October 22, 2012

SANAA’s Kazuyo Sejima will fill the first architecture-specific post in Rolex’s Mentor and Portégé Arts Initiative

Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima, a partner in the firm SANAA, has been chosen by Rolex to fill the first architecture-specific post in the Swiss watchmaker’s decade-old Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. She and the chosen disciple will collabora...
October 21, 2012

Grandfather Clocks Resource

It is decision time.  You have decided you want to purchase a Floor Clock or Grandfather Clock.  You have seen grandmother clocks and grandfather clocks in […]
October 19, 2012

Easy Does It

View SlideshowIt’s no secret that actress Diane Keaton has impeccable taste—as well as a great passion for architecture and design. In fact, four of her homes have been featured in the pages of Architectural Digest. Even the set design of this ...
October 19, 2012

Links We Love: What we’re reading this week

1. Cool Hunting showcases the urban-chic commissary designed by AD100 firm Roman and Williams at Facebook’s headquarters.2. Check out Norman Foster’s winning design for 425 Park Avenue as well as the plans from runners-up Rem Koolhaas, Richard Ro...
October 18, 2012

Checking In

Following the success of its recent collaborations with Tiffany & Co. and Dior, New York’s iconic St. Regis hotel has just unveiled a third designer suite—one with a decidedly more masculine feel. Overlooking Fifth Avenue from the property’s ...
October 18, 2012

A new exhibition in Paris celebrates the glamorous era of a forgotten French genius

Pierre Bergé is not a man who relaxes much. After all, the dynamic French businessman not only steered his late partner Yves Saint Laurent’s haute couture empire for decades but also is a philanthropist, publisher, patron of the arts, a force in l...
October 18, 2012

Designer Brooke Gomez will run the New York City marathon to support Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s foundation

When interior designer Brooke Gomez of New York–based Gomez Associates isn’t busy developing graceful, inviting residences for high-profile clients, there’s a very good chance you’ll find her training in Central Park. For more than a decade, Go...
October 17, 2012

Off the Grid

Imagine tree houses in upstate New York, cavernous Sardinian villas with sculpted white cement walls, and a fairy-tale mushroom cottage in Charlevoix, Michigan, bedecked with rainbow-colored mosaics. All are featured in Richard Olsen’s book, Handmade...
October 16, 2012

A London Revival

Who better to resurrect London’s Café Royal as a hotel than Sir David Chipperfield, the British architect famous for bringing Berlin’s Neues Museum back to life from ruin? His overhaul of the 147-year-old hot spot, long a beloved haunt of the crea...
October 16, 2012

Restoration Hardware debuts a new collection of bespoke linen bedding

Restoration Hardware has partnered with textile expert Matthew Lenoci on a refined line of garment-dyed bedding. The collection, which is crafted by a team of artisans, comes in 18 complimentary hues. From deep chocolate to indigo-blue to light moss, t...