco de Vincenzo, the newly appointed creative director of Etro, is not only asking the question, but attempting to answer through action.
In Struggling Murano, a Design Intervention
The Venetian island, famous for its glass, has long been on the wane, but 700 years of expertise is a terrible thing to squander.
Saving Modernism in the Hamptons
Timothy Godbold, an interior designer based in Southampton, became a Hamptons preservationist after learning that so many modernist houses have been torn down.
Why Jony Ive Left Apple to the ‘Accountants’
The man who helped give the world candy-colored computers walked out the door as Tim Cook took charge. What does that mean for the company’s next big thing?
Shaker Ideals Find New Acolytes in Food, Fashion and Art Worlds
Though the faith currently comprises one active community with two congregants, Shakerism’s ideals have found new acolytes in the food, fashion, art and design worlds.
The Upside of a Lockdown
How the pandemic reshaped the careers of design professionals in three different countries.
Piero Lissoni Can’t Stop Reinventing His Milan Apartment
The architect and designer has created a space that celebrates ever-shifting and highly edited juxtapositions.
An Elegant Notting Hill Flat Enlivened By Maximalist Flourishes
It was renovating his home in London that helped Enis Karavil hone his aesthetic and led him to start his own design business.
A Classic Paris Apartment Filled With Outré Design
With his thoughtfully arranged collection of Joe Colombo furniture and minimalist art, an exhibition producer has made an appealingly unexpected home for himself.
Anaïs Nin’s Los Angeles Hideaway Still Keeps Her Secrets
Shrouded by the pines of Silver Lake, the erotic writer’s minimalist, midcentury residence is a lasting monument to her life and legacy.
The Secret Sounds That Make Up ‘Dune’
Denis Villeneuve and his sound team explain how far they went to achieve an aural experience that would feel somewhat familiar, an unusual approach for sci-fi.
For Car Designers, E.V.s Offer a Blank Canvas
Frunks are just the start — think Cybertruck, not Focus.
The Artists Turning Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Into a Creative Destination
Rashid Johnson, Julie Mehretu, Adam Pendleton and Ellen Gallagher are working both to preserve and transform the North Carolina house where she was born.
A Greenwich Village Renovation That Steered Its Owners’ Line in a New Direction
Bessie and Oliver Corral of Arjé started designing home goods at the same time that they were remaking their duplex into a bright and minimalist sanctuary.
In This Edwardian Townhouse, the Bathrooms Set the Tone
When renovating their London home, a creative couple sacrificed their guest bedroom for the love of a good soak.
Virgil Abloh’s Last Show
At Off-White, paying homage to the late designer’s work and legacy.
How to Create a Home Bar That Will Dazzle Your Guests
All it takes is a tiny space — a niche, a shallow closet or even a cabinet — to make a cocktail bar that’s a thing of beauty. Here’s how.
Brunello Cucinelli Keeps Chickens, and Many Books, at His 17th-Century Italian Villa
The fashion designer, a lover of history, philosophy and country life, has made his home in the Umbrian hamlet of Solomeo.
Yeezy Gap/Balenciaga Is Here. Is It Worth It?
What exactly are we buying, when we buy fashion? A disruptive collaboration provides one answer. There are others.
A Classic Parisian Apartment Filled With Modern Design
By placing contemporary pieces amid original features, the architect Sophie Dries has created a space that privileges experimentation.
Emily Bode expands her Bode brand in Los Angeles.
Emily Bode expands her men’s wear brand into the heart of Los Angeles’s shopping district.
T’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
Hand-woven scarves, an incense holder that doubles as jewelry — and more.
Nino Cerruti Gave Elegance a Good Name
The Italian designer is credited with having pioneered Italian ready-to-wear. He was also the most elegant man many people ever met.
In a Reimagined Victorian Schoolhouse, an Artist Finds His Third Act
By moving into a turn-of-the-20th-century building in upstate New York, the ceramist Dan McCarthy learned that he didn’t need the city that had defined him — and his career — after all.
For a Modern ‘Brady Bunch,’ a Modernist Family Home in Seattle
When a music industry veteran and a novelist married, they had six children between them. The challenge was creating a place where everyone would be comfortable.
A Digital Archive of Black Fashion Delves Into Print
Black Fashion Fair is releasing a new publication featuring photography, essays and more ahead of New York Fashion Week.
Write It in Garamond
Creative output of any kind depends upon a steady stream of tiny self-delusions. A different font helps me believe in my own words.
Helen, With the Gold Teeth
Ms. Harris makes intricate, stylized grills using a network of vendors in New York City’s diamond district.
What Designers Have Been Doing at Home During the Pandemic
Here’s what it looks like when the professionals take on D.I.Y. projects. (Don’t feel bad if they put yours to shame.)
The Resurgence of Murano Glass
The opulent look of Murano glass is on the rise, propelled in part by a new wave of home goods and accessories inspired by the centuries-old aesthetic.
A Savannah Home Melds Georgian Architecture With ’60s Flair
More than 50 years after their completion, the interiors of one couple’s august house remain a riot of century-clashing design.
Bethan Laura Wood’s Fantastical London Home
Bethan Laura Wood has made her name dreaming up transportive rainbow-hued furniture and housewares. Her own London home is just as fantastical.
Adolfo, Designer Who Dressed Nancy Reagan, Dies at 98
Adolfo, who began as a milliner and took inspiration from Chanel, was also a favorite of New York society women.
Virgil Abloh, Bold Designer of Men’s Wear, Dies at 41
His expansive approach to design inspired comparisons to artists including Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons. For him, clothes were totems of identity.
The ‘13 Going on 30’ Versace Dress Has Come Full Circle
A perfect storm of internet fashion trends — and Halloween — has resurrected a Y2K-era Versace dress. At least, for now.
A Fashion Stylist Who Found Inspiration in New Surroundings
Having embraced a slower pace of life upstate, Melissa Ventosa Martin is launching an online marketplace dedicated to finely crafted pieces imbued with the luxury of time.
The Design Legacy of Covid? It’s All Around You.
Some objects and practices born in lockdown will probably stick around for decades — for better or worse.
Salon Fair, Still Focused on Decor, Now Back at the Armory
On Park Avenue, booths display an intersection of design and art, from Japanese metalwork to an American artist who trained with Tiffany.
A Paris Apartment That Spans Styles and Centuries
Blending French Empire pieces and more recent ones, the home of the antiquities dealer Jean-Paul Beaujard is as enchanting as the objects he collects and sells.
How the Memphis Design Movement Made a Comeback
Why the 1980s design phenomenon, named for a Bob Dylan song and an ancient Egyptian city, still appeals to every generation.
Is This the Cure for the Loneliness of American Motherhood?
American moms are isolated, overworked and undersupported. The solution may be living together, separately.
PS5 faceplate or IP violation? The law behind Dbrand’s “Darkplates”
When gaming peripherals company Dbrand started selling its custom black PS5 faceplates in February, its website cheekily suggested that its efforts were “totally legal,” and it urged anyone who thought otherwise to “go ahead, sue us.” Now, sure enough, the company has been forced to change the design of its custom plates in response to legal threats from Sony.
Sony’s threats aren’t that surprising, especially considering that the company sent a cease-and-desist letter to console customization company The PlateStation last November. But the back-and-forth raises important legal questions about patent protections, brand confusion, and who actually controls the aftermarket for console parts.
Getting in shape
Sony’s “objection to dbrand’s Infringement of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC’s Intellectual Property” letter lays out a few problems that the console maker sees with the specific “Darkplate” design Dbrand had been selling before this week. Chief among them was the distinctive shape of the plates themselves, which closely matched those of the stock PS5 faceplates.
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Sister Parish Rises Again, in a Pop-Up
No longer just for the Kennedys and Astors: The great-granddaughter of a legendary decorator wants to make interior design more accessible.
Today’s Must-Have Amenity? A Little Green Space.
Thanks to the pandemic, there’s a major shift in what New Yorkers consider luxury.
A Designer Who Finds Beauty in Decay
In a Warsaw warehouse, Marcin Rusak turns decomposing plant material into polished pieces that degrade over time.
A Day in the Studio With Salehe Bembury
After stints with Kanye West and Donatella Versace, the shoe designer is taking bets on himself.
Bridal Fashion Week: Andrew Kwon Bridal Collection
Andrew Kwon, returning to the runway with his second wedding collection, Dreamer, talks about his passions, inspirations and desire to create “modern-day goddesses.”
In New York, a Magazine Editor Who’s Also a Furniture Maker
This year, Emmanuel Olunkwa was named the editor of Pin-Up — and debuted his own playful yet minimalist designs.
A Textile Designer Who Draws on Art History and Neuroscience
An antidote to earth-toned minimalism, Ellen Van Dusen’s designs suggest that children aren’t the only ones drawn to bold colors and shapes.