August 28, 2012

Liza Laserow’s showroom proves collectibles can still be young and stylish

To the small contingent of fashion-forward antiques dealers, add Liza Laserow, the chic daughter of the mother-daughter-owned company Laserow Antiques. Born and raised in Sweden, Liza moved to New York City six years ago, where, though she had trained ...
August 27, 2012

Breaking the Mold

Decades before design dealers started sidling up to art galleries at international fairs, American sculptor Ken Price was gleefully erasing distinctions between handcrafted ceramics and high art. A central presence in Southern California’s postwar sc...
August 24, 2012

A lush new art book details the rich and luxurious story of Rubelli

If you have seen the movie Dangerous Liaisons, visited the Hudson River Valley’s historic Vanderbilt Mansion, or coveted a vintage velvet-clad Bagonghi handbag by Roberta di Camerino, then you have experienced the glories of Rubelli. The Venice-based...
August 23, 2012

Two of a Kind

Only Donna Karan would create a fragrance that blends the femininity and archness of a lady with the strength and assuredness of a woman. The fashion designer-philanthropist has teamed up with renowned perfumer Anne Flipo and architect Zaha Hadid for a...
August 22, 2012

Digitally Enhanced Antiques

For years Manhattan art and antiques dealer R. Louis Bofferding avoided the Internet. So much about the online experience disturbed the soft-spoken, soigné Midwesterner—the disquieting immediacy, the farrago of information, and, most of all, the bea...
August 22, 2012

The Sea Inside

With their crashing waves and roiled skies, the later landscapes of Winslow Homer (1836–1910) remain among the moodiest masterpieces in the history of American art. The painter produced many of his best along the rocky coast of Prouts Neck, Maine, wh...
August 20, 2012

Fermoie, an innovative new British textile collection, launches

Martin Ephson and Tom Helme recently debuted Fermoie, a textile company that is the culmination of an idea the two have shared since the early days of their partnership. (The pair were former co-owners of the celebrated British paint-and-wallpaper comp...
August 20, 2012

Private Screening

View SlideshowWith the economy languishing, a home screening room could be considered an embarrassment of riches; not all celebrities will admit to having one, especially in Manhattan, where an extra room of any kind is a luxury. So the Inquisitiv...
August 17, 2012

Quiet Escape

Helsinki, though smartly turned out enough to be crowned the 2012 World Design Capital, is still at times an overwhelming city—and city folks can always use a break. Finns and visitors will now find one in Narinkka Square at the Kamppi Chapel of Sile...
August 17, 2012

Home Truths

“Buy the best and you’ll only cry once” seems to be the mantra for mother-daughter design duo Suzanne and Lauren McGrath. The pair’s latest project is Good Bones, Great Pieces: The Seven Essential Pieces That Will Carry You Through a Lifetime (...