A wonderful installation of 3 Alma Allen sculptures is currently on view on the rooftop of Kasmin Gallery, visible from the High Line. There's also a concurrent exhibition in the gallery of 20+ smaller scale objects. Read all about it, and him, here....
Last summer I finally made it to Columbus, IN, a bucket-list destination for architecture buffs. It was part of an architecture and design-focused road trip through Indiana that included stops in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and my personal favorite, New Harmony. One of my biggest discoveries was a painting hanging on the wall of Richard McCoy's office at Landmark Columbus - it was a "portrait" by Carole Wantz. Richard was in the process of tracking down more of the artists works for an exhibition he curated that recently opened at the Indiana State Museum. I'm just so psyched I got to...
There will be a lot of cool new places to spend your hard-earned cash in The Hamptons this summer. The article goes town by town from NIBI MTK in Westhampton to LoveShackFancy, Christian Louboutin, FiveStory and Jade Trau in Southampton, Sag Harbor welcomes Hudson Grace; Manolo Blahnik, Tod’s, Balenciaga, Gucci, Vince and One set up shop in East, Noah Hideout, Clare V Jenni Kayne and Il Buco Vita in Amagansett and Lingua Franca, Noemi Goods at Montauk Beach Club, A Wild Dove and the expansion of Wyld in Montauk. Happy shopping!...
See the full list here. My contributions include such NYC classics as 2nd Avenue Deli, Barney Greengrass, Gene's in Chicago and Aziz in Beirut. ...
And this is only one corner of the waterfront Southampton living room, designed by Frampton Co for a repeat client who owns a boat. See the breakdown of costs here. ...
Ivan Esqueda Martínez and Gala Sanchez Renero Labelle built a brutalist compound in Mazunte, a small town on the Oaxacan coast of Mexico. Read all about it here (paywall). ...
Culture Object, a new design gallery, opened in New York City's garment district during the pandemic, and it's like nothing you've ever seen. Really....
A whole-home guide to sustainability and efficiency, with room-by-room tips. Very dense, very informative. Read it here....
The Chelsea Hotel on 23rd Street in New York City has a storied history, and was home (either temporarily or more permanently) for a host of now legendary creative types, ranging from Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart to Jimi Hendrix and James Morrison. The hotel was sold in 2011, a renovation was started and, long story short, a guy who was homeless at the time (but had lived in the hotel) noticed that the doors to these rooms were being thrown away, figured out how to save them, catalog them, and bring them to auction. The article explores some of...
A spread of home furnishings made with real crystals or minerals, including pieces by Regis de Saintdo, Phoenix Gallery, and even CB2....