May 28, 2012

Fendi Casa expands into kitchens with three customizable cabinetry styles

At the recent Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, Fendi Casa launched its first-ever line of kitchen designs, called the Ambienta Cucina, produced in collaboration with high-end Italian kitchen manufacturer SCIC. Designed to integrate seamlessly...
May 25, 2012

Karl Lagerfeld takes on Paris’s 26th Biennale des Antiquaires

To bring a touch of couture to Paris’s 26th Biennale des Antiquaires, from September 14 to 23 at the Grand Palais, organizers have called on fashion designer and decorative-arts ace Karl Lagerfeld to conjure the acclaimed antiques fair’s scenograph...
May 23, 2012

Full Bloom

After a yearlong $6.8 million renovation, the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, has reopened its esteemed nine-acre Japanese garden to visitors. The plantings and pathways have been meticulously restored, and a new ceremonial teahouse has b...
May 23, 2012

At two recent galas, Bebe Neuwirth, Grace Coddington, and Johnny Weir weighed in on the design of performing-arts spaces

One of New York society’s special talents is the ability to spot and appreciate a subtle face-lift. Hence the abundant kudos for the updates to Lincoln Center overseen by the firms Diller Scofidio + Renfro and FxFowle Architects, recently completed a...
May 22, 2012

Well Said: Elsa Schiaparelli called architecture America’s greatest gift

Well Said: “Architecture is the greatest thing America has given to the world artistically, and I believe that, in due time, you will evolve a couture of your own whose styles will bear the same stamp of originality and beauty that your buildings hav...